ON A BUDGET? Grading with PSA to Grow a Collection - 60+ Card Return
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- Опубліковано 21 бер 2023
- Today I wanted to share a "bread and butter" type of order that I send out weekly to PSA. As I mention in the video, the VAST majority (90%+) of the cards shown were purchased in the $2-10 range on eBay/COMC or at card shows. Yes, the flashy PSA reveals are fun and make for great content, but I think there are much stronger concepts to learn from an order like the one I share today.
Learn from my experience before attempting it yourself :)!
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Great video - I like your thinking behind the whole process. Could you talk a little bit about the cards you buy that you plan to grade but after getting them you realize they are off condition? How often does that happen? How do you minimize that? Thanks!
Hey Christopher! Really great question and in hindsight I wish I had mentioned this in the video. The biggest thing is that I have to have the mindset that I am okay that only ~70% of the cards I buy will be gradeable. This number will obviously vary based on the type of cards you buy or the threshold you have for grading (I grade anything I am confident are 9 or higher, so usually can get away with a couple minor issues). I’m not sure of a great way to minimize this happening outside of only buying in person, but I think having this mindset makes it so you don’t get as disappointed.
I will say for any medium to higher dollar cards, if there is MAJOR wear (huge crease in the card, ridiculous amount of deep scratches) that was not listed anywhere on the eBay listing, I have returned cards in the past.
When I do find the other 30% that I feel are more in the NM-MT range, I either sell them on eBay or comc with that distinction, or sell locally at card shows. The key point here though is I have to be okay to lose a few dollars here and there during this process, and this is one of those spots.
@Carlson Cards thanks for the quick reply! I think that's right. Just because a card won't "gem", doesnt mean it it isn't NM or better. And it's likely still a desired card because that's what you were buying in the first place.
@@christopherthomas9355 100%! And that threshold of “what condition you are comfortable with grading” will vary based on the card of course. Obviously cards shown in this video I am much stricter on than a card for my collection that is out of 50 for instance (or a higher dollar card in general).
love how you do this!!! You have it down! I get very few 10s. Im more in the junk wax era cause I like it. You really know what you are doing! You rock. Jesus bless. See you at the show in a little over 2 weeks!
Thank you Matthew!! Yes that is the best part! Everyone has their own “expert areas”. Looking forward to it! Have a great weekend. - Austin
Just recently found your channel. I really enjoy the content and I've been doing something similar recently with these type of cards. Thanks for the content.
Thanks for tuning in, and I appreciate the kind words! Welcome!
Cool video just got back into cards a little with my daughter and this is how I handle my comics so it matches up well.
Awesome! Thanks for tuning in, and welcome to the card world! I bet there is a ton of good concepts that overlap for you on comics/cards hopefully.
Good video content idea/topic! This is WAY more relatable for the majority of people in to sports cards.
Thanks Clint! I appreciate the comment! 😀
Great video…thanks for sharing your knowledge and strategies. 👏
Thank you!! I appreciate the comment and glad you enjoyed.
Great points and strategies on low end raw to graded card flips. Hoping to see you at a future show up in WI soon.
Hey Toa! Hope you’ve been well. Yes I agree!! Hope we meet up soon.
Very realistic strategy that pretty much anyone can use when going to shows or when picking up cheap, raw cards online.
Thank you! Appreciate the comment and totally agree.
Nice submission 👍
Basically what I started doing myself. Good vid.
Thanks Ben! Cool to see there are others out there who’ve been having success with this as well. The best part is we all have our own niches/sports knowledge to draw on.
Great video! Love it!
Thank you!! Thanks for tuning in!
Awesome strategy on that,same thing for myself. My problem is I keep buying cards and plan on sending them in and never do. But I plan it. Good content
Thank you! Best of luck, hope you get some great grades when you get them sent in!
This is way more refreshing than the typical elite co stuff.
Thanks Erin! I enjoy his content as well, was one of the first guys I really watched on here! Him and “Baseball Card Collector Investor Dealer”. Oh and “PSA Collector” back in the day as well.
@@carlsoncards yeah definitely no hard feelings with those guys. I watch all of them. But there is something interesting about regular cards with refreshing and different images. You don't see a lot of graded cards from 1995 to 2004.
@@quacha86Erin Oh yeah totally agree there! Seems like everyone has their niches and agreed -- not a ton out there who share cards from that time period!
This is top 10 hobby content right here
Haha thanks Ryan! Not sure I deserve quite that title, but I appreciate the compliment nonetheless 😁
Great video 🎉😊
I appreciate that! Thanks for tuning in!
Awesome video! Any ideas of doing videos about the business side of things? Profit/Loss, taxes, LLCs, etc?
Thank you! Definitely an interesting thought. I’m sure I’ll continue to evolve as we move forwards! Can’t promise anything but I definitely want to continue to hone in on and share more of the business/logistics side of things.
