I am new to this "hobby" as well, even though I had what would be a collection worth a fortune by today's standards as a kid, and have been "collecting" on and off over the decades since my mom got rid of them after my indifference to them before they became valuable. I have only raw cards, because I like being able to hold them, and I most certainly am not in the "hobby" as an investment. I now have a modest collection of quite valuable cards. I never buy genuine valuable cards off of eBay or anywhere else online. Low dollar cards, yes, no problem. I only trade in person these days for valuable, collectible cards. There is no substitute for loupe, blacklight and simply the look and feel, in person. There are so many fakes in the "hobby" now that it is, quite frankly, appalling. Somebody went to incredible lengths with some of them, but in the end, the fakery stands out. Any card that appears to be too good to be true, perfect in every way, probably is.
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