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What Grade Is This 75 Topps Rookie Catchers-Outfielders?

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  • CardGeekCardGeek Posts: 608 ✭✭✭

  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,888 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would say PSA 7. The fisheyes don't usually have a significant impact on the grade, at least they did not in the past. I've even seen PSA 9 1975s with a fisheye.



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  • RonSportscardsRonSportscards Posts: 1,076 ✭✭✭✭✭

    6, but hard to say what that brown is along the edge.
    A reflection? If it's discoloration , staining, or dirty, then maybe 3 or 4 without a qualifier.

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 10,356 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Circumstances being what they are today,6 or 7.

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  • Depending on when it was graded. My guesses…

    Today it’s a 3.

    Previous assessment would be 6/7.

  • threeofsixthreeofsix Posts: 670 ✭✭✭✭

    I’d say 5.

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  • 6

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,865 ✭✭✭✭✭

    cant really tell without seeing the surface/back, but it looks nice to me. good centering/corners/color/registration. i cant really see the edges well, but i would think a 7, maybe even 8 if the edges/surface are good.

    the fisheyes are distracting, but i dont think they downgrade much for those

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • jay0791jay0791 Posts: 3,580 ✭✭✭✭

    5 or 6

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  • bgrbgr Posts: 2,966 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It looks like it could be a 7 or 8. But PSA could grade it lower at a 6 or higher at a 9. Is it a 9?

  • sayheywyosayheywyo Posts: 605 ✭✭✭✭

    Newly graded 9.... sent in by 4sc and sent to PSA vault?

  • 1982FBWaxMemories1982FBWaxMemories Posts: 2,018 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 23, 2025 6:45AM

    8 or 9 = if the largest Mass interest or possibly one NJ seller
    3,4,5,6 = everyone else since early 2022

    Looks like a 6 or a weak 7 to me personally

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  • mintonlyplsmintonlypls Posts: 2,489 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 23, 2025 7:02AM

    6…too many print fish eyes precludes a higher grade.

    mint_only_pls
  • Chicago1976Chicago1976 Posts: 666 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'd say 6....maybe a 6.5 to reward the great centering.

  • dtmodeldtmodel Posts: 111 ✭✭✭

    6

  • BBBrkrrBBBrkrr Posts: 1,636 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’m guessing 4. I’ve personally received 4s recently that look better but there’s no way that’s a 3. Right?

    Nothing would surprise me at this point though.

  • HarnessracingHarnessracing Posts: 540 ✭✭✭✭

    7 or 8.
    A few fisheyes

  • 80sOPC80sOPC Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thats hilarious

  • 1948_Swell_Robinson1948_Swell_Robinson Posts: 2,114 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1. That bottom right corner looks like a 1971 Topps Super corner.
  • ElMagoStrikeZoneElMagoStrikeZone Posts: 1,091 ✭✭✭✭

    @80sOPC said:
    Thats hilarious

    You misspelled nefarious.

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,865 ✭✭✭✭✭

    it is funny how grading standards have changed over the years. 35 years ago that was absolutely a mint card. 100%

    now some folks consider it vg to vg-ex

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • 80sOPC80sOPC Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Was that card ever a 9, with a touched corner, multiple large fisheyes and chipped edges? I don’t think 9 standards ever allowed for that.

  • CardGeekCardGeek Posts: 608 ✭✭✭

    Fish eyes are print defects.

    The edges do seem kind of rough too.

  • HarnessracingHarnessracing Posts: 540 ✭✭✭✭

    You win the sleuth of the week award.
    I believe you found the winner

  • ElMagoStrikeZoneElMagoStrikeZone Posts: 1,091 ✭✭✭✭

    @Harnessracing said:

    You win the sleuth of the week award.
    I believe you found the winner

    Easy find. But thanks. I like solving puzzles. 😉

  • BBBrkrrBBBrkrr Posts: 1,636 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • CardGeekCardGeek Posts: 608 ✭✭✭

    It just surprised me because they have the card in their vault. Did they look at it when they listed it? On the rare occasion when I see stuff that I think is over graded I think to myself, "Obviously that is never going to get resubmitted for review." But, this is something that PSA has in their possession. Something that they're putting a price on based on their grade. It's just an interesting situation.

