PSA submission from various Topps Sets

sagard

I'm going to be submitting a batch of cards from my raw sets that have cards in various conditions from ex to (hopefully) nrmt/mt. What common cards from '62 Topps, '63 Topps, '69 Topps, '70 Topps should I check to see if I can make an "8"?

Thanks for any input!

boggs301012

Are you looking to sell once graded? If so check the POP reports. And send in the rarest ones. If not send in what you like.

NickM

On '62 and '63 Topps, anything in PSA 8 condition should be graded. The same is probably true for '69 and '70 Topps.

Nick

FB

My advice...

Send a small batch first - maybe 25 cards. Before you send - write down what you believe the grades will be. Then when the grades pop up - see how close you are. This will prevent you from sending in tons of cards before you're sure that you're really going to get 8's or better. Most commons 7 and below will barely bring back the grading fees when sold.

When you get the cards back - check out those that received a grade different from what you expected. Learn from it.

zardoz51

I figure everything that I send in is a 6. When I get my grades back, I'm never disappointed!

Seriously, follow FB's advice. It's the only way to keep the learning curve as inexpensive as possible

sagard

Thanks for the advice, I'm actually only going to try about 8-10 commons. I am sending many stars in due to my belief that having them graded will help me accurately describe the condition if/when I decide to sell them.

Can anyone help me with the low pop '63s, I don't have access to the Pop report.

toppsgun

I'd be a buyer/bidder on just about any of these 1963 cards. Nearly all are less than 15 pop. in 8, most are less than 10.

14 Ramos
21 Keough
22 Simmons
26 Moore
27 Coleman
30 Kuenn
34 Schofield
35 Buzhardt
36 Kindall
40 Power
43 Stengel/Woodling
49 Maxvill
50 Pierce
58 Will
60 Howard, E.
61 Bowman
75 Allison
89 Stigman
92 Lopez, H.
101 Gibbon
114 Osinski
129 Bell
137 Jones
148 WS 7:Yanks/Terry
156 McMillan
166 Keane
168 Nixon
175 Buhl
211 Whitfield
230 Runnels
236 Bryan
256 Lumpe
266 Allen
277 Farrell
283 Sievers
301 Fischer, B.
309 Brewer
310 Davis, T.
315 Terry
319 Gaines
324 Rookies Stars-Davilillo
328 Williams, D.
331 SeriesFoes(Stafford,Pierce)
361 Boyer, C.
364 Goss
383 Richert

toppsgun

Not all '63s are created equally, though. Some are seriously over-populated and won't even bring a bid.

But it's such a tough set to get an 8 on cards. Print defects, chipping on the colored borders and o/c on certain cards.

SayitaintsoJoe63

Sagard....My buddy Toppsgun left out a very amazing '63 in PSA 8 condition. #28 Mike Fornieles in PSA 8. There's 5 PSA 8's in the world....and nothing higher......we're all gonna need it sooner or later.

toppsgun

Yeah, I did leave that one out. Cuz I got two of 'em. It's not "low pop" in my little world.

sagard

Thank you all again!

A couple of last questions:

1. Please take a look at this scan.

The Davis card doesn't fade as shown in the scan.

These are the type of quality I'm considering submitting, any comments on the centering of the Davis or Kolstad which is ever so slightly diamond cut.

2. Do the low series of '63 Topps have lower pops due to them being easier to find and not always worth the submission costs?

LJB17

The centering and "diamond cut" are definitely in the 8 range. Those look like some sharp cards. I am interested to see your return.

sagard

Just an update, the Duffalo and Kolstad made 8's the Davis a 7. My first impression of PSA submissions is that the range of condition of a 7 is very wide. Some cards that I wouldn't have called nrmt made it, and some that I thought were clearly nrmt/mt were also 7's. I need to see the cards again to get another look.