Did Andiehaley quit?

purelyPSA

I see his'71 topps set is retired. Also I notice that he's been selling off some of the cards, including a few 1 of 1's. Is he getting out, or just starting over?

And one other question for '71 collectors: Is the owner of "Scott's Vision Quest" the guy known as "kmas5" on Ebay? That dude is probably the cause of the stock market crash the last few months; he pulled his billions out of the NYSE and started buying mint 9 '71 Topps cards. I noticed mint 9s of Ryan, Yaz, Killebrew, and Palmer, as well as about 60 others. Whoa!

acowa

That was interesting that he is no longer on the current finest. I wonder if PSA moved him over under the "You must have plans to continue upgrading to stay o the current finest" Here is a recent auction from him:

Andiehaley

Regards,


Alan

theBobs

Zardoz should know about Andiehaley. I think he is a dealer more than a collector these days.

FB

purelyPSA,

I can't answer the Andiehaley question - but yes - Scott's Vision Quest is kmas5 on eBay. Thats Scott Tipton.

zardoz51

Andiehaley is now a full time dealer, and used his 71 set to partially fund his business operation. I do business with him and he is a great guy.

Scott is determined to build the finest set on the face of the planet and he is actually doing it. I have done business with him on many occasions and can state that he isn't just satisfied with filling the gap in the set with an 8. That card has to be the highest of high end cards to meet his standards. I don't bother offering or sending him mid-range material, and when it comes to anything that I'm auctioning, he will contact me, ask about the lots he is interested in, i will give him my honest assessment and those that I state are truly highend, he will buy them, period. His set is magnificent.

He will have the #1 Finest set of all time and will be untouchable.

dude

I just looked at the 1971 All-Time Finest and that is quite a group. I'm fortunate in that I've either met, bought or sold from all five people. I didn't realize that Keith purged his set until now.

It looks likes Rob D. is the current active leader and he's a great guy. I met him at the Ft. Washington show last Winter. The thing that I respect about him is that he's been very prudent in his purchases and has built a large part of his set by direct submissions.

Of course there is Zardoz; another terrific guy and same with Scott. I agree with Zardoz: Scott's set will be the standard that everyone compares their's to.

Finally, I just noticed "Doc" has a registered set. Another fantastic guy and one of my favorite eBay dealers. What a group! I hope to get back on my '71 set one of these days and give this bunch some competition!

FB

It should be interesting on the 71 set.

I'm betting that we see both Scott and Steve "Doc" Peckovich swap positions on up into the 95% range. Scott will have more PSA 9 stars and Steve will keep adding more PSA 9 commons from his own submissions. In the end, I can see both of them going to the 8.30+ level.

If Scott eventually makes Steve "an offer he can't refuse" I could see him walking away with the undisputed crown down the road. We'll have to keep an eye on this one!!!!!

Buckwheat

I didn't realize that Keith had gone into the business full time, but I can attest to his being a great seller. I recently bought a 1961 PSA 9 from him. When it arrived, the case was cracked completely through, but was still together. He offered to pay for me to send it to PSA for reslabbing, but I was afraid that the card may have minor damage, and not get a nine this time. Then you get into the hassle of dealing with the USPS for insurance coverage. So he just refunded my payment in full, took the card back, and will see to it's getting reslabbed and back to me if they will still grade it a 9. I couldn't have asked for better service.

But I wonder, now that he will be living on his profits, will the prices go up?

Buckwheat

purelyPSA

A better than 8.3 '71 Topps set would be a $50K set. That'd have to be one of the biggest dollar sets put together of 70s stuff - probably only FB's '72 set could challenge. I'd pay just to see a set like that.

kmas5

Now that my name and serial number have been exposed I guess I should share a little about “Scott’s Vision Quest”. When I think about it, it was one of Frank’s “just saying howdy” e-mails that really got me over the hump about doing a set. The ’71 was the obvious choice for me to zero in on. This by far my favorite set. Just from sentimental reasons alone. I was ten years old in ’71 and it was really the first year I started collecting thanks to my Grandpa. He was a butcher and had a meat delivery service to the surrounding country stores near our home in Anderson, IN. By then I was branded a Reds fan, with of course by Grandpa’s influence, who was a Cincinnati native and Reds fan since the 30’s….Found out later after he’d passed that he would on occasion play snooker with Frank McCormick and Bucky Walters along with other Reds at a downtown pool hall when they lived there, WOW!….But, Grandpa would take me along as his summer helper that year on his route. We would stop at these little stores that were no more than a extra room built on the owners house that supplied maybe twenty local families. At the end of the day Grandpa always gave me a dolor for all my tolling labor but also would spoil me with candy and other treats along with baseball cards at our stops. We would open up the packs just hoping to be graced with a Rose or a Bench. I remember when we got a Clemente, after studying the stats and not seeing the big numbers for that year I must have thought this guy was a mediocre player. That’s when Grandpa told me that Clemente was one of the greatest players he’d ever seen play the game. And even though I got to see only a glimpse of his greatness as a player, to this day I still put Bobby on a different level. Almost mythical especially in how He lived his life…..But in any event when I’m buying cards it’s sobering to remember some of the things that got us here today in collecting….But, And above all, in registering I don’t think I could have meet any nicer people with this similar passion. With people like Paul Moss, Steve P., Frank, Phil A., to name a few, puts the “Quest” in the back seat when you realize the fine people involved this hobby.-- Scott

