Do you grade tickets?

Bilko G · #1 04-19-2012, 06:26 AM

i love tickets and got several graded tickets. All my graded tickets were already purchased graded and i like the slabs for the protection and storage. Personally i could care less about the numerical grade and the registry though.

Exhibitman · #2 04-19-2012, 06:44 AM

I looked into slabbing my Academy Awards tickets at one point, but PSA turned them down and SGC did not handle tickets at the time [not sure if they do now]. Given the change of heart I've had about slabbing stuff that isn't for resale [I do it only if it really needs it for protection or to complete a run or set that is already slabbed], I am glad I did not spend the money.

Above is the oldest ticket I've ever seen, for the 16th Academy Awards. Best Picture for 1943 awarded that evening--Casablanca.

The Board of Governors Ball is the after-party. Much tougher ticket than the show, as not all show attendees are invited.

stlcardinalsfan · #3 04-19-2012, 10:25 PM

I have hundreds of tickets in my collection. Many of them are graded. Some are slabbed authentic (because it is hard to explain the 1 or 2 numeric grade but I still like the details of the game on the slab) while the majority remain raw. Older Tickets were made to be handled and when they are in great condition they are very scarce. You need to understand that tickets are graded like baseball cards. If the grader sees a crease, no matter how small ,that ticket can't get better than a 5 (on rare ocassions a 6). Some tickets also aren't made with a perforation, so they have an uneven audit tear (again knocking the grade). Some paper also lends it self to very slight surface creasing (i.e. 52 brooklyn w.s. ticket and 1950 yankees w.s. tickets and 1943 w.s. cards tickets). It is almost impossible to find a ticket without a crease on those issues. I feel the strict ticket grading adds to obsession of obtaining the rarest of tickets. I HAVE RAMBLED, but keep this in mind, if a ticket stub is from the 1960s or earlier and is graded a 4 or better, rest assured that you have a beautiful ticket (maybe the nicest ever graded for that game).. If it is a 6 or better, you probably won't find another for the same game in the next 3-5 years in that nice of shape. P.S. Still looking for a world series 1927 game 4... Would love to trade or buy one....

smotan_02 · #4 04-20-2012, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stlcardinalsfan

if a ticket stub is from the 1960s or earlier and is graded a 4 or better, rest assured that you have a beautiful ticket (maybe the nicest ever graded for that game).. If it is a 6 or better, you probably won't find another for the same game in the next 3-5 years in that nice of shape. P.S. Still looking for a world series 1927 game 4... Would love to trade or buy one....

Makes me pretty happy for my 6, 7, and 8s in the 30s and 40s.

http://www.psacard.com/PSASETREGISTR....aspx?s=104861

stlcardinalsfan · #5 04-20-2012, 08:52 PM

Great tickets!! Thanks for linking your registry. It really makes my point, though. Notice that his stubs (actual items that made it to the games grade between 1-4). The fulls never made it to the game so they grade very high... The fulls are still more desireable and worth more a lot more, but a high graded stub is tough to obtain.

smotan_02 · #6 04-20-2012, 09:12 PM

Very true, good point. I like the full tickets but at some point you have to accept they don't exist or they are locked in a collection

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