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Posted By: Tim Cathey

I never base my bid price on a grade provided by the seller of a raw card. I usually only bid on raw cards with nice large scans and still do so with some reservation. I have won several nice cards for good buys and have received a few that had flaws that just didn't show up in the scan.

Buying raw is a gamble but the less you stick your neck out the less likely it is to get chopped off.

If the card is of any significant value I question why it isn't being sold in a slab.

Yes, there is a variance in slabbed cards of the same grade, but it's not even close to the variance of grades provided by dealers.