Buyers have trust in the big three third party graders and their ability to provide an accurate grade.

Why grade sports cards. In addition to adding value a graded card provides much better liquidity. Sports cards are like graduation for kids who were flipping sneakers. Dishonest card dealers have been known to cut the sides of the cards down a bit in an effort to eliminate imperfections like bad edges bad corners or bad centering.

Sometimes an edge is trimmed or beveled in order. Even over-produced cards when in high demand become more limited in availability and see an increase. Its the simple concept of supply and demand.

35499 9749 BGS 9. If you need to sell your card the chances are considering equal grades that a graded copy will sell for more money than a raw copy. Grading companies review 4 major parts of the card for condition centering corners edges and surface.

There is usually a threshold at which the card is worth a value that does not change or improve when graded. The way this instrument is built sports card makers have placed strict limits on the number of cards that are printed. I could keep listing more and more reasons why sports card investing is about to give investors life-changing returns.

Many might argue the point but PSA graded cards tend to carry a better premium in the resale market versus other third party graders. The Card Grading Companies. 37 - 25 days.

It is very common for people to send a card off to be graded that the owner feels is in NEAR MINT condition and have it. Professional Sports Authenticator PSA PSA is the largest and most highly respected card grader on the market. 728 46050 PSA 9.