SGC question
 

Contacted SGC about grading 53 Mantle Topps, 55 Koufax Topps, and 57 Richardson Topps. Declared each at a value of 1499. The standard grading charge is 45.00 total, does that sound right ? If so, how to ship them ? Fed EX ok ? Richardson card is autographed as he is a personal friend.


Thanks.

I've always shipped USPS and it has always arrived.

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Never graded with SGC before, but I thought I understood that they don’t have a different cost scale based on the value of the item.

But it could be that it’s changed with their somewhat recent acquisition?

Nicolo, SGC's grading fee for the standard-service grading of a card with a declared value of less than $1,500 is $15. This explains the values the OP assigned to his cards. The SGC grading fee for a card with a declared value of $1,500 to $3,499.99 is $85 (gulp!).

Gotcha. Good to know!

Maybe it’s Beckett that doesn’t have an upcharge based on value?

I guess we’ll see what SGC thinks about your cards.

Naturally, they are nice, but with some flaws.

I would guess maybe a 2 for the Mantle?

And maybe a 3 or 4 for the Richardson?

And maybe a 5 for the Koufax?

But it’s hard to really tell much just by staring at images on a screen.

I don’t believe SGC grades autographed cards anymore. You may want to check with them before mailing in that Bobby Richardson.

SGC question
 

They will authenticate certified autos like with more modern stuff, but no, I don’t believe they pass judgment on random auto’d stuff anymore after the JSA fiasco some years back.


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I think that's being overly optimistic.

Mantle 1
Koufax 2
Auto card no idea if they will even grade other than AUT

I'm in agreement with sb1.

Mantle either a 1 or maybe even authentic
Koufax - 2

Richardson, the card would be returned as they don't authentic autos. I personally have all 3 cards and have attached a picture of my Richardson for your reference. Please check out the condition of the Richardson and compare to yours, it only graded a 4. However, the autograph came back a 10.

Your options on autographed cards are:

PSA, grading both the card and auto or auto authentication only.

Beckett

JSA with CGC card grading and encapsulation

Good luck. You can always just leave them raw! They are cool cards regardless of what you do with them.

Mantle: 1.5 Fair
Koufax: 2.5 GD+ presuming it's creased across the middle

Richardson: No grade due to aftermarket auto > better to send to PSA or CGC. If you have a COMC account, you can submit to PSA/DNA for a reasonable cost there.