Is It Just Me Or ....

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Originally Posted by bnorth

I have thought that about every PSA card I have ever seen since the beginning. That and wondered who submitted it because some sellers have really ugly cards for the grade printed on the flip.

I remember when I rejoined the hobby realizing these sites existed and seeing all the mint cards.
I asked more than once, since I knew card savers, top loaders, etc, didn't exist back then, how so many of these cards (pre-war mostly) were kept all these years in such pristine shape?

I heard in cigar boxes, between the pages of large books, etc, and I believed those stories, for the most part, but something just didn't sit right with me.

Sadly, as I somewhat suspected, I now know, like all of us, these means of keeping them pristine were, for the most part, likely made up stories.