Why grade "common" cards

jlzinck

I have nothing against grading and I think in a way it is easier to store and showcase.

When I 1st went to the National in 1999 I had to do some serious searching for people selling non graded cards.

I understand if you are doing a complete set graded. This makes sense to me.

Vintage makes sense to me.

I've even bought cards on Ebay graded because I couldn't pass up the price. The best example was a 2000 or 2001 Bledsoe #'d 1/100. I paid $1.99 for it.

But why have that Bledsoe graded in the 1st place? Bledsoe SP RC? This I can understand.

I've looked at some auctions recently and saw things like 1996 Topps Dan Marino PSA 9 and things of that ilk.

Why do YOU have cards graded and what do you send for submission?

Leiascards

The Registry is a powerful tool in determining what cards to get graded.

digicat

The registry owns me.

lawnmowerman

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Actually Joe does

artistlost

I collect rookies and only rookies. I don't buy packs...i no longer buy sets. I find a player (be it vintage or modern) that i like i find out there best rookie card and buy it. In terms of scale I have a small collection (approx 120 cards total) but every card i buy is PSA graded already in the grade i want or i submit it myself.

So to answer your question simply. I grade every card i own. All by PSA.

mathew

rexvos

<< <i>The registry owns me. >>



yep... it is very very addicting.

bifff257

<< <i> The Registry is a powerful tool in determining what cards to get graded. >>





add the POP report into the mix and there you go.....





<< <i>I've looked at some auctions recently and saw things like 1996 Topps Dan Marino PSA 9 and things of that ilk. >>




The seller was looking for the magical PSA 10 when submitted. I am sure if the card popped a 10 it would have sold for 3-5 times as much as the 9 ended up selling for on ebay

rube26105

so you can sell em in 20 years after you break em out of the vault youve hoarded em in lol when people want 9 and 10s for their sets from the 80s,and they might be actualy worth something after they get all the cases open from 83-86 by 2050 lol!!
i get 60s=70s commons graded when they have a special, im still paying for june lol- i need to go to chalkboard and write i will not send in 350 cards about 350 times lol

mosaic

Then there are people like me that decided to do a Nolan Ryan "big three" run of Topps, Donruss, and Fleer, and wanted them all in slabs for protective purposes (and authentication, in the case of the 68-75 Topps issues).

Yeah, I sent in some 1990-1994 Nolan Ryan "commons" to be graded, and so did other people, because I also bought a couple 10's off eBay.

You know the sayin, "One man's trash is another man's treasure?"

One man's common is another man's keepsake.

GDM67

There are always going to be set and team set collectors and we'll always need cards of all the regular schmoes, too.