what do you guys think this W600 would grade?
 

hey guys. looking for a few opinions on this W600 Donovan i've had for a while and haven't gotten graded. it has an obvious stain that looks to me like century old coffee and a few small flecks of paper loss. is it unrealistic to hold out hope for a 2? or am i destined for a 1 or 1.5? there aren't any creases and the back is a flawless snow white. do you think it would be worth my time and money to try to have the stain professionally removed? thanks.

http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m...ams/W600-1.jpg

my guess
 

I think it would be a 20 but could get a 10. If it gets a 30 I would be very surprised. Just my opinion but I am usually pretty close...

Grade
 

I would guess a 20, outside shot at a 30

I agree that an SGC 20 would be the most likely grade. With the paper loss, although minimal, taken into account, even if the stain were removed I doubt it would grade higher than a 30 and for a relatively unknown player, it would probably not be worth the cost of professional restoration.

Sgc 10

Phil, no offense but Patsy Donovan is not a nobody. His stats are better than many that have been enshrined in Cooperstown. He is one of the greatest of the early Irish ballplayers with over 2250 hits and a lifetime .300 hitter.
-Rhett

SGC 10, if an attempt wasn't made at cleaning the thing. Nice card

thanks for all the replies guys. i wouldn't call patsy donovan a nobody either, guy had a very solid career. the card is gorgeous if not for that damned stain. the tiny bit of paper loss doesn't bother me. i posted because i'm at a crossroads in respect to getting the card graded or just leaving it be. the over sized holders are expensive. what do you guys think?

If you are planning on holding on to it, I'd just leave it be and save the money.

i'm not looking at it as a card i'm going to have forever. since i got it for a good price i'm thinking about using it to fund another purchase. thats why i'm trying to decide if i should grade it or not. i don't think the grade would change the value much but some people will only buy graded cards.

grade it
 

If you are selling it you will be better off getting it slabbed imo. I sent in 4 cards today that will all be 10's ....I may get one 20 out of them. They are going to be sold and as long as I think the $15-$20 (they are slightly larger cards) will be recouped then it's a good idea. I agree too that some folks will only buy slabbed so the number of bidders might increase too. regards