Posted By:
Mike PugedaRob,
I think you are pretty accurate with your price estimation if the Lajoie was ungraded. Maybe a little more because it was a nice one. What I have noticed is that the slabbed ones do much better even in mid grade VG and up. The ones in slabs NM and up get great prices especially HOF'ers.
Now here's where the potential issue lies. I have often thought about having my higher condition discs graded, particularly HOF'ers. I have many in similar condition like the Lajoie. So I decided I would win one on ebay and see in person what it would look like. I purchased a mid-grade disc for a nominal fee and when I received it, I noticed something that did not look quite right. It seemed as though the disc was forced(?) into the slab causing the metal rim to warp slightly so that if you busted it out and laid it on a table, it would not lay flat. It seemed as though the recessed area that the disc is supposed to lay into is slightly too small. It is the only one I have graded so I don't know if it was a fluke or if the holder has changed, but it is enough to make me keep mine ungraded for now.
I will keep my eyes out on one for you. I check e-bay all the time and go to all the Ft. Wash shows.
Mike Pugeda