Mantle 1953 PSA : here is why you should never put cards is heavy screw downs OUCH

[campyfan39]

PSA and grading in general sucks IMO
Screw downs are a beautiful way to display cards. In holders the first thing you look at is the label and the "grade"
I remember being with my Dad at a card show in the late 80's or early 90's where there were coins and he said "they will never do that to cards as it takes away the beauty."
Sadly Dad died 16 years ago but thankfully he didn't ever see a graded card. Good luck to you as that is a beautiful Mantle. Screw what some third party says

[megalimey]

Originally Posted by campyfan39

PSA and grading in general sucks IMO
Screw downs are a beautiful way to display cards. In holders the first thing you look at is the label and the "grade"
I remember being with my Dad at a card show in the late 80's or early 90's where there were coins and he said "they will never do that to cards as it takes away the beauty."
Sadly Dad died 16 years ago but thankfully he didn't ever see a graded card. Good luck to you as that is a beautiful Mantle. Screw what some third party says

thanks for the compliment on the card ,
I understand about grading , however having a decent looking 1953 Topps Mantle , a high value card, not graded or slabbed many potential buyers get skittish , and will not pay a premium , or ask why is it not slabbed ??
vintage pre 1960 mid graded NON MINT cards seem to be very consistent in sale price , raw mid grade cards from same era are all over the place in prices .

[campyfan39]

Originally Posted by megalimey

thanks for the compliment on the card ,
I understand about grading , however having a decent looking 1953 Topps Mantle , a high value card, not graded or slabbed many potential buyers get skittish , and will not pay a premium , or ask why is it not slabbed ??
vintage pre 1960 mid graded NON MINT cards seem to be very consistent in sale price , raw mid grade cards from same era are all over the place in prices .

Understood and not criticizing you in any way. I am just an old man in a 46 year old body haha. Good luck with the sale!

[bigfanNY]

Because the OP used a direct quote from me I feel that I must clarify. The cards that I got back from PSA as N9 Altered stock were not in holders. The N in N9 is ffg or non holdered. So whatever the issue with this card is I do not think it has to do with Altered stock.
One card was a 1933 Goudey Ruth so I dont think card valuecomes into play here. An N9 in my experience should not be in a holder.

[megalimey]

Originally Posted by bigfanNY

Because the OP used a direct quote from me I feel that I must clarify. The cards that I got back from PSA as N9 Altered stock were not in holders. The N in N9 is ffg or non holdered. So whatever the issue with this card is I do not think it has to do with Altered stock.
One card was a 1933 Goudey Ruth so I dont think card valuecomes into play here. An N9 in my experience should not be in a holder.

sorry about quoting you out of context
so you think it would be not be slabbed if it was altered stock
so do you have any idea why it was not graded ?? but slabbed
is it because I always request if no minimum grade please just authenticate
or would that not make a difference if it was as you say a N9
because you still have to pay the full service fee , regardless
so what ever its slabbed you could still crack it out if need be
I am going to leaving it in and try and sell it slabbed .

[forceplay sport]

Just curious, when you had it in the thick lucite, was it in a sleeve too ??

[megalimey]

Originally Posted by forceplay sport

Just curious, when you had it in the thick lucite, was it in a sleeve too ??

no sleeve but kind of stuck to one half , static or just pressure did not want to pry it off
turned it upside down tapped top of acrylic and it released ok
i saw the white spots on card while in the holder , and that side was clean no ink residue when card was removed ,