• dumblederp
    4·
    12 hours ago

    Does anyone here know about grading collectible cards? I’ve got a bunch of old magic cards that I should sell and it seems getting them graded will improve my sale chances, but it looks like $40/card. I’ve got about 20 cards that’d be worth over $100 but that’s $800 worth of grading.

    • MeanElevatorEnglish
      6·
      11 hours ago

      I would take really good photos and skip the grading. Find similar looking cards and price accordingly.

      Can’t see spending $800 netting you that much extra when selling.

      Unless you’ve got some top quality super rares which might be worth it.

      • dumblederp
        3·
        9 hours ago

        I’ve got some very old commons which sell for about $150 ea and a couple of multi lands worth about $600 ea.

        • MeanElevatorEnglish
          3·
          8 hours ago

          I had a full set (4 of each) of each dual land from revised 😭

          Did a tally not long ago (from memory) of how much I could have sold my cards for…it was about 200k-300k

          But no, I left them all in Canada and my parents threw them out.

          FML

          • dumblederp
            3·
            8 hours ago

            Mum tossed my mox set + lotus. E: Well they disappeared from where I stashed them… she was all “I dunno, maybe”

            • MeanElevatorEnglish
              3·
              8 hours ago

              Daaaaaaaamn. Okay that’s bad. That’s on par with losing a Bitcoin HD.

              I had an Alpha or Beta Wheel of Time and a Berserk.

              Had about a dozen revised Fork cards (was collecting them for a while).

              Had some Antiquities and Arabian Nights cards too.

              Okay that’s enough. I can’t go down this road again.

    • tombruzzo
      4·
      10 hours ago

      I know a guy that used to sell MTG cards for a living. He can’t officially grade them but I bet he could quote you a sale price at a glance

      • dumblederp
        2·
        9 hours ago

        Thanks, I figure ebay auctions gives me an idea of what they actually sell for.

    • melbaboutown
      5·
      10 hours ago

      Could you informally engage a mate to take a look and tell you if there’s anything good? Otherwise you could list them high and see if anyone bites

      Edit: I found a guide for grading them yourself but it focuses on condition and doesn’t tell you about rarity or worth https://www.threeforonetrading.com/en/guide-to-grading-magic-cards

      Apparently though there’s other signs and there’s a TCGPlayer app you can scan them into.

      https://draftsim.com/mtg-cards-value/

      https://infinite.tcgplayer.com/article/Find-Out-How-Much-Your-Magic-The-Gathering-Cards-Are-Worth/e0e56980-23ea-42de-958a-12720cf24681/

      Otherwise the other place might be able to tell you

        • melbaboutown
          3·
          8 hours ago

          Yeah, it looks like a hassle to me but better than paying $800 out of your sales

          • dumblederp
            2·
            8 hours ago

            I’d need to take a bunch of photos to sell them anyway so it’s not really much more effort.