northkorea Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 Is it possible to submit autographed cards without paying the $2 autograph grade fee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator CardGrader Posted April 19, 2021 Administrator Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 No, all manufacturer autos (pack-pulled) must have the auto graded. ItismeH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kled2000 Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 9 hours ago, CardGrader said: No, all manufacturer autos (pack-pulled) must have the auto graded. Interesting. I was an early adopter and I paid for the auto grading but y’all returned them to me without them. Not bringing it up as a complaint on my part. I don’t mind eating the $10 and don’t want to deal with a resub to fix. ItismeH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItismeH Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 hour ago, kled2000 said: Interesting. I was an early adopter and I paid for the auto grading but y’all returned them to me without them. Not bringing it up as a complaint on my part. I don’t mind eating the $10 and don’t want to deal with a resub to fix. you got lucky/unlucky depending how you look at it... that's crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kled2000 Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 Glass half full kind of thing... I graded them more for preservation than secondary value. Auto grades are certainly something that an average collector shouldn’t really rely on to determine if they like the way the signature looks IMO. I’m indifferent towards the “grade” of an auto and rely more on the aesthetic of the auto to determine if I favor one vs another... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kled2000 Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 2 hours ago, ItismeHerb said: you got lucky/unlucky depending how you look at it... that's crazy Glass half full kind of thing... I graded them more for preservation than secondary value. Auto grades are certainly something that an average collector shouldn’t really rely on to determine if they like the way the signature looks IMO. I’m indifferent towards the “grade” of an auto and rely more on the aesthetic of the auto to determine if I favor one vs another... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmoore_25 Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 (edited) I don't understand CardGrader's comment. If it is a requirement for all pack pulled manufacturer autos to be graded then why do you offer the check box for auto grading on your submission form? Cards with other autographs are not eligible for CSG certification. That means you only grade pack pulled autos. There should be a blanket statement that says "All cards with manufacturer certified autos will be graded regardless whether you (the owner) wants them to or not and we are going to charge you $2 to do so." That way people know what they are getting into when they submit. Very misleading on your website and I can see someone making a big issue of it if they didn't want the auto grade and you force them to pay for it. It is my option whether I want you to just grade the card or if I want you to grade the card and the auto. In that case, you owe kled2000 either some auto grades or, since you charge them anyway, you owe him $2 per card that did not receive an auto grade. Edited April 20, 2021 by tmoore_25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
