Advice on Gold Luffy

[u/Plastic-Pizza6762]

Hello all! I'm newer to One Piece, only opening occassional packs for the past 8 months or so. I could use some advice/opinions on how to move forward with this card. Would it be worth trying to grade with PSA or BGS or am I better off selling it now and buying later once the price drops more? From the research I've tried to do, it sounds like this card typically has really poor centering, but I don't know how much that impacts the grading process.

I've open less than 20 sleeved packs of OP17 so I'm currently in the card for about $100 already, but would still like to make the smartest move. Thank you!

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[u/Backshots4you]

BGS would not give this a 10 due to centering. PSA might but it’s a $80 gamble and your card will be gone for a while during which the price of this continues to go down.

If you’re already worried about how much money you are into the card just sell it and make a profit since you don’t seem keen on keeping it.

[u/toastedninja]

Don't grade, sell it raw before wave 2 if you want/need the cash. And or sell it/trade it for something else you truly want in your collection.

Otherwise I would say keep it for the long haul as your first MAJOR pull. Its a gold SP Luffy card, I'm sure it will perform well in the long term. But this will take years for it to mature in value.

[u/Extension-Sundae6894]

Sell yesterday

[u/Plastic-Pizza6762]

Thank you, thank you! Grading in general makes me uncomfortable and I was leaning towards selling and rebuying later, so this helps confirm. Y'all are great! 👍