[ullmandds]

Once a card has been graded and entombed in plastic it becomes one of the qualities that determine the value of a card to a prospective buyer.

To factor in what you paid to have a card graded is kind of redundant in my opinion... Seeing as in many cases the value of a card will increase based on the fact it has been graded there is your appreciation right there.

I have also bought cards in my lifetime for less than it cost to have had a card graded in the first place. Someone lost money in that transaction but it wasn’t me?

It’s like when you go to trade your car in on a new one you try to shine it up and clean it up to make it look as good as possible to achieve the highest value. This is what a graded card is! Literally and figuratively these days apparently!

It sounds like you want the increased value of a graded card in addition to the actual cost of having the card graded