Posted By:
Ted ZanidakisI've bought an awful lot of cards from ebay these past 8 years, and everything being the same (type, player,
condition, etc.)....invariably, the Naked card will be 33 - 50% cheaper than the Graded card. Of course,
you're risking that the Naked card might have been tampered with, but you try to minimize that by buying
from sellers you know. Yes, I am thrilled that I finally acquired this Evers....but, I don't "feel good"
by having someone to blame (as you stated).
Now, I have not stated how much I paid for this Evers card, so how do you know what it cost me ?
And, what makes you think I bought it for resale ?
Actually, I intend to crack it open and insert it into its appropriate slot in a 15-pocket plastic sheet
in my Sovereign set album.
When you put together a 400+ (or 500+) card set, the savings on every card adds up by the time you
complete it. And, that's why I am complaining about the un-merited cost of this particular card.
Set collectors are having to pay higher prices to acquire Stars, nowadays, because most of them
are being Graded. Even beat-up Stars are being Graded and that I don't understand. Can you explain
why anyone would get a beat-up T206 Lajoie (for example)
graded in a PSA 1 plastic ?
Is there really a worry that such a card was tampered with....that's really absurd if you stop to think
about it ?
TED Z