A 2024 Topps Now Ohtani and a 2017 Topps Houston Astro Team card were a step away from perfect according to Becket grading.
Two other cards were given a 9 Mint, a 2017 Topps William Shatner, and a 2000 Topps Hank Aaron reprint of the 1957 card.
My 2000 Topps Barry Bonds 1993 MVP card garnered an 8.5 as did my 1997 Fleer Pedro Martinez.
Rounding out the group with a 7 near mint is my 1990 Fleer Troy Aikman.
Overall I’m very pleased with Beckett grading. It is the one for me. I mailed these cards off on Sept. 2 and they arrived back on Nov. 22. Not too bad for the $15 fee.
The plastic mini bag covering these cards were sealed unlike the first batch that were just slipped over the card.
Next I’m going to touch on a chat I saw on social media this week. The group was discussing graded cards vs. raw. Many were saying that if a card doesn’t get a 10, then it will probably sell at the same price as raw with the exception being very old vintage cards.
Others were saying that they buy cards graded below 10 and then break them out of the cases and place them in their raw collection.
As I have said before, everyone can do their own thing, but I’m going to share my thoughts.
I’m new to grading as for years I didn’t like the idea. Then this year I changed my mind. So far 9.5 is the highest I have obtained on a card and I sold a 2017 Jose Altuve graded at a 9 for $40. The raw version of the card is going for maybe a $1 or $2 on eBay.
In my opinion if the card has been graded, then it is frozen in time in that condition. If you break it out of the case, it is once again exposed to all the environmental predators that can harm it.
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So why would you break it out of the case just because it is not a 10?
My Aikman card only brought a 7 and I didn’t expect much more. But many years down the line, that will be a card of a Hall of Fame player in a 7 vs. a card in a sleeve that may or may not be in 7 condition.
Again I do not understand why collectors allow “the market” to dictate their decisions about collecting, selling and purchasing cards.
With that said I do understand the market drives the values up or down but there are exceptions.
The market says the Altuve card graded maybe would sell for around $20, but an Astro fan saw the value in it as an Astro card with a high-grade and paid $40.
If I were only going by eBay prices I would’ve not even got the grading cost back.
So again I say you do you and I will be me and together we will make up the hobby.
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