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[JustinD]

Thanks for the additional clarity!

[Republicaninmass]

I felt they were buying graded cards, well centered with tiny creases. Then cracking, doctoring up the scans, and selling raw.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

I felt they were buying graded cards, well centered with tiny creases. Then cracking, doctoring up the scans, and selling raw.

when buying a raw card most people are already suspicious..i know no one would pay a psa 8 price on a 1000 card that's raw..usually at most a psa 3-5 level..so it would have to one heck of a psa 1-3 card that is bought and cracked open but I can see how that would work

A recent auction a few days ago had a 1954 Jackie Robinson raw sell for about psa 5 level for 238 so I can definitely see a profit there of a 100 on the right psa 2 card... .a 1952 topps pafko sold for 700 or so which is a psa 4-5 level....if he bought a psa/sgc 2-3 and cracked out that's a few hundred bucks

[Sean1125]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

when buying a raw card most people are already suspicious..i know no one would pay a psa 8 price on a 1000 card that's raw..usually at most a psa 3-5 level..so it would have to one heck of a psa 1-3 card that is bought and cracked open but I can see how that would work

A recent auction a few days ago had a 1954 Jackie Robinson raw sell for about psa 5 level for 238 so I can definitely see a profit there of a 100 on the right psa 2 card... .a 1952 topps pafko sold for 700 or so which is a psa 4-5 level....if he bought a psa/sgc 2-3 and cracked out that's a few hundred bucks

Raw inventory is priced and does sell using SMR and VCP. There are many auctions for raw, high eye appeal near-mint cards selling for PSA 8 pricing. Even some cards selling at $200 for a common card that is called NM-MINT that would otherwise be worth $0.50.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Sean1125

Raw inventory is priced and does sell using SMR and VCP. There are many auctions for raw, high eye appeal near-mint cards selling for PSA 8 pricing. Even some cards selling at $200 for a common card that is called NM-MINT that would otherwise be worth $0.50.

can always point to an example here and there..but again go and pull 1953 psa 8 Jackie robinson out of a holder and sell it raw and im going to guess it doesn't go for psa 8 pricing......would make sense that the card would just be in the holder and not raw it it could get that...no reason a seller would remove it from the holder...buyers know that as well...

and yeah im sure there are lots of raw cards that are nm-mt...but going to be more from cards from years where psa 9s are normal for psa registrys for that year and maybe even 10s..so nm-mt raw are aren't worth much like 1974 topps...