Panini sealed vs. PSA (or other) slabbed?

burghman

I received my redemption for a Saquon Barkley /75 rookie auto relic from Panini recently. If I eventually sell, is there any additional value in having it graded by PSA or another TPA vs. leaving it in it’s sealed Panini case? I don’t know if peeling back the label and subbing in a fake card is something that’s going on in the industry that slabbing might help out with, or if having a grade assigned bumps the value enough to cover fees, shipping, etc. Is there a right or wrong answer here?

phelda

Cool card. I think removing the card and submitting to a TPG brings up two different considerations. One, if taking the card out for verification of the card's authenticity, I would leave it alone, the Panini sticker and holder do that. For grading purposes, I think only if the card received a PSA 10 or a BGS 10 or Black Label, then it might enhance the resale value, but you also have the risk of getting a 7 or 8 on the grade, and then you basically have a very tough sell. If I was keeping the card, I would send it to TPG for a grade if I thought the card had a shot at 9 or 10. If a card in one of the Panini or Topps or other card manufacturer holders looks mint, buyers pay accordingly. I don't think a premium would be attached if it was slabbed by a TPG as 9 or 10. If the card in the card manufacturer slab looked less than mint, obviously sending it in for grading doesn't make sense. I think the card you have is awesome, but should be left alone. The chipping on the corners and edges probably makes it an 8 anyway.

rexvos

Bottom left corner says leave in that case

PROMETHIUS88

Yep, lots of edge chipping. Leave it as is and don't waste the money on grading.

CommemKing

Leave it. I have had several redemptions with Panini and their quality control is terrible. I have not got a clean card yet. All seem to have bad corners and/or edges.

burghman

Thanks for the input, everyone. I’ll leave it as-is.

HighGradeLegends

@MLBdays said:
I'd send the card to PWCC ~ they can tidy that lower left corner and chipping right up.... they think outside of the box...Creative restoration.

Ha

DBesse27

While they have good points about the condition of this particular card, I would say to leave it in it’s sealed Panini case anyway, regardless of condition.

ndleo

Based on the latest COMC modern news, the Panini slab may become more valuable than a TPG slab.

burghman

@ndleo said:
Based on the latest COMC modern news, the Panini slab may become more valuable than a TPG slab.

Yeah, all this stuff is making me think unopened is the way to go, and the Panini slab is pretty close.