(2 Years Later) PSA vs. SGC - A look at the T206 set

[Tao_Moko]

The inflated price of holdered cards will eventually fall in line with their raw counterparts aside from a premium for their authentication when accurate. Set registries and favoring one company over another are trends in the hobby. T206 however is not a trend.

Three quick things:

1. Was the cost of the grade/holder/shipping factored in the calculations?
2. Isn't it possible that higher grade cards are not demanding graded prices and in turn has boosted sales of lesser grade cards that are more fairly priced?
3. I see high grade cards for sale on b/s/t and ebay constantly reduced until they're sold for the card value.

There is another collection for sale I am looking at where the cost of what it took to grade the set is the asking price. That's a bad situation to be in for anyone.

*my opinion solely based on cards from the early 1900's to about 1915. I don't collect or know anything beyond that very well.