Wow 1968 common $158.50
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Wow a 11 pop 1968 PSA 8 Woody Fryman just sold on ebay for 158.50.
Hooray for the seller. I think this is a great example of three guys wanting the same card. I was going to upgrade my set. The Fryman is one of the 5 cards I need yet to be complete in eight or better. I pdid push the price on this out of curiosity. The high bidder appears to be new to the 68's. I will wait for the next one.
Dave
Hooray for the seller. I think this is a great example of three guys wanting the same card. I was going to upgrade my set. The Fryman is one of the 5 cards I need yet to be complete in eight or better. I pdid push the price on this out of curiosity. The high bidder appears to be new to the 68's. I will wait for the next one.
Dave
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Ungraded 1975 Manny Mota - not quite NM/MT. . .
Mike
Dave
There is STILL more money than brains out there sometimes!
Sets - 1970, 1971 and 1972
Always looking for 1972 O-PEE-CHEE Baseball in PSA 9 or 10!
lynnfrank@earthlink.net
outerbankyank on eBay!
Wow....
Where was this buyer a few months back when everyone was dumping their PSA 8 dupes (of medium low pops)? For once I was able to avoid bidding that one up...
Used to working on HOF SS Baseballs--Now just '67 Sox Stickers and anything Boston related.
I'll make sure to alert everyone of my stupid purchases (of which there are many), so I don't get hazed on the board.
Bernie
Currently collecting.....your guess is as good as mine.
Dave
My comment was just a general statement, tilted more toward the Fryman card. I am very appreciative of the support I see amongst board members, and I hope it always continues. You exercise your right, I'll exercise mine. Everything's good.
Bernie
Currently collecting.....your guess is as good as mine.
Dave
I feel a lot better about paying some of the high prices I have paid to try and complete my sets. I once bought a 1959 PSA 8 Rip Repulski on eBay for over $200 because it was the last dodger I needed in PSA 8 or better. I received an email from someone telling my I was nuts and that this card comes up on eBay all the time. My response was "You must be an investor and not a collector".
Maybe I am nuts, but that's probably why I like this hobby. It allows me to spend my money on a vice that won't get me arrested.
<< <i>Here's one for you. . .
Ungraded 1975 Manny Mota - not quite NM/MT. . .
Mike >>
That buyer is nuts, he's also paid $15.50 for a 1972 George Foster in EX condition!
What are your opinions on the toughest cards from the '68 set?
I know I am no where as far as along as you guys..and am interested in your experiences. I'm trying to get excited about chasing about 500 more commons, but having troubles!
My votes are for #5 and #152...not sure about 9's but finding good 8's was tough for me.
Scott
Johnson 441 Ellis 453. These are all low pops with most of the eights in the top ten sets. Up till a month ago the Williams card had a pop of 4 eights and 1 nine. The Johnson also had a pop of 4 but I have not checked this out lately. Another card that was tough was the Selma 556. I needed it for a long time. I bought a SGC 92 and had it reslabbed and got a nine back then I landed one of the two tens. I will put the nine up for sale in about a month. The five card is also tough I have a 9OC right now but I just sent in a nice SGC92 and hope to get at least a eight. Good luck with your set and if I can be any help let me know. EJguru is also a great guy to deal with and has alot of knowledge on the 68's. We have bumped heads on ebay quite often and still have remained civil to each other. He is top notch on this board and a great ally to have.
Dave
After reviewing my notes a couple other come to mind.
96- Senators rookies tough card to find centered I think because its rookies
193- Jack Hamilton last I checked pop was 3 for eights
199- A's rookies same as above centering
238- Tom Satriano low pop
246-Fritz Peterson low pop yankee
282-Rick Monday low pop
296-Byron Browne way tough to find. 4 8's 1-9 1-10 I have the ten
498- Bill Bryan centering problems
Dave
Great set to complete. I haven't attempted to start this one yet, and after looking at the pop report, I'm not sure I want to any time soon.
I haven't checked your set on the registry, but do you have every card in 8 or better? That's some accomplishment with those pops.
In case anyone's interested, I checked the pops on the cards mentioned and here are the current totals:
96-Senators rookies: 7-8s, 3-9s, 0-10s, 16 Total Graded
172-Walt Williams: 8-8s, 2-9s, 0-10s, 15 Total Graded
193-Jack Hamilton: 5-8s, 2-9s, 0-10s, 10 Total Graded
199-A's rookies: 11-8s, 2-9s, 1-10, 24 Total Graded
238-Tom Satriano: 9-8s, 2-9s, 0-10s, 37 Total Graded
246-Fritz Peterson: 28-8s, 3-9s, 0-10s, 37 Total Graded
282-Rick Monday: 12-8s, 1-9, 0-10s, 17 Total Graded
296-Byron Browne: 7-8s, 5-9s, 1-10, 19 Total Graded
441-Alex Johnson: 4-8s, 1-9, 0-10s, 9 Total Graded
453-Sammy Ellis: 6-8s, 0-9s, 0-10s, 16 Total Graded
498-Bill Bryan: 7-8s, 3-9s, 1-10, 16 Total Graded
556-Dick Selma: 7-8s, 4-9s, 2-10s, 18 Total Graded
JEB.
