Anyone have experience cracking cards from pro grading?

MrNearMint · January 22, 2016 6:16AM

I'm looking at a card that's graded by pro grading. I would be buying it to crack out and submit to bgs.

Raulsmaster · January 22, 2016 6:32AM

I cracked out a 1996 Finest Jordan die cut embossed gold refractor /74 and it crossed to a bgs 9.5. That's the exception for the most part though. Point being...it's possible

MrNearMint · January 22, 2016 6:47AM

What was it graded by pro out of curiosity?

craig44 · January 22, 2016 11:26AM

Many will end up eot

garnettstyle · January 23, 2016 2:33AM

I have had some good luck cracking out Pro cards. Especially the old vintage pre 60's.

miwlvrn · January 23, 2016 2:50AM

I've had one pre-war card cross to only a half grade below the PRO grade and it was a big win because of that. I had another pre-war PRO card come back from PSA 2 grades below the PRO grade, but for the purchase price that was totally reasonable. These are the only two I've tried. I recommend you purchase with expectation that there will be a solid 2-point grade differential, and less difference is a surprise rather than a requirement for your investment to work out.

hammered · January 23, 2016 4:09AM

I subbed three of them about four years ago

They all came back EOT so haven't since

addicted2ebay · January 23, 2016 4:16AM

I had a pro 9 mint 1969 Jackson RC come back a 6.5

sportsmike2002t · March 1, 2017 5:00AM

I've collected cards my entire life. I actually had a Michael Jordan 86 Fleer pristine 10 PRO graded cross over to PSA 10...I've had the card in a 1inch screw down for many years prior. I went to a Chicago card covention in 99"an PRO an PSA were grading. Back in 99" grading was kinda a perk to some. Alot of people were just understanding how grading works. Well I took a shot long story short an got my card graded pristine 10 by PRO. Since then I was very pleased. I've held onto my RC till this day. I read this article an there was some astonishing news to me. Well I wanted to find out if it was true so I went to a NJ sports card convention to have the card examined for cross over. My card crossed over to a PSA 10... so moral of this story is that "Not every PRO slab" is bad. At the time era there were only a few grading company's to choose from & they were kinda reputable in late 90s when their company 1st launched... They were considered to be like a PSA back then.... I can't say much else since then as that was my only PRO graded card at the time... Hope this helps... just wanted to clear up some noise with my experience!!

Have a great day collector's universe!!

jay0791 · March 1, 2017 5:13AM

Older pro is better quality than new.

Many trimmed cards get by pro that will not pass PSA.
So measure card in case before cracking.

Cakes · March 1, 2017 1:12PM

@sportsmike2002t said:
I've collected cards my entire life. I actually had a Michael Jordan 86 Fleer pristine 10 PRO graded cross over to PSA 10...I've had the card in a 1inch screw down for many years prior. I went to a Chicago card covention in 99"an PRO an PSA were grading. Back in 99" grading was kinda a perk to some. Alot of people were just understanding how grading works. Well I took a shot long story short an got my card graded pristine 10 by PRO. Since then I was very pleased. I've held onto my RC till this day. I read this article an there was some astonishing news to me. Well I wanted to find out if it was true so I went to a NJ sports card convention to have the card examined for cross over. My card crossed over to a PSA 10... so moral of this story is that "Not every PRO slab" is bad. At the time era there were only a few grading company's to choose from & they were kinda reputable in late 90s when their company 1st launched... They were considered to be like a PSA back then.... I can't say much else since then as that was my only PRO graded card at the time... Hope this helps... just wanted to clear up some noise with my experience!!

Have a great day collector's universe!!

Thanks for the info and welcome to the boards.

MooseDog · March 2, 2017 7:56AM

I had an older Clemente RC PRO 7 I cracked and submitted to PSA. It came back PSA 5 which frankly I thought was better than expected. So not all are trimmed.

FYI I used a small chisel to gently pry the corner of the PRO slab and it popped open "like buttah".

Anyone have experience cracking cards from pro grading?

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