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suomibear8
Posts: 795
Joined: Nov 2009
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014 8:45 PM | |
Just curious to find out your opinion on this topic....
Lately, on Ebay, I've been seeing a trend of people grading really rare or low-numbered cards. I HATE this really. A card that already has collectibility and rarity is NOT going to be improved price-wise by grading it!!
I just don't understand the logic behind it. Do you agree with grading rare cards? My opinion is - grade base RC's, SP RC's, or vintage only. I want to possibly buy this card (the price is decent graded or not, and it's a parallel insert), but if I do, I'm going to crack open that case to get to it! I hear that's difficult to do, and I don't want to damage the card, but I know there's a way. Not sure if I'll buy it yet, but the grading of a rare non-vintage card/SP is driving me nuts!!
What do you all think? Would you buy it and crack it open, or just wait for another raw one to possibly (maybe never) come around?
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~Aaron~ Please check "My Finnish Flash Collection" to see which cards I am looking for with my PC - willing to trade or buy anything I need. 2,175 unique Teemu cards....and counting (Last updated 2 May 2024) 828+ different Brett cards....and counting
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Joeyd011
Posts: 66
Joined: Apr 2014
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014 9:19 PM | |
I'd wait to find one ungraded. It's not worth paying a premium for a graded card, and the time spent trying to crack it open, possibly damaging the card in the process. People are just trying to make money dude, and you sound like your a collector who appreciates the hobby, so have fun with it.
- JoeyD
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Billy Kingsley
Posts: 7,512
Joined: Aug 2011
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014 11:09 PM | |
Grading is for non-
collectors trying
to pretend they
know about cards,
but really only
want to make money
on the hobby...not
really take part. I
have a total of 5
graded cards in my
collection- three
of them were issued
that way by Topps,
one came with a
Beckett annual, and
one I received as a
Christmas gift last
year. I may have
given the one that
Beckett sent me
away years ago, I
don't remember. It
was a duplicate.
(1993-94 Fleer Karl
Malone base card).
I plan to cut the
others out
eventually, but my
sets have not been
put together by set
for so long, I
haven't bothered to
yet. The one I got
for Christmas last
year was the last
one I needed to
complete a set, and
will be the first
one I remove from
it's plastic
prison. (I do plan
to save the plastic
and use it in my
scale modeling
hobby, however)
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suomibear8
Posts: 795
Joined: Nov 2009
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014 6:09 AM | |
I have the feeling it will take forever for me to find this card ungraded again. I honestly don't think anyone wants to buy this card because it's graded, otherwise it would probably sell. Not sure what I'm gonna do on this one.....
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~Aaron~ Please check "My Finnish Flash Collection" to see which cards I am looking for with my PC - willing to trade or buy anything I need. 2,175 unique Teemu cards....and counting (Last updated 2 May 2024) 828+ different Brett cards....and counting
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vrooomed
Posts: 14,979
Joined: Dec 2012
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014 6:25 AM | |
During this past year, I have been patching together my Phillies collection and bought several 1950s and 1960s cards that were graded (all for prices I would have paid if they were not graded). There are videos out there showing how to break the cases and SAFELY get your card out. I have done it several times, and did not damage a single one. PSA cases are thinner, and subseqently easier to snip the corner off, but I popped a Beckett case recently and once I got the corner busted, the rest of it split nicely.
Warnings: You will break the plastic. It most likely will not be salvagable for much of anything else. I have tossed all my busted cases. You will tear up the info tag, and most likely cut it. This is the point of breakage. If you want to save that little piece of paper in the shape it's in while slabbed, keep it slabbed. Again, I have not saved any of those. (I guess I'm wreaking havoc on population reports!) Be careful not to cut yourself. You will have sharp plastic edges, and possibly sharp (and dull) flying plastic pieces, which can be quite dangerous. Please use extreme caution when doing this.
You will need 2 tools. A flat-head screwdriver and a cutting tool (strong snips). You snip the corner off in the tag area, then pry the top part off by sliding the screwdriver across the tag. This lifts the top from the bottom along the top edge of the card. Then you can usually peel the rest off going down one side or the other. Don't try to peel it down both sides. That can snap the cover and do serious damage to your card.
Hope this helps. If anyone has any specific questions about busting slabbed cards, private mail me. I'll be glad to answer any questions.
Dan
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-- Dan -- Note: Please see my profile for more info regarding trading (section updated 3/4/2024). I have added a large portion of my inventory to the site, and currently have trading turned on (details are in my profile).
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NJDevils
Posts: 6,344
Joined: Sep 2010
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014 10:13 AM | |
I am amazed at how many graded commons I see for sale. To me, that is totally worthless. Does not increase the value at all. How can it, they are commons. I can see getting the high end cards graded because it will increase the value when selling on the internet, ebay or wherever. A person buying sight unseen basically needs more than just a scan to spend over $100. I have only 5 graded cards, 4 now having sold one online. I probably picked up an extra $80 doing that. But again it was high end card. Similar ungraded cards, as the one I sold, went for around $100, mine drew $180. Let's face it, some cards look perfect on a scan but has flaws.
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Kirk
Posts: 159
Joined: Mar 2014
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014 11:21 AM | |
I'd never buy a graded card unless it was no more expensive than an ungraded one. If I had any high end cards I wanted to sell I might get them graded so a potential buyer who couldn't physically see the card would have an honest assessment of its condition. As for having commons graded, that's just stupid. Somebody out there must be under the misapprehension if you get an .18 cent card graded that it magically becomes a $5 card.
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vrooomed
Posts: 14,979
Joined: Dec 2012
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014 11:30 AM | |
@Kirk: You can find them on ebay all the time. Sometimes, they even think it means they can get $7.99 and up to even $14.99! Unreal.
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-- Dan -- Note: Please see my profile for more info regarding trading (section updated 3/4/2024). I have added a large portion of my inventory to the site, and currently have trading turned on (details are in my profile).
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Kirk
Posts: 159
Joined: Mar 2014
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014 12:08 PM | |
Unfortunately eBay is full of unscrupulous sellers and ignorant buyers. If buyers were smart enough to do a little research before buying .18 cent cards for $15, the market would dry up and the unscrupulous sellers would be out of business.
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Lungman00
Posts: 63
Joined: Jul 2014
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014 1:42 PM | |
Just a question, what does it cost to grade a card? Wouldn't it be non feasible to have commons graded in the first place?
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