Posted By:
Frank WakefieldIf I were you...
I'd regret that I didn't secure a promise from Mastronet that the raw mint card would grade a certain way, and regret that I didn't send it back the day I got it from Mastronet because I would have gone over the card with an eagle eye to discern any problems that might exist; all because condition and having a card professionally graded 8+ is of paramount importance to me (meaning you).
Having not done that, and having the regret, I'd do one of these:
1- Sell the lesser card, in its graded 4 state, and live with the results.
2- Break the card out, consign it for auction, and not let Mastronet sell it, so they don't make 4 commissions on one card, 2 buyer's and 2 seller's.
3- Or find this situation an epiphany moment in collecting, sell the newly acquired 8, break the old 4 out, and start collecting ungraded cards.
I would lean toward 3, and I think you'll do 1. I think any of the 3 are ok.