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Sorry to hear that Neil. I skipped both months of the 60s special this time. I thought about cracking some from the last order and see if a different grader sees them differently but why bother? High… (View Post)

There's a good video on youtube comparing the populations of key cards in the 80s with commons. I won't link it here because it might not be popular with the powers that be. It's interesting though b… (View Post)

It seems there are three groups of graders these days. 1) The novices that give 9's to EX-MT cards, 2) The novices that give 7's to MINT cards that should be 9s and finally, 3) The experienced grader… (View Post)

Sorry for the shutout mint. That's been my experience as well lately. You'll be lucky if you cross one in 10. It doesn't matter if it's a $1,000 card or a $100 card. I got crushed on both. No more re… (View Post)

There are two things going on here. First, standards have tightened, particularly for colored border cards. Second, grading consistency has really declined. I haven't gotten a generous grader in a lo… (View Post)