I am sort of a fence sitter at this point in time.
I used to be 100% against slabbing cards (although I've always seen it as probably the best way of preserving cards). My primary reasons were the price and problem of how/where to store them. I'm still against the prices for slabbing, and the sellers who feel that since the thing has been authenticated and graded that they feel it should be worth tons more than a raw card.
A minor reason, one which I am sort of learning to live with is the feeling of distance from the card that the plastic puts between you and the card. I'm sort of an old-school hold it in your hands (by the edges)kind of collector.
If I looked really hard I could probably find a few higher-end cards I've got that would be worth slabbing. I do have some sweet cut sigs, and other auto cards, some fave rookies etc. I'm just not so sure about segregating them away from the rest of my collection.
I hear yeah Kirk, but nice to do it for your PC!I am sort of a fence sitter at this point in time.
I used to be 100% against slabbing cards (although I've always seen it as probably the best way of preserving cards). My primary reasons were the price and problem of how/where to store them. I'm still against the prices for slabbing, and the sellers who feel that since the thing has been authenticated and graded that they feel it should be worth tons more than a raw card.
A minor reason, one which I am sort of learning to live with is the feeling of distance from the card that the plastic puts between you and the card. I'm sort of an old-school hold it in your hands (by the edges
If I looked really hard I could probably find a few higher-end cards I've got that would be worth slabbing. I do have some sweet cut sigs, and other auto cards, some fave rookies etc. I'm just not so sure about segregating them away from the rest of my collection.
Thinking I have about 50 cards I'm looking to get Graded, maybe less because I'm picky on the cards I send in, a card you think is mint, turns out to be a 8.0, one little thing wrong and its a bad grade, so make sure you look close at your cards before you send them in!
Really wouldn't take long to reach the 100 mark, I'm in, just need a host with a Beckett account!
