Shiney cards with protective coating?

ajw

Do you remove or keep the coating? Personally, I hate the coating and normally remove it. Then again, I'm never going to resell the cards, so I don't need to worry about resale. What do others do?

What about prices for graded cards? For the same grade, would you rather have a coating or not? Personally, I'd pay more for a PSA 10 without the coating, as it lets the card shine as intended.

Stone193

Drew

I've seen them in holders with the coating on - very hard to see the card.

My preference - take it off. For resale? I would say - better on.

mike

lawnmowerman

I rip them off. Very unsightly if you ask me. Of course the coatings are not for looks anyway just for protection.

Now there will be some exceptions when I will leave them on. The Emmitt master set has cards listed with and without coatings. If I intend on finishing set, I will have to leave some on

ToppsCo1lector

A few of mine have the coating, but those are only the ones that I purchased that were already graded. It really detracts from the visuals, so on the ones I have I take off the coating.

dtkk49a

PSA will take the condition of the coating into consideration when grading the card. If the coating is perfect, leave it alone. If its not, remove it.