1 - we all have finite funds.
2 - maybe buy raw and later pay somebody for their opinion, unless of course it's the slab that you are actually collecting.
3 - tax hit? ok, I guess.
4 - you are thinking WAY too much, if you only like cards of a certain quality, then only buy cards of that quality, if you can't afford cards of that quality, then you need to get realistic about what you like.
There is nothing wrong with preferring the real Mona Lisa to a print, but if you want to see it in your living room every day, you're going to have to settle.
Doug "just saying" Goodman
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