How do you decide what to grade?

daukar · 09-10-2017, 11:52 AM

Started collecting again recently, thinking about sending some cards I pulled off to BGS, but curious. How do you decide what gets sent off for grading?

Autos?
Jerseys?
card values >= certain amount?
Sentimental value?
Expected high grade?

Do you get everything in your PC graded, or only parts of it? Just curious how people decide what gets graded. Thank you!

IronMonkey415 · 09-10-2017, 11:58 AM

Many people like to grade rookie cards.

Harper · 09-10-2017, 11:59 AM

Only grade if planning on selling. BGS has priced themselves out of any other reason to grade.

chris_ac · 09-10-2017, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by daukar

Started collecting again recently, thinking about sending some cards I pulled off to BGS, but curious. How do you decide what gets sent off for grading?

Autos?
Jerseys?
card values >= certain amount?
Sentimental value?
Expected high grade?

Do you get everything in your PC graded, or only parts of it? Just curious how people decide what gets graded. Thank you!

Rookie year and then approx value after that. Some do have entire PCs graded, others parts. That's completely up to you. I wouldn't grade regular jerseys, but patch cards if and only if it's truly clean edges, corners, surface compared to thickness. If it only has sentimental, then nah. Expecting a high grade is the definition of a grading submission. Don't send borderline cards, especially in your first few orders just to play it safe.

Jocel · 09-10-2017, 08:22 PM

I hve been sending my pc for grading to BGS and have cracked a few as well with a 95% success chance of bumping from same BGS company or switch over from PSA-BGS...

Why i grade my PC cards?

1.)PROTECTION: Coz my pc guy came from the 90's(Allen Iverson). The slab protects the card more when dropped its in the slab and it doesnt open up unlike mags or toploaders.

2.)DISPLAY: Having them slab looks more fancy to put on display (reconsidering not all to be displayed cos of wear and tear). It looks more nicer to my eyes seeing slabs with label of the item of what it is.

3.) GRADE: We are human being, in the end we will decline. We may never know we need this precious collection of ours for whatever personal usage. With a good grade it will really help someday if u wanna sell them (reconsidering what set or player u collect). I only have one preference on grading. I need my allen iverson rookie cards as much as possible to be all BGS 9.5...

These 3 are my main purpose for grading...

morrison2951 · 09-14-2017, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by IronMonkey415

Many people like to grade rookie cards.

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mrveggieman · 09-14-2017, 03:04 PM

I don't get my cards graded per sey but I do like to get some of my nice IP and TTM autos certified from PSA DNA.

09-10-2017, 11:52 AM	#1
daukar Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 29 Daukar daukar	How do you decide what to grade? Started collecting again recently, thinking about sending some cards I pulled off to BGS, but curious. How do you decide what gets sent off for grading? Autos? Jerseys? card values >= certain amount? Sentimental value? Expected high grade? Do you get everything in your PC graded, or only parts of it? Just curious how people decide what gets graded. Thank you!

09-10-2017, 11:59 AM	#3
Harper Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Dunlap, IL, USA Posts: 2,624 mmil3768 mdmille2	Only grade if planning on selling. BGS has priced themselves out of any other reason to grade. __________________ Check out my Ron Harper collection and wantlist! https://www.flickr.com/photos/144848597@N06/albums http://ronharper.weebly.com/

09-10-2017, 08:22 PM	#5
Jocel Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,556 nbacardcollect0r	How do you decide what to grade? I hve been sending my pc for grading to BGS and have cracked a few as well with a 95% success chance of bumping from same BGS company or switch over from PSA-BGS... Why i grade my PC cards? 1.)PROTECTION: Coz my pc guy came from the 90's(Allen Iverson). The slab protects the card more when dropped its in the slab and it doesnt open up unlike mags or toploaders. 2.)DISPLAY: Having them slab looks more fancy to put on display (reconsidering not all to be displayed cos of wear and tear). It looks more nicer to my eyes seeing slabs with label of the item of what it is. 3.) GRADE: We are human being, in the end we will decline. We may never know we need this precious collection of ours for whatever personal usage. With a good grade it will really help someday if u wanna sell them (reconsidering what set or player u collect). I only have one preference on grading. I need my allen iverson rookie cards as much as possible to be all BGS 9.5... These 3 are my main purpose for grading... Last edited by Jocel; 09-10-2017 at 08:25 PM.

09-14-2017, 03:04 PM	#7
mrveggieman Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Georgia (USA) Posts: 2,582 brac2612	I don't get my cards graded per sey but I do like to get some of my nice IP and TTM autos certified from PSA DNA. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/atlcardcollector https://twitter.com/bbra9027 http://instagram.com/atlcardcollector

09-10-2017, 11:58 AM	#2
IronMonkey415 Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 44,118 ironmonkeyfromsf	Many people like to grade rookie cards.