Grading Service Level Confusion - Value?

[ctownboy]

I have some cards that I would like to eventually get graded and I also am having a problem estimating their value. The problem is that these cards are rare (less than 5 known for each one) and they don't come up for sale very often.

What do I do? Guess and hope the grading company and graders have more of an idea of what they are worth or give some sky high value thinking that if the cards are lost or damaged, I am going to have to spend a lot to replace them (if I can find more of them) ?

David

[bnorth]

With PSA I just put what I paid for the cards.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by ctownboy

I have some cards that I would like to eventually get graded and I also am having a problem estimating their value. The problem is that these cards are rare (less than 5 known for each one) and they don't come up for sale very often.

What do I do? Guess and hope the grading company and graders have more of an idea of what they are worth or give some sky high value thinking that if the cards are lost or damaged, I am going to have to spend a lot to replace them (if I can find more of them) ?

David

Originally Posted by bnorth

With PSA I just put what I paid for the cards.

The phrase I used in my first response is definitely the plan of attack I use. What would it take to make me whole. That may be twice what I paid for it, it may be exactly what I paid for it. It is simply the amount I would want to be paid if for some reason I didn't get the card(s) back.

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by ctownboy

The problem is that these cards are rare (less than 5 known for each one) and they don't come up for sale very often. What do I do?

Meet them at the National on the first day and pay for grading services immediately to get them by the end of the convention? Or fly into California and request walkthough service? If these cards are worth in the thousands each, that's probably what I would do.

[egbeachley]

I don't think it has much to do with insurance value at the facility. At one point PSA said they had no liability for lost cards.

Rather it's the warranty. How much they have to pay if their grading was later determined to be in error.

[Rich Klein]

When I drop off cards at Beckett, the cost for each level of service is the same regardless of the card value. And there are some interesting variants in the value of what I drop off.

[Leon]

Any company or person can say they aren't liable for something. It doesn't meant they aren't though.

Originally Posted by egbeachley

I don't think it has much to do with insurance value at the facility. At one point PSA said they had no liability for lost cards.

Rather it's the warranty. How much they have to pay if their grading was later determined to be in error.

[scomeau]

Ha ha

Hello Leon!

[scomeau]

Same thanks to you John. I appreciate you taking the time.