We are collectors first and foremost. Our love of collecting is an important part of why we created Card Ladder. We will continue to buy, sell, and trade cards. With that said, we have made the following provisions in order to operate Card Ladder ethically.
We implore you to adopt a skeptical mindset when examining all sports card data, including the vetted data in our system, and especially when examining a card that is owned by a Card Ladder founder or employee. We do our best to guard against our biases, but our attempts are surely imperfect. To help remedy the potential for bias, we provide complete transparency, as described below.
The Ladder's rankings are based on objective algorithms that are equally applied to all cards. There is no subjective judgment involved when ranking an individual card. Above, in the section entitled, "What is the Ladder?" we have disclosed the formulas used to rank cards.
There is editorial subjectivity involved in selecting cards for inclusion in Card Ladder's database. To help guard against potential bias, we have developed an objective procedure for determining which cards are verified. We have described that procedure here.