Funny, I look at it 100% differently. Except for the possibility that someone is shilling me, I think the well known auction places (including PWCC) are the best places to get a card at fair market value. Thousands of eyeballs on it and the market tells you what's reasonable and fair for that point in time. I've seen cards sell for $1000 PSA 8 on PWCC where jokers on eBay are peddling the same card on Buy it Now for $5000. ("Terribly under graded . . . .") And card shows in my experience are wildly inflated. People on this board are all fine folks but the idea that they are handing away cards at amazing price points hasn't been my experience. I've gotten a few cool things and it's great to do deals with fellow collectors, but I'm am not sure I got it any cheaper than at an AH.
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