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Posted By: Joann

I am not a big fan of graded cards - if I get a PSA 1 I break it out no matter what. But I do have to admit that once in awhile, the sales value comes to mind just in case I ever do want to sell a card. When? The only time I really think about sales value when deciding to break something out is when I have a PSA card. With a decent grade. And a big spot of paper loss on the back.

I don't like to think of myself as a "money" focused collector instead of a "card" focused collector. But I do have to admit that there have been a few times that I've opened a package with a PSA card, looked at the card and thought "Welp. There's a card that's never coming out of the holder because it will never see THAT grade again." I've never once thought that about an SGC card, or even GAI.

I couldn't care less about grading companies, except that I kind of like the SGC all-black look. But I do have to say that I've had different reactions, from the gut and pure first reaction, to PSA versus other graders.

Joann