RayBShotz

Scott - Thank you for that story. It made my whole day. I got goose bumps just reading it. I've said this many times before but its just this type of memory "that makes our hobby great".

On a side note your 71' set is an out of this worldly effort to date! Keep the memories alive!
RayB69Topps

theBobs

Thanks Scott. Excellent story...

FB

Very cool Scott,

Oh - and just out of curiousity... I thought that doing a large set like 72 was a challenge. After this one, I may tackle 70 or 67 or maybe even 74. But, you've targeted the 71 set as your first full graded set endeaver. With its black borders and green backs its tougher than any other set except maybe 62, 58 or 55 Bowman. Where do you go from here??? I mean whats left? a high end T-206 set maybe???

MickeyC

Gentlemen,

Surfing these boards for over a week now, I can't help but notice how nice and cordial everyone is. It's great to see.

I have just discovered the PSA Set Registry, and registered my 77 set. It was the first set I can remember collecting as a kid.

I look forward to corresponding with all of you in the future as well all attempt the impossible!

Mark

theBobs

Mark,

Welcome. Is the Mickey C for Mickey Cochrane??

MickeyC

<< <i>Mark,

Welcome. Is the Mickey C for Mickey Cochrane?? >>



Believe it or not.....nickname is Mickey after Mickey Mantle. As a 9 year old kid, trying out for Little League, a 12 year old "veteran" saw how I played centerfield, and nicknamed me Mickey, after Mickey Mantle, as I jogged in from the outfield. Having heard of Mantle, but not fully understanding the meaning, I was disappointed that it wasn't after Mickey Rivers, who at the time, was my favorite player. Still looking to meet Rivers so I can tell him that story....

Thanks for the welcome!

Mark

doc

Although Scott's set and mine do switch places from time to time on the registry, my set in no way even comes close to his and nor will it ever. I can't wait to see where his set goes from here and $50K may end up being a bit low on value when all is said and done. All that AND he's a great guy.

Andiehaley (Keith Abrams) did switch over from being a collector to a dealer and that was the primary reason for breaking up the set. Anther great guy, even though he did break up the set...but I wont hold that against him.

Steve P.

zardoz51

Steve

It's about time that you quit being a stranger and joined us on this board. Just about all the 71 guys frequent this locale. Rob D reads the boards but never posts. It would be great if we could become more organized in a similar fashion to the 72 bunch with their website, secret handshakes, Swiss banks, etc.

kmas5

Paul, You forgot to mention the mandatory blood letting each us give whenever a member gets back their 71 submissions without at least one 7 or below.

zardoz51

Ah yes,

I believe that 7's so graciously given to us, sometimes in copious quantities, are part of a master plan by PSA to keep us humble and in our place. It is PSA's raison d'être to prove that we do not know it all and can't be accurate in our assessment of cards, thus justifying their existence.

So far, their plan is working..................and very well, I might add....

doc

I wonder if blacksharpie.com is taken...?

I had the priveledge of purchasing an uncut 71 sheet from Bob C. recently....absolutely fascinating!! (thanks Bob!). Fred Wenz, Reggie Jackson, 1st Ser. Checklist, and Lou Piniella are sitting there right on the corners and all are real tough 8s. Rose and Munson are also on the end of a row, which apparently is why those are tough as well.

Steve

jrinck

Hey, for all you who loathe 6's & 7's, just be thankful that you have a guy like me who so graciously takes them off your hands!

Don't push me, or I just might hit the "Submit for Review" button, rocketing up my completion percentage!

Seriously, the 6's and 7's that I've bought from the '71 crowd are absolutely stunning cards, and whatever reasons that make them 7's rather than 8's are not easy to spot without close examination.

Even as far down as 6, this is a beautiful set.