Entombed in Plastic

[Tyler]

I've cracked probably about 100 or so T205's over the years.



1. you like to devalue your card
Lost money on most of the ones I sold, due to the economy, not due to the fact they were raw. (All were low grade anyway.)

2. you like to risk damaging the card from handling
I've taught myself to be VERY careful.

3. you like water or mildew staining to advance
Never thought about this one.

4 you like to risk damage during crackout
I've always been a gambler.

What happened to number 5?

6 you like small plastic shards on the floor or in your eye.
I wouldn't say I like it, but it's a small price to pay for a piece of history that I can touch, feel and smell.

Most importantly...TO EACH HIS OWN.

[chaddurbin]

cracking slabs is fun until you turn a VGEX e98 cobb into GOOD

[g_vezina_c55]

i love the look af the graded card for my part, but i must admit i thinked many time about crack all my holder....

but i don t think i will do it

[Sterling Sports Auctions]

Don't you know you guys are skewing all the Pop reports? How dare you, that's important research information.

Lee

[pow323]

The one and only way to collect cards! RAW. That is the way it was from the beginning and the way it should stay!

[goudey1933]

I was surprised when I sold of collection on ebay 2 years ago I actually made a profit even though all were raw...1/2 I popped out of their holders.Grades were in the g- vg-ex range.(Goudeys,a few caramels)When I bought them I had no intention to sell but I wanted to finance a non card purchase.That said maybe or maybe not I would have gotten more.If they were higher grade I probably wouldn't have broken them free.Low to mid grades...does it really matter?. If you have good scans a collector can tell ...for the most part the quality.Alot of great bargains out there raw.I don't mean this to be a anti grading rant. Love those pics!!!!
scott