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					Originally Posted by  SetBuilder
					 
				 
				Grading T206 cards that are obviously in bad condition is kind of tacky in my opinion (and a waste of money).  You can tell it's poor (creased/stained/rounded, etc) just by looking at it, you don't need PSA to tell you the condition sucks.  Keep these raw.  It looks better anyway, I never liked seeing the word "poor" next to my cards.  Kind of insulting to a 103 year old card, don't you think?  
 
Every time I see beaters in PSA slabs I feel like cracking them out.  There are plently of ways to protect cards other than a slab. 
			
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 I realize that I'm in the minority, but I'm of the opposite opinion.  I think that if you have a beater of a card, the card "wants" to be slabbed just like that PSA 8 1952 Mantle.  The card wants to be around to be enjoyed for another 100 years, and there's a lot more chance that will happen if it's slabbed.  It'll be better protected from the elements, and there's less of a chance it will accidentally get thrown away.