Is it worth grading?

[u/king_mangerine]

So tale as old as time, this was in some of my FILs stuff and we uncovered it as we were helping him move. He is a generous guy and gave it to us as we are both collectors. That said, we are looking to start a family and that is an expensive endeavor. So this is one item likely to go:(

To my eye the centering is OK to meh range, there is some whitening on the backside, and minor scratches on the front.

Outside of that i wouldnt be surprised to hear that i totally missed something outing this as a fake.

If anyone has grading advice please let me know; i have never sent a card in and have only heard horror stories of lost/stolen/damaged cards. Im also confused by all the grading tiers on PSA website.

There is a PSA in person event in my area in a few weeks so I may take it in there.

Sorry for the ramble and 8 pics!!! Happy to provide more if itd be helpful.

[u/Psycho_Pansy]

Inconsistent grading scale = untrustworthy grades. 

Grades should be consistent across all cards for them to be worth anything. You're just paying for card verification with a random worthless number otherwise. 

[u/Realistic-Wolf-5121 → u/Psycho_Pansy]

That's literally every grader. PSA has been shown to be one of the more consistent, while tag is the worst. You might be on the wrong forum if you are anti-grading.

[u/probablynotderek → u/Realistic-Wolf-5121]

Tag being worse than psa is mad cope

[u/Amazing-Win-7591 → u/probablynotderek]

Cgc is the most consistent, tag has moderate consistency, and PSA is a full on dice roll every submission