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Should I switch to 75's from 76's?

sellerman23sellerman23 Posts: 140
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Collectors,
For the past few months, I have been collecting 1976 Topps Baseball and am currently 7th in the set registry with a completion of 16.82%. But I am seriously considering switching to 1975 Topps baseball, instead. For one, I think I like the design better as I am big fan of fun, bright colors on cards (probably why I am so into 1965's!). I also can't see much of a difference between PSA 8's and PSA 9's in 1976 and I can't see why a 9 is worth 7 times the amount of a PSA 8. I want to hear from some of you collectors who collect one or the other or both. What do you think? Why did the SMR go from $35 to $55 for a 1976 PSA 9 a couple months ago? That only seemed to flood the eBay market, driving prices down anyways. A PSA 9 is worth $35 for 1975 per the SMR and that seems a lot more reasonable, especially considering the colored edges. Is it easy to see the difference between a PSA 8 and a PSA 9 in 1975? Let me know what you think.

Thanks in advance,
Dave
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  • mcastaldimcastaldi Posts: 1,235 ✭✭✭
    Sellerman> Ultimately you should collect the set(s) you like best. You'll also need to decide what grade you find "good enough". You say you can't see why a PSA9 is so much more money than a PSA8. As someone who's 99%+ complete on a 75 set, I can assure you the 75 set won't be that much different in that regard. Just like the 76 set, it will depend on the population of the cards, the seriousness of the people pursuing 9s rather than 8s, eBay timing issues, and so forth. Some 75T PSA9 commons you're going to find for $15 - and some you're going to get pushed into the hundreds. A lot like most of the traffic in 76s from what I've seen.

    Is it easy to see the difference between a PSA8 and a PSA9? Depends on whether you buy the card or the holder. By asking the question in the first place, it at least implies that you're not interested in just buying holders with "Mint 9" on them. Just like with 76s, the ability to consistently differentiate 9s from 8s will come with time, effort, experience and familiarity with the characteristics of the issue.

    Basically, there ain't no magic answer man.

    Mike
    So full of action, my name should be a verb.
  • CaramelsCaramels Posts: 160 ✭
    collect condition and centering sensitive 75 Topps MINIS***

    We need one more friend to sell dups too!image
  • kverd5432kverd5432 Posts: 32
    Why did the SMR go from $35 to $55 for a 1976 PSA 9 a couple months ago?

    I thought that was a typo?

    And I agree with Caramels. If you're gonna collect 1975's, go with the minis.
  • gohalosgohalos Posts: 715
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  • sellerman23sellerman23 Posts: 140
    "Why did the SMR go from $35 to $55 for a 1976 PSA 9 a couple months ago?

    I thought that was a typo?    "

    I thought it was, too!

    Did someone verify that yet? I was afraid to bring it up because I thought that if PSA fixed it, the 1976 guys would be all over me for inadvertantly "devaluing" their PSA 9-laden collections. image
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  • JeffVNJeffVN Posts: 322
    The 75 mini's are sweet!!!
    I need that 69 Bench ASimage

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  • CaramelsCaramels Posts: 160 ✭


    << <i>The 75 mini's are sweet!!! >>



    I JUST ADDED 25 MORE psa 9'S TO MY REGISTERED SET THIS MORNING! SOMEONE ABOVE ME WILL BE TOAST BY WEDNESDAY.....

    I HAVE 30 MORE CARDS TO SEND IN THAT SHOULD COME BACK 9 UNLESS DARTH GRADER ATTACKS MY SUBMITTAL...!image
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