"strong for the grade" premium

[freakhappy]

Honestly there are no rules as to what you can ask for a "strong" graded card. The market will determine whether your price is in their range or not. If someone wants the card because the appeal is better than the grade, then they will pay a premium...but how much, no one really knows. I've seen T206 commons graded a 2 because of a glue stain on the back, but otherwise a stellar card, have sold in the $100+ range.

Simply list the card(s) in question for whatever you think it is worth...the appeal definitely adds a great amount to the card, not just number on the slab.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by freakhappy

Honestly there are no rules as to what you can ask for a "strong" graded card. The market will determine whether your price is in their range or not. If someone wants the card because the appeal is better than the grade, then they will pay a premium...but how much, no one really knows. I've seen T206 commons graded a 2 because of a glue stain on the back, but otherwise a stellar card, have sold in the $100+ range.

Simply list the card(s) in question for whatever you think it is worth...the appeal definitely adds a great amount to the card, not just number on the slab.

Mike, I'm actually on the buying end of this one, but regardless, thanks for your useful input.

[bcbgcbrcb]

I'm sure that the grading companies would prefer that you resubmit it, hoping for a half-grade bump.

[drc]

There are real cases where the image quality is unusually good and a premium will be made. A good example is Old Judge, where the cards are sometimes not graded based on image quality (clarity, etc). You can have a high grade with a washed out image and a poor grade with a stellar image. The image quality most definitely effects value.

Beyond that, as a buyer it's not so much how much you pay but what you buy. The cards you buy should be good to stellar for the grade, and the cards that are weak for the grade are the ones you don't buy. Let someone else buy the latter at market value.

[freakhappy]

If you are the buyer, the same principle still applies. Pay what you think the card is worth to you...there is no specific price that these lower graded beauties go for...it's up to you to decide how bad you want it. If you are looking for appeal, you may be willing to pay the higher prices, but if the technicality affects your decision then you may not want to go the extra mile to purchase one of these.