[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Have to disagree with this. You can't smell the old cardboard through the plastic. It is also impossible to handle and touch the actual card when it is in a slab. When starting to collect a new set, some collectors purposely buy ungraded cards to get familiar with them. I am not anti-grading. I have graded and ungraded cards in my collection.

Agree with Robert here. It's important to get to know the cards when you first get into them. You lose some of that once they are slabbed. I also have graded and raw cards in my collection.