Scrub needing advice on a collection acquired.

[swarmee]

The ones from those years that would be worth grading are normally the Hall of Fame rookie cards (plus a couple of extras) like Mattingly. Expect that if they look perfect to you, they might grade anywhere from PSA 7-10. Most modern cards are only worth grading if they attain a grade of PSA 10. Centering is an issue, so is scratching, so is foil and holograms. Corners are not the only factor. PSA has a page on their website where you can learn about what defects reduce the grade of a card.
Feel free to scan some in (like the 1983 RCs of Boggs, Gwynn, and Sandberg) and we can tell you if it makes monetary sense to pay for grading.

Look through the sets for some of the valuable errors/variations (1990 Frank Thomas no name on front, 1991 Topps Oil Can Boyd full ribbon, etc). $10 was a heck of a deal for a complete 1992 Topps Gold set.

[amullins]

Originally Posted by swarmee

The ones from those years that would be worth grading are normally the Hall of Fame rookie cards (plus a couple of extras) like Mattingly. Expect that if they look perfect to you, they might grade anywhere from PSA 7-10. Most modern cards are only worth grading if they attain a grade of PSA 10. Centering is an issue, so is scratching, so is foil and holograms. Corners are not the only factor. PSA has a page on their website where you can learn about what defects reduce the grade of a card.
Feel free to scan some in (like the 1983 RCs of Boggs, Gwynn, and Sandberg) and we can tell you if it makes monetary sense to pay for grading.

Look through the sets for some of the valuable errors/variations (1990 Frank Thomas no name on front, 1991 Topps Oil Can Boyd full ribbon, etc). $10 was a heck of a deal for a complete 1992 Topps Gold set.

I'll see what I can do about scanning them in or a photo app to network share. Google drive for instance. Every card is pristine in my opinion. So hard to distinquish if not.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by amullins

I'll see what I can do about scanning them in or a photo app to network share. Google drive for instance. Every card is pristine in my opinion. So hard to distinquish if not.

Here is an example using the 1983 Wade Boggs cards.

Topps are $500-$600 each graded PSA 10
Fleer & Donruss are $60-$80 each graded PSA 10
Fleer & Donruss & Topps are $10-$12 each graded PSA 9
ALL can be picked up ungraded for $3-$5 each in very nice condition.

So even a rookie card of the great Mr Wade Boggs is a money loss just on grading fees unless it gets a "10".

[amullins]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Here is an example using the 1983 Wade Boggs cards.

Topps are $500-$600 each graded PSA 10
Fleer & Donruss are $60-$80 each graded PSA 10
Fleer & Donruss & Topps are $10-$12 each graded PSA 9
ALL can be picked up ungraded for $3-$5 each in very nice condition.

So even a rookie card of the great Mr Wade Boggs is a money loss just on grading fees unless it gets a "10".

Here’s what I gave thus far.. I have way more but it’s been quite a pain going through

https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...jxub86iFz5A5vf

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by amullins

Here’s what I gave thus far.. I have way more but it’s been quite a pain going through

https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...jxub86iFz5A5vf

You can post them directly on here very easily. Click on the little paper clip and download them from your computer. I believe the biggest they can be is around 1.2MB or you will get a error code.

[swarmee]

Or you can get the links (URLs) to the photos and use the yellow mountain picture box to paste the link and have them embedded in your post. The cards are pretty nice. 1984 Topps Mattingly off-centered with a nick on the back. Best it could get is an 8, IMO.
The 1984 Ripken and Gwynn aren't worth grading, probably worth a dollar or less as they are. The 1961 Yaz looks nice. It's the start of a really nice collection for you.