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The Rise of the Soft Slab? + Is PSA's Pause Creating a New Market? + Hobby Innovation

Has PSA's submission pause unintentionally created an entirely new market?

Jeremy Lee, Chris HOJ, and Chad Hawk explore one of the most thought-provoking ideas to emerge from the grading discussion: could the hobby be witnessing the rise of the "soft slab"?

With grading companies facing unprecedented demand, the panel discusses whether intermediate services like GCC, Beckett's former Raw Card Review, and other condition assessment products could become a permanent part of the hobby landscape rather than simply filling a temporary gap.

The conversation examines how innovation often begins…

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