What would you grade this 52 mantle at?

[irv]

Sorry, old thread, but I am curious, do most send in cards like this to PSA to get graded?

I'm new here and new to most/all this, but myself, personally, I'd be afraid to mail in cards like this due to obvious reasons.

How does one ensure you'll get them back, and how does one ensure, if you do get them back, they're the ones you sent in and not something different?

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by irv

Sorry, old thread, but I am curious, do most send in cards like this to PSA to get graded?

I'm new here and new to most/all this, but myself, personally, I'd be afraid to mail in cards like this due to obvious reasons.

How does one ensure you'll get them back, and how does one ensure, if you do get them back, they're the ones you sent in and not something different?

you can always go to a show and hand them off and take a picture....better yet just get insurance on the item...you would think any alleged bait and switch would really harm the PSA reputation...they do really well without having to resort to that...I would be zero percent worried about a bait and switch

[irv]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

you can always go to a show and hand them off and take a picture....better yet just get insurance on the item...you would think any alleged bait and switch would really harm the PSA reputation...they do really well without having to resort to that...I would be zero percent worried about a bait and switch

True enough, but I guess my main concern is losing it through the mail?

Insurance is a good thing but what do you insure it for if you don't know it's value?
Being from Canada is also a disadvantage, but I am sure others from here have sent many cards in?

Thanks.

[swarmee]

Taking them to a show is one way; some with high value cards have actually gotten on planes and flown to California to drop off cards, or so I've heard.

I appreciate you bumping this thread; did the OP send their cards off and get them back? Or did they make a deal on site?