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Topic: Graded Round 1 cards

Posted By: dkdkdk9711
Subject: Graded Round 1 cards
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2010 at 2:02pm

I sent my first lot of cards to Beckett to be graded, and got the results in an e-mail today. I will share some pics when I actually get the cards back.

Quinton Jackson blue autograph - 7.5

Rashad Evans Gold Victorious Debut- 9.5

The Rampage auto is fairly representative of the poor quality of R1 autos. I have seen some that were better and many that were worse. I was hoping for a better grade, but feared a lower as well.

Share your R1 graded cards here!!

Update: Here's some pictures of the Quinton Jackson auto's condition. These are the best I could come up with.

Side note. They switched the labels on my R1 Evans Gold VD and a ME Machida auto relic. So, I have to send them back to get fixed. Nice work for my first experience, Beckett!! You must work with Topps! Haha.

http://s757.photobucket.com/albums/xx211/dkdkdk9711/Quinton%20Jackson%20R1%20Autograph/ - http://s757.photobucket.com/albums/xx211/dkdkdk9711/Quinton%20Jackson%20R1%20Autograph/

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Posted By: aznbala
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2010 at 2:15pm

oh nice on the gold VD. Curious to see how bad your Rampage auto was and what they consider a 7.5

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Posted By: Atreus
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2010 at 2:35pm

I was wondering how the round 1 autos on an average would grade. Going to send mine in to Beckett in the next couple of months but I'm interested in seeing pics of your graded cards.

Posted By: lesnar_fan
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2010 at 2:42pm

that big factor that will knock those rnd 1 autos down is the border flakes and chipping - those are grade killers

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Posted By: NickBaragona
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2010 at 3:20pm

This wont hurt the value of the Round 1 autos will it? Since all of them are like this?

Posted By: dkdkdk9711
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2010 at 4:33pm

1. The biggest reason I started this thread (or even sent the Rampage in the first place) was because I was interested in how harshly these cards would be graded. I was sure that others would be too. Like I said, I feel that the condition of this card was pretty average for R1 autos. When I got it, I was pleased that it wasn't as bad as so many that I had seen. I will try to add as detailed of pictures as possible.

2. The low grades should not hurt the value, as a 7.5 may turn out to be the highest graded R1 Rampage auto. In that case, the value of the card would go up.

P.s. The subgrades on the Rampage auto are:

Centering: 9.5

Corners: 7.5

Edges: 7.5

Surfaces: 9

Overall: 7.5

Posted By: Elite
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2010 at 4:54pm

Yeah a 7.5 might end up being a really good grade for most of the Round 1 auto's. I don't think you will see many that are going to be much higher but the ones that are will bring a premium.

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Posted By: dkdkdk9711
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2010 at 4:58pm

Yes, totally. I'm sure there will end up being 8 and 8.5's eventually. When they do come around, they will demand a pretty penny.

It doesn't matter yet, but eventually the population report will start factoring in to a card's value like it does in other sports.

Posted By: dkdkdk9711
Date Posted: 16 Sep 2010 at 4:54pm

I added the pictures.

Posted By: Dirtskin
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2010 at 3:08pm

Yea but the auto is graded at an 8. I see the auto goes off the sticker. That hurts the value as well. I say if you are going to get it graded at least make sure it has a nice auto.

Posted By: dkdkdk9711
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2010 at 3:10pm

Well, to my knowledge, that is still the highest graded auto as well.

Haha.

Posted By: Brandaloo
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2011 at 1:42am

I got a few round 1 cards graded recently. No high grades but like DK I feared for very low grades because of the terrible chipping for rd. 1 autos.
GSP blue auto....7
Silva blue auto .....7
Jackson blue auto...7
Couture red auto....7

GSP silver....8.5
Velasquez silver....8
Like I said, nothing great but I sent in my best 4 autos condition wise and they were in as good or better shape than any other rd. 1 autos that I've seen. I think that "most" rd. 1 autos would be graded lower than a 7 so I can't complain.

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Posted By: DarthGregor
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2011 at 6:49am

My Guida blue auto was one of the nicest I had ever seen and it graded a BGS 8. The corners and edges got 8s, centering was 9.5 and surface was a 9. Not bad really in my opinion. My red ink is another story though...I am totally expecting a 6-6.5 on that one. Are the red inks more condition sensitive than the blue ink autos?

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Posted By: dkdkdk9711
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2011 at 12:39pm

The 7.5 doesn't look so bad anymore!! Too bad I just sold it. Haha.

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Posted By: lesnar_fan
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2011 at 2:30pm

i think for most of those rnd 1 sigs ur gunna find the norm to be around a 7, those borders flake and chip terribly, i think there are prob some high ends aroudn but they will be true gems if they ever surface

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Posted By: telis22
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2011 at 2:37pm

I cant imagine there will be any 9.5/10 Autos in Round 1. I've handled many of these and never saw one that would grade out that high. I don't think even a 9 is possible for Round 1 Autos

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Posted By: Ktkruko44
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2011 at 4:13pm

The only Round 1 that is close to perfect that i have is the Rich Franklin that was Huerta's replacement and I believe was the last redemption to go out which may have something to do with it.

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Posted By: Brandaloo
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 12:22am

I agree KTkruko, the Franklin redemption autos don't seem to have the chipping problem as badly as the other rd. 1 autos.

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Posted By: freakfluke
Date Posted: 13 Mar 2011 at 11:00pm

The Victorious Debut cards grade real nice in most cases. Im trying to make a 9.5 BGS of set. Not far from finishing it, but i havent been focused on finishing it of late.

Posted By: Brandaloo
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2011 at 1:27am

Yes, I just got my first few Gold VD cards and all of them were in amazing condition. How did Topps F up the autos so badly but make the VD's so perfect?

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