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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1774135, member: 112"]Yeah, you do, for plastic buyers. </p><p> </p><p>I've said it a thousand times, it doesn't matter if the coin is raw or slabbed. If it's a great looking coin a knowledgeable buyer will pay the same amount. Do you think for one second that Tom or Matt, or any of the other knowledgeable dealers we have on this forum, will care if the coin is raw, as long as it's a great looking coin ? I assure they won't, and they'll buy it in a heartbeat.</p><p> </p><p>Look at all the posts that Matt makes, almost all of those coins are raw when he buys them. And yes, he sends them in to get them graded. But do you know why ? It's because they are <u>easier to sell</u> when they are in a slab because there are far more unknowledgeable buyers out there than there are knowledgeable buyers. It's not because it makes them worth more.</p><p> </p><p>Being in a slab increases the size of your potential buying pool, nothing else.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1774135, member: 112"]Yeah, you do, for plastic buyers. I've said it a thousand times, it doesn't matter if the coin is raw or slabbed. If it's a great looking coin a knowledgeable buyer will pay the same amount. Do you think for one second that Tom or Matt, or any of the other knowledgeable dealers we have on this forum, will care if the coin is raw, as long as it's a great looking coin ? I assure they won't, and they'll buy it in a heartbeat. Look at all the posts that Matt makes, almost all of those coins are raw when he buys them. And yes, he sends them in to get them graded. But do you know why ? It's because they are [U]easier to sell[/U] when they are in a slab because there are far more unknowledgeable buyers out there than there are knowledgeable buyers. It's not because it makes them worth more. Being in a slab increases the size of your potential buying pool, nothing else.[/QUOTE]
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