Prompt Advice Needed!

[BigfootIsReal]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

Regraded? Look, do you like your cards or not? Do you not have your own opinion as to their aesthetics? What's the point of sending them to be graded in the first place?

Watch the first couple minutes of video.....he states that

[jchcollins]

It's easy to get caught up in the game and the decisions, but I quit doing that a long time ago.

ALL grading is subjective at the end of the day, and ALL reputable graders make mistakes and are prone to give the exact same card a different grade either higher or lower upon resubmission.

So I would agree it boils down to whether or not you like the cards, especially for PC cards. Unless something is just egregiously wrong (i.e. calling a card you thought was a 3 or 4 altered...) then I'm to the point I don't give much of a hoot what the opinion number on the slab winds up being as long as the card looks good in the slab. Good luck with whatever you decide...

[bbcard1]

Everyone believes:

Their house is worth more than it is.
Their kids are prettier than they are.
Their baseball cards will grade higher than they will.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

Their baseball cards will grade higher than they will.

In certain cases yes, but I will say with SGC they often have a higher opinion of my stuff than I do. I realize that's not the bias trend, but when I write down my guesses before submitting with them, more often than not I will get a few cards back that grade a 6 when I thought whatever it is was a 5, etc...

[ALR-bishop]

I always take a dim view of my house's value around appraisal time

[perezfan]

Many thanks for all the opinions so far... much appreciated!

Based on your responses, I'm now leaning towards just leaving the Johnson and Young cards as-is. I don't want to get caught up in the re-submission game, as it really only benefits the TPG. I do firmly believe the Cy Young should be a "4" but perhaps not worth going through the hassle of cracking and re-submitting.

Yes, the Walter Johnson has a slight diamond cut, but I have other cards with equal or more severe diamond cuts that are graded 4, 5 and even 6. Probably because they were graded a few years back, when the standards were looser. There is a faint stain on the reverse side... perhaps from contact with tobacco. You can barely see it in-hand, but the still photo above really accentuates it. Perhaps that factored into the grade as well.

I have no issues with any of the other grades... the T206 Waddell portrait is trimmed and properly graded. And if anything, they were somewhat lenient with the Fred Clarke CJ and the Ed Walsh Portrait.

Many thanks to all who provided feedback, as grading "ain't my bag, baby" and I consider this very helpful.

[Touch'EmAll]

Gotta be the stain area on back of Walter Johnson that held it back. I would keep as is in SGC slab. PSA might have been worse giving it (st) qualifier.

First impression of the Cy Young - side boarders look too skinny. Again, be ok with grade and be glad didn't come back trimmed.

Yes, seems grading standards are now tougher. Although older slabs can fully be worthy of their grade.

[gregndodgers]

Those cards have great eye appeal and darn good centering, but the corners are pretty soft to get a 4 or better given the state of today's grading standards. In the old days, 4s for sure but not today. Sad.

[theshowandme]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

Everyone believes:

Their house is worth more than it is.
Their kids are prettier than they are.
Their baseball cards will grade higher than they will.

I might print this and put it on my wall