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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jerry Coker, post: 12694022, member: 18802&quot;]I believe PSA &amp; Beckett will grade photographs for authenticity &amp; condition. The problem with 3rd party grading historically is that there IS NO industry standard (as mentioned above). For instance, PSA grading standards historically have changed over the years, and to this day authenticity/grades given seem to differ depending on the specific employee who graded the item for PSA, and their state of mind during the day/time they graded the item. THAT is what you will often read on the sports card forums. But, that has NOT deterred people from submitting a LOT of cards, photos, etc. to these 3rd party graders anyway. Pokémon cards are a good example right now. Anyway, I believe that people will continue to send a lot of collectibles to 3rd party graders. Thus, I was wondering how that might effect collectors who have collected ephemera before 3rd party graders were even around? Collectors who may eventually want to sell a large share of their collection in a market where most people may be buying mostly items that are graded. In my original example of Hollywood photos, I might choose to have a handful of what I consider to be the best of those photos sent to a 3rd party grader. And it won&#039;t be cheap. But what about the majority of the Hollywood photos? 5-10 years from now do you think there will be a ready market for those raw photos? Not trying to be pessimistic, I was just curious to what others think about the future of trying to sell your raw collectibles to a market that has changed from say 20-25 years ago?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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