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Posted By: <b>doug Bacon</b><p>Curious what you guys think. I'm of to a good start with my raw set of t206's. This is my favorite page and I can't stop staring at it. My ? is how does a raw Southern leaguer worth around $100-$150 in ex condition turn into $350 in a PSA holder. Anyone that loves t206's knows a fake from a reprint. Is the extra $250 just for someone to tell you what condition it is or the shiny, stackable holder. <img src="http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc343/bacon0000/t206s034.jpg" alt="[linked image]">
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Posted By: <b>peter ullman</b><p>Nice cards...I prefer RAW...by far...and I'm considering cracking all of my cards and putting them in binders...like I did in the old days.
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Posted By: <b>marty q</b><p>o.m.g.!!! over /under on the posts!!??<br><br>ok joke's over- i do raw and graded.
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Posted By: <b>jdrum</b><p>It all depends who the seller is!
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Posted By: <b>Steve</b><p>I prefer raw until it is time to sell, then I'd like to get the extra 250.00.<br><br><br>I'm sure you will too.<br><br><br>Steve
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Posted By: <b>marty q</b><p> "It all depends who the seller is!"<br><br> ha! now a days so true, and a shame at the same time.<br><br>
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Posted By: <b>doug Bacon</b><p>WHERE DOES THE EXTRA $250 COME FROM???? There's no way a card being authenticated drives the price that much. I just don't get it.
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Posted By: <b>dan mckee</b><p>Steve hit the nail on the head. My thoughts exactly. I prefer to collect raw as I can display the sets better. But it is tough not to want to grade when you are going to sell since someone will pay you $250 for a $14 label.
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Posted By: <b>quan</b><p>doug,<br><br>nice start. don't be influenced by some card snobs here that has to put down/ridicule how others like to collect. if you enjoy your cards raw that's great. i can do either if it's a card i like. of course there's no better feeling than buying a nice raw EX card for alot less than what it would've cost graded.
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Posted By: <b>Adam</b><p>"how does a raw Southern leaguer worth around $100-$150 in ex condition turn into $350 in a PSA holder"<br><br>I think it's because when in a holder, it eliminates the "what if this card is slightly trimmed and I cannot tell" etc. questions a buyer may have. Thus buyers are willing to pay more for the certainty that comes from a PSA or SGC cert.
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Posted By: <b>Rob D.</b><p><img src="http://www.sutherlandsolar.com/images/hurricane-palms3.gif" alt="[linked image]"><br><br>I feel a storm a brewin'. Boarding up my windows for Hurricane Frank.
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Posted By: <b>Chris Counts</b><p>I really like the idea of putting cards in plastic pages, but I've seen some cards over the years that suffered paper loss as a result. But I can't stand slabs, so I keep everything in topholders, which I scan and store in safe deposit boxes ...
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Posted By: <b>doug Bacon</b><p>Who on this board thinks that because a card is graded it isn't trimmed. How many people have sent 100 t206's to psa, had 8 returned as trimmed and resubmitted them only to see them be graded the second time. I know i have
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Posted By: <b>peter ullman</b><p>here we go again.
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Posted By: <b>Rick McQuillan</b><p>I collect lower grade T206's, most of which would grade in the 1 to 3 range. All of them are raw, including the 40-50 that were in slabs, except for the 4 Cobbs, Dahlen, Elberfeld, and Lundgren. I also have around 90 T205's, and all are raw except 1. <br><br>I learned the hard way on a couple of T206's when I first started, but now I know what to look for, although I much prefer to purchase graded cards of the more expensive HOFers and variations.<br><br>Rick<br><br>
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Posted By: <b>JimCrandell</b><p>Hmmm let me think--you know ther cards legit, it has a higher value and you can compete on the PSA Set Registry for the prestigious awards. No contest-graded.
