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Old 11-15-2017, 08:17 PM
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Why is a card that is only 'worth' $10 suddenly worth hundreds of dollars more when it is placed inside a plastic tomb with a high number by a third party grader??
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Why is a card that is only 'worth' $10 suddenly worth hundreds of dollars more when it is placed inside a plastic tomb with a high number by a third party grader??
Because someone is willing to pay hundreds of dollars for a card worth $10 in a plastic tomb.
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Because someone. ELSE is willing to pay hundreds of dollars for a card worth $10 in a plastic tomb.
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Because someone is willing to pay hundreds of dollars for a card worth $10 in a plastic tomb.
Yeah, but why? Why does that case become more valuable than the card?
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Why is a card that is only 'worth' $10 suddenly worth hundreds of dollars more when it is placed inside a plastic tomb with a high number by a third party grader??
At the root of it? Dickholes lie.

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