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When I read about the grading companies, it makes me wonder about processes that could be improved and how I would go about it. It says they hired efficiency ex
by drivers99 5y ago
When I read about the grading companies, it makes me wonder about processes that could be improved and how I would go about it. It says they hired efficiency experts ; it would be interesting to hear from them.
I’m more into buying comics (for reading, not profit) but there is a book coming out called Overstreet Guide to Grading Comics that sounds interesting. (Overstreet also publishes a famous annual price guide for comics.)
The craze for buying new cards makes me think of a cautionary tale. In the 90s certain old, rare issues were going for tens of thousands (current day, a few can go for millions). People started buying new comics thinking those would be worth something someday too. Customers, comics, stores, all expanded greatly before collapsing. Because the companies were printing and selling millions of copies they were not rare at all! https://comicbooked.com/comic-book/ https://comicbooked.com/comic-book/
So the important thing is, are they printing more and more cards to meet demand? (I actually don’t know; do any of you know?) If so, there’s going to be a collapse.
Actually the article pointed out how massively the production of graded cards is increasing, so there you have it. If those are new cards getting graded, I guess that will collapse at least.
- patentatt 5y agoIt does seem like something a high resolution camera and some neural nets could do, right? Or conversely just put standardized images up on a website and have the public sort them (like hot or not). I’d bet it would become a fun thing for card aficionados to do even.