New Pickups, should I regrade?

[DrSatanis]

I'll tell ya! My major project was already going to be difficult. If the hamster running on a wheel inside of my head has it his way, I'll never complete it because I'll keep getting distracted by other things!

Went to the LCS during lunch to grab some top loaders. I left an hour later without top loaders, but two new cards for the "my ADHD is in full swing vintage" collection.







Now nobody panic! That is not what I paid for the Kell! That cards been in my LCS for as long as I can remember, but he gave me a good price so it came home today.

I took a long shot on the Phillips. In my opinion, its a really clean card, minus what I take as product staining on the back? I'm assuming those lines are from being on cardboard.

I probably overpaid on it to be fair, but for once my guy wasn't budging. I'm considering regrading it, but I've never had good luck with grading. I miss stuff. Meticulous is just not in my nature!

I'd love opinions from you guys, you are the experts...I just buy what I like! lol

[perezfan]

The provided pics are way too small and out of focus to determine much of anything. Regardless, I would re-grade with SGC or CGC, just to get the cards out of the screw-down and PSA crumpled baggy. The arbitrary placement within the PSA crumpled baggy is such an unfitting look for beautiful vintage cards.

Or better yet.... buy those toploaders, and keep them raw!

[nolemmings]

Those lines on the back are likely associated with glue, and if so you will not get a better grade. Personally I agree with the suggestion that you set them free and keep them in a top loader.

[nolemmings]

Originally Posted by perezfan

The provided pics are way too small and out of focus to determine much of anything. Regardless, I would re-grade with SGC or CGC, just to get the cards out of the screw-down and PSA crumpled baggy. The arbitrary placement within the PSA crumpled baggy is such an unfitting look for beautiful vintage cards.

Or better yet.... buy those toploaders, and keep them raw!

Just click on the thumbnails to enlarge.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

Just click on the thumbnails to enlarge.

Oopsie… thanks for the tip.

Same suggestion though (keep raw in toploaders)

[Leon]

Leave the graded one as is. It's not hurting anything. Put the other in a penny sleeve and toploader and call it a day. Nice cards...
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[sb1]

The lines are from an old time photo album to hold photos in place, it might have transferred some of the sticky residue to the card. Sometimes it is just toned and no residue.

[sb1]

Originally Posted by Leon

Leave the graded one as is. It's not hurting anything. Put the other in a penny sleeve and toploader and call it a day. Nice cards...
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So many cards could use this treatment. Not everything needs to be slabbed. I continually see people spend hundreds and even thousands of dollars to get nice collector grade material(and lots of low grade) slabbed, when they could have been buying more cards with that money.

[DrSatanis]

Originally Posted by sb1

The lines are from an old time photo album to hold photos in place, it might have transferred some of the sticky residue to the card. Sometimes it is just toned and no residue.

It appeared to just be toning, I saw no glue/residue left on the card. But I get how the toning would cause problems.

In that case....I totally overpaid lol. Oh well, learning experience. Biggest issue is I have zero cell service in my LCS, so unless im buying something I planned in advance....I cant research lol.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by perezfan

The arbitrary placement within the PSA crumpled baggy is such an unfitting look for beautiful vintage cards.

+1. I would sell it and buy another one that's raw. I've done this with sloppily-slabbed PSA cards before. It just bothers me too much.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

+1. I would sell it and buy another one that's raw. I've done this with sloppily-slabbed PSA cards before. It just bothers me too much.

Ha! I've done the same thing more times than I can count. I just cannot be content with that tilting card inside the crumpled baggie. It steals my attention away from the card, and I notice the crumpling more than the card itself.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Ha! I've done the same thing more times than I can count. I just cannot be content with that tilting card inside the crumpled baggie. It steals my attention away from the card, and I notice the crumpling more than the card itself.

Trust me. As you get older it is nearly impossible to remove crumpling from your mirror.

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by Leon

Leave the graded one as is. It's not hurting anything. Put the other in a penny sleeve and toploader and call it a day. Nice cards...
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Gotta agree with Leon on this as well