ARE '78 TOPPS BASEBALL WORTH THE GRADING FEES??

brianwintersfan

I have about 60 very clean 1978 Topps baseball cards(mainly commons) that I had put on the side when I had thoughts about building this set.I think they would all grade 8's and 9's without a problem.I'm just not sure if there is a strong enough interest where I would make back my fees and maybe a little profit.
Selling them ungraded will be tough but they are really nice and were hand picked after someone I know ripped a rack case.
They are worthy of grading but I just don't want to lose money on the deal.
Any input??

mikeschmidt

If they will only 8 and 9 - they are not worth the grading fee.

If they will 9 and 10 - they probably will. There may be some commons/stars that will do okay in 9s - but it is not a guarantee. Sometimes some do great, and sometimes they do sucky.

SOM

Check the pop report. If any of your commons are pop 5 or below in PSA 9, then go for it. If they're the usual suspects, pop 20+, then save your money.

I can tell you this much: if any of your commons are #165 - 221 - 330 - 347 - 481 - 506 - 538 - 563 - 642 - 724 (plus a few other noteworthy ones), and any one of them looks to you as if it would grade out a "9," submit the bunch. Some of us Registrants would pay you dearly for them!

brianwintersfan

I will have to look and see what I have.

highend

with 78 topps bb you have to be careful, i only submit cards that i think i have a shot at a psa 10. on my last sub i think i got got 4 10's 10 or 12 psa 9's and an 8. the eight was a steve carlton so i took a shot.
i have hundreds of cards from the 78 set that MAY be 9's but i'm gun shy with them because at this point, even if half of them make a nine, i could still do better by "bottomfeeding" 9's and 10's off ebay.
of course when i get to the final 30-40 cards my thinking may change but i'm working on the set at a VERY casual pace so it may be years before i decide to pull the trigger on alot of my raw 78's....if ever.

koby

Only if you have a keen eye for grading and honestly think that the cards will likely grade 10.

qualitycards

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Worth is a relative term.
It may not be worth the cost & time to submit if you plan to sell them, you will probably lose a few dollars, unless as stated you have the low pops or the PSA-10 grades in abundance.
But if you are a collector, and want to have cards graded & slabbed that you personally picked out or cards that you've had for awhile to place it in your set. It may be totally "worth" it.
Among other things, I collect is Baseball display pieces, I have framed and matted a few items where that cost exceeded the cost of the item thats perserved, it was worth it to me to do so...jay