Posted By:
T206Collector"The original thrust of my thread, however, had to do solely with the great divide between slabbers and anti-slabbers. Why each side can't accept the other's point of view is what I found so amusing."
The raw collectors are so obstinate in their beliefs it is really remarkable. I completely understand why people collect raw, but when I get called a moron for making informed purchases of cards on ebay becaues I relied in part on the label on a slab, then I have a hard time resisting a response. Stop telling me that I don't know how to grade my own cards and that paying someone to slab a card is a waste of money -- I know very well how to grade my own cards, thank you, and slabbing is an investment in the value of the card itself. Third party grading ads an unbiased opinion to your purchase -- an invaluable tool if you purchase any cards over the internet.
Ultimately, I believe the raw card collectors feel they are in the minority and don't like being squeezed out of the market by graded cards, so they feel the need to lash out at grading generally.