[vintage321]

simple.

i buy cards over $100 , and up, in slabs, b/c i CANNOT tell a trim job of 1/32nd of an inch.

i buy in collector grades (1-5) , i buy the CARD, not the flip, focus on centering
and then corners, AND the slab gives me a bit more comfort that the card is NOT altered.

i only collect major hall of famers, and i really enjoy cracking a card out, (and re-submitting it) if i feel it deserves a higher grade. this is FUN to me.