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T206Collector"And, as long as there is all this present day "paranoia" engendered with
ungraded cards, our comments will never be understood."
The "paranoia" is more justified now than ever. If you do not have a T206 Cobb in purportedly mint condition slabbed by PSA, SGC or GAI, then the presumption is that you are unable to have that card graded. Why else would you forego thousands of dollars for a $10 procedure?
The "paranoia" felt in the 1980's drove people out of the hobby.
The "paranoia" is best addressed by third party grading.
Your comments related to the halcyon days of raw cards are well understood; but your lack of understanding of the fundamental value of grading from a variety of perspectives, many of which celebrate the virtue of the vintage card collector, is fantastically and fanatically ignorant.