90s Registry Special?

qmayer

Will there be one? Has there been one? I doubt very many people are trying to put together 90s sets.

mikeschmidt

No -- but there may be tons of people with Jeter, Piazza, Arod and other similar cards that would submit hundreds in such a special...

PlayBall

As a collector of Alex Rodriguez, I have a slew of cards that I would submit (RC, inserts, parallels, etc.). Give me $5 a card and I'll take advantage, if for nothing else than the protection of the slab.

BigKidAtHeart

the next special will be Combo Deal!
60's - 70's & 80's are all going to on special

(according to BJ in this Thread: http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=37&threadid=108851 )

here is what she said:
another PSA email:

Paul,

Yes, you have misunderstood. The set must be (or reach) 75% within 5 days of registering. It is incentive to get new collections registered. The incentive for ongoing collections (like yours) is our set registry specials. BTW, the next special is for 60s, 70s, and 80s. It will start 8/1.

BJ Searls
Manager Set Registry Support
Collectors Universe
512.496.5018

boggs301012

I know I would like to see a 90's special befor the year is up. And those are easier to get in good grade I am quickly learning some years and Card co's are tough...85 topps...at least WB's 86 topps the top cut is poor and the coloring from card to card is diffrent and the left to right centering is poor I own 50 and not one I would send off. And the 85 topps I own about 25 and none of those are candidates for my submission Saturday.

mikeschmidt

1986 Topps is incredibly tough. Hard to believe, though, since 1986 Topps Traded and the Tiffany sets from Topps that year are so incredibly easy.

boggs301012

Glad I am not alone MS

The 86 topps is tough. The tiffs are fairly easy. The 89 Topps and the 88 Topps and DR are Nightmares. Heck look at the Pop on the 89 A.S. Boggs 1989 TOPPS 399 WADE BOGGS ALL-STAR PSA 10= 0 PSA 9 = 1 PSA 8 =100 1989 PSA 7 =1 Man that is rough 99 Percent 8's

brucemo

If the next registry special is going to be basically any vintage, I would like to know what they are going to *charge*.

bruce

mikeschmidt

I was kind of guessing that since they would be doing 3 decades, that they would charge $6 per card.

Boggs -- 88 and 89 Topps should not be that hard. If you are able to get a 800-card lot of your favorite player (which shouldn't be that hard or expensive to do), then it is usually pretty easy to cull out the PSA 9's. I've had almost 100% success in 1989 Topps picking out the PSA 9's, but I have yet to find my 10 ;-)

Alfiewt

The 1986 Topps set is super tough! Just look at the population report: No PSA 10s, and 97% cards submitted came back lower then PSA 9. On top of that 40% of cards came back lower then PSA 8. It's not like people are sending in cards and hoping for PSA 7s and 8s, but that is what they are getting. There is a lot of demand for the star cards in PSA 9 or better, but they just aren't out there.

Fabfrank

I have a ton of SP Authentic football that I am waiting for a 90's special to submit. I had been sending them bulk to SGC, but have held off so that I can register them with PSA. Also, with all the sets that have foil I believe a 90's special would reveal those tough to grade sets.
I compare the 86 Topps baseball to it's 71 ancestor. Those black borders show every chip. I have not sent any in to be graded because I didn't think there was any demand. I believe this may be the reason for the low pops on these cards. I have about 15,000 raw cards and I'm going to go through them for submissions.

Heads up everyone on your 90's submissions. Insert all your cards in penny sleeves before putting them into cardsavers. I've found that due to many of the cards having foil, metal and photo like finishes that they frequently stick to the inside of the cardsaver and pieces chip off upon removal. This happens for cards such as UpperDeck, Ultra, Stadium Club, Black Diamond, and SP Authentic. I unfortunately found this out the hard way. A year ago I sent about 100 99 SP Authentic RC's. These were all replacement cards straight from UpperDeck. Razor sharp corners, perfectly centered, clean edges. All possible 10's. When they came back from PSA they were all 8's. Each card had a small chip off the lower left hand corner. I knew they weren't submitted this way and questioned PSA about what happened. PSA let me speak with the graders, but basically they stood by their grades. I found out weeks later when I tried to submit 20 UpperDeck Soriano RC's what had happened. I noticed some of the cards were lying crooked in the cardsaver and I pulled the cards out to straighten them. Lo and Behold, each card was stuck to the cardsaver and 1-2 corners chipped upon removal. I now send all my cards in cardsavers with pennysleeves.
Has anyone else had this problem?

boggs301012

The graders hate me or love. I never use cardsavers. I use penny sleeves and toploaders...BUT I put a piece of tap on the penny sleeve so the card can be pulled out easily. Of course the tape is doubled over and a little piece of the sticky side is exsposed and put on the sleeve. I have ruined a card or 2 with those Card Savers...and like you said the cards stick, I have had to cut them open to get a cards out with out damaging it. BTW I know PSA just cuts open the card savers..and tosses them out.