So I would like to know your thoughts about graded cards - yea / nay?
I say yea. I have hundreds of graded cards in my collection, some vintage (i.e. 50's Parkhurst) while others are modern (i.e. McDavid rookies).
If you’re nay then why - too pricey, it’s too hard to display them as I would like to - for example?
Although not a nay, I have severely decreased my graded card submissions due to the rising costs and brutal wait times.
How big % of your personal collection are graded?
Possibly 10-15%.
Do you grade/own a cards for PC or to flip it later?
I have done both.
Are you a maximalist Gem Mint+ or a Mint guy? Does the grade really matter if it’s on your PC?
Depends on the cost and opportunity to do so. My Parkhurst hockey from the 1950s does not need to be GEM MINT, I'm happy with lesser grades as long as the card has decent centring, corners, etc. A graded PC card of Liut though, would not be as cost prohibitive and would be an example of where I would hold out for a GEM MINT copy.
If you get a Mcdavid, Crosby, Bedard rookie cards would you grade them all or it's not that simple and is totally unnecessary?
If I thought that I could get a MINT or better grade, then I would probably grade the card unless it was a very basic RC that didn't retail for more than $5-10. I have gotten Crosby and McDavid YGs graded in the past and have been very happy with the results. The copies I did flip were far easier to move, and for a better profit than ungraded copies sold at the same time.
If that's totally unnecessary is that because the cards wont be grade 10?
I think cost and scarcity do come into play. As well, you have to look at whether it makes sense grading a card that is already 1/1 (can it get any more valuable?) or a card that does retail for much. Not many people are paying $50 for a PSA or BGS GEM MINT card that they can purchase in MINt or possibly GEM MINT condition for $5.
