Trout 1/1 - To Grade or Not to Grade?

Archimedes · 01-10-2022, 10:58 AM

I pulled the Trout image variation FoilFractor from All-Star Rookie Cup. I've never graded anything before but wanted to ask whether you think it's worth it. I'd love to hold the card, but I plan to sell it since I know it's worth more to someone else than it is to me. Not sure if I should grade it first. Thanks in advance!

THE(NEXT)LEVEL · 01-10-2022, 10:59 AM

If you plan to sell, grade.

ThoseBackPages · 01-10-2022, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by THE(NEXT)LEVEL

If you plan to sell, grade.

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oddstuff · 01-10-2022, 11:08 AM

That's probably a 9 at most. Why dump more money into grading fees?

ThoseBackPages · 01-10-2022, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by oddstuff

That's probably a 9 at most. Why dump more money into grading fees?

so the buyer doesnt return it

MoreToppsPlease · 01-10-2022, 11:11 AM

No premium. In fact raw will probably cost more.

MoreToppsPlease · 01-10-2022, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by oddstuff

That's probably a 9 at most. Why dump more money into grading fees?

Exactly. However a slab does offer physical protection.

THE(NEXT)LEVEL · 01-10-2022, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

so the buyer doesnt return it

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The Accountant · 01-10-2022, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by oddstuff

That's probably a 9 at most. Why dump more money into grading fees?

why do you think its a 9?

LittleJimmies · 01-10-2022, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by The Accountant

why do you think its a 9?

Back corners, specifically top right, show some white. Front corners could be a little soft, but hard to tell with the foil design.

mfw13 · 01-10-2022, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MoreToppsPlease

Exactly. However a slab does offer physical protection.

So do regular good old-fashioned toploaders.....

Tpm2780 · 01-10-2022, 12:41 PM

I dont think its worth grading cause it's a 1/1 card and it's the only one in existence so that should give it plenty of value in my opinion. Whatever you decide to do it's still an amazing card!

oddstuff · 01-10-2022, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by LittleJimmies

Back corners, specifically top right, show some white. Front corners could be a little soft, but hard to tell with the foil design.

Yup...any hint of white, no chance for a 10 nowadays.

GMRide27 · 01-10-2022, 12:54 PM

Check out the 2011 on the back....typer apparently forgot the second 1!

It's now a rare 1/1 super rare sp ssp sssp!

towerymt · 01-10-2022, 12:57 PM

Grade it if it's mint. Auction it with a consigner, some of which only accept graded cards now.

oddstuff · 01-10-2022, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by towerymt

Grade it if it's mint. Auction it with a consigner, some of which only accept graded cards now.

Excellent point.

cardsin47 · 01-10-2022, 01:19 PM

That cards in Mint-ish Condition. It’s a MUST GRADE

gschmidt82 · 01-10-2022, 01:20 PM

You could always do a min grade on it, if you are in a position to possibly take a loss on the grading fee.

gschmidt82 · 01-10-2022, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by GMRide27

Check out the 2011 on the back....typer apparently forgot the second 1!

It's now a rare 1/1 super rare sp ssp sssp!

Great catch!

zworykin · 01-10-2022, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by GMRide27

Check out the 2011 on the back....typer apparently forgot the second 1!

It's now a rare 1/1 super rare sp ssp sssp!

They also forgot several letters in the sentence about his rookie year performance - specifically, an i, an l and an l... which spells ill... maybe they were trying to tell us something about him? Either that he is in poor health or that he is really good (if they're into 90s slang)...

(Interestingly, no such errors on the base card. I don't have any parallels to check...)

rainmaker · 01-10-2022, 01:36 PM

I wouldn’t grade it.

yodude91 · 01-10-2022, 02:11 PM

Grade to protect, not grade to save money lol. Since there’s only 1 in the world, there’s no +/- value with it having a grade or not.

tonedef2oo8 · 01-10-2022, 02:13 PM

You guys still fall for these topics lol

awz50 · 01-10-2022, 02:22 PM

Do not grade

MoreToppsPlease · 01-10-2022, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mfw13

So do regular good old-fashioned toploaders.....

Very true. Beckett slabs provide the best protection, but I’m not paying a real premium for them or any other slab.

01-10-2022, 10:58 AM	#1
Archimedes Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,776	Trout 1/1 - To Grade or Not to Grade? I pulled the Trout image variation FoilFractor from All-Star Rookie Cup. I've never graded anything before but wanted to ask whether you think it's worth it. I'd love to hold the card, but I plan to sell it since I know it's worth more to someone else than it is to me. Not sure if I should grade it first. Thanks in advance!

01-10-2022, 11:11 AM	#6
MoreToppsPlease Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 8,676	No premium. In fact raw will probably cost more. __________________ IRS Tax Tip 2022-57 A hobby is any activity that a person pursues because they enjoy it and with no intention of making a profit. People operate a business with the intention of making a profit.

01-10-2022, 12:41 PM	#12
Tpm2780 Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,187 Holyknight32	I dont think its worth grading cause it's a 1/1 card and it's the only one in existence so that should give it plenty of value in my opinion. Whatever you decide to do it's still an amazing card! __________________ Check out my AMAZING Griffey collection https://app.photobucket.com/u/Tpm2780/

01-10-2022, 12:57 PM	#15
towerymt Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: VA Posts: 8,800	Grade it if it's mint. Auction it with a consigner, some of which only accept graded cards now. __________________ In search of... 2018 Topps Chrome Update Max Scherzer #HMT77: Superfractor 2019 Topps Update Carter Kieboom #US109: Platinum

01-10-2022, 01:19 PM	#17
cardsin47 Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Westminster, MD Posts: 8,761 cardsin47	That cards in Mint-ish Condition. It’s a MUST GRADE __________________ @cardsin47 is Steve Meyer ~ #WaxReturns! PC Gem Mint Factory Sealed 5-Sport Active Player RC & Prospect SCARCE Hobby/ HTA Jumbo/ Retail/ Blaster/ Mega Boxes! ~Trout! Soto! JROD! Wemby! Luka! Mahomes! McDavid! Bedard! Erling!~

01-10-2022, 10:59 AM	#2
THE(NEXT)LEVEL Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Jersey Posts: 4,713	If you plan to sell, grade.

01-10-2022, 11:08 AM	#4
oddstuff Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: CA Posts: 5,172	That's probably a 9 at most. Why dump more money into grading fees?

01-10-2022, 12:54 PM	#14
GMRide27 Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 705	Check out the 2011 on the back....typer apparently forgot the second 1! It's now a rare 1/1 super rare sp ssp sssp!

01-10-2022, 01:20 PM	#18
gschmidt82 Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Posts: 11	You could always do a min grade on it, if you are in a position to possibly take a loss on the grading fee.

01-10-2022, 01:36 PM	#21
rainmaker Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 2,825 thewescoast	I wouldn’t grade it. __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/152850287@N08/albums

01-10-2022, 02:11 PM	#22
yodude91 Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 497	Grade to protect, not grade to save money lol. Since there’s only 1 in the world, there’s no +/- value with it having a grade or not.

01-10-2022, 02:13 PM	#23
tonedef2oo8 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 7,331	You guys still fall for these topics lol __________________ *“ I am very good at calculating stuff. 160+60=210 “*

01-10-2022, 02:22 PM	#24
awz50 Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: New Hampshire>>>Arizona>>>>Florida Posts: 33,387 awz50	Do not grade __________________ Collecting Baseball Hof Autographs 248/351 Blowouts Official Red Sox face of the franchise Eduardo Rodriguez Super Collector