Posts Tagged ‘Grading’
Sports Card Strategy: Supporting Your Local Card Shop LCS
Murph is sending some cards into SGC for grading, and rather than buy supplies on Amazon, he decided to support is LCS – Local Card Shop in Mesa, Arizona. We discuss. This video is brought to you by Market Movers App by Sports Card Investor. Save 20% on MarketMoversApp.com by using the promo code “nooffseason”…
Read MoreSports Card Strategy: Which Vintage Cards Should We Grade?
This might be the most relatable content in the sports card hobby today. Tens of thousands of dudes age 30-50 are finding their old sports card collections and looking up the values. In this video, Murph takes us through a few different cards he brought back from his parents house. We go through them on…
Read MoreWhat The Heck Is Slab Shelf? How Can I Display My Cards?
Card collectors and investors are always looking for cool ways to display their favorite graded cards. In the last 18-24 months, several companies have created different shelves, displays, holders and stands. One of them, SlabShelf.com, shipped me one, and I put it together on this video. Overall, it’s affordable, simple and easy to put together,…
Read MoreSGC Soccer Reveal: Ansu Fati, Pedri, Joao Felix!
Just a simple fun reveal of four soccer cards I decided to submit to SGC. This video is brought to you by Market Movers App by Sports Card Investor. Save 20% on MarketMoversApp.com by using the promo code “nooffseason” or clicking here – https://www.sportscardinvestor.com/plans/?ref=63&campaign=sportscardstrategy Listen and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sports-card-strategy-with-paul-hickey/id1260430264?id=1260430264 Listen and Subscribe…
Read MoreSGC Reveal! Tons of Trevor Lawrence SGC 10s!!!!!! NFL Rookies and More!
This video is jam packed with 2021 NFL Rookie Cards, QBs like Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, Trey Lance, Justin Fields and Mac Jones. What grades did I get? Also, there’s plenty of 2020 rookies like Joe Burrow, Justin Herbert, Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb and more. This video is brought to you by Market Movers App…
Read MoreSports Card Grading: What Factors Are Grading Companies Looking At?
During our Sports Card Strategy Show, Murph asked me what factors grading companies look at. He was especially interested if “fingerprints” on a card will reduce the grade. Here’s my answer. This video is brought to you by Market Movers App by Sports Card Investor. Save 20% on MarketMoversApp.com by using the promo code “nooffseason”…
Read MoreHow To Be Realistic With The Value Of Your Vintage Sports Cards
I just got back into the hobby this year after a 30 year hiatus, and a wrote a book about my experience re-acclimating myself and learning about sports card collecting again. Below is a modified snippet from my book – What To Do After You Find Your Old Sports Card Collection, available at https://nooffseason.com/book. This…
Read MoreSports Card Strategy: To Grade Or Not To Grade? Use My Simple Spreadsheet Method
Should I Grade My Cards? This might be the most common question among collectors and investors in the sports card space right now. And it might be the most relevant and evergreen question at all times. Regardless of our angle, passion, PC, etc., the reality is that we all want to make money from our…
Read MorePSA Cross Grading Horror Story! Why Low End Sports Card Grading Companies Are Dangerous!
I want to share all of my ups and downs of sports card collecting with all of you. It’s very easy to copy what everyone else is doing. I don’t want to do that. No “is the sports card or NFT market crashing?” click-baity headlines here people. Just true, real world experiences as I re-enter…
Read MoreSports Card Strategy: Should You Get Your Cards Graded With SGC While PSA Is Closed?
The Proof Is In The Data. It’s now officially recommended that you submit your cards to SGC during the PSA shutdown. Their short term and long term value will not only be fine; it may be amazing. After spending January – March of 2021 researching graded card data on the market, I was shocked to…
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