The ethics of cracking certified cards

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Cracking them out is fine, but just because they're in a numbered slab from PSA doesn't mean they're unaltered. That being said, if you mail PSA the flips back, they will remove them from the POP report since that is a concern of yours. Some people just crack them and leave the flips in their binder sleeve so they can see what they used to be graded.

I believe addresses most of what you expressed. Encourage you to look up "slabgate" regarding authenticity and 3rd party grading.

[Harliduck]

I crack on a routine basis...and like you, some cards are nice to buy graded for that trust factor. Just cracked a Ryan rookie last week as I upgraded in my binder. Natural state is natural state...and I mostly crack 5's and 6's...not sure any registry cares about the mid grades anyhow...