How much grading has changed

Peter_Spaeth · #1 09-20-2018, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by AGuinness

1 means that there were standards established, but perhaps early in grading there was more gray area for graders, and graders are now more strictly adhering to the established standards.

2 means that standards were established, but have shifted since then and are now something different.

1 is a change in the graders, 2 is a change in the grading.

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I think Pete may be saying that if it all comes out to the same place what's the difference.

Throttlesteer · #2 09-20-2018, 08:04 PM

Honestly, I think the standards were still very subjective. A "3" could have a crease. But, you rarely find a newly-graded "3" with a crease. On the higher end, PSA seems to be grading 10s like BGS now. The old 10s are now dropping to 9s.

The most subjective piece is the half grades. There are no standards or guidelines on how these are assigned. I had a few recent subs that clearly highlight a major shift in their grading trends. I will write a specific post when I can get scans and assemble my thoughts.

AGuinness · #3 09-21-2018, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I think Pete may be saying that if it all comes out to the same place what's the difference.

There is no difference for where we are at, but I find the story of how we got here to be interesting. But I really don't know what that journey was like, as I was leaving the hobby in the 90s when grading really took off. I figured somebody else might know more about it.
And perhaps there may be a difference in the fact that as we look to the future and what grading may turn into, the two different possibilities I outlined might inform what is yet to be.

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