1956 Mantle Advice Needed Sgc 96

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

I hope this guy was joking. Awesome looking card by the way.

i think he meant submit it...not necessarily break it out!

[Joshwesley]

So you can take a holdered SGC card and send it to PSA and request a minimum grade?
If you send them an SGC 50 and PSA thinks it's a 1..... Can you ask them to abort mission and send it back in the SGC holder?

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by Joshwesley

So you can take a holdered SGC card and send it to PSA and request a minimum grade?
If you send them an SGC 50 and PSA thinks it's a 1..... Can you ask them to abort mission and send it back in the SGC holder?

They don't break the card out of the holder unless it meets the minimum requested grade. So, if it is not a 9, PSA is leaving it as is and just mailing it back in the SGC holder untouched.

[begsu1013]

hadn't read the entire thread, but

here's a formula i tend to stick to:

1. submit in holder for a cross. be sure to designate a 9 as minimum grade.*
2. do not expect it to cross the first, second or third time.
3. after the 3rd strike, try a minimum grade of 8.5
4. repeat.
5. once/if it crosses submit for a bump a couple of times.


i would not advise cracking anything out of that magnitude.

have had several nice examples cross/bump using this formula.

it does carry some significant consideration in submittal fees, but the eventual landing of a 9 will most definitely recoupe any and all resources and then a whole lot more.

tell me how southern italy was and send some limoncello and a post card.

* this is very important. if you do not mark a 9 as minimum grade, they will crack it out and grade at whatever they seem fit. as long as you mark a 9 as the MG then your card will stay encapsulated in the sgc holder.

[begsu1013]

i'd say he has a good shot, eventually.

so long as the back is a-ok and there are no surface issues. the 56' is notorious for having small residue-like stains, so check carefully.

these surface issues which we cant detect via scans are the primary reasons people scratch their heads.

a simple scratch, knick that can only be seen w/ a properly lit, tilted angle could hold it back.

beautiful card, btw.

[begsu1013]

also, forgot to add

at this submission level, usually the grader will leave little stick it notes on the holder where the imperfection that holds the grade back is located indicating why.

one of the things i do appreciate that they do.

[glynparson]

I would take the chance, will cost you about $700 to cross it over.

[Tao_Moko]

Originally Posted by begsu1013

hadn't read the entire thread, but

here's a formula i tend to stick to:

1. submit in holder for a cross. be sure to designate a 9 as minimum grade.*
2. do not expect it to cross the first, second or third time.
3. after the 3rd strike, try a minimum grade of 8.5
4. repeat.
5. once/if it crosses submit for a bump a couple of times.


i would not advise cracking anything out of that magnitude.

have had several nice examples cross/bump using this formula.

it does carry some significant consideration in submittal fees, but the eventual landing of a 9 will most definitely recoupe any and all resources and then a whole lot more.

tell me how southern italy was and send some limoncello and a post card.

* this is very important. if you do not mark a 9 as minimum grade, they will crack it out and grade at whatever they seem fit. as long as you mark a 9 as the MG then your card will stay encapsulated in the sgc holder.

And people continue to pay for the grade? Evidence of an extremely flawed system if what you say actually works. Not to derail the thread on tpg bashing, but c'mon!