N173 Find

[Leon]

Originally Posted by yanks12025

Oldjudge,

I hope people don't stab their cards.

I stabbed one once but it stabbed me first.

[prewarsports]

SGC grading is going to cost you money and wont make these sell for any more than they would ungraded. SO in the case of these cards, it would be throwing your money away if you are going to consign them to a reputable auction house anyways.

[Matthew H]

I know some auctions offer free grading. I can't remember which one but it's something to consider if you really need them graded.

I'd also suggest taking a close look at them yourself. If you find anything, like a small amount of paper loss, just skip the grading since they will grade technically low.

[barrysloate]

Most of the N173's that are auctioned these days are slabbed, so I don't think it's a bad idea to have them graded. Yes, you probably can get the auction house to pick up the tab for you. But I think you should have them done. These look to be in the VG-EX/EX range, and getting them in 50 or 60 holders will help you.

[prewarsports]

To each his own, but I cant think of a person in the hobby who would bump up a bid in a major auction (10% or more of the value of the card) because a Raw VGEX-EX N173 was slabbed a 4 by SGC, and even that would probably just get you your grading fees back so you would have to get 2 bids higher to turn a profit based on the grading. This set is simply different than other issues that way. On ebay? Yes for sure because of peace of mind and nothing else. In a major auction where you know you are getting an authentic item anyways, nobody cares on this set. It certainly is not going to hurt the sale, but I can not imagine it netting you more than your cost to get them graded.

[Matthew H]

Barry, the Broughton has what appears to be a break in the photo and possibly the mount on the right side at his cap level.

Both appear to have some exposure affect from being in a frame at some point. It's more noticeable on the Maines with the half circle shaded area a the top of the photo and a straight line toward the bottom.

[Leon]

I am with Barry on this one. For peace of mind I would get them graded. You never know when something has an alteration that can't be seen by us mere mortals. I have stories of grading saving my arse but I will save them for another time.