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Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo
The ONLY thing people care about with signed cards is if it gets in a PSA dual graded holder so we agree to disagree.
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We usually agree on things, but stray here.
As someone who regularly sells unslabbed, unauthenticated signed cards of every sort and value, I can assure you that what you say is not the case. Will less people be interested without the plastic tomb? Sure. Sometimes a slower sell? Yep. Still many interested buyers? Most assuredly. Will I still ultimately get my price? Of course. I wouldn't be able to exist if I didn't. Frankly, the only authenticated material of any type that I may have is just stuff that came to me in that state. I don't spend a dime on authentication. I offer a guarantee that anything will pass a "reputable" TPA, but only because today's industry dictates that I have to do that much. I'm more comfortable with my own assessments on anything I offer, but what can you do?
If I have to wait a little longer to make that sale, I can afford to. I also don't drop my price whenever somebody plays the "It's not in a PSA slab, so it's worth a fraction of your asking price" game. These people can assuredly get lost.