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Originally Posted by sbfinley
I’m just always confused why people that spend hundreds to thousands of dollars on essentially pictures of dudes are so aghast that other people spend a couple dozen more dollars to put the picture of the dude in a plastic case.
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Originally Posted by darwinbulldog
...but if the question is why someone wouldn’t rely on the opinion of a stranger who's trying to sell them the card in lieu of the opinion of a stranger who's not trying to sell them the card, well, that's a bit silly.
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Originally Posted by Touch'EmAll
But I honestly feel the chances of getting what you pay for is better with slabbed cards vs. raw (thru the mail sight unseen).
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All very good points indeed. And arm's length card grading by a third party would certainly have its merits. The problem though is the speed at which it's degenerated into abject folly, e.g. the $33,600 that a slabbed Topps 1975 Dave Roberts card just fetched when nigh identical Dave Roberts cards are available anywhere else for $3.36. (Try explaining that to the man-on-the street.)
Sorry, but some of us reserve the right to sneer rather than cheer.
