Julio Rodriguez

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by eastbayak

Hahaha, that's the only sad part about the post-pandemic "collecting" world.

People being overly concerned about a card's grade than the actual card itself (shoot, same individuals would probably take a dinged up card if you just placed it in a Gem-Mint 10 slab).

they absolutely would!

and then complain "fake 10!" if it isnt theirs LOL

[eastbayak]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

they absolutely would!

and then complain "fake 10!" if it isnt theirs LOL

LOL 100%!!

[rfgilles]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

you know it isnt. lol

people need to stop being anal with their cards.

Mint State is perfectly fine for cards, especially something that was made post-pandemic.

Pristine Black Label or Bust!!

[rfgilles]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

you know it isnt. lol

people need to stop being anal with their cards.

Mint State is perfectly fine for cards, especially something that was made post-pandemic.

Why post-pandemic compared with a 2018 or 2019 card?

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by rfgilles

Why post-pandemic compared with a 2018 or 2019 card?

QC may be at an all time low since 2020

key raw cards from before that .... have to wonder why they are raw in th first place.

but the last three years? cards come out of the pack crappy. look at 2022 TC and its offshoots

[ObanMontecristo]

You’ll often see raw cards at or even slightly above the price of a PSA 9. I never got that- “Mint” is just fine with me and is less risky than buying a raw card (especially newer chrome cards which tend to have a lot of surface scratches). I’ll take a good deal on a PSA 9 any time

[Gurds]

Local breaker here in Indy pulled this tonight



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[relacson22]

Just got this back from PSA.


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[BabaORiley]

Originally Posted by Gurds

Local breaker here in Indy pulled this tonight



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[Robles Fan]

Originally Posted by Gurds

Local breaker here in Indy pulled this tonight



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[MiamiMarlinsFan]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

you know it isnt. lol

people need to stop being anal with their cards.

Mint State is perfectly fine for cards, especially something that was made post-pandemic.

Nothing wrong with a PSA 9, just don’t ask me to pay anything close to a PSA 10 for it. I usually will just buy a raw copy instead of a PSA 9 or lower, if we’re talking ultra modern, unless it’s something particularly rare. I’ve made exceptions in the past if it’s a card that just doesn’t pop up too often.

[imbluestreak23]

Uncle Julio poppage

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by ObanMontecristo

You’ll often see raw cards at or even slightly above the price of a PSA 9. I never got that- “Mint” is just fine with me and is less risky than buying a raw card (especially newer chrome cards which tend to have a lot of surface scratches). I’ll take a good deal on a PSA 9 any time

Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

Nothing wrong with a PSA 9, just don’t ask me to pay anything close to a PSA 10 for it. I usually will just buy a raw copy instead of a PSA 9 or lower, if we’re talking ultra modern, unless it’s something particularly rare. I’ve made exceptions in the past if it’s a card that just doesn’t pop up too often.

exactly. the "10 tax" is stupid. use the money you save buying 9's on more cards

[towerymt]

Originally Posted by imbluestreak23

Uncle Julio poppage

That's nice.

This scan popped this morning...

[ThoseBackPages]

That looks great!

[LVDan]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

you know it isnt. lol

people need to stop being anal with their cards.

Mint State is perfectly fine for cards, especially something that was made post-pandemic.

Some might argue that raw mint state is fine and needing psa to verify and entomb in plastic is being anal too. If liking the slab for easier re-sale by you or your loved ones in the future I can understand that but needing all your cards slabbed is pretty OCD to a lot of people.
Not slamming your way of collecting just saying the whole grading thing(especially for modern) seems over the top to a fair amount of people.
Then theres the additional space and weight of storage too.
On the plus side they'd be protected from water damage in case of floods and hurricanes though.

