Do you buy raw (not graded) cards?

[parkplace33]

Do you buy raw (not graded) cards?

[butchie_t]

When I do buy graded, I aid with their escape.

[ValKehl]

I buy raw cards and graded cards - no strong preference. How should I vote in this poll, which doesn't appear to have a very good choice for me? I suspect there are many collectors like me.

[midmo]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

I buy raw cards and graded cards - no strong preference. How should I vote in this poll, which doesn't appear to have a very good choice for me? I suspect there are many collectors like me.

ditto

[jingram058]

100% raw

But since this forum is primarily focused on graded cards and cards as investment, I firmly expect to be in the absolute minority.

[conor912]

Raw all day everyday.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by jingram058

100% raw

But since this forum is primarily focused on graded cards and cards as investment, I firmly expect to be in the absolute minority.

So far the voting is about 60/40 with raw in the lead. So maybe you’re not such the minority you expected to be.

Although maybe there are few who share your same degree of righteous zeal for raw cards, which makes you feel more like a minority around here.

And maybe those who love graded cards aren’t willing to admit it to a pollster, for fear of being castigated.

[Hxcmilkshake]

Graded. Helps me sell what I need to sell quicker/easier. Also helps when dabbling in the high end.

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[Exhibitman]

Context is everything. Value, venue, etc. I prefer a slab for a mail order card or a really expensive one, but if I can examine the card in hand, raw is just dandy.

The slab can make you lazy, even in person. Over the weekend in Anaheim a guy was peddling a fake Rose RC in a resealed slab. A friend bought it without paying close attention, I called it out as a fake and reseal, and he was able to chase down the walk-in who sold it and get his money back.

[Fred]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Context is everything. Value, venue, etc. I prefer a slab for a mail order card or a really expensive one, but if I can examine the card in hand, raw is just dandy.

The slab can make you lazy, even in person. Over the weekend in Anaheim a guy was peddling a fake Rose RC in a resealed slab. A friend bought it without paying close attention, I called it out as a fake and reseal, and he was able to chase down the walk-in who sold it and get his money back.

Your friend was lucky you were around. It would have been really bad if it were a high grade fake and you weren't there.

[JollyElm]

As of now, 15 different people chose the unintelligible option:
"I prefer to buy graded cards, but may buy graded cards."

You can't make this stuff up.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

As of now, 15 different people chose the unintelligible option:
"I prefer to buy graded cards, but may buy graded cards."

You can't make this stuff up.

16.91% of voters have no clue what they are voting for.

[parkplace33]

All, appreciate the poll suggestion. How do you edit a poll? When I try to access, I can only edit the post, not the poll.

[Johnny630]

I like both but more so would say depends on the card. Vintage baseball middle grade and low end non graded, higher end graded.

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Context is everything. Value, venue, etc. I prefer a slab for a mail order card or a really expensive one, but if I can examine the card in hand, raw is just dandy.

The slab can make you lazy, even in person. Over the weekend in Anaheim a guy was peddling a fake Rose RC in a resealed slab. A friend bought it without paying close attention, I called it out as a fake and reseal, and he was able to chase down the walk-in who sold it and get his money back.

I buy (and sell) both. I will not (or VERY rarely) buy raw cards any way but in hand in person. In person happy to buy raw as I am graded. Another necessary delineation is grading company - I will buy almost exclusively SGC and PSA graded cards (rarely BVG slabs). I as a rule (with very rare exception) will not buy any other grading companies slabs.

[Mike Eisenbath]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Context is everything. Value, venue, etc. I prefer a slab for a mail order card or a really expensive one, but if I can examine the card in hand, raw is just dandy.



The slab can make you lazy, even in person. Over the weekend in Anaheim a guy was peddling a fake Rose RC in a resealed slab. A friend bought it without paying close attention, I called it out as a fake and reseal, and he was able to chase down the walk-in who sold it and get his money back.

This

If it's a higher-dollar card (for me, 500 or more), slabbed. But if I see it at a show, raw or slabbed matters not. I just want the card.

If it's slabbed, it stays slabbed. Promised my wife I'd make it easier for her and a selected auction house some day.



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[Eric72]

As the years go by, I care less and less about the graded card holders. It seems like the average grader knows less than I regarding authenticity, condition, and alterations.

So, graded or raw, it matters not. Buy the card, not the holder.

[Smanzari]

Only time I buy graded is if its in a collection or lot or something and then I typically dump it at raw pricing (I hate slabs such a pain to store and ship)

[Exhibitman]

I'm with you, Stefan, as far as storage goes. I've liquidated slabs by the hundreds over the last few years and my storage requirements have dramatically decreased as a result. What would be cool is a sealed rigid slab about the thickness of a top-loader. I suppose the injection molding requirements for a rigid plastic like that are either technically or financially out of reach.

[refz]

I voted for: I prefer to buy raw but may buy graded.

As a collector who works around my tight budget, I’ll buy either. Typically raw but if graded comes my way at a better price of course I’ll get it. I buy the card not the grade.

[Bcwcardz]

Raw. I like the feel..


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[megalimey]

GRADED on High end 1950's $1000 value and up,
lots more comparable apples to apples sold listings in the event I need to sell them, and way easier to evaluate for insurance purposes.

[carlsonjok]

Almost exclusively raw since, as a budget collector, I prefer not to pay the graded premium. I occasionally will buy graded if I can get it at the equivalent raw price.

[BobbyStrawberry]

I buy either/both, so I answered #3.

[jetsetr1]

Only graded PSA / SGC / BVG / BGS

[detroitbaseball]

When talking about sports cards, I never liked the term "raw". I prefer the term "ungraded". We're not talking about food here, we're talking about cardboard. Ungraded cards and graded cards.

Also, I prefer ungraded but I do collect graded because sometimes that's the only way I can find them. I will occasionally crack them out to fit in with my collection for uniformity though.

[the 'stache]

Yes, mostly for commons and minor stars. More expensive purchases I’ll buy already graded, and the overwhelming majority get sent for further authentication through EBay.


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