because i don't have the money to invest in slabbing. i'm always cash poor. if i find some book in a dollar box and i can flip it for $20-$40 even if it has $250 upside in a slab, i usually take it
Also its not as easy as some here make it out to be. Most people don't talk about their 9.2s,9.4s, or even 9.6s they thought were 9.8s until they got them back.Please keep that in mind. Along with the fact there is a time frame involved here.
You have to have access, cash, knowledge, time, resources, and a little bit of luck to pull those 9.8s. I know sometimes reality is a tough sell here, but there is a lot of BS that floats around here from egos. Some of you new posters read all this stuff and go "Oh yeah I can do this" until you try it for more then a few books.
If it was easy there wouldn't be that much money involved in them because there would be more slabs.(Cues the testimonies from guys making a killing and they are new at doing it. )
It is so nice to read some wisdom on these boards.