Alex Rodriguez Rookie Cards, Grading True Value Discussion

newslang

I was hoping to hear some of your thoughts on Alex Rodriguez rookie cards. I sincerely do not understand the totally different values of the cards selling Ebay. The 1994 SP #15 rookie is being sold on one lot for 40 bucks but $5000 on another. then i see it for $1500 , then for $125. What am i missing here? Is it all due to grading? Do certain people not know the value of the cards they have? Are other people overvaluing the cards they have? what is a resonable price to purchase one of these cards at?

also, should you get your cards graded by Beckett or PSA?

Thanks for any insight.

alifaxwa2

<< <i>I was hoping to hear some of your thoughts on Alex Rodriguez rookie cards. I sincerely do not understand the totally different values of the cards selling Ebay. The 1994 SP #15 rookie is being sold on one lot for 40 bucks but $5000 on another. then i see it for $1500 , then for $125. What am i missing here? Is it all due to grading? Yes, it is all due to grading Do certain people not know the value of the cards they have? Are other people overvaluing the cards they have? what is a resonable price to purchase one of these cards at?

also, should you get your cards graded by Beckett or PSA?
Your on a PSA board, expect most answers to be PSA
Thanks for any insight. >>



Edit: Also, it really depends why you want to grade. For resale, PSA generally brings better money for vintage stuff. For modern, a high grade BGS generally sells more than equivalent PSA.

newslang

thanks man. I heard PSA was better anyways. so a AROD card can be 100 bucks or 5000 based on grading. wow.

BobS

Stick around, and the AROD card can be 100 bucks or 5000 based on grading thing will be small potatoes. PSA has a set registry, where you can collect entire sets (from the 1800's to 2008), get all the cards graded, and list them on the registry to compete with other set builders for the highest "set rating" (a set with all cards graded a 9 rates highee than one with all 8's, basically). Some of the common cards that might sell for less than a buck raw, once in a "10" holder, sell for hundreds, sometimes thousands.