First try with MNT Grading

[SNobles]

I've always been uncomfortable with the shipping across boarders and all other fees associated with grading so when CNC had a grading special on I bought a few to give it a try.

Very happy with the cost, cases and turnaround time.

I knew this one wasn't going to get a perfect grade but I wanted to get it graded anyway.

Scan1187 by Scott Nobles, on Flickr

I've had two of these cards for awhile now and always wanted to get them graded. I started with one and happy with the grade. I think i will send the other one in at some point.

Scan1187 by Scott Nobles, on Flickr

Thanks for the look and any comments.

 

[Bossy22]

Nice! I hope they take off. Would love to see another solid company in the mix.

 

[creasecollector]

Congrats on the grades! I've always liked MNT's slabs.

 

[mq13]

Congrats on the grading

 

[FrozenInferno]

Nice grades!

I really do like how their slabs look. I might try sending in a PC card or two of my own and see how it goes.

 

[will-411]

Great looking cards!

I wonder, has anyone ever experimented across PSA/ BGS/ KSA/ SGC and maybe add in MNT now where they purposefully grade a card with a company, receive it back, deslab it and send it to the next company? It would take some time, but would be interesting to see the results... I know there's been crossovers in the attempt to get a better grade or match up to others in a collection, but I'm thinking an actual investigative approach.

Cory

 

[geschrocks33]

Very nice, especially getting the McDavid back as a 9.5

 

[SNobles]

Thanks for the comments all.

I'm pretty sure I'll give it another go around. The cases are very sharp.

 

[BigBarracuda]

Yes they look sharp! Do you know if they have any limitations such as card stock or card size (ie Cup cards, tobacco size, or tall boys)?


Found it on their website : MNT Grading Inc. is currently only grading regular sized cards (2.5x3.5 inches) ranging from 35pt to 180pt; any oversized cards such as booklets or cards exceeding the thickness of 180pt cannot be graded at this time. MNT Grading Inc. will accept cards under 35pt, however, will not be responsible for any damaged incurred after slabbing as the card can come loose from the holders.

Sounds like a great starting position!

 

[drkicker]

Just used somebody thats does bulk submission and happy with the results. You dont have to pay the membership to PSA or crazy shipping price on international from BGS. Pretty easy to use.

https://pcsportscards.com/

You can enter your standard PSA stuff on B.O in the group break section , the rest you can enter via the site.

Whats the price difference on a McD YG in a MNT 9.5 slab vs BGS 9.5 or PSA 10 ?

I guess if your happy with the results and peace of mind its all that counts.

Nice cards.:beer:

 

[SNobles]

Not enough data to compare but I am guessing at this point that MNT does not carry near the premium that BGS or PSA do.

Overall I just wanted to protect the cards for now and not have to pay a small fortune or wait for months to get them back.