[todeen]

I agree with the following already said:
1) only grade vintage
2) don't grade every card in a set, only the ones with potential
3) grade for pleasure

I collect raw cards. But I am beginning to collect more vintage. Many vintage sets have been reproduced, increasing the chances you come across a counterfeit if you don't know what to look for. I will grade my pre-war vintage so when I sell them the buyer won't question authenticity. It will make the transaction more pleasant.

Here's another thought, similar, but about framing. I collect Cincinnati Reds. I had a beautiful full page color ad of Ewell Blackwell and a 3x5 signed card. I wanted them framed. The signature and Wheaties ad cost me $30. The framing cost me $85. Nobody collects Blackwell now, nor will anyone in the foreseeable future. That is a cost I accepted so that I could display the piece for my pleasure. I don't think about the lost cost when I look at it, I think about its beauty. Can you look at a graded card the same way? If you can't, maybe you shouldn't grade.


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