Decrease in raw dogs from 2020 to now…

[notfast]

I was surprised at the amount of raw pre war stuff at the Chantilly show last week.

[dougscats]

It makes sense, Kevin.

Pardon the obvious:
Every time a raw card gets graded, there is one less in the raw pool.
Not many graded cards get cracked out,
So as the the years go by, there are more and more graded, less raw.

For sure there are considerably fewer raw cards on the market today than when I first started looking 20 years ago. And it seems to me that there’s a much larger percentage of trimmed/altered cards in the raw cards that are out there. That makes sense too.

Myself, I like to be able to touch and handle my cards. I have a binder-full of raw cards, and it’s a pleasure to flip through, as opposed to the slabs that I keep in boxes and rarely look at.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by dougscats

It makes sense, Kevin.

Pardon the obvious:
Every time a raw card gets graded, there is one less in the raw pool.
Not many graded cards get cracked out,
So as the the years go by, there are more and more graded, less raw.

For sure there are considerably fewer raw cards on the market today than when I first started looking 20 years ago. And it seems to me that there’s a much larger percentage of trimmed/altered cards in the raw cards that are out there. That makes sense too.

Myself, I like to be able to touch and handle my cards. I have a binder-full of raw cards, and it’s a pleasure to flip through, as opposed to the slabs that I keep in boxes and rarely look at.

I’m with you…I prefer the idea of being able to touch my cards if I wanted to. I really dislike the few graded ones I have. Might crack them all out at some point.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Kevin

I’m with you…I prefer the idea of being able to touch my cards if I wanted to. I really dislike the few graded ones I have. Might crack them all out at some point.

I'm too scared of ruining a raw card that might be worth 5-10k where if I put a crease in it taking it in and out of a binder/etc might make it a 1-2k card. Never mind 14CJ's, they're so thin one wrong move and you feel like an idiot.
I'm all for a binder set but prefer high dollar cards to be entombed like Tutankhamen in Egypt.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

I'm too scared of ruining a raw card that might be worth 5-10k where if I put a crease in it taking it in and out of a binder/etc might make it a 1-2k card. Never mind 14CJ's, they're so thin one wrong move and you feel like an idiot.
I'm all for a binder set but prefer high dollar cards to be entombed like Tutankhamen in Egypt.

Agree. There is only so much handling one can do of an old valuable card in delicate condition without causing problems. Believe me I know.

[cubman1941]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Agree. There is only so much handling one can do of an old valuable card in delicate condition without causing problems. Believe me I know.

This is very true but, because of the prices people are getting today for graded cards, the number of repros out there, and the decrease in set collectors, not many people are interested in raw cards anymore. I believe this holds true not only for vintage for also for the post vintage.

[2dueces]

We don’t own these cards. We’re just holding them for awhile. If putting them in slabs preserves them for the next collector, if slabbing them shows our heirs a certain value then slabs will always have a place in history.