December CC special advice sought

ZodiacMindwarp

There are many older cards that should be graded regardless of condition such as any Mickey Mantle card or Nolan Ryan's rookie, etc.

My questions are:

Are there any Topps cards from 1972 to 1981 that should be graded regardless of what they would grade?

Are there any Topps cards, exclusive of inserts, from 1982 to present that should be submitted if they would grade PSA 8?

Any thoughts/insight would be appreciated.

ROCKDJRW

I would say almost any 1973 Mike Schmidt Rookie should be graded.

phreakydancin

All Gretzky and Lemieux rookies, due to the large number of counterfeits out there.

dontippet

Same thing with Jordan rookies.

Don

NickM

The only Topps baseball card (not counting Topps Desert Shield or the Frank Thomas NNOF error) I might grade from 1982 or later if I thought it would pull an 8 is the Cal Ripken rookie (regular Topps only, not the Traded set). From football, Marino, Elway, and possibly Young and Rice rookies fall into that category. From basketball, none fall into that category. I can't give a good answer on hockey.

From 1972 to 1981, I don't think there are any baseball, basketball, or football Topps cards I would grade in ANY condition. In 6 or above, I would grade any card that has a PSA 7 SMR value of $100 or above ('72 Ryan, '73 Schmidt, '75 Mini Brett, '72/'73 Erving, Bird/Magic rookie, '72 Staubach, '72 Namath IA, '76 Payton, Gretzky rookie). Below that point, with the possible exception of the Gretzky becaus of major counterfeiting worries, I think the graded price will not be regularly greater than the raw price plus the grading fee.

Nick