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Old 05-13-2013, 09:35 AM
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Call me a cracker unless I am buying for resale.
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Old 05-13-2013, 09:53 AM
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Only recently, I have began to accept slabs into my collection. I had found that the remaining T206 are becoming much more difficult to find raw in a suitable condition. I prefer raw but I had to accept a dose of reality. Out of the first 270 cards , I had 3 slabs. I just passed 300 cards and I have added 20 slabs. I still MIGHT liberate them. I dunno........
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Old 05-13-2013, 02:18 PM
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Call me a cracker unless I am buying for resale.
+1. I have 9 cards still in slabs because they never made it into my collection. I can't wait to get rid of them.

If I had a t206 card graded PSA 8 I would leave it in the holder, but I'll never buy one that high grade, I just don't trust grading at all. I have one old judge that is near mint, but I bought it raw so it gets to stay that way.. If I had a graded 8 old judge and I wanted to keep it, I'd probably end up cracking it, so that I can look at the edges.
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I'm a set builder. My cards for sets are all raw. For my player (Hogan) collection, most are raw. I buy the card. Not the grade or holder. Now that I have a great job. I can buy more.
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I have special tools to crack them but they vary by the TPG which ones I use. Butterknife, jewelers screwdriver, gem hammer and letter opener. Be warned - the Beckett holders are a bear! I've damaged more than one with a slip of the prying device when I first started.
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