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I’ve been wondering about this too, but I’ll be honest, I’m still trying to understand how all of this actually plays out in practice. From the outside, it feels like PSA is just the default because of resale, and everything else has to compete on speed or cost.
I remember hearing a lot of momentum around SGC before the acquisition, mostly because it was cheaper and faster, not because people thought it would beat PSA on value. (Although, I personally prefer the way their slabs look…)
I’m still learning a lot and don’t do much grading at this point, but it seems like if a true #2 is going to emerge, I’d imagine it’s going to HAVE to clearly win on either price or speed (or both), not just be “slightly better.” But, that doesn’t solve the resale value dilemma…
The only logical option is for us to all stage a revolution and starve PSA by forming an alliance and stop submitting to them…Haha!