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08-06-2004, 03:22 AM #1
What cards should I have graded
All I have are cards I collected when I was about seven years old. Almost everyone of the cards I have look great to me but I dont even have a clue which ones to have graded. I have created an Inventory list of my cards I have maybe 50 cards left to add to it. Most of my cards are Topps Baseball 91 and 92. I have a veriety of Donruss Cards. I have all 52 cards in the 91 ALL MADDEN TEAM set printed in 92. I have 92 Classic Hockey Draft Set all cards 1-120. I have many different Rookie, Rated Rookie, number 1 Draft Picks, MVP and All Star cards. Where should I start with getting my cards Graded on a limited budget?
Thanks for the help!
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08-06-2004, 09:31 AM #2
first get a magnafying glass to check corners
grading companies use a 10x or better mag.glass to check corners/edges
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08-06-2004, 09:55 AM #3
Hello J and welcome to the site.
If you want to get cards graded, start by using Iced cards suggestion. This will possibly eliminate a few of them and make your choice easier.
Secondly, if you have some type of chrome finish I forget the trick off hand but you want to try and rub off the card because they will mark down the surface if there are finger prints on it.
Third, go to http://www.beckett.com and look at their price guide((yes you have to go card by card but its free)) and then find out what cards book the best. The higher book, the quicker to grade.
Those are just a few suggestions I Have for you. Good luck
Jay
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08-06-2004, 10:00 AM #4
pr0phet
CORRECT fingerprints will HURT grading
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08-07-2004, 01:06 AM #5
I don't know which of your cards you should get graded...
but I definitely wouldn't grade any of the 1991 / 1992 Topps cards..
cards made b/t 1988-1992 were made in such abundance that they're practically worthless.
Sammy Sosa's rookie (1990, I think) can be bought on the cheap
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08-07-2004, 10:29 AM #6
Originally posted by podstock
I don't know which of your cards you should get graded...
but I definitely wouldn't grade any of the 1991 / 1992 Topps cards..
cards made b/t 1988-1992 were made in such abundance that they're practically worthless.
Sammy Sosa's rookie (1990, I think) can be bought on the cheap
Yup, have to agree with that. Even if you do have a Sosa rookie or two that does get graded a ten, you won't get all that much for it.
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08-08-2004, 05:15 AM #7
Thanks for the input. I would have to say that 90 percent of my baseball cards are from the 91-92 Topps sets, and from the value of the cards I've looked up so far they're not worth worrying about.
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08-15-2004, 11:38 PM #8
Originally posted by minew_m
Yup, have to agree with that. Even if you do have a Sosa rookie or two that does get graded a ten, you won't get all that much for it.
A 1990 Leaf Sosa with a PSA 10 grade goes for $175+.
1989 Baseballs Best PSA 10/BGS 9.5 have been going for $100+
The overproduced 1990 Fleer, Donruss, Topps in that grade go for $25+. Probably not worth grading these sets.
Not all cards from 1988-1992 were overproduced and some command some pretty hefty prices. If I were grading cards from this period I'd stick to 1989 Upper Deck, 1990 Leaf, 1992 Bowman, and the glossy and tiffany rookie cards of future HOF'ers.
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