• ngdev@lemmy.zip
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      8 hours ago

      that doesnt make sense. they grade the cards theyre not selling the unopened packs. its like saying the guys during a gold rush who determine what karat gold you found are selling shovels in a gold rush. theyre not

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        7 hours ago

        Nah, it still fits. Shovel vendors get a bit of cash from everyone in the rush, and graders get a bit from each person investing in the hobby.

        I would put gold rush purity testers in a similar bracket, though

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          6 minutes ago

          it doesnt fit and the shovel vendors weren’t the richest in the gold rush