Forum: GRADING
11-14-2025, 08:54 PM
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Forum: GRADING
11-14-2025, 03:48 PM
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Both.
If the card you’re submitting has too...
Both.
If the card you’re submitting has too low of a population — the system will easily detect the card due to the same dings/impact. This even goes for ever-so-faint modifications or adjustments...
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Forum: GRADING
11-14-2025, 09:26 AM
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Forum: GRADING
11-13-2025, 09:25 PM
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Forum: GRADING
11-12-2025, 03:02 PM
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Forum: GRADING
11-12-2025, 09:12 AM
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Forum: GRADING
11-11-2025, 10:27 AM
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In all fairness, even the DINGS are a...
In all fairness, even the DINGS are a comprehensive report. They’ll point out areas and, more often than not, you’re going to find areas that they highlight that isn’t explicitly noted or explained...
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Forum: GRADING
11-10-2025, 08:36 PM
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What people don't really understand about TAG...
What people don't really understand about TAG (defenders or detractors alike) is that machine learning-based grading isn't going to be consistent. It may be more consistent than the human eye, but it...
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Forum: GRADING
11-20-2024, 12:20 PM
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One could argue that the hobby has always been...
One could argue that the hobby has always been like that, but it only got more lucrative to those who wanted to treat the hobby as an investment. In the past, the investor-types were also fans. Which...
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Forum: GRADING
11-18-2024, 02:12 PM
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Forum: GRADING
11-17-2024, 10:34 PM
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Forum: GRADING
11-17-2024, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,506
Nope.
Many, many cards that PSA grades are for...
Nope.
Many, many cards that PSA grades are for investment and/or resell value - so as long as the market is willing to buy them above competitors, we're going to see people ignore changes like...
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Forum: GRADING
11-17-2024, 10:03 PM
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Ooooh... scary.
Let me guess... Sean Bassik.
I might be new to posting, but I'm not new to the industry, kid. For the record, I'm probably some change older than you.
Even so, if that is the magical, terrible...
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Forum: GRADING
11-17-2024, 12:29 PM
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Forum: GRADING
11-17-2024, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 1,643
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The Dangers of the English Dictionary
Who knew? The power of the English dictionary actually does do wonders!
Banter aside: Your bias is cast on full display when you can't seem to use any adjective other than trash to describe a...
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Forum: GRADING
11-17-2024, 12:01 AM
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being or exhibiting an omen : portentous
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being or exhibiting an omen : portentous
Yep... that's the context in which I used it.
Are you sure you knew what it meant? It's a struggle to understand English sometimes, it is a weird...
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Forum: GRADING
11-16-2024, 08:50 PM
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You're right. CGC is definitely in a nicer spot...
You're right. CGC is definitely in a nicer spot than TAG (across the board). It's more so that they've also been in that "bulk submitter/mystery pack" space for quite some time - but their numbers...
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Forum: GRADING
11-16-2024, 10:57 AM
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Forum: GRADING
11-16-2024, 09:17 AM
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I used to think that their primary goal was to...
I used to think that their primary goal was to sell off the "machine-assisted grading technology," but that doesn't really track. The software they're using to grade cards was built by contractors,...
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Forum: GRADING
11-15-2024, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 1,643
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Essentially, I think this is something that all...
Essentially, I think this is something that all graders in the current market has issues with. PSA isn't immune, it also helps that there's just SO MUCH VOLUME when it comes to PSA that it doesn't...
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Forum: GRADING
11-15-2024, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 1,643
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Forum: GRADING
11-15-2024, 11:07 AM
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Forum: GRADING
11-15-2024, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,506
Yeah, bolded for truth.
PSA being the one who...
Yeah, bolded for truth.
PSA being the one who determines the "market value" versus the customer's "declared value" is a massive conflict of interest. This is one of the biggest "turn-offs" for me...
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Forum: GRADING
11-15-2024, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 1,643
Views: 132,239
I would argue that this somewhat of a...
I would argue that this somewhat of a reductionist stance on a singular company, but I see where you're coming from. It's definitely not "big times yikes", though. This is more of one of those...
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Forum: GRADING
11-15-2024, 07:42 AM
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This is a generic "corporate consolidation"...
This is a generic "corporate consolidation" method; which means you'll likely hear how much easier it is and how you need to trust the process. From the corporate side of things, it makes perfect...
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Forum: GRADING
11-15-2024, 01:34 AM
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Replies: 1,643
Views: 132,239
Ah, yes.... TAG.
I do think that some...
Ah, yes.... TAG.
I do think that some people come into these threads with as much ammo as humanly possible to get the back and forth dialogue happening each week (from what I've seen from reading...
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Forum: GRADING
11-15-2024, 01:07 AM
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Replies: 478
Views: 42,826
Bingo.
At the end of the day, this...
Bingo.
At the end of the day, this partnership is probably not going to win over a significant amount of collectors who submit their own cards to graders. But for those who feel that grading has a...
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