Dmitri Young Collection

[WhenItWasAHobby]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

The fact is that a grading company took a card with a certain grade, and after repeated attempts, turned it into a card with a higher grade, which illustrates why we "raw" guys laugh (and cry) at grading in general.

Doug

How true. Besides the highly volatile subjectivity that goes into grading, the reality that many doctored cards get graded and sell for mucho dinero should terrify any sane person. In fact one Hall of Fame registery member once openly admitted that if he gets a card reject for evidence of trimming, he'll resubmit up to four times until it gets a grade.

[aro13]

I doubt he lost money. The total he spent did not equal what the last auction pulled in but he sold many cards along the way. If he upgraded a 9 to a 10, he would probably have sold the 9.