So what was the big meeting all about last night at the national with JP & Marshall?

mark evans · #1 08-06-2010, 09:54 AM

Barry--

No system is perfect. If there are card doctors so skilled that their work cannot be detected by expert graders, so be it. But what can be achieved through an association is to ensure that participating grading services maintain the necessary expertise to identify alterations so much as possible and operate in an ethical manner by avoiding card doctors and those complicit with card doctors where feasible.

The power of an association is derived from its members. Thus, it can only be as effective as its members wish. But, it seems to me that there is a two-fold purpose for dealers to operate ethically: the salutary business purpose of cultivating and maintaining effective customer relations, and to try to avoid finding themselves in the cross-hairs of law enforcement.

Mark

calvindog · #2 08-06-2010, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mark evans

The power of an association is derived from its members. Thus, it can only be as effective as its members wish. But, it seems to me that there is a two-fold purpose for dealers to operate ethically: the salutary business purpose of cultivating and maintaining effective customer relations, and to try to avoid finding themselves in the cross-hairs of law enforcement.

Mark, are you aware who was in that room discussing such an association? If the tables weren't bolted down they'd have been stolen.

barrysloate · #3 08-06-2010, 10:12 AM

I certainly agree that the grading services should implement the highest possible level of detection, but if you asked them how they are doing I'm sure they will tell you they hardly miss anything. Do you think they will say they're missing a lot and have to do a much better job?

murcerfan · #4 08-06-2010, 10:47 AM

It really is best for everyone if the Fox is put in charge of watching the Henhouse.

I'd guess the rest of the meeting was Marshall doing his Columbo impersonation while JP faked histerical laughter and slapped him on the back.

Thrill-of-the-Hunt · #5 08-06-2010, 11:01 AM

very funny! "tables would be stolen"

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