To crack and submit, or attempt to crossover?

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post scans first. get the general consensus of others on whether or not it stands a chance:

first and foremost it's luck of the draw. always remember this. to put in another way, to get a bump or desired grade depends solely on whether the grader got laid the night before or got into a bickering match w/ the significant other...it's a crapshoot. of course, i am referring to cards that are on the borderline of being crossed.

just remember it's not a 1 and done game either. i have resubmitted the same card 4 times to get the grade i thought it deserved.

here's how i play the game if it's in a sgc holder...

1. no harm or risk if it's in the sgc holder. send it in for a crossover and see what happens.

2. if it gets rejected, keep it in the holder, wait a lil while and try it again.

3. if it gets rejected, crack and sub it. (keep your flip and remember that you risk damage to the card)

4. if it gets rejected solely for the grade desired, try her one more time. if it comes back trimmed or mc or n4 then send her back to sgc with the flip. not guaranteed to get the same grade, but i found it helps about 80%.


fyi: i probably run about a 30% ratio on the straight crossover from an sgc holder. be very careful submitting any cards from the late 70's early 80's that are in beckett holders as there are a ton of sheet cut cards and they are easily detectable out side of the holders. psa wont grade sheet cut cards that came in pack form.