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Old 05-10-2006, 04:37 PM
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Default is a graded card more valuable ?

Posted By: Al Crisafulli

I did not retract my position, I restated it.

"The graded card may well more readily sell, and sell for more, but it is not worth more."

Frank, with all due respect, are you aware of the contradiction in this sentence?

* The card is easier to sell.
* People will pay more money for it in a "plastic tomb"

but

* It is not worth more.

It SHOULDN'T be worth more, but it is. I don't like it, as I've stated above, but it is reality. The higher the grade of the card, the more this is the case.

I'm sorry. This doesn't make your collection any better or any worse than it would be if grading did not exist. Your collection is worth whatever it's worth to you. For many of us, the monetary value of our collection is virtually irrelevant in comparison to the sentimental value. But in the "open market", as it were, graded cards generally bring higher prices. Which means that, in some circles, they are "worth more".

-Al

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