What is the (predicted) future of card grading services?

[theshowandme]

Originally Posted by Belfast1933

- Well organized “crowd sourcing” models where collectors police themselves over hundreds of opinions on cards authenticity and/or “score?”

I believe it’s about to become a real tool soon. The premise is that registered users of the site/app can vote on “eye appeal” and cards would be ranked by the eye appeal for that grade.

So you could say “I have the 5th highest rated T206 Green Portrait Ty Cobb in a PSA 2.5”

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eye_appeal...tmZ3djb2lmag==

Website: https://www.eyeappealinc.com/

[parkplace33]

Originally Posted by theshowandme

I believe it’s about to become a real tool soon. The premise is that registered users of the site/app can vote on “eye appeal” and cards would be ranked by the eye appeal for that grade.

So you could say “I have the 5th highest rated T206 Green Portrait Ty Cobb in a PSA 2.5”

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eye_appeal...tmZ3djb2lmag==

Website: https://www.eyeappealinc.com/

Bingo. I think future grading would be more than just one grade. Maybe a series of grades? Similar to Beckett but more enhanced.

[Hankphenom]

How about a machine that has AI fix any imperfections, undetectable by human eyes?

[conor912]

What if PSA started offering a card cleaning service? Wouldn’t that just be insane?!

[jingram058]

AI and the algorithms behind it is everywhere. It's not going to stop. It's only going to progress. It's scary, but that's how it is. It doesn't seem to me at all unreasonable to see it in card authentication and grading, sooner rather than later. I imagine the oil companies are trying desperately to sabotage EVs, and trying desperately to come up with some way of remaining relevant failing at that. I imagine the PSA monopoly in the same light.

[Huck]

I believe grading is here to stay. However, I did see vintage dealers with far more raw cards than in years past. Those who deal in new releases almost 100% graded.

Question, is each card unique like a fingerprint or snowflake? Is it possible to have identical cards?

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by Huck

Question, is each card unique like a fingerprint or snowflake? Is it possible to have identical cards?

New grader TAG which uses AI to grade says that they can spot resubmissions of the same card due to fingerprinting techniques.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Huck

I believe grading is here to stay. However, I did see vintage dealers with far more raw cards than in years past. Those who deal in new releases almost 100% graded.

Question, is each card unique like a fingerprint or snowflake? Is it possible to have identical cards?

Since the move starting with Upper Deck in 89 towards stock coated on both sides and with higher quality to begin with most cards are probably not unique.
Most cards before then and a few years after can be identified by the fibers in the cardstock. For some it's a matter of how closely you look. There are exceptions both ways.

[gomaz]

Originally Posted by theshowandme

I believe it’s about to become a real tool soon. The premise is that registered users of the site/app can vote on “eye appeal” and cards would be ranked by the eye appeal for that grade.

So you could say “I have the 5th highest rated T206 Green Portrait Ty Cobb in a PSA 2.5”

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eye_appeal...tmZ3djb2lmag==

Website: https://www.eyeappealinc.com/

I just had a walk through of Eye Appeal Inc. today with its founder MattyC. We did a Zoom and screenshare. It is launching in beta on July 7 and should launch publicly a month later.

It looks very awesome. Sort of everything the non-PSA kool-aid drinkers would want in democratizing card assessments. Notice I did not say grading as it is not a grading company but rather gives the community the ability to share their opinions on how a nice a card is overall.

I am very excited to start using it as a tool once launched and if anyone here is interested in learning more about Eye Appeal Inc. or its founder MattyC, he will be joining my July 19 episode of Sports Cards Live which also happens to be a part of Hobbypalooza (a 3-day YouTube content event hosted by the 4collectors Youtube channel).

I would encourage people to tune into this episode and then after, formulating your opinions on what this tool is and may become.