Psa grading and pricing

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by campyfan39

I'm with the OP. Never understood grading.
Hate the fact that it has driven up the price of nice conditioned pure cards.

I agree more and more with such sentiments and with those who have chosen to free their cards from their plastic tombs. I have thought about releasing my '53s and '57s....I am only 40, but I can remember just collecting cards and not worrying about what number they would be assigned. Yes, I was somewhat selective about condition (and still am), but I feel like after spending enough years around cards I should be able to identify what I am looking for without "help" from TPGs.