Is breaking stuff out of grading cases illegal?
 

Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>This many sound silly but I was just wondering. If it is legal, are there any methods?

Is breaking stuff out of grading cases illegal?
 

Posted By: <b>Lee Behrens</b><p>If it is Julie would have alot of prison time racked up. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />Seriously, It is your card do what you would like, if you want to put in the spokes of your bike go ahead.<br /><br />Lee

Is breaking stuff out of grading cases illegal?
 

Posted By: <b>jay behrens</b><p>It's getting harder and harder to find good, crisp vintage cards that make a good engine noise in your spokes. So many of them have become soft and don't make much noise in the spokes.<br /><br />So what would make a better sound, a 4BH Kelley or a Just So Young?<br />Jay<br><br>My place is full of valuable, worthless junk.

Is breaking stuff out of grading cases illegal?
 

Posted By: <b>Josh K.</b><p>Yes, its completely illegal - its called breaking and entering. Its the same principal that applies when you bring something new home that you just bought from the store - cant open up that stuff either. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />here's an article how to do it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.brucemo.com/cards/articles/deslab.htm" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.brucemo.com/cards/articles/deslab.htm</a>

Is breaking stuff out of grading cases illegal?
 

Posted By: <b>pete</b><p>maybe if it wasnt your card...<br /><br />taking a bat to your '65 mustang for 40 mins is perfectlly legal (stupid but legal)....taking a bat to your neighbor's '65 mustang for 40 mins is a felony <br />its your card, break it open!<br />pete-<br /><br />

Is breaking stuff out of grading cases illegal?
 

Posted By: <b>tbob</b><p>I know people who won't tear the tags off their mattresses because of the warning stating that removal is a violation of the law. I guess they think the mattress police will come to their homes and arrest them!

Is breaking stuff out of grading cases illegal?
 

Posted By: <b>pete</b><p>i once broke into my own house late one night when i forgot my key....i was promptly subdued and interrogated by my wife, i mean ex-wife<br />pete-<br /><br />what are the stats on people being injured or killed trying to pry open a graded case, anyone know? <br /><br />i wonder if its higher than people being injured or killed by removing the bag from their mattress.

Is breaking stuff out of grading cases illegal?
 

Posted By: <b>Julie</b><p>PSA 6 N162 Kelly; GAI 2 Old Judge Gleason; <br />PSA 5 T206 Pattee; N162 PSA 6 Brouthers; SGC 80 T202 "Birmingham Gets to Third" (Johnson); PSA 8'49 Doby (don't do that...)<br />and about 15 more...all cracked out.<br /><br />Don't buy a high grade card and crack it out (as i did with the Doby); the corners are still sharp, but I'd have to get it re-graded to realize what I paid for it. <br />

Is breaking stuff out of grading cases illegal?
 

Posted By: <b>warshawlaw</b><p>I imagine a lot of people are injured or killed that way--or at least have to give away half of everything they own <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />You've been a great audience, enjoy Supertramp!

Is breaking stuff out of grading cases illegal?
 

Posted By: <b>Lentel</b><p>I have used a table mounted band saw for making fine cuts in wood. The teeth are very small and it will cut the edges off the slabs very clean and easy. The top just lifts right off no fuss no muss

Is breaking stuff out of grading cases illegal?
 

Posted By: <b>pete</b><p>i was thinking of a bandsaw, very tiny teeth...but the heat may "melt" the plastic together again...it happens when cutting plexi-glass a lot.<br />pete-

Is breaking stuff out of grading cases illegal?
 

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