[MiamiMarlinsFan]

Originally Posted by LVDan

Some might argue that raw mint state is fine and needing psa to verify and entomb in plastic is being anal too. If liking the slab for easier re-sale by you or your loved ones in the future I can understand that but needing all your cards slabbed is pretty OCD to a lot of people.
Not slamming your way of collecting just saying the whole grading thing(especially for modern) seems over the top to a fair amount of people.
Then theres the additional space and weight of storage too.
On the plus side they'd be protected from water damage in case of floods and hurricanes though.

But what if you are OCD?! I rarely ever sell anything, but I love grading my comics and cards. I love having this stuff in as good of condition as possible. Poorly centered cards are turds in my punch bowl! It’s just how I am. Too late to change now. Haha

[imbluestreak23]

Originally Posted by towerymt

That's nice.

This scan popped this morning...

Aww sexy! I got a couple of those cousins as well:

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by LVDan

Some might argue that raw mint state is fine and needing psa to verify and entomb in plastic is being anal too. If liking the slab for easier re-sale by you or your loved ones in the future I can understand that but needing all your cards slabbed is pretty OCD to a lot of people.
Not slamming your way of collecting just saying the whole grading thing(especially for modern) seems over the top to a fair amount of people.
Then theres the additional space and weight of storage too.
On the plus side they'd be protected from water damage in case of floods and hurricanes though.

thats fair Dan. i prefer slabs because i am buying 99.7% of my cards on the internet. seeing them in person, how we did when we were kids, is a whole different thing. on the internet, i prefer a third party to give me their opinion on the shape of the card rather than the person that is selling it.

i also appreciate the look and feel of a card more in a slab than in a magnetic.

[LVDan]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

thats fair Dan. i prefer slabs because i am buying 99.7% of my cards on the internet. seeing them in person, how we did when we were kids, is a whole different thing. on the internet, i prefer a third party to give me their opinion on the shape of the card rather than the person that is selling it.

i also appreciate the look and feel of a card more in a slab than in a magnetic.

I get that. Yeah, I throw away any mag case I get on arrival except for the dumb uncirc cases from TC Black, Archives sig etc...because people expect them to be in those on resale.
In the world of graded cards I got absolutely NO problem with a fine 9
And on issues with as many problems as 2022 TCU 9 is the new 10. Love that TCU ref tower!

[towerymt]

Originally Posted by towerymt

No crying here

May have cropped that list a bit too tight

Wanted to have some fun with the PSA scans

[pewe]

Originally Posted by LVDan

Some might argue that raw mint state is fine and needing psa to verify and entomb in plastic is being anal too. If liking the slab for easier re-sale by you or your loved ones in the future I can understand that but needing all your cards slabbed is pretty OCD to a lot of people.
Not slamming your way of collecting just saying the whole grading thing(especially for modern) seems over the top to a fair amount of people.
Then theres the additional space and weight of storage too.
On the plus side they'd be protected from water damage in case of floods and hurricanes though.

I’ve softened on my anti-slab bias, but I still dislike that they take up more room and somehow feel harder to really enjoy the card. But when forced to, a fine 9 definitely seems like the best “deal”, particularly because the 10 premium feels out of hand these days. I hate the idea of buying something that I feel has additional built in downside risk on value if I ever needed to sell just due to the grade


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[boxbuster7]

Originally Posted by Gurds

Local breaker here in Indy pulled this tonight



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$100k+ right?

[towerymt]

Originally Posted by pewe

...a fine 9 definitely seems like the best “deal”...

With the proliferation of grading by the every-man, and the drop in QC by card producers, raw cards are on average less likely to be 'mint' these days. At least my speculation. Take the free grading fee on the PSA-9 selling for the same price as raw.

You cry, I buyTM

[pewe]

Originally Posted by towerymt

With the proliferation of grading by the every-man, and the drop in QC by card producers, raw cards are on average less likely to be 'mint' these days. At least my speculation. Take the free grading fee on the PSA-9 selling for the same price as raw.

You cry, I buyTM

Love the TM!!!

I enjoy the hunt for the nice raw, honestly part of the fun and what keeps my spend lower

And I can end up with things like this centered sapphire




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