Near 1956 Set in PSA 7

theBobs

Some may not find this impressive, but I think its cool

aro13

I find it both impressive and cool.

brucemo

He has been a major force in the PSA-7 '56 Topps bidding wars. I think it's very cool, although it's less cool that he's been outbidding me.

It is nice that he is almost done at least.

bruce

GATOR5

Whoaa,

That's a long line of 7's.

Thanks for posting it.

Matt

LuxuryWines

Bobs,

I find it impressive and cool ! Thanks for posting it!

FatCat

That seller paid well over SMR for the majority of those cards. Even at the BIN price, l believe he will lose money on the set.

Mantlefan

Wonder why he's selling when he's just 23 cards short of a full set. He's in such a hurry, he's not even waiting to get back his recent PSA submissions. Personally, if I buy a "complete set", I like it to be complete. No matter, over 300 1956 Topps BB cards in PSA 7 is a great acomplishment.

brucemo

I don't think it matters if it's complete or not, as far as price goes. If there is a market for complete PSA-graded sets, I haven't detected it. The set will be broken up, I bet.

People who want to do needlepoint buy needlepoint kits, they don't go out and buy someone else's completed needlepoint kit. People who want to collect PSA-graded sets seem to want to piece together the sets themselves. The deal seems to be that collectors create sets, and dealers break them.

bruce

Mantlefan

Sorry to disagree, but imho, as a collector I dislike buying an unfinished work. Sure, starting my own set and chasing the cards is great, but why acquire someone else's headache and try to find the missing cards [usually at inflated prices]. Also, as a seller, I've seen numerous sets missing a few cards sell for much less than a complete set. For many buyers a "near-set" is just a big starter lot, and the selling price often reflects that.

uniship

not to change the context of this thread, but the 1956 set has got to be the most beautiful set Topps has ever put out. Followed closely by 1952 & 1967.

Mantlefan

P.S. Note how the item goes from: "1956 Topps set all graded PSA 7", to: "missing a few commons", to: 23 cards short of a full set. Even the seller is trying to gradually let you know that this is an unfinished work. A foolish buyer might simply read the top listing and assume he's getting a full set [although at 11K, I would hope he would carefully read the full description].

rw2win

Uniship.

Do you think the 67's are better looking than the 65's and 69's??? I think the 69 Bench is one of the better looking cards in the hobby. What is your favorite 67 card? I do like the 56's.

brucemo

I think that we should forgive this guy his title. It's 90+% complete, and that's good enough to call it a set in a title. There is a "partial set" of '50 Bowman up now that's 10% complete, and he shouldn't have to compete for brain-space with that.

I think '56 is very pretty and it's the only Topps set that I collect now, but it can't compete with the 1952 set. It's arguable whether it should be chosen over 1955 or 1957 even. The obvious 60's sets are also wonderful, but those are 60's sets, not 50's sets, so the comparison is apples and oranges.

bruce

uniship

rw2win -

I don't have a particular favorite, I just think the 67's have such a simple, yet strong design, the cards are downright beautiful. I think 66 is second best from the 60's followed by 65. 68's have to be the worst (in my humble opinion of course). But those 67's are classic! What are your thoughts on the best designed set?

Mantlefan

Agree with Bruce: can't top the 1952 Topps set and the 1957 set is also more to my liking. I have a great book with pictures of every Topps Baseball card from the 1950's to the 1980's. Looking through it, you can appreciate the changes in set designs over the years and get a better comparison of the different years.

Scoop

I think this was just a feeler auction with a reserve price that would give him a modest profit so that if it did sell, he could walk away more than satisfied.

As we speak, this seller is bidding on many of the 19 to 23 cards that he is missing, so I would assume that he intends to complete the set. Whether he lists again on ebay or somewhere else is the question.

I agree with Brucemo that the '52 set is aesthetically the best set ever, but the '56 set is not far behind, and in PSA 8 or better is a little more affordable. IMO, it is much nicer than the '55 set, as the same photos and horizontal layout are identical, but the action shots in the background and the nice geometric rectangular offset box display the name and team much better. I also love the photos of the '57 set, but do not care for the colored printing of the names directly on the photo.

I am at 7.99 with only 4 PSA 7's left to upgrade....3 of which I submitted at Ft. Washington show. Next goal is moving up a spot to #5 where 707 Sportscards is positioned. Building this set has been a source of great enjoyment and satisfaction. I do not have any other sets that I am working on, so I will continue to try to upgrade whenever $$$ possible.

Scoop

PSA 7 1956 set

This set has just been relisted with a lower BIN price....approx. $7000. less than previous listing and less than $2000. from the previous high bid. No cards have been added, however.

I have calculated approximate value of cards in PSA 7 grade needed to finish set at $500. to $800.

SMR is at $15,141. , so your investment would be about $500. below SMR, or 96% to 97%. I would think that this is still a little high, and that last high bid is more realistic at this time of market.

I would defer to Brucemo's educated opinion before bidding, however.

onegaucho

Mantlefan-
I've got that same book, I think- it's maroon and on oversized stock, right? Great, great book. Do you know if there was one made after 1986? (That's the last year I have).

onegaucho

by the way, what does "IMHO" stand for? i'm relatively new to the forum boards and have seen this often...

mcdee2

imho=in my humble opinion