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Has Anyone had Luck Bumping 8.5s?

gemintgemint Posts: 6,187 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I'm not talking about cracking and resubbing but rather through reviews. I have a handful of 8.5s that have a big $ delta vs a straight 8, so I don't want to risk cracking them. However, I wonder how open the graders are to bumping an 8.5 to a 9. On one hand they bump 8s to 9s all the time. On the other hand, they might view the 8.5 as already getting the benefit of the doubt that it's a nicer card than an 8 but not nice enough for a 9. I have some free reviews from the registry benefit program and I'm trying to decide if I should sub for review 8.5s to bump to 9 or if I'm better off subbing 9s in the hopes of bumping to a 10.


Thanks.
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  • KbKardsKbKards Posts: 1,782 ✭✭✭
    If you're good at grading cards and look at a bunch of 8.5 grade cards you'll find cards that range from low-end to high-end for the grade. If you get the legitimate high-end cards reviewed you'll do well on average getting them bumped. If you submit low-end cards or can't/don't want to see the defects in your cards then you'll do very poorly on getting cards bumped.
  • UnwoundSageUnwoundSage Posts: 496
    I've seen an 8.5 bump to a 7
  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    i've seen salt poured on a wound.

    never tried to bump my 8.5 stuff, tho. maybe next 15 freebies for review.
  • hammeredhammered Posts: 2,671 ✭✭✭
    I have, several times. If you send in 10 reviews, all high end 8.5s, I bet you'll get at least three bumps. In my experience, they don't let an entire review order go with zero bumps.
  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,187 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks for your feedback everyone. I'll give some of the high end 8.5s a try and see how it goes. Worst case, I'm out the shipping fees.
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  • TheDudeAbidesTheDudeAbides Posts: 400 ✭✭✭
    Zero luck on that front, but my test group is small, and was littered with a bunch of 8's looking for bumps. If you provide only 8.5's in the sub, you should have better luck.
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  • olb31olb31 Posts: 3,771 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I have, several times. If you send in 10 reviews, all high end 8.5s, I bet you'll get at least three bumps. In my experience, they don't let an entire review order go with zero bumps. >>



    that's been my experience also.
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  • buntbunt Posts: 625 ✭
    This actually is a fantastic qustion image If an 8.5 or any .5 actually bumps that would mean a double bump proving the original grade wasn't even close.
  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,568 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I always include a couple of low end for the grade cards and put them at the beginning of a review sub -- the ugly betty strategy.
    Mike
    Bosox1976
  • LefthanderLefthander Posts: 98 ✭✭
    In everybody's experience, is it easier to bump an 8.5 to a 9... or an 8 to an 8.5?
  • ClockworkAngelClockworkAngel Posts: 1,994 ✭✭✭
    Funny this thread would come up. I am ecstatic because I finally finally got my 1964 Pete Rose bumped from 8.5 to 9. Grades were posted this am it was my 3rd attempt on that card and the persistence paid off. I thought it was closer to a 10 than 8.5.

    And to answer the OP's original question, I have done a lot of reviews and had decent success but especially with 8.5 to 9

    I have gotten 5 bumps and 4 were from 8.5 to 9, including the Rose. Also had a Jeter 1993 SP get bumped from 8.5 to 9.

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  • yankeeno7yankeeno7 Posts: 9,253 ✭✭✭
    How about an 8.5 to a 7? image
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