Will major auction houses submit high end graded cards for review before auction ?

[russkcpa]

I have a two high grade 1952 Topps Mantle cards ( graded a PSA 6 and PSA 7 ) that would see substantially higher hammer prices if they received a half point bump in a review. My question is if I consigned them to a major AH would they typically submit them to PSA for review ? I know the cost of this service is high and assume the cost would be borne by me ?
Just curious what the AH would do.
Thanks for any insight
Russ

[BRoberts]

I’m going to assume there are no more than a handful of auction houses you would consider consigning those cards to, let’s say five. Why not ask the AHs and get actual answers rather than speculation from people here who have no real idea?

[swarmee]

Agreed; contact the auction house and let them know you want to have your cards reviewed by PSA for grades before you auction them. They'll most likely facilitate.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by BRoberts

I’m going to assume there are no more than a handful of auction houses you would consider consigning those cards to, let’s say five. Why not ask the AHs and get actual answers rather than speculation from people here who have no real idea?

Agreed, but at least this way we got to see these outstanding examples.

[pokerplyr80]

Yes they would be happy to. Call them and ask. They will probably even cover the cost to review. If I owned an AH I certainly would. Nice cards!

[raulus]

So you picked up the PSA 8 from the last auction and now you’re ready to sell your duplicates?

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

Yes they would be happy to. Call them and ask. They will probably even cover the cost to review. If I owned an AH I certainly would. Nice cards!

It's $5000 apiece to get these redone. and I'm sure you expect the auction house to kick back part of the BP as well?

I personally don't think the 6 stands a chance at an upgrade. The image of the 7 is a little small but the centering is pretty sweet, not a fan of the top right corner, but there's a chance it improves.

[pokerplyr80]

I would expect half of the bp back if I sent these off. Are we figuring about 700k give or take for the pair? If so, that's 70k for the auction house, assuming they would give back half of a 20% bp. I would subtract the grading fees from my cut of the bp if I were negotiating.