Advice/Opinion Wanted

[K-Nole]

My Son and I collect 1919 World Series stuff, after he watched "Eight Men Out".

My Question is, should I send this to SGC to be graded?

Here is the back story on it.

We bought this Ray Schalk around a year ago.
Since I have always advised him to not buy any Pre War stuff, ungraded, we bought this one. I know GMA is not a mainstay in the card grader world, and this is the only GMA card we own.
I am a bit "OCD" about our collection, and with it setting by all the other PSA/SGC cards, it stands out like a sore thumb to me.

I am NOT ever going to sell it. So the aesthetics as it pertains to the rest of my collection is really the only issue.

Would it be "worth" more in a SGC holder? In other words would it be worth it to have it graded by SGC?

Sorry bout the scan. My scanner stinks.

[Luke]

If it being in that holder bugs you enough to make a thread about it, yeah send it to SGC. Why not? I'm OCD like that too so I can relate. Nice card by the way. Are you still working on e120, or just branching out into all 1920s e cards? I love the look of those e121s.

[K-Nole]

No, I am still doing the E120's.

We just got this one as it was within our price range and wanted it for our 1919 World Series Collection.

I have never sent in a card to be graded, so i though this one might be a good one to start with. again, thou, when comparing the price of the grade w/ shipping, to how much more it will add to value & esthetics, I just dont know if its worth it.

AFA the E120 collection, it has taken a back seat to the 71 topps baseball set Zack and I are doing, for now. Then we are planning on doing a 51 topps baseball set, Red and Blue Backs.
But if one comes up, and its a great deal, I will jump on it. That Groh you wrote me about went up QUICK!!!

[Luke]

It probably isn't worth it from a strictly economic standpoint, especially if ypu aren't selling any time soon. But it could still make sense for aesthetic reasons. I'd imagine that card would sell for a similar price as an SGC 30. There's no danger of people thinking it's trimmed as is sometimes the case with those unknown grading companies.

[Leon]

That is a really nice card being shown. As stated, getting it re-slabbed might not raise the value BUT the new SGC flips are going to be great looking so there is that. I am actually considering getting my cards re-holdered with those new flips. If they come out looking like the Joe G one then there is reason to do it from a pure aesthetics standpoint. And of course if you are building a set it makes sense to have the holders be similar....

[tschock]

K-Nole, PM sent regarding your '71 Topps project.

[GoldenAge50s]

Nice looking card that doesn't appear to be trimmed, but I would certainly submit it RAW for best possible results! Might even get a bump if submitted raw, who knows!

[jbsports33]

popular card - get it done by SGC and it should stand out more

good luck!


Jimmy