Why and with conditions would you grade a card

[Matthew H]

If I were planning to sell a card that was worth more than 1k I might get it slabbed. It depends on the issue.

[bbcard1]

I have slabbed a few cards for resale. That's the only reason I would.

[iwantitiwinit]

1) To provide protection for the card and to essentially "stabilize" it.
2) To commoditize the card, once graded it becomes fungible with a probable/estimable resale value.
3) Allow for easier display.
4) To assign a descriptive narrative to the card.
5) To provide piece of mind.

[frankbmd]

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[teetwoohsix]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

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Frank, are you dining with your cards?

I thought I was bad sitting with one or two of mine on the couch......... (to stare at during commercials, of course )

Sincerely, Clayton

[ullmandds]

Resale...period!

[T206Collector]

In the day of internet trading and selling, grading provides an objective third set of eyes on which the two parties can agree for evaluating the condition of a card.

Long gone are the days of the dealer calling his VG card EXMT because the wrinkle is hard to see.

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

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[sbfinley]

1. For the sets I collect I prefer the cards raw as I binder them.

2. For random PC cards I prefer SGC because I love the way the black cutouts make a displayed card pop. I also have a young child who loves to grab "Daddy cards...Daddy....Daddy....Cards!" so I don't have to worry about him destroying something of value.