Posted By:
Ted ZanidakisLet's recall....before Grading and before Ebay we went to shows and bought or
traded cards. In any event, seller and buyer would closely observe a card of
interest and 75 - 90% of the time come to some agreement and make the deal.
It was as simple as that......no muss....no fuss. But, nowadays we think we
need a "mediator" !
Leon....to answer your question...."frankly, I don't give a damn"....if a card
you are selling me (or trading with me) is Graded or Not. Furthermore, it does
not matter to me if it is Poor-Fair-Good, or even if you rate it as Near Mint.
You and I would arrive at a mutual agreement and the deal would be done.
Actually, I would prefer the card in its "natural" state; therefore, I don't
have to crack it open. And, believe me, I have carefully removed cards from
their "professional" encapsulation and have found them to be less than their
Graded # proposes. I'd say, after cracking open 100's of Graded cards, 25% to
35% of them fail to meet their Graded condition.