PSA grading help/clarification on Barry Sanders rookies?

bradenthefirst

I am getting back into collecting after many years, and one of my priorities is to replace a Barry Sanders rookie card that was stolen from me at school 30 years ago.

As I shopped eBay for the Barry Sanders Score rookie card, I came across two listing that both indicated PSA 10, but the autographed version was less expensive than the unsigned card? I am sure I am missing something.

What do the numbers in the labels of these specific cards mean? Is one rating the card itself as a PSA 10, and the other is just saying the autograph is real, but the card maybe isn't real or worth grading?

I don't want to make an expensive mistake, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

bgr

The first one (TRADING CARD) is an autograph grade (See: Auto Grade), while the second one (1989 SCORE) is a card grade. The first one is a lesser grade, and isn't necessarily even an authentic card - though I have no reason to believe otherwise.

There are also dual graded examples, which will have both the card & autograph graded - some of which may have opted for just an "authenticity grade" vs. a numerical grade indicating quality.

Good luck - watch out for scams.

Brick

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