KELLOGG'S KRACKED KARD KONTEST

thegemmintman · September 15, 2003 11:12PM

As we all now know Kellogg's 3-D cards are all ticking time bombs. It's just a matter of time before each Kellogg's card ever produced cracks and burns in the ultimate 3-D holocaust. In honor of this soon to be cataclysmic and unpreventable event, a 1982 Rod Carew PSA 10 (1 of 2) will be awarded to the collector who best provides a scan of a PSA graded Kellogg's card (any year) which will be graded by our panel of three expert Kellogg's judges (KING KELLOGG, Zardoz, and thegemmintman) using the following criteria:

One point received for each crack.

One point awarded for short length cracks and corner cracks.

Two points awarded for medium length cracks.

Three points awarded for long length cracks.

(What constitutes a particular length of a crack is determined by judges).

Overall poor eye appeal is a huge plus and will be accounted for in a very subjective manner as determined by the judges. This final category will weigh heavily in the voting.

The judges must inspect the winning card to verify authenticity prior to awarding the grand prize.

Finally, scans must be submitted on this thread any time until Sunday, Midnight EST, September 21st, 2003. The winner will be announced sometime on Monday, September 22, 2003 or any time we freakin wish.

Good Luck to ALL the Kontestants!!!

handyman · September 15, 2003 11:21PM

I have one with a crack going through the hole card!! I just bought about 20 PSA 9's from JTcards and one had a huge crack in it. I still have it and Ill get a scan of it but I dont know how to post them on here Ill send it to your email. Peterosepsa@yahoo.com
Its really bad! Its a 1970 Kellogg's card #14 Dave McNally serial #81214602 . The crack is about a 1/4 inch from the bottom and it goes all the way across.

handyman · September 15, 2003 11:22PM

Also Jt was very nice about it and offered a full refund but I never got around to sending it back. Great seller.

Machodoc · September 15, 2003 11:31PM

I've got raw stuff in this category to beat the band, but I'm afraid I can't help with a graded card.... You'll have to pardon me now, as I go pick up a load of plywood before Isabel gets here

mikeschmidt · September 16, 2003 12:16AM

I've thrown all my kracked K Kards away!

Galveston · September 16, 2003 12:21AM

Rumor has it that if you put a cracked Kellogg's card through the eye of a hurricane, the change in barometric pressure will seal the crack.
Isabel arrives just in time for a massive cracked Kellogg's card revival!

KING KELLOGG · September 16, 2003 12:42AM

Hear Ye...Hear Ye...

LET THE KONTEST BEGIN !...

KING KELLOGG

dbj77 · September 16, 2003 12:44AM

Handyman,
I had a similar experience with JTCards this month. I buy a lot of 1970 Kelloggs PSA 9's from them and I got a Bobby Murcer with a huge crack on the bottom just like yours. He's a great seller and has offered a refund or exchange. If I feel like it, I'll get around to scanning it for this thread.

carew4me · September 16, 2003 12:51AM

LuxuryWines · September 16, 2003 12:57AM

Break out your sledge hammers and other Implements of destruction for this one .... Time for some Zardozian experiments

thegemmintman · September 16, 2003 1:11AM

<< <i>Break out your sledge hammers and other Implements of destruction for this one >>

Luxury, that's exactly why we need to inspect the winning card before the prize can be awarded

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thegemmintman · September 16, 2003 1:17AM

<< <i>I have one with a crack going through the hole card!! I just bought about 20 PSA 9's from JTcards and one had a huge crack in it. I still have it and Ill get a scan of it but I dont know how to post them on here Ill send it to your email. >>

Handyman - one of our "Crack" team of judges will contact you shortly to receive your Kracked K image.

zardoz51 · September 16, 2003 10:52PM

OK

Let's start taking this Kontest seriously folks!

Over the past year, there have been several posters who have been most vocal in regard to what horrible cards the K's are, and how they are prone to crack in their holders. Every Nabob of Negativity with an opinion painted a gloom and doom scenario with these 3-D gems.

Well boys, it's put up or shut up time.

There's a decent prize, impartial judging, and an opportunity for you, the Kellogg's Kritics to step up to the plate and sunstantiate your claims.

Basilone · September 17, 2003 12:48AM

Here is my submission. I filmed it live while a fellow collector (god bless his soul) went to pick up his first ever submission of Kellogg's cards at the Post Office. He wanted to have a permanent, visual record of this historic day in his collecting life.

Whoops!

John

dbj77 · September 17, 2003 1:15AM

Someone tell me how to get a file on here bigger than 50 kb. How can anyone see anything 50k or smaller?

dbj77 · September 17, 2003 1:18AM

Nevermind, here's half of it. You can see the crack all across the bottom. I'll post a Rogers Hornsby 1970 Rold Gold that's starting to crack as well.

dbj77 · September 17, 2003 1:21AM

Heres the Hornsby, not sure if you can see it, but there is a crack starting out above his first name.

By the way, I'm not doing this to knock on Kelloggs, I love them and am collecting several sets, just competing for fun. Basilone, that animation is hilarious....

rbeaton · September 17, 2003 10:38AM

I'll try to post a pic of my Kracked Palmer card by this weekend (I think all the judges have already seen it anyway). My server has crashed and I have to dig up the picture.

Robert

murcerfan · September 17, 2003 10:55AM

thegemmintman · September 17, 2003 11:27AM

Murcerfan - how dare you post one of those ugly Topps 3-D cards on our Kontest thread! It is nice to see though how the mightly Topps 3-D have fallen as well

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rbeaton · September 17, 2003 9:02PM

Here's my entry:

Robert

Cubfan · September 17, 2003 10:50PM

rbeaton - That classic is going to be tough to beat.

LuxuryWines · September 17, 2003 11:37PM

Just an FYI ,
Last year I returned two cracked Kellogg's Cards that were in PSA 9 holders to PSA ... They gave me free grades slightly over the value of the cards... No questions asked they were very helpful.....

thegemmintman · September 18, 2003 7:39AM

<< <i>Last year I returned two cracked Kellogg's Cards that were in PSA 9 holders to PSA >>

Luxury, why return them? Kracked Kellogg's Kards are like individual pieces of coal turning to diamonds over time. They're also valuable around Kontest time

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handyman · September 18, 2003 12:06PM

Nobody emailed me for a pic. Mine looked like the first 1970 with a crack.

thegemmintman · September 18, 2003 10:10PM

Handyman, Zardoz e-mailed you a couple of times and he kept getting a ""Mailer-daemon" response. Please check the e-mail address you previously listed or do you have another one we can try?

Late1970sTopps · September 19, 2003 8:48AM

Although Robert's 1974 Jim Palmer looks pretty bad, I think this classic 1977 card of "the Bull", takes the prize. This beauty looks like it was sealed up with a self destructing mechanism inside the holder! I wish I could figure out how to make my scanner quit focusing on the holder and focus on the image because there are at least three cracks that don't show up on the current scan. I will try to do that this weekend. Anyway, here is my entry into the contest. Judges, if you have any questions, please ask. Frank

RobE · September 19, 2003 10:35AM

Wow!
It imploded.

thegemmintman · September 19, 2003 12:19PM

Handyman, send your Kellogg's scan to Zardoz. Here is his e-mail address:

Zardoz51@aol.com

rbeaton · September 21, 2003 10:08PM

That 77 sure looks worse than my Palmer card. Perhaps I should go find my Palmer card and see if it has developed any new cracks.

Robert

KELLOGG'S KRACKED KARD KONTEST

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