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MattWhat does the "Buy the card, not the slab" statement mean to you?
I see 2 possibilites:
1) A statement revolving around error of the grading companies - a card that a reputable and knowledgeable grader with a clear head would never give the grade (or the player name
) assigned on the slab.
2) A statement about eye appeal of a card being the critical pricing criterion vs the slabbed grade; even though the grade is technically correct. A card correctly slabbed as a 5 with really bad registration would be an example and should not be valued at 5 money.
I would venture that everyone understands it to mean at least 1; how many people believe in it as far as point 2? If you do believe in it for definition 2, what if the situation was reversed and the technical grade of the card was well below what the eye appeal was - would you be willing to pay above the range of values of that particular grading slot?