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Chris CountsI see raw cards as sort of the wild west compared to graded cards, which I view as sort of a more settled, predictible world. Not everybody struck it rich by traveling to California during the Gold Rush, but some did, and life was certainly more interesting for many. I occassionally buy graded cards, like a sharp-cornered 1955 Topps Doubleheader of Jackie Robinson that graded a "3" due to poor centering and sold for just a small fraction of its "centered" value. I busted it out of its slab at the first opportunity. So my advice to budget collectors like myself? Go west, young man ...