How do I determine which cards to send in for grading?

mlschwartz

I'm new, very new. I've been going through all my 89/90/91 baseball cards, early Garbage Pail Kids and other trading cards and I have some worthwhile cards even with the current grading price hike.

Obviously the condition of the card is an easy answer, yes, but I'm not interested in discussing that. Looking at price guides are helpful too, but...

I'm interested in learning how to interpret population data on PSA to determine if there are cards I have that other people are missing from their collections
- Is there any value in having cards graded for the purpose of filling in other's collections?

Please let me know your thoughts and if I need to clarify my question.

Thanks,
Matthew

yosclimber

Although your question is about cards, coins are similar in some ways.
Low populations will be reflected in price.
If the grading fee is around $50,
a good rule is that the card (or coin) needs to be worth at least $200 to be worth the fee.
But you need to be able to estimate the grade accurately yourself to be able to find the appropriate value in the price guide.

moursund

... good advice above, but this is the wrong forum for the question.

Smudge

@yosclimber said:
Although your question is about cards, coins are similar in some ways.
Low populations will be reflected in price.
If the grading fee is around $50,
a good rule is that the card (or coin) needs to be worth at least $200 to be worth the fee.
But you need to be able to estimate the grade accurately yourself to be able to find the appropriate value in the price guide.

I use the $200 added value rule.

mlschwartz

@moursund said:
... good advice above, but this is the wrong forum for the question.

That's step one. Step two is...what's the right forum moursund?

291fifth

Try the Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum. You will need to be very specific in what you request. Show photos of your best cards if you want useful responses.

TennesseeDave

Try the Trading Card and memorabilia forum.

moursund

@mlschwartz said:

@moursund said:
... good advice above, but this is the wrong forum for the question.

That's step one. Step two is...what's the right forum moursund?

That was left as an exercise for the reader...

derryb

the ones with coins on them