Is this a crazy idea?

[jb217676]

Originally Posted by Vintagevault13

But don't you have to be a club member for that pricing?

You have to be a member, $200 gets you 15 graded cards plus some free swag. You also get them back really quick. Then for the rest of the year you can submit at the $6.00 per card price (50 day turnaround). Then your cards would be in some well accepted holders instead of those silly BCCG ones. Don't forget, even though you're not selling them, someone someday in the future will sell them. More people will buy PSA graded cards instead of BCCG ones.

[bnorth]

I like the idea of BCCG in your situation. I have been sending in to SGC because I like the looks of their holders the most and do not care about the value. They have $5 Gold Club member pricing every few months. I paid $125 for a year and get 10 free grades, a t-shirt, and a backpack bag thing.

[irv]

I forget currently, but is there not an option just to have the cards "Authenticated" rather than receiving a grade?

This would be cheaper, I believe, and of course the cards would be protected.

I agree, someday the cards will sell, but it is an option, if available, for those that think the next generation may also pass them onto their kids someday.

[Vintagevault13]

Originally Posted by irv

I forget currently, but is there not an option just to have the cards "Authenticated" rather than receiving a grade?

This would be cheaper, I believe, and of course the cards would be protected.

I agree, someday the cards will sell, but it is an option, if available, for those that think the next generation may also pass them onto their kids someday.

You can request "authentic", usually if the card is determined to be trimmed. I believe the price is the same as if you receive a grade, however.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Vintagevault13

You can request "authentic", usually if the card is determined to be trimmed. I believe the price is the same as if you receive a grade, however.

That makes sense, and more to what I remember.

Thanks.

[Vintagevault13]

Originally Posted by irv

That makes sense, and more to what I remember.

Thanks.

Dale,

I wish that was a less expensive option, however. I would definitely consider that.

[ValKehl]

I keep hoping that one of the TPGs will start offering a low-cost service in which the card is slabbed and the flip merely states that the card does or does not qualify for a numerical grade.