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Posted By: T206Collector

Since you were the highest bidder by only a penny, the market for that card at that point in time was $75.00 to $75.01. Thus, you paid the going market rate for that card and should not be disappointed that cards in the same condition have previously sold for less. Indeed, a PSA 1 for sale at the same time likely would have sold for $75.01 as well.

Having said that, if you continue to purchase T206 cards on-line, it would make sense for you not to invest too heavily in raw cards, since you will be relying on scans and dealer/seller representations that will often be heavily biases against you. Third-party grading takes those biases out of the equation and makes for a much safer and more reliable on-line collecting community.

After you get the slabbed cards home, you can do like Frank and crack those babies out. But a slabbed card is much less likely to come with any unwanted surprises from an on-line sale.

Finally, but foremost, congratulations on your first T206 card. 10 years and 520 different T206 cards later, and I still can't stop.