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DDWhy crack the card at all? I know that each collector handles things differently, but since you are going to put it in a screwdown anyway, then why crack it?
If you collect raw cards, or just like keeping your cards in an album, I still don't see why you would crack a graded card, assuming you paid a price common to that graded card in the condition you purchased it in.
I remember when Julie V. was actively collecting and posting on this site. If I remember corectly, she would crack graded cards she purchased. When she consigned her collection to REA, they had a portion, if not all, regraded.
In the event you want/need to sell them in the future, don't you think they will bring more if they are graded? Why go through the hassle of grading them again if they were graded in the first place?