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Posted By: jp
does a card thats graded vs. non graded worth more or raise the value of the actual card ? sorry if this topic has been covered before. thanks |
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Posted By: Al Crisafulli
My opinion is that a graded card is more valuable for one of two reasons: |
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Posted By: warshawlaw
It is not more valuable, it is more marketable. It is still the same card. |
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Posted By: jp
thanks guys good way to look at it in both senses. |
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Posted By: Frank Wakefield
War is on it. The card is still worth whatever the card is worth. |
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Posted By: Peter_Spaeth
If the question is whether a slabbed card in fact is worth more in terms of what it can be puchased and sold for on the market, as opposed to whether it should be worth more, then the answer seems an obvious yes. People have debated to death whether this is right or wrong, the competence of the grading services, etc., but despite the anti-grading views of people like Frank (who doubtless have valid points), the reality of the marketplace speaks for itself. Even anti-grading guys who post regularly here have acknowledged they will submit cards for grading before selling. Just the way it is at this point in time anyhow -- notwithstanding all the reservations about the grading companies. |
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Posted By: JimCrandell
Question is whether having it graded increases the value you could sell it for--are you really debating the issue that graded cards almost always sell for more in equal condition? |
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Posted By: Al Crisafulli
As usual, Peter articulated the point I was trying to make in my first post much better than I ever could. |
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Posted By: Anonymous
Frank, |
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Posted By: drc
The answer is the cards are worth the same, but the graded card sells for more. |
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Posted By: Bill Stone
Have you ever tried to convert cash in a foreign country? My experience has been that you always get a better rate of exchange with travelers checks than with cash because of the fear of counterfeit bills-so a dollar isn't always worth a dollar when there is concern about its authenticity. |
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Posted By: jay behrens
I found it to be just the opposite. I could get a much better rate of change on street for cash than I could at a bank. There are also substantial risks involved in doing this though. I also used to trade my Levis for stuff. You got an even better return on your dollar that way. Then again, this was in the 80s and things may have changed a lot since them. |
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Posted By: Cobby33
The question was rather simple and I think it has been answered satisfactorily. |
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Posted By: Julie Vognar
Graded cards aren't more valuable; they cost more. |
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Posted By: Cobby33
. |
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Posted By: andy becker
i agree with drc 100% |
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Posted By: Frank Wakefield
OK... some folks didn't really say Yea or Nay... |
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Posted By: jp
wow! what a great response , to all that expressed thoughts on this subject you all have made valid points and has made more aware i feel like everyone that they arent more valuable but just cost more when graded, thanks all. |
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Posted By: JimB
Bill and Jay, |
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Posted By: Judge Dred (Fred)
I'm not sure how this got to dollars and black markets but... it's easy to get double and more the official exchange rate for dollars on the street in countries where the governments aren't stable and the currency is vulnerable. It's obviously illegal to do this but... and besides, there's usually not a lot to buy (with the local currency) in those countries. |
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Posted By: Al Crisafulli
"5 to 1, a graded card is NOT more valuable." |
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Posted By: Anonymous
Al, |
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Posted By: Cobby33
Valuable: "having great material or monetary value ["an amount, as of goods, services, or money, considered to be a fair and suitable equivalent for something else; a fair price or return. especially for use or exchange"]." |
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Posted By: drc
Anyone who buys raw cards on eBay will tell you that 8 out of 10 eBay sellers couldn't grade correctly if their butts were on fire. So it shouldn't take a genius to figure why PSA 10 Gem Mint cards sells for more than the average eBay seller who claims is a 10. Even if PSA isn't your favorite grader, you know their grading is more accurate than the average beanie babie seller. |
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Posted By: Al Crisafulli
Of course, Jim, we've all seen examples of people's "mint" cards being shipped off to grading and having them come back 7s. The response, then, is typically either "Wow, I guess I haven't been grading my cards properly," or "Those grading companies have no idea what they're talking about." When I first got interested in graded cards, my reaction was the former of the two above. |
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Posted By: JimCrandell
Al, |
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Posted By: Frank Wakefield
OK.... hanging chads, and a recount: |
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Posted By: Cobby33
Another thread bites the dust. |
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Posted By: Al Crisafulli
I did not retract my position, I restated it. |
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Posted By: Cobby
Well said. |
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Posted By: JimCrandell
Al, |
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Posted By: Griffins
Must be a Florida election counter. |
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Posted By: Cobby33
Ditto- though I think there really are two questions here (value and worth). I also think everyone is clear on everyone else's position. |
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Posted By: PC
Count me in the "worth more" category, simply because I will not buy a high dollar card unless it is graded by SGC, PSA or GAI. |
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