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Originally Posted by pip
That's only because there is virtually no accountability within the industry and zero regulation/oversight of TPGs and auction houses. You are correct that there are many slab collectors who either don't care about or dismiss out of hand the widespread criminality that has taken root within the hobby. Values continue to increase as does investment and speculation. But just what is all this capitalization built upon?
To wit, I don't think it's Blowout/BODA that "misses the point." It's those who choose to abide in a lethargic stasis of ignorance and ambivalence.
I see significant change coming.
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Nicely summed up Pip!
Rampant card doctoring (on a massive scale) + anonymous submissions, anonymous submission dates, anonymous TPG graders, anonymous consigners, anonymous bidders, anonymous high bidders, proprietary price guide calculations... What could possibly go wrong in the future?