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@CheckYourDiaper said:

@PaulMaul said:
What the heck does “finest known example” mean? Since it’s in quotes, I assume Rosen called it that at some point, but it is still subjective and not worthy of being included on the flip IMO.

The whole thing is (1985 Rosen find - “finest known example”)

Because collectors know what that means. For what that’s worth. Because it’s been quoted they are maintaining that subjectivity regarding the origin of the opinion.

I don’t have a problem with it as it is, but curious what your concern is. Of all of the copies I have seen that in the one I would be most interested in owning. I think that knowing the origin and history of a card, and having that declared in canonical fashion on the flip, is nice with monumental cards like that.

The flip saying “Rosen Find” is fine. Considering there were three PSA 10s in that same find, calling this one the “finest known example” is giving Alan Rosen’s opinion more weight than it deserves. Flips are supposed to contain factual information, not opinions. With the obvious exception of the grade itself, which is SGC’s opinion.

So unless the card is graded by the Mr. Mint grading company, I can do without his opinion on the flip.

What the heck does “finest known example” mean? Since it’s in quotes, I assume Rosen called it that at some point, but it is still subjective and not worthy of being included on the flip IMO.

PSA was always going to wind down SGC, makes no sense to run a secondary brand and facility over the long term. The acquisition was the beginning of the end.

Yeah I fat fingered the end while flying back, I fixed it.

Yes I am focused on resale value because better resale will drive market share in grading. I remember when BGS sold for more than PSA and took market share. How many years in a row was BGS “Grader of the Year”, I think at least 3 in the early 2000s. Then it flipped back to PSA and has never looked back.

BGS is slowly fading away for many reasons. It’s sad because they brought on a lot of new innovations. SGC changed their scale from a 100pt scale to 10 and that worked out well. BGS needs to change something or they will vanish tanking values even further

This is what I mean by service levels. BGS BVG and BCCG. It dilutes their brand.

I have a few cards graded by BVG. The slabs seem to me to be just as good as BGS. The grades seem to be just as accurate. No subgrades though.

I don't understand why they would have started BCCG. BCCG grades seem to me to be worthless.