(12-03-2012, 07:24 PM)pawpawdiv9 Wrote: I look at it both ways too.
Yeah the value is not there, but it really depends if your selling or just a true collector.
1958's, well those are older cards, and most people would just graded them so they be slabbed to protect them. The other alternative is just buy some hard acrylic screwdowns.
The relality hits once graded. The card is determined and may change slightly during a corssover, but the value is basically set.
Looking at a raw card, has 2 factors...you will always wonder what the card is worth and condition.
The downside, people are less obligated to buy the card, wondering if its fake.
I only sent cards off 3 times, 1 was lost, but i had ok experices with Beckett & SGC.
Wait.... What do mean exactly "1 was lost"?... You're entire order or one card? And what company if you don't mind me asking?