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07-01-2011, 06:50 PM #1
How BGS Grading Effects Card Value
I thought it might be interesting to allow people to share their opinions/experiences with respect to how BGS grading (you may include others like PSA, SGC if applicable) effects pricing (positively or negatively).
For example, let's say you have a Jeff Skinner FWA card that is not graded and selling for large sums of money vs. that same card that has been BGS graded. (lets assume the card in near mint condition)
A second example could be a card that gets submitted to Beckett and doesn't grade well...oops.
LMK your thougths.
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07-01-2011, 07:26 PM #2
This applies to modern cards only, vintage has a different system. Also, not just any card can benefit from grading, only desired cards can benefit from it.
A card that grades a 9 would go for about the same as the ordinary non-graded version of the card. So, if a card goes for $5, a graded 9 would go for ~$5.
If the card grades a 9.5, there would be somewhat of a premium on it, and if it grades 10 then, depending on the market that day, you could be looking at a substantial premium on the card.
8.5 and under, you might as well crack it from the BGS slab as it can actually hurt the value with that low a grade.
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07-01-2011, 07:35 PM #3
So in essence, grading a card at BGS 9 or less could equate to taking a loss. Both cards, graded and non-graded, would be worth about the same...but you would have spent $$ getting the card graded. That would equate to a net loss. Correct?
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07-01-2011, 09:02 PM #4
That's correct. Only big ticket cards are worth getting graded, and only ones you know that will grade high...that's if you want to sell them. If what you want graded is for your own collection, then a 9 is nothing to complain about.
For resale, both in person and online, a graded 10 Young Gun of a top rookie, or a graded 10 SPA auto of a star player can fetch significant premiums but a perfect 10 is a very uncommon grade to get, the average graded modern card is around the 8.5-9.5 range. Anything 9 or under, is essentially a waste of money, though.
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07-02-2011, 08:42 AM #5
It's a fickle thing to try and predict.
Personally I'll pay a premium above and beyond the grade premium for a card set that is prone to chipping or other issues like Black, Black Diamond, OPC Premier, 10-11 SPA etc
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07-02-2011, 11:17 AM #6
Longevity of the condition of the card is an excellent point.
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07-05-2011, 02:43 PM #7
Anything in the 80s and older is nice to have graded no matter what the grade. Those cards are more fragile you could say and forget the grade its about protecting them. But I agree with IrbeFan, if your going to get newer cards graded, make sure they are primo. Make sure the only thing that may ding it from a 10 is something that you cannot see, hence to the naked eye its pristine.
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