PSA/SGC guarantee; how long before revisions?

[drcy]

There should be no guarantees beyond competency in the graders and authenticators. They are offering third party opinions and the hobby should treating grading as such.

Grading and authenticating companies should not be, and never should have been, in the insurance business, as that corrupts the authentication and grading process and opinions.

[swarmee]

The toothpaste is not going back in the tube, drcy. This is the topcover reason they have had for many years for charging exorbitant amounts for grading the most valuable cards, and is a promotional reason to choose their company over BGS or others. If they are self-insuring (which PSA is), they caused their own risk. PSA oddly enough does not cover autograph authenticity opinions under their guarantee.
And we all know the SGC does not guaranty any card slabbed by the previous owners.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by drcy

There should be no guarantees beyond competency in the graders and authenticators. They are offering third party opinions and the hobby should treating grading as such.

Grading and authenticating companies should not be, and never should have been, in the insurance business, as that corrupts the authentication and grading process and opinions.

Why in your view does it corrupt anything? All they're doing is standing behind their work, to me if anything it creates incentives to do the best job possible. Wouldn't it create more problems if there were no consequences to being wrong?