Grading pins? Need help!

oldjudge · #1 06-29-2022, 10:01 PM

Thanks guys! I�ve been told by long time pin collectors that the pin slabs can trap moisture and cause foxing. They may or may not sell for more slabbed but they are not for sale so it is a moot point.

BobC · #2 06-30-2022, 01:09 AM

What Jay is saying is on the money. The graded holders for pins can have some moisture issues. Also, they aren't really easy to properly store and nicely display. They're really thick and yet, somewhat tiny. To me, the graded holders take away a lot from the pin and their presentation. And also as mentioned, I don't see grading of pins having anyway near the impact on pricing like it does with cards. Plus, the encapsulation of graded cards is often done to also protect the cards from damage and wear from handling. Pins don't have the same handling concern issues as cards. You aren't going to accidently crease a pin or damage a corner by holding and handling one.

The butterfly display cases Jay showed a sample of are a fantastic way to display pins. You can also use the white cardboard holders used for coins if you want to display fronts and backs of pins. And by using those cardboard single coin display holders you can even put your pins in a binder using multi-pocket pages. The graded pin holders are too bulky and thick to really work well if you want to display your pins in a binder.

At least for now, you don't really have pin collectors all that concerned, or that interested, with grading.

UKCardGuy · #3 06-30-2022, 03:31 AM

Another vote here for keeping pins raw.

I prefer to keep my pins (Sweet Caporal, Orbit, Cracker Jack, PM10, 56T Buttons, etc) in binders in white coin flips. It presents nicely.

I do have some pins in a slab, but it's only because they were part of a lot or I got a really good price on them. I haven't found a good way to add the graded pins to my binders.

icollectDCsports · #4 06-30-2022, 10:55 AM

Slabbing pinback buttons: Yuck.

riggs336 · #5 06-30-2022, 11:50 AM

Display them.

Aaron Seefeldt · #6 06-30-2022, 03:58 PM

So many of us say we will never sell our collections, or there are certain items we'll "take to the grave". Chances are none of us will actually be buried with our collectibles. And, before our caskets are even in the ground, our family members will be trying to sell everything we've left behind.

Do you want to leave them with more or less $$? Facts are facts and slabbed items get more $.

oldjudge · #7 06-30-2022, 04:30 PM

Aaron-You are ignoring the possibility that some of us may be donating a portion of our collections to public institutions. In such cases they will not go into the box with you and they also will not be sold. If that is not the case and you have a valuable collection the auction house that is consigned it after your demise will no doubt agree to bear the cost of grading better unslabbed items so, if that is the way to maximize realizations, then it will probably happen anyway even if you don�t do it yourself. If the auction house decides not to grade some items they are making the decision that it doesn�t make economic sense to do so. If you have a �52 Topps Mantle it will get graded. If you have a collectors grade 1960 Bob Cerv it probably won�t.

Casey2296 · #8 06-30-2022, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron Seefeldt

So many of us say we will never sell our collections, or there are certain items we'll "take to the grave". Chances are none of us will actually be buried with our collectibles. And, before our caskets are even in the ground, our family members will be trying to sell everything we've left behind.

Do you want to leave them with more or less $$? Facts are facts and slabbed items get more $.

Just sayin'
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BobC · #9 06-30-2022, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron Seefeldt

So many of us say we will never sell our collections, or there are certain items we'll "take to the grave". Chances are none of us will actually be buried with our collectibles. And, before our caskets are even in the ground, our family members will be trying to sell everything we've left behind.

Do you want to leave them with more or less $$? Facts are facts and slabbed items get more $.

Aaron,

Not disputing anything you're saying, but as Jay, I and others have mentioned, for some reason graded pins don't seem to bring the bumps in prices you'll see with raw versus graded cards. At least that is my experience. Now that can change in the future of course, but unless you have a truly outstanding pin that looks brand new and will likely grade better than a 7, I'm not sure the cost of grading will really be worth it. Especially for pins that have a little bit of honest wear and tear to them. Even then, I'd pretty much just restrict any grading to the superstar players.

Personally, I've never seen or heard of someone bragging about the Registry ranking of their pin sets/collections, certainly not like many people do for their card sets/collections. And let's face it, the Registry is a big contributing factor to why the pricing of some TPG graded cards is so much higher than for raw versions of those same cards. Just doesn't seem to be the same overall Registry influence pushing up graded pin prices.

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