How long until this hits the graded card world (CAC for coins)
rhilbeli
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Stumbled upon an article in the coin world that caught my eye (Coin Discussion) which led me to wonder what CAC was. Basically a company that secondarily reviews already graded coins, and may or may not give a sticker of approval - CAC Wiki
Just wondering how long it will take before this hits the graded card world? Has it already happened with PWCC-HE?
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Why would we trust such a company more than PSA? At some point you have to accept the grading company as an authority and supplement that with your own preferences and priorities.
I can see this happening for the higher-end cards (over 1K), but not for the majority of graded cards. There is a lot more inherent value, by comparison, between the average graded coin and the average graded card. The CAC sticker adds a healthy premium to the value of a PCGS graded coin. I think it's probably most comparable to Brent's "certified high end" sticker, if you want to see what kind of impact it would have on graded cards.
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Yeah, for the comic book grading company CGC, there's a similar sticker called "CVA exceptional," indicating the book is a really nice example of the grade in their opinion.
I have no specific info. but it is hard for me to believe that the card grading business as we know it today will be exactly the same 5 years from now. As it is said the only constant is change.
How can they do that when the comic is sealed?
I think it's just based on eye appeal. And they just put a sticker on the outside of the slab above the grade.
I am not disagreeing but that's what the coin folks had been saying 3 years ago and now it becoming the norm to use CAC.
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A TPG grading another TPG? Sounds like a money sink to me. Although, "certified high end" stickers have already started, so it may not be far off