1933 goudey Sports King Ty Cobb Grading Opinions??

[sportscollector]

thanks for the comments guys . what do you think a fair price to ask for this card is? should I sell it raw? or get it graded?

[7nohitter]

$50 is fair...I'll go $55 if you want

[bigfish]

SGC 80 or less IMO. Slight angle cut top and bottom.

[bobbyw8469]

Is that paper loss on the top upper portion of the card? If so, I give it a '6'.

[T205 GB]

Originally Posted by sportscollector

thanks for the comments guys . what do you think a fair price to ask for this card is? should I sell it raw? or get it graded?

As much as you want to ask. Not very common in that high of a grade. $3k++

[bobbyw8469]

As much as you want to ask. Not very common in that high of a grade. $3k++

If it grades a '6', then that is highway robbery. A card of that magnitude really needs to be graded. If it grades out a '7', then he makes around $5K. If it grades out a '6', then it is worth between $1,600-$2,000. The registry chasers will want it graded. Only the gamblers will want it raw.

[CardTarget]

I agree. It's a great 6 or a reasonable 7. I don't think you can complain about that card being graded a 7 if he gets lucky. I guess that makes a 6.5 about right.

[sportscollector]

thanks for the comments guys card has been sold

[travrosty]

just sell it raw, dont waste your money on grading.

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by travrosty

just sell it raw, dont waste your money on grading.

Even though the card in question has been sold, for future reference and collectors who might read this thread down the road, the above statement is simply bad advice.

If a person is not willing to acknowledge that a high-dollar, high-grade card in a slab is more likely to bring a better price than one that is not graded, then that person is either ignorant or prejudiced against third-party grading. Or both.

For the record, if TPGs vanished from the Earth tomorrow, I wouldn't care. Likewise, if they are a part of the hobby in 20 years, I probably won't care. Bottom line: I can take them or leave them.

That being said, when I recently was asked to sell some Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and other $2,000-$4,000 cards for a longtime friend, I immediately got them graded. To have done otherwise would have been irresponsible on my part in regard to realizing the most money for my friend.

And yes, most collectors know all of the shortcomings of TPGs and many of the errors they have made, so there's no need to for a string of "Can you believe this" posts about mislabeled, overgraded and undergraded cards. Those errors have not done much to hurt the selling prices of slabbed cards, especially high-end examples. They would not be relevant to the topic at hand.

I can understand wanting to take a stand against something you're against, but that should not include giving bad advice simply in an effort to further your agenda. That is exactly what the quoted statement does.

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