Hi all,
I'm a newbie here and was just looking for some advice. I was a big time card collector a while back and have recently come back to the hobby. I'm a huge fan of the Avalanche and Nathan MacKinnon and have recently picked up a couple of his rookie cards. One of them is a BGS 9.5 National Treasures Auto/Patch. The second one is a The Cup Auto/Patch with a PSA 10 grade.
Honestly, I hope to hold on to these cards for a while but could also see the need to sell these at some point down the road. I'm not a fan of the PSA cases, and I don't like that they don't come with sleeves inside to protect the card from bouncing around. I haven't even received the card yet (just bought it yesterday) and I'm already concerned about it getting dinged up in shipping.
So, I'm thinking of sending it in the BGS with a minimum grade requirement of 9.5. It would only be cracked if the 9.5 or 10 grade is achieved, otherwise, it would be returned to me. This is a valuable card, so shipping/insurance is going to be expensive. I'd like to ask a few questions and get your opinions, if that's okay.
1. Is this a stupid idea? As I said, my main motivation is that I just like the BGS cases and grading scale much better, and I feel like it provides better long-term protection for the card.
2. This card is currently the only PSA 10 out there, and there is only one BGS 9.5, if that matters. Should that play into my decision making?
3. Based on the scans (which I've included below), the centering on the front of the card looks slightly off to my naked/untrained eye. Would that automatically preclude me from receiving a BGS 10 rating?
4. I know this varies wildly from one card to another, but in the resale market for this particular card, do you feel that a PSA 10 would sell better than a BGS 9.5 down the road?
5. Anything else I should consider based on the scans below?
Thanks so much for your advice!
I'm a newbie here and was just looking for some advice. I was a big time card collector a while back and have recently come back to the hobby. I'm a huge fan of the Avalanche and Nathan MacKinnon and have recently picked up a couple of his rookie cards. One of them is a BGS 9.5 National Treasures Auto/Patch. The second one is a The Cup Auto/Patch with a PSA 10 grade.
Honestly, I hope to hold on to these cards for a while but could also see the need to sell these at some point down the road. I'm not a fan of the PSA cases, and I don't like that they don't come with sleeves inside to protect the card from bouncing around. I haven't even received the card yet (just bought it yesterday) and I'm already concerned about it getting dinged up in shipping.
So, I'm thinking of sending it in the BGS with a minimum grade requirement of 9.5. It would only be cracked if the 9.5 or 10 grade is achieved, otherwise, it would be returned to me. This is a valuable card, so shipping/insurance is going to be expensive. I'd like to ask a few questions and get your opinions, if that's okay.
1. Is this a stupid idea? As I said, my main motivation is that I just like the BGS cases and grading scale much better, and I feel like it provides better long-term protection for the card.
2. This card is currently the only PSA 10 out there, and there is only one BGS 9.5, if that matters. Should that play into my decision making?
3. Based on the scans (which I've included below), the centering on the front of the card looks slightly off to my naked/untrained eye. Would that automatically preclude me from receiving a BGS 10 rating?
4. I know this varies wildly from one card to another, but in the resale market for this particular card, do you feel that a PSA 10 would sell better than a BGS 9.5 down the road?
5. Anything else I should consider based on the scans below?
Thanks so much for your advice!
