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Originally Posted by StraightRaceCards
Totally agree here.
I think there is definitely an opportunity to capitalize on buying nice raw cards if you can score a deal and grade them.
As a collector with a more limited budget in mind, this has allowed me to pick up a few nicer copies of cards with an overall less price after grading compared to buying a card straight up.
That being said you definitely are hoping graders grade consistently which can be a problem.
I’m not the best at eyeballing cards, but I stick to the motto of, “what would be the worst grade this card could feasibly get” and use that to ballpark comps of raw cards + $15 for SGC grading
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This is what I am seeing at recent shows. Dealers that are selling raw are capitalizing on this. Graded cards just seem to sit at shows.