Grading cards--setting the value

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Posted By: Bill Stone

When submitting cards to be graded how do you value the cards? Let me give you two examples and ask you what to do:
Example 1 -I bought a T210 Series 6 card a year ago for $450. It was in very poor condition but I needed it to complete a series so I paid top dollar -
Example 2-Back in the 1980's I bought a Clemente 1955 Topps in excellent condition ( except for a small red dot on his pants -which appears to be a printers ink thing) OK Seinfeld fans I know what's coming! In any event I paid about $150.00 for it. When submitting these cards say to SGC what do I put for a value --and by stating a value does that effect how well it might grade. Thanks in advance for your opinion.