Slab advice and opinions for your own PC

[Volod]

Originally Posted by steve B

Having something like 40+ years of different holders/pages, I'm not particular about what holder something is in. I have a few slabbed cards, most of them ones I sent in to SGC myself. I try to limit that to nicer cards, Stuff that obviously won't grade much above a 1 or 2 that's common just isn't worth it. I can spend the money on more cards.

Plus one, Steve. We must have both started in the late '70's, when grading was not even on the horizon. Only three cards in my collection of thousands are in slabs, and only because I failed to acquire them back in the '80's when grading was barely underway. I admit that those three annoy me slightly by their somewhat smug slabbed arrogance, but I resisted the idea of cracking them out only because they are expensive key cards in their sets. Most of my ungraded collection is EX-MT, but have never felt the need to have any graded. Maybe it amuses me to think that whoever has to liquidate the hoard will curse my inconsideration in not monetizing it.