Decrease in raw dogs from 2020 to now…

[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.

[frankbmd]

Thank God this isn't another Joey Chestnut thread.