Good assessment. It happened in spades about three years ago where we started seeing mid-high grade raw cards outselling PSA or SGC graded examples because they might have the possibility of being overgraded (for a profit) or their eye appeal is better, or because some customers ignore graded cards. One reason is seeing a card graded a 6 or a 7 is known to have a flaw, whereas an ungraded raw card can be displayed without the knowledge that it is flawed.
So if you buy 6.5s and crack them out, go ahead. If you buy raw, go ahead. There are plenty of altered cards available both raw and graded. There are plenty of unaltered cards that are raw and graded, as well. Do your own research about which sellers are trustworthy and which are not.
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PWCC: The Fish Stinks From the Head
PSA: Regularly Get Cheated
BGS: Can't detect trimming on modern
SGC: Closed auto authentication business
JSA: Approved same T206 Autos before SGC
Oh, what a difference a year makes.
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