Grading costs as part of card's value.

[buymycards]

Originally Posted by ReefBlue

Someone has about 50% of a 1988 Topps set graded, the grading fees alone would be about $3,200, and that is just half the set.

Why would anyone in their right mind grade a 1988 Topps? Even when graded it is still a penny card, if that.

[ReefBlue]

Originally Posted by buymycards

Why would anyone in their right mind grade a 1988 Topps? Even when graded it is still a penny card, if that.

I think it goes towards personal accomplishment more than anything else. I love those old tobacco non sports sets, but they have virtually no value. I am, however, grading one set of like 45 cards.

Here is that person's 1988 Topps set, all time best for what it's worth . . .

https://www.psacard.com/psasetregist...timeset/221017

[steve B]

Originally Posted by ReefBlue

I think it goes towards personal accomplishment more than anything else. I love those old tobacco non sports sets, but they have virtually no value. I am, however, grading one set of like 45 cards.

Here is that person's 1988 Topps set, all time best for what it's worth . . .

https://www.psacard.com/psasetregist...timeset/221017

And only $7600 in grading fees to go.

I gotta get in on this somehow.

[drcy]

Absolutely nothing against the set as I like and used to collect '70s cards. However, I remember years back when I read someone post on the PSA forum that he was going accumulate the entirely graded 1977 Topps set, and I thought that was about the dumbest thing I'd ever heard. And the guy was boasting about it.

P.s. That a lot of people do the same stupid thing doesnt make it less stupid. The Three Stooges were a trio.

I also remember many years back when someone said his card was "Gem Mint," and I thought he was making a joke.

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by steve B

And only $7600 in grading fees to go. I gotta get in on this somehow.

Well, he's presumably using the $8/card bulk special.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Well, he's presumably using the $8/card bulk special.

He only has 32 cards so far. Maybe he does other sets to qualify for the bulk rate, or goes in a group sub?

That's still a bit over 6K left to go at the bulk rate.

Probably enough to buy... all the 80's sets, and probably all the 70's too.

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by steve B

He only has 32 cards so far.

On the first page; his set is 47% complete. So he's already got almost 400 cards graded out of 792.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by swarmee

On the first page; his set is 47% complete. So he's already got almost 400 cards graded out of 792.

I totally missed that it had pages.

I mostly did SGC, and back when it worked the registry listings didn't have pages. Yeah, that's my excuse... weak as it is...