New Member needing information

Deveney

I am still fairly new to this forum. I had posted once before needing help identifying some cards and such. I am no where near being done with all my sorting and identifying, but I keep reading that getting the decent cards graded is the best way to protect and secure any valuable cards. I have also seen PSA mentioned repeatedly. How would one go about getting their cards to PSA to grade and what does that normally run. I am not interested in getting my cards graded for the sake of selling them. I want to keep them safe and secure for the next generation, (my two sons). Do you think grading is the best way to go, or is there another way to preserve for the next twenty odd years.

WinPitcher

Welcome Dave

before anyone can answer you we would need to know what type/year/etc cards are you talking about?

Steve

Deveney

My father in law recently passed away and I have acquired boxes and boxes, of baseball cards. I have some from the late sixties, but mostly they are from the 70's and 80's, a few from the early 90's. I have four baseball card binders full of cards, Four big boxes filled with about 10 shoeboxes each of baseball cards, I mean a whole lot of cards. Some are in those penny sleeves with top loaders, some in binders, but most just in shoeboxes. I looked into beckett grading and they want about 9.00 a card. and PSA wants me to join some type of collectors club. I don't want to spend 9.00 a card to protect a .10 card. But I have no idea how to establish what should be graded and what shouldn't. I want to protect the cards for my sons, because it's a legacy of their grandfather. But with my sons being 7 and 4 right now, They can not understand the value of these cards right now. I just don't know how to go about doing it. Is there a way to bulk grade/preserve? I am not sure what to do, or how to go about it. Any advice, would be greatly appreciated. I am in the process of trying to inventory the cards via Excel so that I will have a jist of what's what. Better yet, is there a service or something that will go through the cards for me and inventory/preserve for me? Like I said I don't know what to do, or how to go about starting to do something. Confussing I know but I really have no clue as to what I am doing or what I should be doing.




A snapshot of the contents of one of the four boxes of stuff I have.

kingraider75

that appears to be about the worst way of protecting cards. You should probably start with some 3200 ct trays and go from there.

Deveney

<< <i>that appears to be about the worst way of protecting cards. You should probably start with some 3200 ct trays and go from there. >>





Like those plastic hinged lid trays? Where would I find those trays online? Does any of the members here offer those trays for sale?

fsjeter

I would invest in some penny sleeves and Card Saver II's. I would grade any '60's or '70's Mantle, Aaron, Mays, Munson, Ryan, Rose, Bench, or Reggie Jackson regular issue cards that would grade a PSA 6 or better. Next I would get a few 3200 or 5000 count Monster Boxes. Sort the remaining cards and neatly store them. Just my $0.02.

Scott

Edited to add: I would not grade anything post 1985 except Star rookies (Bonds, Sosa, Jeter, ARod, etc.) that you feel confident would get a grade of PSA 9 or 10. And I doubt any would judging from the current storage method.

gosteelers

<< <i>I would invest in some penny sleeves and Card Saver II's. I would grade any '60's or '70's Mantle, Aaron, Mays, Munson, Ryan, Rose, Bench, or Reggie Jackson regular issue cards that would grade a PSA 6 or better. Next I would get a few 3200 or 5000 count Monster Boxes. Sort the remaining cards and neatly store them. Just my $0.02.

Scott

Edited to add: I would not grade anything post 1985 except Star rookies (Bonds, Sosa, Jeter, ARod, etc.) that you feel confident would get a grade of PSA 9 or 10. And I doubt any would judging from the current storage method. >>



To add to Scott's player list to grade: 1975 Robin Yount and George Brett

SoFLPhillyFan

Agreed on all with this addition.

No matter what value your sons will have the pleasure of reliving many years of the sport with you, which their grandfather would have loved.

Keep those cards safe.