  • ElMagoStrikeZoneElMagoStrikeZone Posts: 1,091 ✭✭✭✭

    @CardGeek said:
    It just surprised me because they have the card in their vault. Did they look at it when they listed it? On the rare occasion when I see stuff that I think is over graded I think to myself, "Obviously that is never going to get resubmitted for review." But, this is something that PSA has in their possession. Something that they're putting a price on based on their grade. It's just an interesting situation.

    This is simply an isolated example from many that exist or did and have since been sold. A consigned card wearing a well-known and widely respected label to identify its perceived market value. It's up to the people examining whether or not to buy the card to decide if it fits the grade or to pass.

  • miwlvrnmiwlvrn Posts: 4,284 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Regardless of the grade: that listing is auto-generated with PSA's AI from their vault and associated software services. The title and the words in the description reflect how the item is identified by cert number. I don't like how that results in the title as well as the primary words of the text in the listing not including Gary Carter's name. If it were my card, I would be concerned that it would not sell as well because of the listing not featuring his name more prominently in the search terms.

  • 1982FBWaxMemories1982FBWaxMemories Posts: 2,018 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @miwlvrn said:
    Regardless of the grade: that listing is auto-generated with PSA's AI from their vault and associated software services. The title and the words in the description reflect how the item is identified by cert number. I don't like how that results in the title as well as the primary words of the text in the listing not including Gary Carter's name. If it were my card, I would be concerned that it would not sell as well because of the listing not featuring his name more prominently in the search terms.

    Your concern is that a PSA6 card with a PSA9 flip would not sell for 9 money due to Carter not being mentioned ...?

    I get your point in general, but in this case it may prevent a rube from purchasing a card that presents like excrement for top dollar. Perhaps best for the hobby

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  • miwlvrnmiwlvrn Posts: 4,284 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @1982FBWaxMemories said:

    @miwlvrn said:
    Regardless of the grade: that listing is auto-generated with PSA's AI from their vault and associated software services. The title and the words in the description reflect how the item is identified by cert number. I don't like how that results in the title as well as the primary words of the text in the listing not including Gary Carter's name. If it were my card, I would be concerned that it would not sell as well because of the listing not featuring his name more prominently in the search terms.

    Your concern is that a PSA6 card with a PSA9 flip would not sell for 9 money due to Carter not being mentioned ...?

    I get your point in general, but in this case it may prevent a rube from purchasing a card that presents like excrement for top dollar. Perhaps best for the hobby

    Correct and agreed. My point was not about the specific card being worthy of a certain grade or value (which I agree in this case represents a card that certainly should not be in a holder labeled with a 9!), but rather the general concept of listing titles that are automatically generated being a potentially flawed process if they are not being audited by a human for relevancy and optimization.

  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,888 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I thought it was cards in the old flips that were overgraded...sheesh.



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  • 1982FBWaxMemories1982FBWaxMemories Posts: 2,018 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @grote15 said:
    I thought it was cards in the old flips that were overgraded...sheesh.

    Let guess on who the submitting entity was... Census medians must be maintained -- something that can go either way...

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    Not even a minute do I buy the whole buh buh buh I'm a man-child japery - Me 2025

  • ElMagoStrikeZoneElMagoStrikeZone Posts: 1,091 ✭✭✭✭

    @grote15 said:
    I thought it was cards in the old flips that were overgraded...sheesh.

    I'm still looking for cards in old flips which are undergraded. It's rare, but I've managed to get a few.

  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,888 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ElMagoStrikeZone said:

    @grote15 said:
    I thought it was cards in the old flips that were overgraded...sheesh.

    I'm still looking for cards in old flips which are undergraded. It's rare, but I've managed to get a few.

    There are actually quite a few but many of them are retained in personal collections. The dogs tend to get flipped frequently and make the rounds.



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  • I'm going with PSA 5

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  • HarnessracingHarnessracing Posts: 540 ✭✭✭✭

    @CardGeek said:
    It just surprised me because they have the card in their vault. Did they look at it when they listed it? On the rare occasion when I see stuff that I think is over graded I think to myself, "Obviously that is never going to get resubmitted for review." But, this is something that PSA has in their possession. Something that they're putting a price on based on their grade. It's just an interesting situation.

    Definitely conflict of interest

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