Love these videos one question I know your paying for grading are you paying bulk at $20 a card or cheaper?
With this type of stuff, you really have to watch what you're doing as well. With low pop counts and less frequent sales, your low sale can really effect a market. Many buyers and sellers rely on comps of solds either on eBay or apps like market movers to determine a buy/ sell price and if your low sale is all that week/ month had, it can really affect the market going forward. So with that said, don't severely undersell on value for this type of stuff. Use the resources at your disposal being like 10% under is 1 thing. But going say 25% or more under is another. This can be a great strategy for long term success though. Classic examples of this type were inserts from the mid 90s like 93/ 94 fleer rebound kings. Many weren't concerned with this type of card and now with total pop counts on just about all of that insert set, 10s can go for over 1000 just because the lack of 10s. I may even suggest putting a few 10s of some of the better inserts away for a few years when you can as that can have that similar effect.
Great points! This is exactly why I only do “Buy It Now/Best Offer”. Auctions on this type of stuff are just a horrible idea.
@@carlsoncards so very true. I would also say use terapeak which goes back 2 years to see if there had been any sales. Should be a better indication than just the 90 day solds.
Nice reveal!!!...
Thank you!! Thanks for tuning in
Great video as always 🍻 had a question I meant to ask before. If I plan on grading multiple cards from the same set (example: a prizm rainbow) do you think it’s better to send them all in the same order or spread them out over different orders with other cards?
Hey man! Great question and also thanks for the kind words! I don’t mind sending them in the same but I would highly encourage sorting the cards by worst to best condition when you send. Seems to help (maybe it doesn’t do anything at all), but it’s seemed to help me in the past.
Cool content
Thanks Jesse! I appreciate you tuning in.
How many cards would you say you buy off of eBay or COMC that aren't gradable worthy? And do you just sell them raw back immediately? Or hold?
How do you find all these cards that are tens in that great quality
What do you do with the cards you buy that dont check out that wont have a shot at 9/10 grades ? Just resell raw ?
Hey Alvin, good question! if you check the pinned comment I actually responded to this one there!
Hi......
How long was the whole submission process, from the day you mailed it to the day you received them back?
It's 2 months for my order as of yesterday & I sent mine in the $40 option which is the 20 day return & its 60 days now .
Hi! This one was about 2 months all in. I’m not quite sure how the other service levels are going right now.
Do you pay for the yearly membership on PSA to get cheaper prices?
Yes I do! When I first started I used a group submitter (since the minimum amount of cards per order was like 50 or 100). Now I believe it’s 10 or 20 cards
I have collected cards since the early 80s late 70s but never had any graded , I have a Peyton Manning rookie precious metal gems I know it in mint condition 10 what would be my best move to get started if you can help I would greatly appreciate it
What percent of raw cards purchased on eBay/comc do you end up not submitting for grading? Sometimes it’s so hard to tell condition from the scans
I’d say 60-70% overall but depends heavily on the set and what my threshold is of course.
@@carlsoncards thanks! And then you just re-sell as raw and try to break even?
Hi Carlson, Where do you sell your cards that cannot be graded?
Hi! Thanks for tuning in. I pinned a comment above that has all of those details! Someone else had asked a very similar question.
Do you go through value/$1.00 bins at local card shows when buying raw or mostly stick with online? I've found some nice Prizm football parrallels/inserts from 2014 & 2017 in dollar/$2.00 bins.
Yes I do! I actually buy more from value boxes/singles than I do out of showcases typically.
@Carlson Cards Also, I wanted to ask why do you think you got a better graded? It looked like you had 65-70% grade 10.
@@outtadisworld5760 that’s another good question. If I remember right I was genuinely a lot pickier on this one. I think it helps the vast majority of the sets shown typically are in the 60-70% psa 10 rate (if you check the pop reports for the set in the PSA site).
Where did u find those pro set Messi and Ronaldo’s ?
oh man, if I had to remember right, it was probably ebay!
What’s eBay handle?
The link should be in the description of this video or also on my page near the links section. My username on there is @carlson-cards.
Do not and I repeat do not "grade" it yourself unless you have extensive experience sending to PSA/BGS/etc. I'm fairly new to the hobby and used a loupe, cleaned the cards, etc. and sent in what looked near perfect to me to only receive PSA 7-8s.
Find a vendor who specializes in reviewing/pre-screening cards so they can tell you what should be sent to potential get at least grade 9 so you aren't throwing money down the drain.
I definitely agree it can help at first to have someone else take a look at your cards. Even if it’s just a buddy who is familiar with grading, it can’t hurt!
So grade vets and try to trick noobs at cardshows and on ebay? Not bad but the morals of it dont sound that good for my karma.
Not tricking anybody- it’s okay if people collect things that differ from what you like :)