# sports cards, grading... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 26, 2000, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-cards-grading/20619 "2000-05-26T17:21:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2000, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-cards-grading/20619/1 "2000-05-26T17:21:12Z")
Anyone out there into baseball or other sports cards? I was as a kid, and have recently looked at my collection. Now, looking on ebay, there seems to be some grading system I never heard of–marked “PSA”. People are paying crazy high prices for cards that have PSA 9 or 10. How can I get mine graded? where? who? Help! ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2000, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-cards-grading/20619/2 "2000-05-27T10:00:52Z")
I had cards as a kid, but I know they aren’t worth too much because by the time I started collecting, there were too many cards (ie, the supply had increased dramatically). I’m afraid I can’t help re grading, but I can’t imagine it would be too hard to find info on the web or from a sports collectibles shop. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2000, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-cards-grading/20619/3 "2000-05-27T17:03:13Z")
I’ve used Beckett’s grading service. They don’t require a “membership fee”. The fee you pay is based the amount of time you can wait to get the card back. They are tough, however!! I had a 1982 Topps Traded Cal Ripken which, in mint condition, could be worth as much as $300 or so. Mine, which I thought was pretty good, came back as a 6.5!! Go to their website and check into it. ---
**Author:** ![Asmodeus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@Asmodeus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asmodeus)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2000, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-cards-grading/20619/4 "2000-05-28T05:40:47Z")
However much Becketts or any other Collectible service says anything is worth…It ain’t worth nothing unless you can find someone to pay the price.