The strategy for the anti-slabbers is obvious: Starting NOW, before
slabbing gets a foothold, you need to advertise your lobby cards as "NEVER
SLABBED!," implying that that's a good thing, and that never having been
slabbed is a virtue. Like "original miles" on a classic car meaning it
hasn't been rebuilt, or "unrestored" implying "never been screwed up by
someone who didn't know what they were doing." If enough reputable dealers
start crowing NOW that their lobbies have NEVER BEEN SLABBED, then, even
without your saying exactly WHY that's a good thing, you'll sow suspicion in
the minds of consumers (especially those new to the hobby) about the
practice of slabbing. And by saying "Never slabbed" rather than "not
slabbed," you'd be suggesting that any lobby that has EVER been slabbed has
been permanently sullied, thereby actually REDUCING the value of slabbed
lobies. Marketing 101.
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