Is It Utterly Insane...

frankbmd · #1 01-11-2014, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by EvilKing00

funny - the big one I always say is tires. You know they can make tires that can last forever, so why don't they? not profitable.

Oh-oh! Now one of those touchy-feely guys is going to invent a slab that disintegrates after the sale.

Then even the flippers will be repeat customers.

Paul S · #2 01-11-2014, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by frankbmd

Oh-oh! Now one of those touchy-feely guys is going to invent a slab that disintegrates after the sale.

Then even the flippers will be repeat customers.

Planned obsolescence. What a concept.

Oops, gotta go, my lamp just blew a bulb.

SushiX37 · #3 01-11-2014, 07:08 PM

I'm a PSA guy, so my answer would be to leave them as is. That's just my opinion though. (Please don't let this turn into a PSA hatefest.)

Rich

iwantitiwinit · #4 01-11-2014, 07:30 PM

This may sound corny but I feel as if I have somewhat of a responsibility to safeguard these small pieces of cardboard that have survived intact for a hundred years. In the past they've been owned by others and I would think in many cases by several others who have cared for them. My cards will never be in better shape then they are now, you can't undo damage however minor it might be. The best way for me preserve them and to prevent future damage is to leave them slabbed. Personally I know how bad I'd feel if I ever damaged a card when cracking it out of a case or mishandling it. Rather than a question of preserving value, to me it's more of a question of preserving the "treasure".

EvilKing00 · #5 01-11-2014, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by iwantitiwinit

This may sound corny but I feel as if I have somewhat of a responsibility to safeguard these small pieces of cardboard that have survived intact for a hundred years. In the past they've been owned by others and I would think in many cases by several others who have cared for them. My cards will never be in better shape then they are now, you can't undo damage however minor it might be. The best way for me preserve them and to prevent future damage is to leave them slabbed. Personally I know how bad I'd feel if I ever damaged a card when cracking it out of a case or mishandling it. Rather than a question of preserving value, to me it's more of a question of preserving the "treasure".

Perfectly said

Bridwell · #6 01-13-2014, 10:18 PM

+1. I've gradually become a slab man. Hated the concept at first now like it. One factor not mentioned yet is that someday my family members will be liquidating my collection after I'm gone. Or maybe I'll want to liquidate it when I'm elderly. The slabs are good to identify the cards and will help keep family members from being taken advantage of.

I Only Smoke 4 the Cards · #7 01-13-2014, 11:33 PM

A lot of good arguments have been made for both positions. I see pros and cons for both. I don't know what I would do but I won't fault you either way.

Pro - leave them slabbed
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Better protected physically
Easier to resale
Easier for family to resale if you pass away
If you just like graded cards
Risk of messing them up if you crack them out
Easier to insure

Con - crack them out
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Like the way they look
The way collecting used to be
Like to touch the cards
Think they look cool that way
Easier to store and enjoy collection

dougscats · #8 01-11-2014, 08:38 PM

I've always collected ungraded cards.
I love the sense of antiquity that comes with touching them, they're sometimes a better bargain, and I've found that being able to flip through the pages of my T206 collection is really a pleasure.

Even so, I've accumulated a hundred or so graded T206's while collecting the set. I cracked open dozens of Authentic and Poor slabs [and it felt good, too!], figuring there wasn't much, if any, money lost in liberating those, and because in many cases the grades didn't do justice to the cards. My practical side doesn't like losing money, though, so I didn't crack the 2's and better. I'll be selling/trading those off as I'm presently in the process of replacing them with ungraded cards.

In the end, of course, it's to each his own. If I collected Mint cards, I'd probably want them graded. But Mint is not the allure for me even if money were no object.

I'll add one thing: It seems to me, and I suppose it's a logical development, that there are fewer and fewer ungraded cards on the market.

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