Is this card worth grading?

[bobsbbcards]

Get them graded if you want them graded. You will easily recoup your costs if you decide to sell, they'll be protected from handling, and they'll display well. Nice cards!

[ALR-bishop]

I am not a fan of grading myself but I would take Bob's view about stuff in the hobby to the bank in terms of cost recovery

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by bobsbbcards

You will easily recoup your costs if you decide to sell

I strongly disagree. The Phillips card is very nice, but O/C. If it were graded by PSA it would definitely get on O/C qualifier. Right? Below is a PSA 7 that sold for $33.02. It is O/C as well, but not as O/C as the one above (not bad enough to get a qualifier). So, if the PSA 7 below sold for $33.02, how much do you think a PSA 7 O/C would bring? My guess is about $20-$25, in which case I don't believe it's worth spending the $7 (or whatever the fee is) to have it graded.

I guess he could always request 'no qulaifiers' but in that case it wouldn't grade any higher than a 5, which sell in the $15 range.

[KCRfan1]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

I strongly disagree. The Phillips card is very nice, but O/C. If it were graded by PSA it would definitely get on O/C qualifier. Right? Below is a PSA 7 that sold for $33.02. It is O/C as well, but not as O/C as the one above (not bad enough to get a qualifier). So, if the PSA 7 below sold for $33.02, how much do you think a PSA 7 O/C would bring? My guess is about $20-$25, in which case I don't believe it's worth spending the $7 (or whatever the fee is) to have it graded.

I guess he could always request 'no qulaifiers' but in that case it wouldn't grade any higher than a 5, which sell in the $15 range.

I agree David. By the time you finish with shipping and grading fees, the expenses are more than one will get for the cards. Both cards are nice, and it really is personal choice to grade or not to grade. ( That is the question, ha ) I see a pair of 5's and leave them ungraded and enjoy them as is. Darkhorse9, why not take the dollars you are willing to spend on shipping and grading fees, and find another nice card to add.