First time Grading - Question

[TobaccoKing4]

Originally Posted by bnorth

You and the awesome card will be fine. Chances are though you screw down will be thrown in the garbage and not returned to you.

Thank you for your help!

Here's the card in-case anyone wants to see. I'm hoping for at least a 9.

[Timbegs]

As friendly advice, temper your expectations for the grade to avoid disappointment.

[TobaccoKing4]

Originally Posted by Timbegs

As friendly advice, temper your expectations for the grade to avoid disappointment.

It'll be whatever it'll be. My life happiness isn't dependent on the grade this card gets but I do feel it deserves a 9.

[bobbyw8469]

The screw down holder might have damaged the card. I hate for you to get your hopes up, but the card will be extremely lucky to get a numeric grade at all.

PS - I am surprised they took the card. YOU were the one responsible for getting the card out of the holder and putting it into a card saver IV (or larger, as I'm not familiar with the issue).

[TobaccoKing4]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

The screw down holder might have damaged the card. I hate for you to get your hopes up, but the card will be extremely lucky to get a numeric grade at all.

I never knew that was a possibility. What do suspect would be the reason for not getting a # grade? I'll update with results when I get the card back but it won't be for about another month.

[bobbyw8469]

I believe the holder damages the card stock and PSA always returns them as (ALTERED STOCK).

[TobaccoKing4]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

I believe the holder damages the card stock and PSA always returns them as (ALTERED STOCK).

I did some quick research after you told me about this and it seems like PSA considers it altered stock because the pressure from the screw down holder flattens out the cardboard stock which they consider altered. Hopefully since this is more of a paper stock and not a cardboard stock it won't be flattened out by the screw-down.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by TobaccoKing4

I never knew that was a possibility. What do suspect would be the reason for not getting a # grade? I'll update with results when I get the card back but it won't be for about another month.

Who did you send it in to? I know SGC and Beckett was there but I don't think PSA was. If it was SGC email Matt with any worries and he will quickly take care of it for you.

I would not worry about the altered stock because it is such a thin card to begin with. That is more for regular cards that have been smashed for several years(decades).

[TobaccoKing4]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Who did you send it in to? I know SGC and Beckett was there but I don't think PSA was. If it was SGC email Matt with any worries and he will quickly take care of it for you.

I would not worry about the altered stock because it is such a thin card to begin with. That is more for regular cards that have been smashed for several years(decades).

I submitted it to SGC. Not sure what he could do at this point, it's either going to grade out with a # or it won't. Thank you for your help though, the whole grading element of card collecting is new for me.

[steve B]

I think it'll be just fine. Probably not a 9 but fine anyway. I've sent a few in in toploaders which they also don't like, since I don't use cardsavers and have to save them up from stuff I bought. Didn't have a problem, and didn't get the toploaders back. Not a big deal since they were also used ones with old price stickers, yellowing etc.

I didn't send any in in the toploader/mylar sleeve combo, as the mylar had sealed itself to the toploaders and I had to cut the card out. Figured that would really bug them as it was a lot of extra work.

Steve B

[swarmee]

I'm hoping this brick was not recessed. Otherwise that could put surface impressions in your card. I would kind of expect a 92 SGC 8.5 for this card, if the top right corner has the feathering it sort of looks like to me, and the nick on the top left side is just a scratch on the screwdown.

[TobaccoKing4]

Originally Posted by swarmee

I'm hoping this brick was not recessed. Otherwise that could put surface impressions in your card. I would kind of expect a 92 SGC 8.5 for this card, if the top right corner has the feathering it sort of looks like to me, and the nick on the top left side is just a scratch on the screwdown.

I've looked over the card a lot of times before submitting it and there is no nick on the top left side, I'm sure it's just a scratch on the screwdown. I wouldn't mind a SGC 92!