What's the highest-graded card you've cracked out of a slab?

[Leon]

I generally wouldn't crack a card out of a higher grade holder. I would probably not crack out a 5 or better but it depends on the card too.

[ksabet]

I cracked a PSA 10 once...PSA didn't give me a 10.5...I was upset and vowed never to use PSA again...I think I will start a thread.


Never cracked prewar card. I have taken modern and cracked PSA 9s in order to submit to BGS for the 9.5.

[Luke]

I only collect a few sets. I like slabs for my t206 because they denote the back on the flip. However, my low grade e120 set is all raw. I've cracked a few 4s, which I think is my highest.

There's a member here (can't remember his name) with a really cool raw t206 set, which includes a PSA 7 Cy Young and a signed Larry Doyle that he cracked out.

[ullmandds]

my green cobby was a sgc 50...i cracked it because I thought it deserved a 60...now it's a 45 in a psa holder.

[packs]

I've only cracked once. It was a Gehrig Goudey graded an SGC 10. Second time around it came back SGC 20.

I've got a Koufax rookie in a PSA 5 holder that I keep thinking about cracking out and taking with me to spring training. But I can't get myself to do it.

[Bliggity]

I'm a set builder, and I buy raw and graded. I usually crack the graded ones and keep the cards in pages/binders. I actually just popped a SGC 86/7.5 high-number '53 Bowman today, which I'll crack out when it gets back. I think that will be the highest I've ever cracked out. I've cracked out some SGC 70/5.5 1934 Goudey commons. Most expensive was probably a T205 Mathewson that I cracked out of a SGC 30 holder to submit to PSA. Worked out in my favor that time.

So, a couple cards in the ~$300 range, but nothing more. I'd have to think long and hard before cracking out a big card, but I like to tell myself that I would!

[Sean1125]

I cracked out an SBC 98 T206 Revelle, it received an SGC 96.

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by Leon

I generally wouldn't crack a card out of a higher grade holder. I would probably not crack out a 5 or better but it depends on the card too.

This hits the nail on the head--it depends upon the card and the condition it can usually be found in--if a "5" is a relatively high grade (as it is with most unaltered pre-war cards, it's too big a risk to believe you can beat the graders.

Larry

[vintagebb2014]

Here's my story. Purchased this very nice Chief Bender, SGC 50 - VG/EX 4. Both me and the Seller thought that it was under graded. Cracked it open, sent it to SGC and it comes back "A" - Authentic. Cracked it open and sent it in for a third time because of a sense of disbelief. It came back trimmed. Traded it to a friend that later sent it in and it comes backs "Altered". I'm guessing a 5th time it would come back as a fake..... Poor Chief Bender. Last I heard, he decided not to travel to the East Coast any more, he was headed to the West Coast and I look forward to hearing about his trip when he returns.

[sycks22]

I once popped a 51 Bowman Teddy ballgame in a 88 and came back a 92. That .5 bump sure helped.

[bobbyw8469]

1957 Topps basketball common SGC 8.5. Came back a PSA 8. Think I broke even due to the fact that PSA sells for more than SGC.

[Touch'EmAll]

Once cracked out an SGC 84 1957 Brooks Robinson, came back PSA 8. I was sending in an order anyways, and figures a lock for PSA 7. And I cracked out a "hand cut" (supposedly), 1928 Cobb W502 SGC 5 or 6 came back PSA 7.

Then there are the several Crossover submittals from SGC to PSA and PSA gave me no love, not even close - just a lot of money spent, er, wasted. Crossovers not a fair game.

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Wondering how many notify psa/sgc of the old flips so they can delete from pop reports? Has anyone done this? Is it a lost cause at this point?