What if a "grading" company....?

[nwobhm]

Instead of a # grade on the flip.....supplied real world stats like:

1) Size L-R
2) Size T-B
3) Squareness
4) Color gradient
5) Centering % L-R
6) Centering % T-B

Is this, or has this, ever been offered?

[hcv123]

most people need it more simple which is what the grading companies offer. I do like the Beckett subgrades which I think is in the direction of what you suggest.

[jchcollins]

Measuring centering digitally is not a difficult concept, and would not take a ton of work IMO for grading companies to implement. They won't do it though, citing time spent on each card that would further delay turnaround times.

[frankhardy]

I would be in favor of something like the following:

Pay a little extra for an explanation of the grade given or what kept a card from reaching a certain grade.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by frankhardy

I would be in favor of something like the following:

Pay a little extra for an explanation of the grade given or what kept a card from reaching a certain grade.

It would be really nice for a card graded Authentic or Altered to come with an explanation. Several times I have asked sellers why the card is graded that way, and usually the answer is that they have no idea.

[swarmee]

The real answer is, nobody would care. Same business would flow to the big 3 despite how incompetent they are.