Grading patch cards-my experience

ArmyDC · 10-09-2020, 03:21 PM

I have submitted to Beckett and SGC but only have the Beckett ones back/grades popped. The first I sent a 2017 Mahomes encased that got a 7.5. It had a small dimple on the back so I thought it was ok. I sent a Kyler Murray encased and it came back a 8.5. There was no issues with the card and I was shocked it was a 8.5. I sent a few more and got mostly 8.5-8. Again they were much better condition than my 7.5 Mahomes.. in the end probably not worth submitting patch cards..

kabrune2 · 10-09-2020, 05:09 PM

Thick cards with patches/relics are notoriously awful with edges and corners. You might already do this, but a bright light and a magnifying loop picks almost everything up. It’s easy to see bad corners if the card has a dark surface, not so easy to see if the surface is white. Thick patch Cards I thought were mint turn out to be nrmt upon closer inspection.

ArmyDC · 10-09-2020, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by kabrune2

Thick cards with patches/relics are notoriously awful with edges and corners. You might already do this, but a bright light and a magnifying loop picks almost everything up. It’s easy to see bad corners if the card has a dark surface, not so easy to see if the surface is white. Thick patch Cards I thought were mint turn out to be nrmt upon closer inspection.

Yea i thought I looked at my 8.5 pretty close but I did not use a loop.

DawnBTVS · 10-10-2020, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by kabrune2

Thick cards with patches/relics are notoriously awful with edges and corners.

Yeah, even right out of the pack there can be issues. There's a bigger risk/reward scenario though as it's harder to get a 9 or 10 grade but if you do, the value is much higher depending on the card due to the difficulty in getting such a high grade.

ArmyDC · 10-11-2020, 05:59 PM

So what is better a patch card graded an 8.5 or raw?

DawnBTVS · 10-11-2020, 10:36 PM

As a seller, you're probably better selling it raw as some buyer may believe they can still get a 9 or higher out of the card.

As a buyer, I'd prefer the 8.5 grade mostly because I know the inherent difficulties in getting high grades for a jersey card.

f2tornado · 10-12-2020, 08:35 AM

I have received a couple of BGS 9.5 grades on patch cards. Not easy. Otherwise, the slab is just a nice holder.

tyrith · 10-12-2020, 08:43 AM

As a buyer, I'm both aware that an 8.5 is a solid grade on a patch card - I'd rate it at somewhere between a 9 and a 9.5 on a non-patch - but also have no interest in buying one. My real world enjoyment of a patch auto being a 7.5 versus an 8.5 is pretty much the same, but seeing a modern card in an 8.5 slab is more of an emotional drag than it is an emotional upside, so I'd rather just have raw cards at that point.

10-09-2020, 03:21 PM	#1
ArmyDC Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 998	Grading patch cards-my experience I have submitted to Beckett and SGC but only have the Beckett ones back/grades popped. The first I sent a 2017 Mahomes encased that got a 7.5. It had a small dimple on the back so I thought it was ok. I sent a Kyler Murray encased and it came back a 8.5. There was no issues with the card and I was shocked it was a 8.5. I sent a few more and got mostly 8.5-8. Again they were much better condition than my 7.5 Mahomes.. in the end probably not worth submitting patch cards..

10-11-2020, 10:36 PM	#6
DawnBTVS Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 179 dawn-6032 DawnBTVS	As a seller, you're probably better selling it raw as some buyer may believe they can still get a 9 or higher out of the card. As a buyer, I'd prefer the 8.5 grade mostly because I know the inherent difficulties in getting high grades for a jersey card. __________________ An avid reader/follower of Ben Graham's Investing methods.

10-09-2020, 05:09 PM	#2
kabrune2 Banned Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 1,360	Thick cards with patches/relics are notoriously awful with edges and corners. You might already do this, but a bright light and a magnifying loop picks almost everything up. It’s easy to see bad corners if the card has a dark surface, not so easy to see if the surface is white. Thick patch Cards I thought were mint turn out to be nrmt upon closer inspection.

10-11-2020, 05:59 PM	#5
ArmyDC Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 998	So what is better a patch card graded an 8.5 or raw?

10-12-2020, 08:35 AM	#7
f2tornado Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 2,142 f2tornado f2tornado	I have received a couple of BGS 9.5 grades on patch cards. Not easy. Otherwise, the slab is just a nice holder.

10-12-2020, 08:43 AM	#8
tyrith Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 1,882 tyrith	As a buyer, I'm both aware that an 8.5 is a solid grade on a patch card - I'd rate it at somewhere between a 9 and a 9.5 on a non-patch - but also have no interest in buying one. My real world enjoyment of a patch auto being a 7.5 versus an 8.5 is pretty much the same, but seeing a modern card in an 8.5 slab is more of an emotional drag than it is an emotional upside, so I'd rather just have raw cards at that point.