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Posted By: warshawlaw

Specifics: I returned a big chunk of what I ordered, kept the rest. I receive the catalogyue all the time, I never ordered again. I guess it depends on your point of view: if you are paying the grade price you are bound to be disappointed; if you are paying a very low price, not.

General: I agree that the "old school" dealers all overgrade their stuff on sale and all undergrade on purchase. That's how dealers used to make money. I got so disgusted in the mid-1990s that I completely stopped buying via mail order. So in that regard, I am not as misty-eyed for the good ol' days as others may be, simply because I remember being cheated over and over.

Now, the best route to profit is to have a good enough eye to cherry pick raw cards and have them slabbed for resale. One or two really choice commons can pay for an entire deal.