Posted By:
S GrossDoug,
To answer your original question, no your not insane to crack out a $2500 card. I'm a crack-head myself,* I've cracked $25, $250, and $2,500 cards, all for the same reason: I like them better raw.
So, if I resale a more expensive "cracked" card, I send it in and have it graded. No big deal. I realize I've added nothing to this thread other than the old: Do what you like to do with your hobby (Just my opinion, of course
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* Screw driver side hit, then switch to oyster knife, and "shuck" card out.