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Steve M.An assigned numerical grade is irrelevant to me. Any numerical grade which evidences that the card has not been altered is fine with me. I do recognize that for some the value difference between an SGC 60 Novelty Cutlery Cobb versus an SGC 10 graded one is an important consideration. If the only difference between the two is that the SGC 10 was postally used and the SGC 60 not, then I guess if one wants to pay 5X for the SGC 60, well it's your money.
While I would probably "prefer" a postcard not to be postally used, if it is it doesn't bother me and in some cases adds interest to the piece especially when there is baseball related content in the message.
I started having my postcards slabbed for protection purposes and because they look so nice in the SGC holders. It is also fun for me to have them in the Registry for people to see and enjoy even if it happens to be the only Registry set for the issue.
Finally, for me it's the card and how it presents, not the grade assigned.