Collectors, does it matter who grades your cards?

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Posted By: jay behrens

I prefer SGC, but will buy other slabs if it's a card I really need. GAI slabs I don't mind. I love the label on the top edge of the slab. The lone PSA I ever bought, I crossed over to SGC right away. No way I was gonna let a PSA 6 slide around become a 5 or lower because they are too cheap to properly holder a card. Then there are all the issues that come with PSA and I have no desire to keep a card in a PSA slab for the long term. If I was looking for a quick flip, I'd prefer PSA only because I know there are people out there that still blindly follow PSA and hope all their problems will go away (For those that don't know what they are, doa search. They are all well documented here)

In general though, I prefer raw cards. Helps keep costs down. But when I'm buying a 33 Goudey Ruth Gehrig or similar big ticket card what you see lots of reprints of, I want the card slabbed.

Jay

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