Posted By:
JohnPeter,
I absolutely hate grading companies yet tend to slab the few I sell, not because they offer a service I need, but that they have brain washed people into thinking that unless it has a slab its crap or con. I think of grading companies and selling like a dress code. I’d rather not wear a tie to the meeting if I had my choice, but I cant take a chance on looking bad in front of the client.
I stood my ground on this grading thing about 2 yrs ago; I sold of about 54 extras from my T206 set that I upgraded. I had very little ebay feedback 30+ or so none as a seller maybe 2+, and let them go in a lot un-graded. I had all sorts of people email me how do you know there real, are they trimmed etc. I couldn’t give them away, the ended up selling for $1500.
So now I know better and have learned I have to play the game when it comes to selling cards (must be graded). But just because they have pigeon holed me that way does not make me a hypocrite for not slabbing cards I have no intention of selling, if anything it makes me more a victim of circumstances.