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Originally Posted by hawaiian bam bam
Pros
Slabs offer protection for cards
If I was to resale or leave my collection to my kids they will have better resale value and no question about authenticity when they go to sell them
Cons
Heavy to store (try putting 100-200 psa slabs in a box and lift it!)
If PSA has a major scandal, all those authenticated slabs are worthless
Hard to view these in an album, as the pages/albums get heavy when you have too many slabs in an album.
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Well. You know where I stand. I would only authenticate right before you are ready to sell. Use the company that is the most in favor at that moment. IF you die right as the TPA you chose has a scandal, then what is your family going to do. I would rather leave instructions to take my collection to a big auction house and let them deal with the certs/etc.
Regarding your points above.
1) You can always buy card holders that will protect your card a lot cheaper than it costs to slab.
2)
"no question about authenticity when they go to sell them". I'm sorry, but this statement is totally false. TPAs offer opinions that is all. They do not guarantee they are correct, so all you get is some liquidity, if, of course, the TPA you chose to use hasn't fallen out of favor.
Personally, I would rather take all that extra money and buy more autographs.