@DotStore said:
I wonder how the Collector Community would embrace a new step in the CASE / BOX Authentication process.

CASES - allow the Authenticator to open the case and randomly select a box and open it to verify the packs. Then re-seal everything and label it as an "Authenticated Sealed Case"

BOXES - Modern with factory shrink wrap - allow the Authenticator to remove the shrink wrap to review the packs. Then seal it and label as "Authenticated Factory Sealed Box"

Obviously, the cases/boxes are no longer original factory sealed -- but they were factory sealed and then authenticated as such.

I like the idea of opening a case to verify contents, wrapping each box individually as FASC and then placing the boxes back into the case and wrapping the case itself.

The Starting Lineup figures and cards are a guilty pleasure of mine. I'm not putting together an 88 SLU registry set (currently), but never fail to try to pick up ones that I see at bargain prices. Mattingly is not a particularly tough card to find in high grade, as his popularity made it be one of the most produced figures/cards in the 1988 set. When I last looked, this PSA 9 was a pop 45, with 22 10s, but couldn't pass up an already graded 9 for $10 delivered.