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Posted By: <b>Adam</b><p>"Who on this board thinks that because a card is graded it isn't trimmed. How many people have sent 100 t206's to psa, had 8 returned as trimmed and resubmitted them only to see them be graded the second time. I know i have"<br><br>I am sure we could all agree this has happened / could happen with every grading company, not just PSA. Sounds like you are anti-grading, so just stay with everything raw and enjoy collecting the way you prefer it!<br><br>ps- Can you post some scans of the 8 cards you mentioned?
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Posted By: <b>Adam</b><p>Also, it should be pointed out that PSA is better than SGC at grading.<br><br>Edited to add: smiley face (if I knew how to add one).
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Posted By: <b>doug Bacon</b><p>Sorry, I sold all my graded cards to start my retirement fund. Most of them were centered to the top and didn't have much border but they still got 7's.
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Posted By: <b>marty q</b><p> doug , you asked if raw or graded, where are you going now??? not to burst your bubble, but this board has gone over raw/graded, trimmed/micro trimmed, erased/ power erased, etc, get the point, at least a dozen times a year. can we stick to what do you prefer raw or graded. you like raw we get. please not another psa bashing therad....the board needs to designate 1 day a week for psa bashing. or grading bashing, whatever it may be.
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Posted By: <b>Fred C</b><p>Oh please, don't mention encapsulated trimmed T206 cards and the possibility of PSA doing this... I just might bring up that collection of T206 cards that PSA graded... I should have made a new years resolution to never mention that name again... I'm doing my best not to type that name....<br><br><br><br>
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Posted By: <b>Doug</b><p>Having them graded makes them easier to sell in the future (if need be), but if I was 100% sure that I'd never have to part with them I'd prefer to have them together in a binder like what you are doing with yours.
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Posted By: <b>doug Bacon</b><p>I'm certainly not bashing PSA. They made me a fortune. I just want to know how someone could pay so much more for a graded card
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Posted By: <b>E, Daniel</b><p>Accept my apologies if I'm wrong, but the tenor and writing style of Marshall, Macboube and Bacon sound earily similar......<br>It beggars belief anyone could have followed the board for the last week and feel we need a new PSA bashing isn't-it-ridiculous-to-slab thread????
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Posted By: <b>Marty Ogelvie</b><p><p>I love the look of a graded card but if I had my druthers.. I would go for RAW.<br></p><p>Marty</p>
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Posted By: <b>dan mckee</b><p>card snobs ridiculing how someone collects?? I read the above posts Quan and I do not see anyone ridiculing someone else's collecting habits. And are you sure you have ever owned a raw card?? <br><br>And I know my cards are legit, and many graded ones are not.
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Posted By: <b>Steve</b><p>Doug if graded cards have made you a fortune then surely<br>you must now why.<br><br><br>I too did not see anyone ridiculing how anyone collects.<br><br>Like I said earlier I prefer cards raw until I have to sell<br><br>them, then I too would like to make a fortune.<br><br><img src="/images/wink.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="wink.gif"><br><br><br>Steve
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Posted By: <b>Frank Wakefield</b><p>How dear to my heart is the shiny holder,<br>that protects my card all day and all night.<br>It makes my card buying much braver and bolder,<br>and keeps my card collecting from being a fright.<br><br>And of course the set registry is a wonderful deal,<br>Forget that the graders can't tell fake from real.<br>It's all that I yearn for, plastic tombs in a line,<br>My money goes for postage and slabs which is fine.<br><br><br><br>And the answer is, RAW.
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Posted By: <b>Michael Steele</b><p>Well this thread is quickly sliding into the muck. How about we have a tug of war at the National between the "raw" team vs the "graded" team. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="happy.gif">
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Posted By: <b>Jantz</b><p>I like mine raw with a little bit of Louisiana hot sauce.<br><br>I guess I won't be getting one of the "prestigious awards".<br><br>Oh well<br><br>Seriously though, I buy both. As long as it pleases me, then it really doesn't matter whether its raw or graded.<br><br>Jantz
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