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Ok , I going to act stupid here , but here I go why is grading called a third party , one is manufacturers,  two is owner of card , three would be grading company , ok since they provide a service as a third party of grading a card , why would the value that you pay for any card be different  no matter what the value ,to me that is just stupid  , the only extra should  be maybe processing time for a rush job , you basically  dont know the value of the card till they grade it . All cards should be considered the same price ....... 

Because they can. What you suggest would be fair. What they do is get a piece of your pie. It's the American way.   

The grading companies that charge you more if the card is worth more are the same grading companies that hand out 10's like they're going out of style. It's CLEARLY a conflict of interest and it puts more money in there pocket. What they are saying is that other grading companies are seeing something that they're not seeing or isn't there. 20 years from now, everybody will remember who was giving out the 10's . I would hold off on grading something for a long term investment because that grading company that you used may have zero credibility in years to come. If you must, make sure you use an honest grader. Do research, watch video on grading companies.

I have never had a card graded so I'm on board with why would I pay a grading service a fee to tell me if a card is in nice enough condition for my wants. About the only time it makes sense for me is if the market value is high enough I can see benefit in having a grading service provide some sort of opinion that the card is authentic.

Yes I hate to say sheep when sending cards for grading or even a fad , but why would you pay more for a higher supposedly  value card then a regular value card they are doing the same thing in grading yet people  go ahead and pay it . It seems so foolish to me to get taken like that , people  are sending in cards that they are paying  more  to graded then the  card is worth  , I see the point of encapsulating  some cards to preserve  them , but you are just getting taken advantage  of.....

I saw the other day that the Prizm Coby White rookie is like the number 18 card with the most PSA 10s. That card can be yours on Ebay for under $5.

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