Can't slab--only one known?

[VintageBall]

This is exactly why these grading companies should exist. To do the hard work.

They should be there to tell you if that Fro-Joy Ruth is legit or if Leon's Headin Home cards are real -- and if this postcard from Hank makes the grade (pun intended).

We don't need them to tell us a T206 is a T206. Yes they provide other services on that T206 -- letting you know if it is authentic and trimmed. But it's the hard stuff that people really need help on...!

And if they don't have the expertise to identify and authenticate postcards or boxing cards or any other type of collectible, then they shouldn't be slabbing ANY of them in this category. If they want to grade items in a category then they need to have the expertise in that category. This is the standard to which they should be held.

They should either have this expertise in-house or use freelance contractors and pay them. Calling Adam for free help because he is a boxing card expert is lazy and unprofessional. Paying Adam for help isn't.

This is what we expect when we use a professional service -- whether it's a plumber, an electrician or an accountant. The same should be true of a grading card service.

This may be a hobby for us, but it is a business for them and should therefore be conducted with professionalism, uniformity and standards.

...Just one opinion from a type card and postcard collector...

Robert S