Does Collectors Have Potential Conflicts?

BobC · #1 06-22-2022, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by drcy

I picked SABR because it is a well-known and respected organization that knows how to make committees.

David,

Agree with you 100%, but the trick is getting Pokemon and other such collectors to buy in. Because of all the different collecting factions, we might have better luck with a new organization encompassing ALL the different types of collectors out there. And have that new organization then approach groups like SABR for their support and endorsement. Using SABR will likely make a lot of people think it is primarily a baseball card-centric issue/focus, which is certainly not what you would want.

Peter_Spaeth · #2 06-22-2022, 03:00 PM

SGC grades cards for its owner and employees, no?

parkplace33 · #3 06-22-2022, 04:18 PM

I really don�t think you need to worry about it. If history repeats itself, Mr. Turner will sell the company in 2-3 years.

Tabe · #4 06-22-2022, 05:10 PM

Does Nat Turner and/or Collectors have conflicts of interest? Yes. No qualifiers needed - they do.

And the fact that he didn't immediately announce a series of policies after buying PSA and the auction companies to eliminate those conflicts tells you he doesn't care. And that there's a very high probability the conflicts will be exploited.

drcy · #5 06-22-2022, 06:28 PM

The catch-22 is that the collectors, dealers and auctioneers are the ones who know the most about cards and grading.

Anyone with zero conflicts of interest is probably someone with no knowledge.

drcy · #6 06-22-2022, 06:30 PM

One thing that would give SABR more universal cache and respect is that it's at a university. It's part of, or at least housed at, the Walter Cronkite School of Communication at Arizona State University. Not too many hobby groups can claim that.

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