To be graded or not to be graded that is the question

[Mountaineer1999]

I have never had a card graded in my life and can barely tell the difference between a 7 and a 9.
So , i would like to know if my 1972 star cards should be graded or kept raw. What would this Pete grade, if below an 8 i will keep them raw.

Thanks

[RaidonCollects]

Looks around a 7 or an 8 to me, but you really need a large blown up scan to see the differences in hi-grade cards.

~Owen :)

[Mountaineer1999]

Thanks Owen. Here is a scan of a few of the cards.... it doesn't appear they show up any better this way though.

[Mountaineer1999]

Another attempt :eek:

[RaidonCollects]

Bottom edge looks a little rough cut, I think they downgrade for that. Top left corner looks a little worn too. Should make an easy 7, possibly 7.5 or 8 if you're lucky.

~Owen:)

EDIT: The Ted W, looks nice, but I think I see some ink (possibly a print defect) around the top.

[swarmee]

The Carew and Bench are both too off-center to come back with a straight nine. The Rose top right corner looks dinged, probably keeping it as a 7 or 7.5 . The Williams is really nice. I think that's the best of the four.

[DBesse27]

I'm going to be a bit of a downer and tell you the Rose might 7, but might be a 6. In the enlarged scan there's maybe one corner that's perfectly sharp. Sorry.

[Mountaineer1999]

Thanks for the feedback guys... i was hoping for some 8s but i guess i will keep them all raw. I agree with williams being the best of the group and i didnt see all the little flaws until i started blowing up the scans.

[begsu1013]

depends on the day.

rose 7
williams 5 or 7(pd)

[mybestbretts]

I am far from an expert, but I believe any 70's cards of star players I would have graded and not worry about it if they could grade a 6 or better. If you are going to sell them that is one thing, if your keeping them then they are protected against any further damage and grading will only go up.

[Mountaineer1999]

Just got the report on these. I didnt grade the Carew or Rose but the Bench got a 7 and Williams an 8 with no qualifiers.

[swarmee]

Congrats!

[begsu1013]

it was a good day! esp on the willams.

congrats!!!

[Mountaineer1999]

I was excited about it. I think some of the surface imperfections on the Williams was scanner related, it really looks better than that in hand.