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Originally Posted by homerunhitter
So now I must ask the question of the decade! Based on all of the above info given in regards to old slabs vs newer slabs, may I ask, do you think an older slabbed psa card or a raw card will have more value in the future? Thanks
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It is not an easy, simple yes or no question. Probably the only truly correct answer being "maybe". It will most likely depend a lot on what the raw or graded card looks like, and if graded, whether it appears over or under graded. Can then further depend on what the reason a person looking to acquire a particular card is. Are they looking for a nice presenting card for their collection, a possible candidate for resubmitting for a grade bump, a card doctor looking for potential candidates to work on, a Registry geek looking for a particular grade with no thought or concern as to the real condition or appearance of the card itself, and so on.
Intrinsically though, if there are two of the exact same card, in exactly the same identical condition, with the only difference being one is graded and the other is not, the graded card will most likely always have a higher value simply because someone already paid for the grading!