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T206Collector<<Why do you feel the need to spend money (that could be used to add cards to your collection) to have someone else assign a numerical grade and place your card in a slab?>>
1) For cards that may be resold, you get more than your money back for grading cards before selling them -- that equals much more money to be used to add cards to my collection; and
2) For cards that remain in my permanent collection, the nominal grading free preserves the cards well and lends ease to assigning a price to them for insurance purposes. Not to mention the aesthetic beauty of a card encapsulated by SGC and the joy many get from participating in a set registry.