afosterfan
Bench Warmer
hi all, i have some noob questions that i can't seem to find answers online.
so, i figure i throw out all my questions on here at once so i wont have to be bothering people individually via pm, lol. and hopefully this will help another noob like me.
i just started collecting cards so for now it's for fun, but i do want to have cards that will be a potential investment in the future. meaning quality(condition) of cards. so my questions are:
1. when beckett grades on centering. are they referring to centering of the signature horizontally only or both horizontally and vertically?(i looked on the beckett website and didn't see an detailed explanation) for instance, how would this card be graded on centering? since the signature is going towards the top?
would the way the above card is signed have a decreased value?
2. i recently purchased an auto card. the card is signed like a blue sharpie type pen. but when i received the card upon closer inspection i notice that the signature is kind of scratched. like i can see small lines going through the sig vertically in some areas. it's not major, but when you look at it closely it is noticeable.
is that something that also decreases value? and if so, is it by much?
3. i'm interested in purchasing a card that has an inscription. the card that has both an auto and inscription has a run of 25, but is not numbered. there is a numbered version of the same exact card, but without the inscription. since both are runs of 25 would they have the same value? or would the inscription carry a higher value?
4. i know the signature pretty well of the player i'm collecting. there's a card of his i'd like to buy, but he signed the card a little scribbly. as seen here. the part inside the circle isn't as smooth as he does on nother cards. notice how its a little wobbly and also the bottom of the "f" looks like its a bid faded. do the 2 make a difference in value?
thanks
thanks in advance for any and all comments
so, i figure i throw out all my questions on here at once so i wont have to be bothering people individually via pm, lol. and hopefully this will help another noob like me.
i just started collecting cards so for now it's for fun, but i do want to have cards that will be a potential investment in the future. meaning quality(condition) of cards. so my questions are:
1. when beckett grades on centering. are they referring to centering of the signature horizontally only or both horizontally and vertically?(i looked on the beckett website and didn't see an detailed explanation) for instance, how would this card be graded on centering? since the signature is going towards the top?
would the way the above card is signed have a decreased value?
2. i recently purchased an auto card. the card is signed like a blue sharpie type pen. but when i received the card upon closer inspection i notice that the signature is kind of scratched. like i can see small lines going through the sig vertically in some areas. it's not major, but when you look at it closely it is noticeable.
is that something that also decreases value? and if so, is it by much?
3. i'm interested in purchasing a card that has an inscription. the card that has both an auto and inscription has a run of 25, but is not numbered. there is a numbered version of the same exact card, but without the inscription. since both are runs of 25 would they have the same value? or would the inscription carry a higher value?
4. i know the signature pretty well of the player i'm collecting. there's a card of his i'd like to buy, but he signed the card a little scribbly. as seen here. the part inside the circle isn't as smooth as he does on nother cards. notice how its a little wobbly and also the bottom of the "f" looks like its a bid faded. do the 2 make a difference in value?
thanks
thanks in advance for any and all comments
