Posted By:
JimCrandell"two underlying reasons why slabs are so despised"
Only by a few on Net 54--virtually everyone I know in the hobby loves graded cards and what it has brought to the hobby. While more needs to be done by the grading comnpanies, the hobby was in shambles before PSA came and popularized card grading. Top quality items in auctions ungraded were receiving no bids. Grading gave collectors the confidence to step up and buy graded cards
"Some people collect so that they can be compared with others, hmmm"
Well there are over 33,000 sets on the PSA Set Registry and certainly the whole competitive aspect of the registry is the primary reason for the huge growth since inception.