The Grading Industry Needs Change + GCC Makes Its Case + Collectors React
Can sports card grading evolve without completely reinventing the hobby?
Jeremy Lee and David Chase continue their conversation with Chad Hawk, founder of GCC and former executive at Certified Collectibles Group, exploring whether the industry needs an entirely new approach to condition assessment.
The discussion dives into the limits of traditional grading, the promise and challenges of AI, why TAG has struggled to gain widespread acceptance in sports cards despite its consistency, and how GCC hopes to create a lower-cost solution that helps collectors, dealers, and grading companies alike…
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