Grading Guidelines (Updated 9/14/05)
This is some of the toughest grading you will find anywhere!
- Cards listed as NM-MT will have at minimum 4 sharp corners, great color and gloss. Many, especially newer will be closer to Mint.
- Cards listed as NM+++ are as close to NM-MT as you can get, but have one MINOR flaw keeping the card from NM-MT.
- Cards listed as NM++ will have at minimum 3 sharp corners, with ONE having a slight peach fuzz.
- Cards listed as NM+ will have 2-3 sharp corners, others having a a little more peach fuzz.
- Cards listed as NM will have at minimum 4 solid to sharp corners.
- Cards listed as EX will have corners with structure, not rounded. Most will be Ex/Mt.
- Cards listed as VG/EX will have corners starting to round.
Creases and major defects if present are mentioned in the description or title of the item for sale or bid.
Pricing for eBay Store Items
We have developed a strict and automatic formula to determine the selling price of singles cards for our Online Store. We use the Online Price Guides through Beckett.com, and adjust the final price on the condition and centering of the card.
1959 or earlier:
First, we consider the grade:
Grade of P/G discounted 85%
Grade of G/VG discounted 80%
Grade of VG discounted 70%
Grade of VG/EX discounted 60%
Grade of EX discounted 50%
Grade of EX+ discounted 40%
Grade of EX/NM discounted 5%
Grade of NM+ add 10%
Grade of NM++ add 10%
Grade of NM+++ add 25%
Grade of NM-MT add 50%
Grade of NM-MT+ add 100%
Grade of MINT add 200%
Then we consider the centering:
100/0 centering discounted 50%
95/5 centering discounted 40%
90/10 centering discounted 30%
85/15 centering discounted 25%
80/20 centering discounted 20%
75/25 centering discounted 10%
70/30 centering discounted 10%
60/40 centering add 10%
Close to 50/50 centering add 20%
50/50 centering add 50%
1960 to 1976:
First, we consider the grade:
Grade of P/G discounted 90%
Grade of G/VG discounted 85%
Grade of VG discounted 80%
Grade of VG/EX discounted 70%
Grade of EX discounted 60%
Grade of EX+ discounted 50%
Grade of EX/NM discounted 40%
Grade of NM discounted 10%
Grade of NM++ add 10%
Grade of NM+++ add 15%
Grade of NM-MT add 40%
Grade of NM-MT+ add 50%
Grade of MINT add 100%
Then we consider the centering:
100/0 centering discounted 75%
95/5 centering discounted 50%
90/10 centering discounted 35%
85/15 centering discounted 30%
80/20 centering discounted 25%
75/25 centering discounted 20%
70/30 centering discounted 15%
65/35 centering discounted 10%
Close to 50/50 centering add 20%
50/50 centering add 50%
1977 to 1980:
First, we consider the grade:
Grade of P/G discounted 90%
Grade of G/VG discounted 85%
Grade of VG discounted 80%
Grade of VG/EX discounted 70%
Grade of EX discounted 60%
Grade of EX+ discounted 50%
Grade of EX/NM discounted 40%
Grade of NM discounted 20%
Grade of NM-MT add 10%
Grade of NM-MT+ add 20%
Grade of MINT add 50%
Then we consider the centering:
100/0 centering discounted 75%
95/5 centering discounted 50%
90/10 centering discounted 35%
85/15 centering discounted 30%
80/20 centering discounted 25%
75/25 centering discounted 20%
70/30 centering discounted 15%
65/35 centering discounted 10%
Close to 50/50 centering add 10%
50/50 centering add 30%
1981 to present:
First, we consider the grade:
Grade of P/G discounted 95%
Grade of G/VG discounted 95%
Grade of VG discounted 90%
Grade of VG/EX discounted 85%
Grade of EX discounted 80%
Grade of EX+ discounted 75%
Grade of EX/NM discounted 70%
Grade of NM discounted 50%
Grade of NM+ discounted 20%
Grade of NM++ discounted 40%
Grade of NM+++ discounted 10%
Grade of NM-MT+ add 10%
Grade of MINT add 20%
Then we consider the centering:
100/0 centering discounted 75%
95/5 centering discounted 75%
90/10 centering discounted 60%
85/15 centering discounted 50%
80/20 centering discounted 40%
75/25 centering discounted 35%
70/30 centering discounted 30%
65/35 centering discounted 20%
60/40 centering discounted 10%
50/50 centering add 10%
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