I have 2- 1989 Upper Deck Griffey cards and 4- Maddux 1987 Donruss rated Rookies that i want to sell.
What is the best way to get these graded? I figure once they were graded I would see them on ebay.
Thanks for any info.
Wouldn't even bother grading those anymore.
You would need to get a 10 to make it worth your troubles and even then it's not like you can get a crazy amount for a 10 of those cards anymore.
If you are really dead set on taking the gamble you have a 10
Griffey 10 $300
Griffey 9 $35-$45
Griffey 8 $20+
Maddux 10 $60
Maddux 9 $7
Maddux 8 $3
Those are the prices you can fetch currently on ebay for those grades
When you factor in cost of grading/ebay fees/paypal fees.....right there the Maddux simply does not have the ROI to be worth grading
So you are left with the 2 Griffeys
Let's say you send them in and get a 9 on both.
You will sell them both and after all the work and fees you maybe break even?
If you get an 8 you are in the red.
You get lucky and hit a 10 you maybe make $200? If you get reallllly lucky with (2) 10's you make about $400-$500
If you still wanna take a chance you have a 10 on your hand, take a magnifying glass and comb through the card (this is assuming your naked eye didn't see any bent corner or off centering already) look through your magnifying glass and the second you see any blemish of any sort, stop and go to the next card. repeat.
If you are 100% confident you have a 10 on your hand send it in...you most likely missed something and will get a 9.
Enjoy the cards, sell them as a lot, hope to get $100 and save all the troubles you will go through with grading them.