Anyone here ever considered
robstar
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collecting a Hockey set? I realize that baseball is the by far the #1 focus on these boards, however I would be interested in knowing how much interest is out there. If you you we're to consider putting together a set, which one would it be? What grade would you look at collecting it in? A lot of the earlier Hockey sets have under 100 cards and are quite attainable.
The boards have been pretty quiet lately, so I thought i'd give you something to think about.
On my end, I have been considering a baseball set. I am thinking of 64 Topps Giants. I would look to put it together in PSA 8 with maybe a few 9's. I realize the rather low value of this set, however I find the set to have major star power and reasonably easy to find in high grade. Also, given the low number of cards I would follow it through to the end.
Rob...
The boards have been pretty quiet lately, so I thought i'd give you something to think about.
On my end, I have been considering a baseball set. I am thinking of 64 Topps Giants. I would look to put it together in PSA 8 with maybe a few 9's. I realize the rather low value of this set, however I find the set to have major star power and reasonably easy to find in high grade. Also, given the low number of cards I would follow it through to the end.
Rob...
Collecting PSA Vintage Hockey
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<< <i>On my end, I have been considering a baseball set. I am thinking of 64 Topps Giants. I would look to put it together in PSA 8 with maybe a few 9's >>
Robstar, that would be a smart move. It's a great vintage set and won't cost you an arm and a leg to build because it's only a 60 card set. There are a lot of collectors of this set on the board so many people may be able to help you with some cards.
BTW it's not such a low value set at all. An all PSA 8 set sold for $2,760 including the buyer's fee at Superior Sports's latest auction (a la Gemmint)
The Giants set is a great first BB set. Right now the market is VERY down on PSA 8 cards, and many deals are out there to be had. Bottom feed for a few months and you could be looking at 50% with <$15 a card invested.
When you send 64 Topps Giants into PSA - what type of holder do you use? I can get them in Cards Saver 1's, but I have to fold them to do it...
Sets - 1970, 1971 and 1972
Always looking for 1972 O-PEE-CHEE Baseball in PSA 9 or 10!
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Sounds like a good idea. I would not get too carried away with spending big bucks on early 80's OPC though....due to the cost of submitting to PSA from Canada....there is a alot of quality raw up there that has yet to be submitted until it makes it way to the US. I would stick with the 50's, 60's, and early 70's.
Let us know what you decide on!
John
Oh...it looks like you may be from Canada...so you already know what the heck Im talking about!
John
<< <i>When you send 64 Topps Giants into PSA - what type of holder do you use? I can get them in Cards Saver 1's, but I have to fold them to do it... >>
FB - good one!
But in case anyone is wondering, Card Saver IV's and "4 X 6" Top Loaders both work very well.
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Mike
The pops on the hockey cards are pretty low, I hope it is not going to be near impossible to find some of the commons.
<< <i>Frank> While I'll defer to GMM's authority here, it looks like Card Saver IIIs may well work. Card Saver IVs will definitely fit them. >>
Such Defiance! It must be the Former Fab Five influence in him
I too favor the sets from 1968-1974, as that covers the first few years of my beloved North Stars, well before that carpetbagging @#@#%#!#*&!@#$@* Norm Green took them to Dallas (oh-oh, thought I was past that, guess 7 years of therapy wasn't enough).
Any pre- 1975 Hockey is a safe bet to appreciate. I believe the '79 and '80 sets have strong potential also. I think mass production after that will make sets from the mid and post-80's a gamble, and since I have not collected the forced limited production sets of the 90's, I have no opinion on those.
It will be interesting to see how all the rough cuts grade out. Not just OPC, but I can tell you from the 500 or so '73-74 Topps I have, all acquired as a teen and safely/meticulously stored, that the company appears to have used a butter knife to cut hockey cards. Maybe they just didn't sharpen the blades after running the machines on Bseball, Football and Basketball first.
My 2 cents-- go for it!!!! Shoot---Score!!!!!
regards............................todd
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I am a collector of raw vintage cards in my attempt to build sets. I went through a stage where I sent a bunch (<50) of cards to PSA and really got into the grading idea. I had hopes of building a PSA set one day. I then decided to go for all the sets, in any condition, just to build my collection. The thrill of the hunt can be just as great building raw as it can be building graded.
Now, I have been following some market prices and noticed recently, even before this post, that 64 Giants were very reasonably priced. Is this a set that is just in a "decline" due to the economy? Will it retain value if built in PSA 7 or 8?
I ask b/c a part of me really wants to do a graded set. Something small for now with maybe a larger set coming down the line. I like the fact that 64 Giants has only 60 cards but has a Mantle, Aaron, Mays, Koufax, and others in it.
What my post amounts to is this:
1) Is the 64 Giants set one that will appreciate in value over time?
2) Is it easily available in PSA 7 and 8?
3) What does SMR look like for a graded set? What percentage of SMR would go into completing it?
4) If building the set, would you start accumulating 7's and then upgrade while leaving the opportunity open to get 8's when available?
5) Are there any other vintage baseball sets small in size that would appreciate or hold value and be easily completed?
I appreciate any guidance.
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