2020 hindsight thread
blurryface
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just like the year of 2020, hindsight is also 2020. so, this thread will be like a Tarantino movie...all chopped up where the end is the beginning and the beginning is the end. until then, just enjoy some pics for the next 6 months while the subs roll in.
“once upon a time in collectorland, a thing called corona/covid happened which shut down normal day life and production lines & markets of every kind...”
- spoiler alert: will mostly consist of modern basketball, a pinch of modern football and just a dash of vintage. these will consist of larger valued hits that were pack pulled, subbed and then off for consignment.
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it didnt shutdown the internal usps, for the most part though...
Blurryface,
Very nice cards as usual, great job!
Question-Do you clean your cards before a sub ? and if so, how?
I have been using a microfiber cloth but you seem to be an expert.
Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks
my process is fairly simple. wash my hands really good first, then just use a warm microfiber to wipe. the slight warmth seems to help for some reason.
Ah, I will try the warm microfiber trick.
Thanks, I am still fairly new to grading my cards so I appreciate the tips!
no problem. all the cards posted in here have been/will be personally packed pulled (break or otherwise), wiped w just a warm microfiber and subbed personally. gonna try to just post the ones that break the $1k threshold.
another green:
Looks like they had the bubble machine going when that card was made.
more bubbly:
pop 1, on card:
nebula 1/1
red/green dragon:
rui gold jersey # 8/10. pop 1.
pop 3, 0 higher for now
Very nice collection of modern basketball.
You mention a warm microfiber cloth, do you heat it up in the microwave?
Thanks, BC
Successful card BST transactions with cbcnow, brogurt, gstarling, Bravesfan 007, and rajah 424.
nah just throw it over the desk lamp while im setting up.
surprised the l/r centering on the Herro didn't put it in a 9 holder
i might just be the lighting. if i still had it, i'd check. but from memory, it wasn't as bad as the scan suggests. this was one of the first scans done w the new overhead scanner. still toying with it and trying to get it dialed in. a lil different than the traditional flatbed scanners.
flatbeds just don't do modern cards justice. still use the v600 for vintage.
/8. pop 1.
another /8 and big hit:
drip.
purple team color, pop 1. for now at least.
Very cool and impressive collection Blurry!
I don't follow basketball or modern in general too much.
I suspect modern basketball is here too stay & will continue to grow from the global market
thanks but these are not for my collection. these are all just hits from ripping wax while bored during the covid lockdowns last year that are just now starting to get back from psa. i saw where the modern basketball card arena was heading and got in cheap compared to what wax and singles are going for today. have about 6000 cards set to come back from psa. these are just the cream of the crop.
for the most part, they are already sold and/or heading for auction.
only modern bball cards i'm holding on to are bol bol. and that's primarily bc i collected his pops.
hit this in a break. sticker but /8. not sure whether it's worth holding or not. seems he's finally found himself in the nba as he's starting to light it up. if it were on-card it'd be a no brainer...
and the other big weekend hit. crazy how popular these signed logomans are..