Posted By:
Frank WakefieldHold onto it, Brian.
1- Learn from it... a fellow needs to know what he's buying, and not trust 3rd party graders to get it right. The slabs are convenient protection for the card while in transit, and that is about all. It reminds me of what I heard was said to a radiologist by an ER physician while they looked at a couple who'd been carted into the ER after a motorcycle accident, "The helmet only helps you find the head."
2- One day, if I win Powerball, I might build a huge, multi-story museum dedicated to baseball cards. One floor (maybe the basement, so that weight support would be less of an issue) could be dedicated to mis-slabbed cards. There's zillions of 'em. You could put your card on loan there.