I'm younger and newer to vintage. I personally wouldn't touch a raw card worth four figures right now. I can't judge condition and authenticity, and don't want to lose hundreds for buying a fake or raw card that a dealer overstated its condition!
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Originally Posted by homerunhitter
Thanks for your responses!
I noticed at the last big card show I went too, EVERYONE had slabs. There wasn’t a single raw card in sight! And this was a BIG show! Seemed like every was walking around with their pelican cases full of slabs. A totally different hobby now it seems.
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I was at Burbank and Philly. Burbank is the bigger modern show, while Philly will always be more vintage oriented.
Graded, or slabbed, is the future simply out of newer buyers not wanting to get hosed on a raw card!