Thanks for the kind words. I still need a few to upgrade.
2- have in 7
5- have in 9oc with a SGC-92 into PSA
9- have in 6 with a SGC-92 into PSA (A real screamer 9???)
10- have in seven
112-have in seven
437- have in seven
If I dont get these on ebay I hope to finish this at the national. I look all the time and just missed a Fryman 9 from Natex.
Dave
75T Mota PSA9 NQ
Mike
I don't know a lot about this set ('68 Topps), but I just looked through a bunch of my raw cards and centering does seem to be a major problem. I think this is the first time I've looked at these cards since I've been collecting PSA graded cards. I sold a beautifully centered raw #480 Manager's Dream with sharp corners about 2 years ago. I wish I had kept that one. If I remember correctly, it would have been a PSA 9 easily. I have two Frymans - both about 80/20 L to R. I doubt I'll be submitting many of my raw cards when I start this set. Is this your experience? Have you submitted a lot of cards yourself?
JEB.
Jack Hamilton and Alex Johnson have been tough to find even in NM condition, let alone PSA 8 level. I may have an in on Ellis--submitting four next special. If the G.O.D. is not on duty, I could get 2-3 8's, although probably just jinxed myself. Finally, the leader cards that are low pops (relatively low for HOF leader cards) always get attention from bidders, set builders or not. I am still about 100 cards away from an all-8 set, so I am still hunting too.
Good luck, and check out my #2 set if interested in trading...
Happy Holidays to all, and looking forward to A.C...
EJ
Used to working on HOF SS Baseballs--Now just '67 Sox Stickers and anything Boston related.
I've been a lurker - reading and staying informed and reading some more.....
Thought I would reply to this 1968 thread to give anyone that's interested a heads up to a couple cards that I will be listing on ebay very shortly .... (if I can ever get my images to load with the god-awfully slow dial-up connection) .... I will be offering two 1968 PSA 9's of rather low pop values very shortly - #464 Don McMahon (pop 6) and #500 Frank Robinson (pop 15) ....
I concur with the centering discussion ....
I have about 15 8's that are sure 9's except for reverse centering.
I want to participate in the discussions as appropriate and would love to meet fellow card lovers - I attend Ft. Washington Regularly and will be dipping my toes in the atlantic at Atlantic City ....
My loves are the 1967 set (approx. 70% completed - 8.34 Avg. PSA grade) and the 1965 set (not registered yet - taking a back seat to the 67) - Already have 50% of the high series in PSA 9 and PSA 8.
Many 1967's to trade.
Many 1968's to sell
sjjs28@comcast.net
Collector of 1964 Topps Stand Ups, 1965 Embossed, 1968 Topps Game and 1969 Topps Decals
Registered Sets: 1964 Stand Ups, 1965 Embossed, 1968 Topps Game, 1969 Topps Decals
Jeb nice work on the pop reports some increases since I last looked. I did submit quite a few myself . Got lots of eights and a few nines and even two very low pop tens. I got the one and only 259 Boyer nine that I traded with Ron (Finest 1). He made me an offer I could not refuse.
sjjs28 I look forward to the cards up on ebay. You will see me on both as the 464 has been a bugger for me. Good luck with the 67 set it is a gorgous set. I have it slated for 2004. I need to finish my 69 set(66%) and my 75 set(35%) or get them close. I will upgrade my 68 set for a while. I have my sights on number two. With the cards I hace enroute I will be at 8.47 in about three weeks. I was trying for 8.75 but I think now I will try for the elusive 9.00 or better.
Dave
I'm glad that you two took care of Scott's question on the toughest cards in the 68 set. That's not one where I've really concentrated yet - so my knowledge is very limited.
And Playball - you're right. I've noticed it too... When someone is well liked on the boards - its always a "nice addition" or "cunning strategy". And if they're not liked or not on the boards - they're "freakin idiots!".
But, keep in mind if a board member won that Fryman or Mota, you might see "nice job!" posted, but in the background, the undercurrent would still be "idiot!". Unless of course we got an answer on the boards as to what drove the board member to this idiocy!!
Sets - 1970, 1971 and 1972
Always looking for 1972 O-PEE-CHEE Baseball in PSA 9 or 10!
lynnfrank@earthlink.net
outerbankyank on eBay!
In the back of my mind, I was wondering if there were cards that were extremely tough to find...but had "reasonable" pops. Reasons for this might be a "collision" of various sorts of collectors on a specific card -- for example, card #3 NL RBI Leaders with Cepeda, Clemente and Aaron. Some folks collect leader cards, some folks collect Aaron cards, some folks collect Clemente cards and some folks collect '68's (I am guilty of all 4 charges)...add to this the centering issues on the leaders and I thought that this one might be a bear.
thanks again!
Scott
Dave