I’m new to PSA cards although I’ve been collecting for a few years now. I have a lot of cards I want to send to PSA that I know will get good grades but I also have a stack of some cards I’m debating on sending that are not in amazing condition. They’re probably in the 4 to 6 range I would guess.
Is it worth sending cards to PSA that are probably going to get that low of a grade? This is for my personal collection, not going to resell currently although I do care about value.
Most of the cards are shinings, gold stars, wotc holos, etc. If I don’t send them to PSA I’ll likely just keep them in a binder or toploaders.
Any insight or opinions would be great. And yes I know at the end of the day it’s up to me but I just wanted to see if others send cards like these ones off.
If these are your cards from childhood and you want them protected…go for it. I did the same with mine when I first got back. Most came back 7-9 luckily but my favorite shadowless raichu got a 4 lol
Remember if you are sending to psa that you will not get those cards back until probably March of next year. Personally I would send to CGC, you can even add a personal pedigree if you really don’t want to sell them (“Jennytallz Collection” lol if they allow it)
I sent in all my WOTC holos regardless of the grade I felt I would get mainly to preserve the current condition of the cards. Granted I do not think I have anything less than a 6 and I have not received anything back lower than a 6 so far. Best of luck on the grades if you send them in. Also I know PSA has a big backlog, but I sent in a bunch of cards under bulk grading in December and they are already being processed so maybe they are getting some things figured out with the increase in demand for graded cards.
The two main cards I can think of that I’m on the fence about are perfect except one has a small dent on the front and the other has a very tiny crease on one of the edges. They’d do well if they didn’t have those. Probably 9s. Shining magikarp and celebi.
It’s up to you, I don’t think any option is significantly better than any other. Selling raw is low risk but you possibly miss out on maximizing the cards value. Graded you loose value in paying a premium for express turn around times or risk the card going down in price if you bulk it and wait for the long turn around times.
I’m grading every card I own once I get around to Grading! I have 1st edition Typhlosion and Lugia that even in a PSA 5 or 6 will net $1000 which is quite a gain from the $20 and $50 I spent on them respectively!
To answer OPs question, I haven’t graded anything I thought would be below a 6 except a first edition base Charizard. Whether it is “worth it” to you is a question only you can answer. Are these cards you plan to sell or keep?
