Apparently, not a lot unless they’re both very rare and you’ve also paid some 3rd party grading service to grade it for you (who are the ones making the real money of collectible cards).
Indeed! A few years ago I saw a video about how grading companies and auction houses collude to push up the price of old videogames, because they both earn a % of the auction price.
that doesnt make sense. they grade the cards theyre not selling the unopened packs. its like saying the guys during a gold rush who determine what karat gold you found are selling shovels in a gold rush. theyre not
I have a binder about that size of cards of approximately that generation. I should check what it’s worth.
Apparently, not a lot unless they’re both very rare and you’ve also paid some 3rd party grading service to grade it for you (who are the ones making the real money of collectible cards).
Indeed! A few years ago I saw a video about how grading companies and auction houses collude to push up the price of old videogames, because they both earn a % of the auction price.
Exposing FRAUD And DECEPTION In The Retro Video Game Market
Ah the person who sells the shovel in a good rush is the one who ends up the richest
that doesnt make sense. they grade the cards theyre not selling the unopened packs. its like saying the guys during a gold rush who determine what karat gold you found are selling shovels in a gold rush. theyre not
Nah, it still fits. Shovel vendors get a bit of cash from everyone in the rush, and graders get a bit from each person investing in the hobby.
I would put gold rush purity testers in a similar bracket, though
it doesnt fit and the shovel vendors weren’t the richest in the gold rush