Grading cards bought from a consignor on eBay

[JWBlue]

I have heard people say that collectors sell cards through a consignor when it is believed they won't grade well.

Do most people people believe this? I can think of other reasons someone would sell through a consignor.

Has anyone bought a card through a consignor and had it grade well?

I am looking at card being sold through QuickConsign on eBay.

[RKH916]

Grading is an expensive hassle for a lot of people, so it's possible to find nice gradable copies out there - even on consignment. But the chances are getting lower every day unless you're buying first-to-market ultra modern.

My local LCS still gets some nice raw 90's cards on consignment so I'm always hunting there. But it's Australia, so grading is a lot less common and even more of a hassle.

[RufussCkingston]

Many cards can be 9/10 or bust where the grading fee would be more than the value of the graded card, so those types could be the ones you might "score". I def send those cards to Fananticscollect CGC auth grading at $3 each and then some idiot pays more than what it would probably be worth if graded (not even including grading cost).

[jtclockwork]

I've had plenty grade well through consignors, but I don't buy with the necessity of getting the card graded.

[discodanman45]

Originally Posted by jtclockwork

I've had plenty grade well through consignors, but I don't buy with the necessity of getting the card graded.

I think this is the right thought process. Let the card make you grade it if it is a stunning example. I think we grade way too many cards that are borderline because we want to grade.

[Gary]

Originally Posted by discodanman45

I think this is the right thought process. Let the card make you grade it if it is a stunning example. I think we grade way too many cards that are borderline because we want to grade.

The want part is moot these days imo....even if you never plan to sell,whoever inherits your collection surely will......thats a really mess to leave a loved one.and if you do sell nobody's buying a blue chip player for any real money unless its graded by PSA/SGC/BGS.

That option of leaving behind a raw collection past us by a long time ago.the older the cards the more likely a buyer wants anything of value already graded......without grading its hard to place a reasonable value on a older card.then of course you have the is it real/alt problem of raw vintage.sad but thats what comes with the cards since money took over the hobby.

[discodanman45]

Originally Posted by Gary

The want part is moot these days imo....even if you never plan to sell,whoever inherits your collection surely will......thats a really mess to leave a loved one.and if you do sell nobody's buying a blue chip player for any real money unless its graded by PSA/SGC/BGS.

That option of leaving behind a raw collection past us by a long time ago.the older the cards the more likely a buyer wants anything of value already graded......without grading its hard to place a reasonable value on a older card.then of course you have the is it real/alt problem of raw vintage.sad but thats what comes with the cards since money took over the hobby.

As long as Greg Morris is around, there is no need to grade vintage under $200. There will always be sellers that will get great value for raw cards, sometimes better than the grade. My ungraded collection has specific instructions if I leave this world. Consignors still get great prices for ungraded cards, I have to buy PSA 9's on ultra-modern to get better prices than raw.

[clocsta2323]

I have gemmed inumerable cards from DCspors, hoodys, probstein etc.

What you never do is DM the seller asking about corners/edges, surface dimples, refractor lines or for extra pictures of the card beyond what is already there. This is insta block for me personally as the person is hunting gem 10s and return at the slightest defect

[Gary]

Originally Posted by discodanman45

As long as Greg Morris is around, there is no need to grade vintage under $200. There will always be sellers that will get great value for raw cards, sometimes better than the grade. My ungraded collection has specific instructions if I leave this world. Consignors still get great prices for ungraded cards, I have to buy PSA 9's on ultra-modern to get better prices than raw.

Exactly....nobody's buying raw Mantles.Arrons.Mays ect for anything close to graded value.Commons minor stars sure no problem.Same for all blue chip guys for other sports.lets be honest thats where the real money is.like it or not thats the reality we are in.

ultra moderns a joke anything past 2018 is junk wax 2 era only a fool is buying that.save for a few chase cards 20 years from now all these guys will have the equivalent of 88 topps

[BoSoxFan1999]

Not from consignors, but I've bought raw cards off eBay that I've sent in for grading and gotten PSA 10's. Like others have mentioned, some people just don't want to go through the hassle of grading and will sell cards raw. Though I'm sure there are sellers out there that sell cards raw because they don't think they will grade well. If a seller has tons of graded cards for sale, but just a small # of raw cards, maybe that's someone that's selling them raw because they know they won't grade well. It's a crapshoot most of the time though. This is where good photos matter more.