PWCC Certified High End Cards:

[Peter_Spaeth]

I personally think it's a stupid gimmick -- I can judge as well as Brent and Betsy whether a card is high end for the grade and so can most people -- but no surprise in a gimmick-driven market it seems to work.

[botn]

I have bought cards in collections that come with the PWCC HE sticker and in none of those instances have the cards sold for remotely what they brought when PWCC originally sold them. In most of the cases the cards did not even sell for ANY premium over what a similarly graded example sold for. Shockingly these are one and done events. The added value in most cases was not even as much as what it cost PWCC for the sticker and the accompanying insert.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by botn

I have bought cards in collections that come with the PWCC HE sticker and in none of those instances have the cards sold for remotely what they brought when PWCC originally sold them. In most of the cases the cards did not even sell for ANY premium over what a similarly graded example sold for. Shockingly these are one and done events. The added value in most cases was not even as much as what it cost PWCC for the sticker and the accompanying insert.

Do you offer 2 day shipping?

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I personally think it's a stupid gimmick -- I can judge as well as Brent and Betsy whether a card is high end for the grade and so can most people -- but no surprise in a gimmick-driven market it seems to work.

spot on

[Leon]

Sounds like good marketing to me. Their HE cards are usually high end . Just as a lot of us buy cards based on their qualities they are marking ones they think are nice. There are better things to gripe about ...

ps...I had a consignment get turned down for the HE designation .....oh well.

[Brian Van Horn]

I can't get beyond PSA 2 and high end.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn

I can't get beyond PSA 2 and high end.

Yes...and why is there no 9.5 grade yet???

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn

I can't get beyond PSA 2 and high end.

To me this is an oxymoron......

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by Leon

Sounds like good marketing to me. Their HE cards are usually high end . Just as a lot of us buy cards based on their qualities they are marking ones they think are nice. There are better things to gripe about ...

ps...I had a consignment get turned down for the HE designation .....oh well.

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..must you request that the submission possibly
be designated " PWCC HE" or do they automatically look at the cards as they scan and list and take it upon themselves to do it ??...that would be a great free service..higher final price for the seller and resulting higher fee to PWCC....a "win-win"

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[Leon]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

..
..must you request that the submission possibly
be designated " PWCC HE" or do they automatically look at the cards as they scan and list and take it upon themselves to do it ??...that would be a great free service..higher final price for the seller and resulting higher fee to PWCC....a "win-win"

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I don't know. I asked if a card would meet their HE designation and they said no, the corners weren't nice enough. It wasn't a big deal....

[drcy]

It's like PSA assigning a condition grade to an autograph. If you are unable to judge the condition of a signature on your own, you probably shouldn't be collecting.

[Stampsfan]

Originally Posted by drcy

It's like PSA assigning a condition grade to an autograph. If you are unable to judge the condition of a signature on your own, you probably shouldn't be collecting.

I'm not so sure. It's possible this "independent grading" thing may catch on.

If you are unable to judge the condition of a card on your own, you probably shouldn't be collecting.

[iwantitiwinit]

Do they also have a LE (low end) designation? If HE exists then LE obviously exists. Now I'm not saying I expect them to do anything thing that would lower the perceived value of a card they have on consignment but if I were a buyer in their auctions I would only purchase HE designated cards as non-HE cards could be of lesser condition for the grade. Some non-HE cards would logically have to be LE cards.

I actually don't care what they do since I never even look at their auctions. Why would I ever purchase a card for 25-50% more than I can purchase that same quality of card elsewhere.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

..
..must you request that the submission possibly
be designated " PWCC HE" or do they automatically look at the cards as they scan and list and take it upon themselves to do it ??...that would be a great free service..higher final price for the seller and resulting higher fee to PWCC....a "win-win"

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They automatically review submissions to see if they qualify for the designation. You can make a request or state your opinion that you believe your card should qualify. But they won't make the determination until they have the card in hand.

I've sent in a couple of cards I thought should have been high end. One got it and one didn't.

[Sean]

I sold my 1965 Topps set through PWCC. I had a Frank Robinson PSA 9 that they designated High End. I didn't ask for the designation, they did it on their own.

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

I also think it's a pretty smart marketing move. If you're a buyer of PWCC cards it gives you an extra layer of grading that can easily be searched on. I recently added a "pwcc-he" ebay search just to see what cards they are designating high end. I think we all like to see cards that look better than their respective technical grades. And if you're a seller with PWCC there's an obvious upside to getting the designation (especially after all the "in-house" bidders go to work). :-)

[aconte]

Originally Posted by Leon

Sounds like good marketing to me. Their HE cards are usually high end . Just as a lot of us buy cards based on their qualities they are marking ones they think are nice. There are better things to gripe about ...

Agreed!

[frankbmd]

My niche is the HE AUTH card.