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Posted By: Russ Bright

So... I'm seriously contemplating sending some cards in to get graded. Some of these I want to sell eventually, some I want to sell NOW and some i want to hold on to. I'm definately going to use SGC for my T205's as they look great in the holders and i already have 15 or so IN sgc, and i like uniformity. May even get my PSA crossed over, they're 1's so it's not like they'll fare poorly...

My question, is it worth it to sign up and pay 99 dollars for a gold tier membership if I only want to get a few cards graded by PSA? I know the resale value would be higher as opposed to SGC (especially on more modern cards) but i don't see myself using their service more than a couple times and MAYBE less than 10 cards total.

I want to eventually get all of my T205 graded, is it best to wait for a deal (i have over 100 i need graded) or select a choice few i want to show off? The bulk deals look good BUT i don't really have 4 or 500 dollars to spend on grading right now.

so... PSA options? suck it up and do it? find a friend who has a PSA account and will send the cards in for grading for me? Decide to get it graded by SGC who is decidedly harder and my cards might not fare as well?

I know these are all subjective and opinionated answers, but i appreciate any and all feedback.

thanks!

R