Posts by Paul Hickey

On this episode of the Premium Podcast, we talk about the best ways to make money flipping sports cards, and answer Premium Member questions including… A $50 Jordan sticker that grades to $800: the #1 Raw to Grade playGCC Gold Josh Allen Gridiron Kings RC: grade it or sell it raw?Can graders tell you cleaned a card? Kurt’s Card Care and the riskEvery card in the Raw to Grade database, sorted by gem rate?How to send a card through NoOffseason grading, step by stepPSA Value is back: $55 a card through NoOffseasonA $700 “near mint” card arrives dented and eBay denies the case: what now?Inside the Analyzer: how a ’78 Dorsett RC gets a $2,476 expected valueA $330 Jayden Daniels Uptown PSA 9 now worth $235: sell or hold?Paul’s Play of the Week!TCG Top Plays of the Week: a $2,187 max-buy Gengar & Mimikyu-GX alt art and four more Pokémon raw-to-grade playsNEW in Hobby Flipper:…

On this episode of the Premium Podcast, we talk about the best ways to make money flipping sports cards, and answer Premium Member questions including… A $40K Ohtani auto /10 PSA 10: Goldin, eBay or hold? A $600 StarQuest Red Jordan with a scratch: buy or pass? A no-name “Gem Mint 10” Plus Factor Jordan: crack it and sub to PSA? Hurts is out for the year. Is the NFL market just five QBs? Sit out the market or keep making the plays? PSA $60, SGC $50, Beckett back online: when MBA grading makes sense Three SGC 10 Ty Simpson cards worth $2: cut or hold? Can you grade a Jordan sealed in a plaque? Plus promoted listings, Beckett Express turnaround and the new eBay feature Premium-first plays: the high-gem cards before the public show gets them Does a $50 grading fee raise the price of your junk PSA 10s? Paul’s Play of the Week!…

On this episode of the Premium Podcast, we talk about the best ways to make money flipping sports cards, and answer Premium Member questions including… Pulled a free Arch Manning Pink Camo and it came back a BGS 9.5. Sell into Red River weekend or hold for Heisman hype? An 85-day SGC submission comes back: two Arch Throwback SGC 10s, a 9.5, a Jordan SP1 SGC 9.5 and a LeBron Silver SGC 9. What to do with each slab. Three Analyzer-approved 2002 Topps Finest Jordans. GCC pre-grade first, or straight to PSA? Five BGS 9s and five BGS 9.5s of the Cooper Flagg Living Set. How to sell ten slabs into the season without competing with yourself. A $42 break spot turned into a Jeremiyah Love Green Reptilian auto /99, with a $300 offer on the table. Grade it or take the deal? 50 Jordan singles that don’t pencil at PSA, and BGS’s cheap tiers…