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					Originally Posted by bbcard1  I generally crack and keep the flips so long as it is low grade and I prefer to keep it raw. For SGC, torquing a screwdriver along the seam will pop them right out. 
 There are a few cards I keep in. The most compelling is when you get a card that is graded higher than it would be if submitted again.
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 Same here.  Crack and keep the flips...with the exception of a few I leave graded.  For what I collect, I can usually buy raw or graded for about the same price, so I'm not losing any money by cracking.  Higher dollar cards I leave graded.  
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					Originally Posted by T205 GB  Honestly Brad all I could see there was you cutting your thumb off for a $20 card.  It makes a nice clean cut but at what cost possibly? | 
	
 That's what I was thinking too.  It made me nervous just looking at it.