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Originally Posted by ullmandds
When you've been engrossed in a hobby you are passionate about for 40 years you develop expertise. Sadly with the mass slabbing of cards fewer and fewer people...especially those just entering the hobby in the last 20 years will never hold raw cards in their hands. They will never feel the nuances of varying paper/cardboard stock. They put their trust blindly in minimum wage employees at the grading companies. It's comical to me the attitude that all cards of value should be in slabs and if not they can't be real?
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This, x10. I consider this forum to be the best gathering spot for the most knowledgeable collectors in our great hobby. I am surprised how many members would pass on a raw high $ card out of fear of it not being authentic. You have the knowledge. You should use it to your advantage. There are always new collections coming out of long storage. If you are one of the lucky ones who get the opportunity to buy these gems, would you pass on these just because they’re not graded?