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Old 01-15-2025, 03:39 PM
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I threw this video together a couple of years ago. Pretty straightforward:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynvzyfNcIVM
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I agree with all that has been posted. I have cracked our hundreds.
I have only damaged 2 cards. Only one was creased, and the other had a small indentation.
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I have a fairly large collection almost all of which is ungraded. I almost always break cards out if I buy them graded and have done so for years. But I am an impatient person. I use a bolt cutter then a irrigation screw driver. No issues but might not be for the faint of heart
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I was breaking into a cold sweat just reading this thread….. too nerve wracking for me LOL
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Yikes! You guys are giving me a heart attack with these cracking slab videos.

I've cracked thousands of slabs. This is how I do it. I crack an SGC and a PSA slab in this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlBkTYF05UI
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And what was so different about it, vs. the other two?
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And what was so different about it, vs. the other two?
Well, I didn't jab a screwdriver and fumble it all the way up and down each edge, millimeter by millimeter for one lol. That's a sure way to wreck a card at some point. Also, you guys were wrestling with separating the top from the bottom. I'm watching it going up and down, up and down, about to pull my hair out. You're going to get shards of broken plastic wedged under the top of the slab and it's going to indent the surface. But damage issues aside, it's also just much faster.
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Yikes! You guys are giving me a heart attack with these cracking slab videos.

I've cracked thousands of slabs. This is how I do it. I crack an SGC and a PSA slab in this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlBkTYF05UI
I've done 100 or so without issue, using pliers and flathead screwdriver around all side. Your way is much better. Thanks!
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