ok but putting the CGC rating in the binder is pretty stupid though.
tisFault
7 and below it’s getting cracked.
Meta13_Drain_Punch
I have a peeve where all of my cards MUST be in the same binder, or it feels like it’s not part of the collection😭
UrsusPoison
100% agree
Eb0nTTK
I recently started the process of cracking all of my slabs save for one company. I never really liked how most slabs looked in the first place so after I stopped caring about the increased value it potentially brings (company/grade dependent ofc) I decided I would rather keep cards in displays that I like to look at.
Tacktiician
Raw just the way mother liked it
Ok_Marsupial6435
Do you normally put them on the sharp plastic after cracking?
Misa-Bugeisha
And put into a deck to be shuffled vigorously, *XD*.
ScareCrow13-
Now make the same post cracking a 10 to see if you say the same.
teogeorgiou
Why did you sleeve it then?
Awoken-Queen
I must be a nutcase because I prefer the cards I enjoy and value to be slabbed regardless of the Grade. I feel like they are the best protected that way. I’m fairly new to collecting though so I suppose this is a bad take. Would there be a benefit to keeping the card raw, sleeved, in a binder vs a slab? Genuinely curious.
alexdenvor
I’m still torn between raw and graded. Pros and cons of each…. I like the added protection of a graded card and I do appreciate knowing the condition out of 10 by a ‘,professional’ and obviously if it’s a 9 or a 10, typically adds value if it’s by the big 3. But then I think it takes away from cards sometimes, especially highly textured cards, you can’t appreciate the texture as much inside a slab. I have a handful of nice cards right now, some with 10 potential and some not (some munch cards, modern SIR’s) and i just don’t know if I want to sub them or not.
Orichalchem
I remember i had this venusaur
It was the luckiest venusaur i ever owned, each time flipped a coin, it would always land on heads
I steamrolled my opponent endlessly by just paralyzing them non stop
Unfortunately my opponent raged, grabbed my card and ripped it up
My wife was my opponent..
fadedwood
Hello fellow slab cracker
CoolMudkip
Ok bud, let’s see you do this with a 10 now
ElectronicDraft4601
and living
avgreddittrader
emosaur
Lupercal-_-
5.5’s are yeh 😂
manyname
OP, did you slab a card…just for the piece of paper?
fyodor_ivanovich
At least it was a blue label CGC- it’s forgivable.
Baconflavors
I strive to be this rich to just break slabs because ” Aesthetics”
8ad_At_Nam3s
Nice 5.5 shit Venasaur
Professional_Elk3828
I’ve basically got a binder for each set of S&V. Minus paldean fates and the latest temporal forces. I mastered my obsidian flames binder.
DarkKerrigor
Lick it
Rydropwn
Dogs should be raw…and living..
Alternative_Lime3856
Just so we are all on the same page. I did not send it for grading just to crack it open. I have been collecting the Expedition set as I bought an e-Reader as a kid but never bought any of the cards for it. I was originally skipping the holos but it didn’t feel right starting at 33. The Venusaur just happened to be a much better price than I’ve seen a decent condition one go for. Slabs aren’t my thing but binder pages full of cards do the trick.
sizzlorr26
just like eggs!
gltch__
Resubmit to PSA for an 8
Westafricangrey
Despite all my rage I’m still just a venusaur in a cage
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Howd you break it so cleanly?
ok but putting the CGC rating in the binder is pretty stupid though.
7 and below it’s getting cracked.
I have a peeve where all of my cards MUST be in the same binder, or it feels like it’s not part of the collection😭
100% agree
I recently started the process of cracking all of my slabs save for one company. I never really liked how most slabs looked in the first place so after I stopped caring about the increased value it potentially brings (company/grade dependent ofc) I decided I would rather keep cards in displays that I like to look at.
Raw just the way mother liked it
Do you normally put them on the sharp plastic after cracking?
And put into a deck to be shuffled vigorously, *XD*.
Now make the same post cracking a 10 to see if you say the same.
Why did you sleeve it then?
I must be a nutcase because I prefer the cards I enjoy and value to be slabbed regardless of the Grade. I feel like they are the best protected that way. I’m fairly new to collecting though so I suppose this is a bad take. Would there be a benefit to keeping the card raw, sleeved, in a binder vs a slab? Genuinely curious.
I’m still torn between raw and graded. Pros and cons of each…. I like the added protection of a graded card and I do appreciate knowing the condition out of 10 by a ‘,professional’ and obviously if it’s a 9 or a 10, typically adds value if it’s by the big 3. But then I think it takes away from cards sometimes, especially highly textured cards, you can’t appreciate the texture as much inside a slab.
I have a handful of nice cards right now, some with 10 potential and some not (some munch cards, modern SIR’s) and i just don’t know if I want to sub them or not.
I remember i had this venusaur
It was the luckiest venusaur i ever owned, each time flipped a coin, it would always land on heads
I steamrolled my opponent endlessly by just paralyzing them non stop
Unfortunately my opponent raged, grabbed my card and ripped it up
My wife was my opponent..
Hello fellow slab cracker
Ok bud, let’s see you do this with a 10 now
and living
emosaur
5.5’s are yeh 😂
OP, did you slab a card…just for the piece of paper?
At least it was a blue label CGC- it’s forgivable.
I strive to be this rich to just break slabs because ” Aesthetics”
Nice 5.5 shit Venasaur
I’ve basically got a binder for each set of S&V. Minus paldean fates and the latest temporal forces. I mastered my obsidian flames binder.
Lick it
Dogs should be raw…and living..
Just so we are all on the same page. I did not send it for grading just to crack it open. I have been collecting the Expedition set as I bought an e-Reader as a kid but never bought any of the cards for it. I was originally skipping the holos but it didn’t feel right starting at 33. The Venusaur just happened to be a much better price than I’ve seen a decent condition one go for. Slabs aren’t my thing but binder pages full of cards do the trick.
just like eggs!
Resubmit to PSA for an 8
Despite all my rage I’m still just a venusaur in a cage
But now you can’t see the ereader border 😭
Easiest way to go from trash to cash 💸
Nothing beats raw cards, look so nice in binders.
🫡