I know its sarcasm, and you joke - but honestly I feel you on this...to an extent.
I really dont like the 'fake' part of not getting a 10. They clearly gatekeep, and I'll give you an exact example:
100 charizard illustrators sent to PSA: 79 10's
200 charizard illustrators sent to CGC: 0 10's
You're telling me...not ONE...ONE japanese promo that is NON-HOLO was a 10? They all just magically hit the 9.5 mark? It's just BS. The 10 gate-keeping needs to stop. I'm fine with it being 'hard' to get a 10, I feel PSA throws out 10's when they shouldnt...but dont falsify the grades to make your 10 rare.
Just my 2 cents.