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One factor is there was no 9 sale (at least that VCP captured) between late 2018 and early 2021. That built up demand and reset the price. That happened with a lot of commons around that time. Once t… (View Post)

The model of buying from GM, slabbing and selling for a profit doesn't work so well anymore. Hammer prices are high, cost of grading is high and grade results are poorer. I now look at it more as an … (View Post)

What Tim said. I have a few packs I submitted myself like that, though not as badly damaged. The saddest one is my 1963 wax pack. It graded MINT 9 but arrived back to me with a new tear in the lower … (View Post)

Yay. With card prices falling this seems counter intuitive to the market conditions. At some point the music will slow. (View Post)

In my opinion, it doesn't matter how soon or delayed they get resubmitted. If it's not a '52 Mantle or T206 Honus, nobody will remember those cards. My opinion is grading results depend heavily on wh… (View Post)