Entombed in Plastic

[rainier2004]

Ive taken down 100-150 slabbed cards. Im not going to argue slab vs non-slab but cards were meant to be held, put in pages and experienced...like when we were kids. Im sitting on all my slabbed cj's ( about 80 or so) until I finish the set and will free them 1 by 1 and place into my customized book. I dont bust them out yet as I may up/downgrade some. I CANNOT WAIT!

[SetBuilder]

Grading T206 cards that are obviously in bad condition is kind of tacky in my opinion (and a waste of money). You can tell it's poor (creased/stained/rounded, etc) just by looking at it, you don't need PSA to tell you the condition sucks. Keep these raw. It looks better anyway, I never liked seeing the word "poor" next to my cards. Kind of insulting to a 103 year old card, don't you think?

Every time I see beaters in PSA slabs I feel like cracking them out. There are plently of ways to protect cards other than a slab.

[glchen]

Originally Posted by SetBuilder

Grading T206 cards that are obviously in bad condition is kind of tacky in my opinion (and a waste of money). You can tell it's poor (creased/stained/rounded, etc) just by looking at it, you don't need PSA to tell you the condition sucks. Keep these raw. It looks better anyway, I never liked seeing the word "poor" next to my cards. Kind of insulting to a 103 year old card, don't you think?

Every time I see beaters in PSA slabs I feel like cracking them out. There are plently of ways to protect cards other than a slab.

I realize that I'm in the minority, but I'm of the opposite opinion. I think that if you have a beater of a card, the card "wants" to be slabbed just like that PSA 8 1952 Mantle. The card wants to be around to be enjoyed for another 100 years, and there's a lot more chance that will happen if it's slabbed. It'll be better protected from the elements, and there's less of a chance it will accidentally get thrown away.

[Chris D.]

The main reason I buy slabbed cards is because I worry about buying an altered card. I would rather a card in poor condition than one that presents better but is altered.

[rdixon1208]

Originally Posted by Chris D.

The main reason I buy slabbed cards is because I worry about buying an altered card. I would rather a card in poor condition than one that presents better but is altered.

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