Have some thoughts about grading and costs these days...with the obvious about PSA and the cost to grade even I just am holding onto so much until things die down.

But got me thinking of things:

1) What if … someone started a group or business that covered the the grading cost.

2) What if … PSA not only offered to buy your card after it’s graded and if it gets uncharged they bake that up charge fee into the card purchase offer.

3) What if … when we send our grades in we also provided similar graded slabs out there that we expect our cards to be graded. Based on similar, exact, or even worse conditions. (centering, surface, etc

I feel like it helps with grade expectations on both sides. It also helps with quality control and showing them their own approved examples to assist with our submissions.

I’ve been wanting to go live and stream a closer viewer of cards while also showing myself at the same time. Split screen or however they do it these days mobile.

I’m not too hip to the tech in that aspect. Any one have any recommendations on how to accomplish that?

So I’ve got tons of cards from vintage to modern I want to grade. I’m not an expert but I really feel like they’d grade well! But I’m always hesitant on sending them in because of the up charge fee if it grades higher than expected. Is that true?

If you’ve been confident before in a submission and have a story I’d love to hear!

Hey Mantel community! Gotta a burning question on this Sunday…

Is there an app where we collectors can scan our cards to keep track of singular cards or a collections value?

The whole reason I got into collecting cards was because of my abuela. She collected Indians, Reds and tigers cards growing up. Specifically all Indians and quite literally any team Ken Griffey Jr. played on.

After picking the hobby up I guess “more actively” I bought cards and started selling with my mom during her journey with ALS.

It’s sad these days without her, but collecting players and cards especially the teams we watched together (lions! Waddup doe) makes me feel like she’s with me every step of the way.

What’s your hobby story? Share below!