Certain grading services/service tiers also have a minimum number of cards required to submit and using a middleman can help you get around this. If you only have a couple of cards you want to grade, but the minimum requirement is 10, a middleman will combine your order with others submit...
(depending on the year). We often see people that inherited collections spend far more on grading fees than the collection is actually worth. The key is knowing which cards to submit for grading. Dean says that if a card has a high value it's because of the card, not the graded case...
For any facet of the hobby, knowing the importance of graded vs. ungraded cards is essential. Some of thetop grading services, including PSA, BGS, and SGC, work to authenticate a rare trading card and bolster its value in the secondary market. In recent years, early Charizards and other ...
Collectors who prefer the safe route can eliminate the majority of the uncertainty by buying a Michael Jordan rookie card that has been authenticated and slabbed by a reputable grading service. The preferred choices would be PSA or BGS. These cards do come with a premium cost, that rises sign...