David,
No excuses here....you also may not be aware that sometimes Dan's dad does a lot of the listings. Mr. McKee is one of my fav people in the hobby isn't a spring chicken anymore. Although you wouldn't be able to tell him that!
David that’s sort of the whole point I was trying to make. Say Dan did see the crease and says to him that card is EX then you know Dan is an over grader not unlike Fritsch was back in the day. So you sort of keep a running tally of how folks grade and take that into consideration when you do business with Dan or others. This exact process is what got complex and what the grading companies were in theory invented to get rid of.
The problem is it’s just as subjective now as it has ever been. Then toss in the fact that there is even more upside for high grades compared to the old days and there is even more trimming and slimy stuff going on.
Like I said great in theory but grading companies have far from delivered or protected us from ourselves to date. They have also fallen way short of the utopia that was to come from having 3rd parties involved. If anything it’s added an entire new facet of complexity to the hobby not simplified it.
Cheers,
John
P.S. Dan buy your pop some new glasses will ya you cheap bastard.
02-03-2012, 12:47 PM
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