Grading advice needed for Frank Thomas collection

ksuscott

In the 90s I collected baseball and basketball cards. My favorite player was Frank Thomas, and I tried to purchase as many of his cards as I could at that time. I managed to miss out on the NNOF rookie. My local shop sold one for $40 before I had a chance. I continued collecting into high school and collected most of his rookie cards graded as PSA 9 or 10. Recently I've started going through the collection and selling on eBay. I've sold most of my certified cards, but I still have many more that are uncertified. All were stored in plastic sleeves. Some I believe it'd be worth to get grated (e.g. Bowman Tiffany rookie), but I'm not sure about the others. I have many autos and limited editions (e.g. #/100, etc.). Anyone have thoughts on what/if I should get any of the others certified? The commons wouldn't make sense, but maybe the rookies, autos, and limited #'s?

DBesse27

You do know condition matters, right? Nobody can make a blanket statement that you should or shouldn’t get cards graded without knowing what kind of shape they’re in. Most of the cards you’re describing would be borderline worthless in a PSA 6, for instance. More info or pics, please.

ksuscott

@DBesse27 said:
You do know condition matters, right? Nobody can make a blanket statement that you should or shouldn’t get cards graded without knowing what kind of shape they’re in. Most of the cards you’re describing would be borderline worthless in a PSA 6, for instance. More info or pics, please.

Yes, assume most are are 9 or 10. I just wasn't sure if there is much demand for autos and limited #'s from the mid-1990s. It may be too general of a question and I may have to do some research on a card by card basis.

DBesse27

Assuming 9’s or 10’s, autos and low print run stuff of HOFers is usually worth grading. However that comes with a big caveat: that assuming 9’s and 10’s is always a tricky thing. Even if all the cards went straight from packs to sleeves, I can guarantee that there are some 7’s in there. It’s happened to all of us. That’s why photos are the only real way to get grading advice.

saucywombat

With Thomas I'd recommend fixed priced listings. In my experience his cards don't go great in the auction formats. You are probably like me and remember him as one of the top superstars of baseball and a top hobby draw, however his auction performance and prices on Ebay say that most people lump him into the same pile as Tony Gwynn, Don Mattingly, Jose Canseco, etc. His stuff will sell at a premium above that tier most times but you'll need to be patient.

blurryface

stupid money is being spent. i had this listed at $150. i called it the "no nothing on front" and it sold last night. would actually be sad if i didn't have a true nnof:

jeffv96masters

You got stuff like the below- you slab doesn't matter condition. A Thomas collector wants they'll buy and crack the slab if they have to. You know that a card doesn't need to have serial numbering to have "desirability"

I've seen slabbed Thomas stuff sell for peanuts= and stuff folks wouldn't find in 15 years of looking go for monster numbers.
The Pinnacle Promo came out of a 50 cent/ $1 box nearly 22 years ago. Not everyone knows whats valuable and whats not
You let the market decide.

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