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A Non-Graded card VS. a Graded Card
When grading a card many things come into play in order for someone to grade it. Some of the categories for scoring a card are Centering, Corners, Edges, Surface, and then the Final Grade. In this case this card is graded at 9.5 a *Gem Mint* Card. This means that the Centering was 50/50 one way, 55/45 the other on the front 60/40 or better on back. Next, the Corners are mint to the naked eye, but slight imperfections allowed under magnification. Again, the edges are virtually mint to the naked eye, but not perfect up close. A speck of wear is allowed under intense scrutiny. Now moving on to the surface of the card. This card will have a few extremely minor spots, detectable under only intense scrutiny. Deep color, devoid of registration or focus imperfections. This card has perfect gloss, devoid of scratches and metallic print lines. As you can see the card on the left is a non-graded 1991 Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card. It's worth is valued at $80. The reason for this being is because of some of the imperfections this card has. It may look like it's in mint condition, but if you look more closely you could probably find some tiny imperfections. Now, the card on the right is a 1991 Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card in BGS(Beckett Grading Service) 9.5. It's a Gem mint. This card is value at $1200. There is a big difference between graded and non-graded cards.
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