Reasons for removing graded books from their holders. 0

[comicquant]

When I first got back into collecting a couple of years ago I thought people were nuts for cracking books out of their slabs.  I was also mostly focused on SA/BA books.  Recently I’ve shifted my focus to GA and have cracked every slabbed GA book I’ve bought.  I like being able to smell, hold and read the same book someone else did 70+ years ago.  There’s a palpable sense of nostalgia you cannot experience by holding a chunk of plastic.  While I know it boils down to personal preference I also feel it has something to do with maturing as a collector.  

[Cat-Man_America]

18 hours ago, comicquant said:

When I first got back into collecting a couple of years ago I thought people were nuts for cracking books out of their slabs.  I was also mostly focused on SA/BA books.  Recently I’ve shifted my focus to GA and have cracked every slabbed GA book I’ve bought.  I like being able to smell, hold and read the same book someone else did 70+ years ago.  There’s a palpable sense of nostalgia you cannot experience by holding a chunk of plastic.  While I know it boils down to personal preference I also feel it has something to do with maturing as a collector.  

Is it safe to assume you are not a high grade collector? 

[comicquant]

41 minutes ago, Cat-Man_America said:

Is it safe to assume you are not a high grade collector? 

For GA my sweet spot is mid-grade.  For SA it’s high grade.  So I see your point.  I would not crack anything above a 7.5

[comicquant]

Just now, comicquant said:

For GA my sweet spot is mid-grade.  For SA it’s high grade.  So I see your point.  I would not crack anything above a 7.5

Nor would I crack a pedigree, regardless of grade.