Grading question

[sals_cardz]

Sorry if this has been asked before but I'm a noob to grading and was thinking about sending a few cards in to get graded and wanted some further knowledge on the subject. I know some of you are awesome at sending cards to get graded. Some questions I would like answered please. How to tell if a card/cards are good for grading? Ex like is there a program you use or way to find out centering? How to determine what card/cards to get graded? Person who helps/educates me the most will get a nick fairley atomic rookie refractor and a rolando meclain contenders defensive rookie of the year insert. Thanks in looking/helping.

[Bostonsports1]

Well McClain retired, so don't grade that, and te Suh prob isn't worth it unless you just wan it for protection, but even then, I wouldn't grade it. Typically you will want to grade high end cards and/or PC Cards you like that you want protected. To see which ones to grade you need to first look at the centering, find the card boarder/patern and see if it is even left to right and top to bottom. If that is good then take a magnify glass and look at the edges/corners/surface for any issues. Finally, look at the surface in the light for imperfections, moving it around in the light helps find them. If your looking for a good grade and big issues you see will make it not worth it, and a couple small ones won't either.

[dhendrix1303]

I use a jewelry magnifying glass with a LED light to see look at corners/edges/surface. It will find what BGS will find.

[wakingbake]

Check the corners on both sides of the card. Check surface for blemishes/scratches. Check edges and check autograph... especially autographs taht are cutoff, streaky or faded.

GL

[DaBears 1985]

I find it useful to put the card under a light and check out corners, surface, edges, and centering

[sals_cardz]

I can't really tell on centering myself so for me centering is the hardest. Thanks for all the replies, as I have never sent anything into be graded before.

[sals_cardz]

Originally Posted by Bostonsports1

Well McClain retired, so don't grade that, and te Suh prob isn't worth it unless you just wan it for protection, but even then, I wouldn't grade it.

Lol @ getting those 2 graded, I'm not trying to troll but that's not suh, its Nick Fairley, and I'm giving those away to someone who gives me the best info or educates me the most on grading. Thanks for replying tho.

[Bostonsports1]

Originally Posted by sals_cardz

Lol @ getting those 2 graded, I'm not trying to troll but that's not suh, its Nick Fairley, and I'm giving those away to someone who gives me the best info or educates me the most on grading. Thanks for replying tho.

Sorry, replied late last night on my phone. Glad you weren't really thinking of getting those graded, lol.

[sals_cardz]

Originally Posted by Bostonsports1

Sorry, replied late last night on my phone. Glad you weren't really thinking of getting those graded, lol.

yea no way lol. I was more looking for help like how to tell if its centered and stuff like that.

[Bostonsports1]

Originally Posted by sals_cardz

yea no way lol. I was more looking for help like how to tell if its centered and stuff like that.

Ya centering is hard on some cards with no boarder.

Another good thing to do is search ebay for a graded card from the same set and check out how it looks, try to match up the centering on your card to it.

With boarders, you just need to make sure the space on all fours sides is even.

Good luck.

[sals_cardz]

Originally Posted by Bostonsports1

Ya centering is hard on some cards with no boarder.

Another good thing to do is search ebay for a graded card from the same set and check out how it looks, try to match up the centering on your card to it.

With boarders, you just need to make sure the space on all fours sides is even.

Good luck.

thanks for replying and thanks for the idea. pm me your addy ill send you the 2 inserts thanks for your help.