ISA Graders?

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Travis why don't you buy some of these cards (by the way why is EVERYTHING in an ISA holder seemingly a 9 or 10??), crack them out, submit them to PSA and SGC, and let us know what happens?

Certainly there is room for competition, but the way to do it is to emphasize the credentials of your grader, the way GAI did, which was successful for a while until something went wrong. Flooding the market with 9s and 10s with no PR campaign oriented around the grader's credentials is only going to invite cynicism.

What went wrong with GAI..you allude to 'something'

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

What went wrong with GAI..you allude to 'something'

They made compromises and destroyed the brand. Which is too bad because Mike Baker was IMO the best.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

They made compromises and destroyed the brand. Which is too bad because Mike Baker was IMO the best.

if someone had a super super website..for registry and maybe even a chat/posting forum directly on that same site...they could give them their moneys worth...perhaps a case that encapsulates a card but can also encapsulate the PSA case if the customer wanted so you can have dual registry numbers could work.....psa only breaks a case open and cross grades if they are going to give the grade that the customer wants and chose that option..so they can grade while the card is encapsulated , so another company could do that too..

but the problem is the hobby as a whole doesnt look great 10+ years from now...