Does the Hobby need a Self-Regulatory Organization?

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11-15-2025, 09:53 PM

Fred

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How would anybody regulate this mess?

At best, it would be nice if all TPGs used an industry standard for grading. Yes, the grading systems are close, but it would be nice if all aspects of grading were the same across all TPGs. Problem is, they'd still screw it up anyway because subjectivity is just so broad and that includes graders because everyone is different.

We'd be naive to believe that shill bidding is only a problem for the sports card auctions.

After a collectors commission is established, you can count on there being some BS cronyism where the people at the top figure a way to line their pockets.

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