Hi. So I have recently been going through many of my old 1995-2000 cards and have been thinking about selling some and purchasing others. Some of the cards I believe are worth grading but it’s quite hard to tell since I’m not a professional grader. Obviously some of these cards were handled while others remained in sleeves for 20 or so years. What is the best way to get the rough prices my of cards? Is there a video service where you can go through them with someone or something other than self grade (excluding PSA). Thanks for the help everyone!!!
You can post good quality pics here and ask opinions but with photos everything is subjective. Check prices on Ebay sold listings or trollandtoad but trollandtoad is not great for vintage stuff (not other sellers, just provided by trollandtoad)
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PapaFrank has it. Compare the condition of everything to sales history on ebay. Search up example card, go to sold tab on the left column, filter it that way, then find ones in similar condition to get an idea. Try to use raw cards condition to compare to. If you are basing it off PSA graded cards, just know that the PSA cards get a premium (25%+) because they are already graded which costs money and time, and they are guaranteed genuine for those who are concerned about that. PSA 5 & 6 = Lightly played. 7 = LP/NM. 8 = NM or better. etc. and no that’s not a typo. A raw NM card should always be better than PSA’s 7 grade, many of which are not at all NM.
@brendantheclayboy, a listed NM card will always be worst than a PSA 7. So much risk involved
I would also choose a PSA 7 above a raw nm card, most of the cards listed as nm aren’t actually nm - or maybe I’ve just been unlucky buying raw lol
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Okay cool thanks for the help everyone I really appreciate it. Is there a certain tab on this forum that helps people with certain card grades/condition.
If you’ve ever opened a pack, those cards are probably mint. If your cards look like that, then they are mint.
Oh, just because a card has been in a sleeve for 20 years means nothing, score that it may have been in a bicycle spoke;)
I’m not talking about a card listed as near mint. I’m talking about a card that is accurately graded raw as near mint. But to be fair I’m talking about experienced sellers, and I come from the background of card dealing websites like tcgplayer and troll and all that, with defined card grading standards. Tcgplayer has explicit holo foil NM grading standards, and it is 100% PSA 7 at worst, but likely better. So I’m not just meaning buy a card on ebay claiming NM blindly–I mean people list NM all the time when it is run over by a car. That doesn’t really count to me. I’m talking when it is a seller who clearly knows what they are doing (card people who understand grading which isn’t necessarily difficult).
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You are already in one of the sections that are appropriate. You should just post pics in this thread to get help on them. There isn’t a specific thread that will discuss condition. People just post their pics to relevant sections and get opinions.