Posts Tagged ‘Grading’
Sports 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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