Grading Companies -- strange thought

[Jay Wolt]

MBA (Mike Baker Auth)
No grades on the card, just the determination if there authentic

[CardPadre]

Originally Posted by Jay Wolt

MBA (Mike Baker Auth)
No grades on the card, just the determination if there authentic

MBA is some actual nonsense, can’t believe this guy was a grader. I can only imagine the amount of well-done fakes that get through his authentication.




Will.i.am St@dy

[Peter_Spaeth]

He wasn't just a grader, he was THE grader. Is this the same business that gives out the little gold stickers or are they different iterations of Baker's attempt to stay in the hobby?

[Bigdaddy]

And a new player, Forensic Card Grading (FCG), who tout a higher level of automation and transparency in their grading. Heavy FB presence.

[robw1959]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

He wasn't just a grader, he was THE grader. Is this the same business that gives out the little gold stickers or are they different iterations of Baker's attempt to stay in the hobby?

Yes, MBA, Baker's company, assigns a silver, gold or black diamond sticker rating to previously graded card slabs to show how well a card presents itself in that grade, similar to what PWCC has done.