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Originally Posted by discodanman45
Just to add to this thread, I think way too much crap is being graded right now. I was guilty of this myself in the past. Here is some of the crap I graded. We don't need grading companies to tell us that this is a 2/3/4 unless it is truly a rare card or needs authentication like a Mickey Mantle.
  
Stuff like this should be kept raw and sold raw. There is so much raw stuff in this condition that we don't need to pay a grading company $10 to $20 to tell us what we know.
I now grade with a purpose and don't submit a card unless I think it will get a collectors grade or higher. I was 15/17 with PSA in collectors grade or higher for the 80's special. I was 5/5 for my last SGC order. My last CGC order was 42/63, with 9 receiving 0.5 grade below the collectors grade. 7 of my 70's got 6.5, so they were right in the ballpark.
Personally I feel that there are way too many collectors buying these 2/3/4's that have some serious issues that they won't realize until they get the slabs in their hands. Getting collectors grades from the 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's is more difficult than people realize. Most likely collectors would be happy with these cards without serious flaws, and you are not paying much more money right now. |
I agree somewhat but people also grade or buy graded to ensure it's real. Knowing its real can help noobs who want to dabble in vintage.
and there's plenty of market for 2/3/4s. My 50s/60s was basically like that, sold most all of it to get a 52 Mantle
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