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Originally Posted by sealmark
As a "collector' since the 1940's I find this entire thing of grading and now some kind of stickers etc. one of the dumbest things I have ever heard of. No, I get it. Those of you who are in love with plastic instead of the product itself good bless you but you are REALLY hurting those of us who truly love what USED to be the "hobby".
Sealmark
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I’ve been burned waaaaaay too many times to stick with solely purchasing raw cards. If I can’t hold the card, eyeball it under a loupe and black light, even give the cardboard a good whiff, I’m sorry but I won’t buy it. And since the majority of my purchases are via the World Wide Web, I have a ton of graded cards. Don’t get me wrong — I prefer a raw card simply for the nostalgia. But to place the blame for the commoditization of your childhood is misguided. Most of us don’t own cards that we busted out of the pack 70+ years ago, so buying graded cards is an evil necessity. And if my graded-card purchases is “hurting” you, then I sincerely apologize.