"Buy the card, not the holder"

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by familytoad

Great examples and it really shows how to amass a quality collection without being married to a number on a plastic slab!

I'll admit I am a fan of TPG, but if you see my collection, you'll immediately see that I don't really care what grade is assigned (within reason)
I slab for aesthetic and protection reasons mostly.

This Grove is a stellar card , especially given your comparisons! Nice job!

Beautiful Grove!

I'm with Brian. I don't collect slabs, but I'm a big fan of TPG. I'm not a part of any registry, so I can breathe easy when it comes to collecting. I'm willing to bet a lot of registry guys/gals know some of the time, they aren't buying the better appealing card and are just buying the number on the slab...which is quite sad

[CW]

An iconic card with an attractive image of a great player. Doesn't get much better, and your copy is the best of the bunch. Great example of BTCNTH!

[Koufax32fan]

That is a very nice card. I wonder if there is something on the back that the grader saw that we haven't seen that might have lead to the technical grade. For certain cards, I don't mind a wrinkle, crease or even a bit of paper loss on the back but I know that a TPGer would take that into consideration. I also have never sent a card to a TPGer.

[vthobby]

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[ethicsprof]

great acquisition!
congrats.

all the best,
barry

[pclpads]

Congrats on a great score. Proving once again, that good things come to those who wait.