@olb31 said:
The clemente looks strong. Looks like an old 9. Hopefully you will get at least a 7.5. Killebrew looks like a 5, maybe 6.
No intent to grade, just enjoying raw card collecting in bits 'n' pieces. The Clemente replaces one I sold off years ago and regretted it.
yeah not at the current rates I wouldn't either. Maybe if they come down to $20 or so, it would be nice to have them holdered. I like the SGC holders, they show of the centering better and for both of these cards with white borders they would look sharp.
@olb31 said:
The clemente looks strong. Looks like an old 9. Hopefully you will get at least a 7.5. Killebrew looks like a 5, maybe 6.
No intent to grade, just enjoying raw card collecting in bits 'n' pieces. The Clemente replaces one I sold off years ago and regretted it.
yeah not at the current rates I wouldn't either. Maybe if they come down to $20 or so, it would be nice to have them holdered. I like the SGC holders, they show of the centering better and for both of these cards with white borders they would look sharp.
I agree with you 100%! IF, BIG IF, grading was done anywhere on this dreadful planet with the intention of providing the submitter with a fair exchange of pricing and timeliness, then, of course! Grade all we want.
I must admit to you that once upon a time I lived and breathed for graded cards. It was my lifeline. My business thrived. I gave up a regular job to focus only on hustling cards. And PSA was my huckleberry. Those were the days. Things are different now. And that's okay. I still occasionally wish for a simple drive down the freeway to stand in a short line, get a reassuring smile from a representative and a quick turnaround. It was nice. But, here we are.
A gembryo is the early developmental stage of a perfect card.
@ElMagoStrikeZone ElMago that is a brilliant Clemente. Never seen such white borders, and the centering is perfect. Great pickup!
From personal experience, in addition to the normal challenges with collecting OPC (surface wrinkles/creases, grossly off center, etc), I have noticed that the 1972 and 1973 OPC issues in particular are prone to cardboard "foxing" aka yellowing/browning of the white border. For this reason, 1972 and 1973 are especially tough to find in high-grade.
ElMago's Clemente is a perfect example of a high-grade pack-fresh card. Worthy of a 10 in my opinion.
Adam collecting O-Pee-Chee (OPC) baseball cards full-time poster on the Trading Cards forum, part-time lurker on the U.S. Coin Forum
@bgr said:
I don’t know if I’m alone in this but if there was an OnlyFans where people just slowly went through their cards I would subscribe.
There used to a card store in Bethal, CT and he was so lazy and not motivated at all. He had millions of cards easily and I offered to pay him to just look at his storage unit and look through his cards. He told me to kick rocks...
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yeah not at the current rates I wouldn't either. Maybe if they come down to $20 or so, it would be nice to have them holdered. I like the SGC holders, they show of the centering better and for both of these cards with white borders they would look sharp.
I agree with you 100%! IF, BIG IF, grading was done anywhere on this dreadful planet with the intention of providing the submitter with a fair exchange of pricing and timeliness, then, of course! Grade all we want.
I must admit to you that once upon a time I lived and breathed for graded cards. It was my lifeline. My business thrived. I gave up a regular job to focus only on hustling cards. And PSA was my huckleberry. Those were the days. Things are different now. And that's okay. I still occasionally wish for a simple drive down the freeway to stand in a short line, get a reassuring smile from a representative and a quick turnaround. It was nice. But, here we are.
A gembryo is the early developmental stage of a perfect card.
@ElMagoStrikeZone ElMago that is a brilliant Clemente. Never seen such white borders, and the centering is perfect. Great pickup!
From personal experience, in addition to the normal challenges with collecting OPC (surface wrinkles/creases, grossly off center, etc), I have noticed that the 1972 and 1973 OPC issues in particular are prone to cardboard "foxing" aka yellowing/browning of the white border. For this reason, 1972 and 1973 are especially tough to find in high-grade.
ElMago's Clemente is a perfect example of a high-grade pack-fresh card. Worthy of a 10 in my opinion.
collecting O-Pee-Chee (OPC) baseball cards
full-time poster on the Trading Cards forum, part-time lurker on the U.S. Coin Forum
There used to a card store in Bethal, CT and he was so lazy and not motivated at all. He had millions of cards easily and I offered to pay him to just look at his storage unit and look through his cards. He told me to kick rocks...
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