Question on SGC?

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by glchen

I have a couple of other questions about declared value of the item. What if you bought a card at a substantial discount since it is of dubious authenticity? Would you just put the price that you paid for it? If it were authentic, however, the card would be of considerably greater value. The second question is similar. What if you purchased the card for lesser value for that grade b/c of the grading firm for the card? However, if the card does crossover at that grade, it would be worth considerably more? For example, at the Heritage auction, I saw a T205 Walter Johnson that was graded by GAI at 8.5. If it crossed over at 8.5 for SGC, I think the card would be worth more than it sold for. Thanks.

You need to put down the value you would expect to get back if the item was lost in transit. Selecting high or low won't impact the grade, but it would change your insurance on the return shipment.

And yes, once it's been graded, if you guessed way too low, you'll propably get a call and the shipping/insurance charge might change.