Awards are announced

BJ

Congratulations to all 2003 PSA Set Registry HOF Inductees and Award Winners!

Marshall Fogel was inducted into the PSA Collector Hall of Fame, and Charles Merkel, Don Louchios, Andrew Kaplan (2 sets), Ron Rittlinger, Marshall Fogel, Michael Rakoski, Virgil Adkins, D'Orsay Bryant and Joe & Wes Verno were inducted into the PSA Set Hall of Fame. Visit the HOF to read more: Hall of Fame

Selecting winners this year for the 2003 awards was no easy task, but the judges have finally awarded 22 fine sets top honors. Click here to read about every set awarded. In addition, an amazing 992 sets will be awarded the "Best of the Registry" icon for being number one in their category with a 50% completion factor.

Congratulations to all award winners and thanks to every collector who is registered in the PSA Set Registry. Your participation and enthusiasm is key to the success of the Registry program.

boggs301012

Very impressive list. I wonder what the value of just the winners is , that has to be some serious money? Congrats to ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know it is a lot of hard work.


James

GATOR5

Bj,

Am I missing something where is 57 topps baseball?

Thanks psa for all the hard work.

Sincerely, Matt

boggs301012

K. Romano - 1957 Topps - Best Vintage Post-War Baseball Set (1948-1959)

GoSoxBoSox

Sweet sets!!! Congrats to the Hall of Fame inductees!!!

Golfcollector

BJ,

Once again, thanks to all of you folks that make the Set Registry what it is to all of the collectors out there. Your dedication and all the "behind the scences" work is what makes the Registry the success that is truly is.

Also congratulations to all of the winners out there and those that keep on trying to "move up"!

LloydsBaseballCards

Congratulations Ed Clark on the #1 Pete Rose Master Set, I was able to view Ed's set today and it is truly an amazing accomplishment.

RobE

Hats off to Funky Frank!

Skycap

I noticed that sets will have to be at least 65% percent complete for the 2004 Registry Awards. It had been 50% in 2002 and 2003.

Skycap

Virtualizard

<< <i>I noticed that sets will have to be at least 65% percent complete for the 2004 Registry Awards. It had been 50% in 2002 and 2003.

Skycap >>





I like that. It forces collectors to continue their efforts if they want to earn honors again. Also, 50% is easy on some sets - especially the smaller player sets.

Congratulations to every award recipient. Congratulations are also in order for all of the other great collectors who keep moving forward and challenging previous award winners - this keeps the competition and spirit of the set registry going.

Good luck to everyone next year.

JEB.

Basilone

Congratulations to all of the gentlemen who either were inducted or won awards this year. Your efforts are a inspiration to all of us graded set collectors out there.

calleocho

Congratulations to all the winners.

truly amazing sets.

and thanks BJ and the registry folks for your hard work and for bringing so much fun back to the hobby.

Dennis88

Congrats to all!!!

Dennis

liffeystynx

Carlos D. Aponte - 1972 Topps - Best Modern Football Set of the Year (1972-present)

Well, that's made my day anyway!

Well done Carlos.

And for those of us can only aspire to Set Registry Awards, at least we can feel we have a tiny share in this one.

FB

Carlos,

Man... if you had your head shaved in that photo you'd look like a serial killer!!!!

Congrats!!!!!

Congrats too to Funky Frank, Rob McBride and the rest of the winners!!!!

Wayne8348

Rob - Great job with the 61 set! You were definitely the odds on favorite.

Carlos - Nice 72 set! The added bonus is that it's one of the best looking sets ever made also!

Frank - Congratulations on your 75 set! Can I talk you into bringing it to Chicago one of these days? I'm sure those are some awesome cards.


Wayne

mikeschmidt

Congratulations to Bob Earhart for winning the Topps Specialty Set of the year award with his 1969 Topps Super baseball set. I'm sure he's in line for a repeat of the award next year with his 1970 and 1971 Supers sets!

Marc

thegemmintman

I would like to extend my congratulations to all the winners and especially to Carlos who has hung in there like a champ!

RobE

Frank Smith
Carlos D. Aponte
Shane Leonard
Colt McClelland
thegemmintman
Dave Jacobs
Luxury's
King Kellogg
Wetzel
Apostle
Luke's 77
Qualitycards
Rivard
Marshall Fogel
Boggs # 1
Virtualizard
1420Sports
Phillies Phan
CreeperKat
Jeffvn
Robert McBride
D.J. Walla
Dale

Nice to see these guys honored for their outstanding work.

Congrats!

1420sports

I was pulling for Ed Clark to win the "Player Set" award. Not taking anything away from Branca, but Ed was able to procure many a Pete Rose card despite bidding against some heavyweights.

Congrats to all winners.

NeilDowney

Congrats to my good friend the great Frank Bakka for another year with an amazing set - 1972 Topps baseball. He has not only been the leader of the pack for quite some time, he is also a leader among all collectors. He has always put the other guy's feelings and the good of the hobby ahead of his own. He has been a great ambassador for PSA and the hobby itself. No honor would be too great for a guy like Frank. I wish him good luck in the coming years and I was honored to have been in the same club (the fab five) as he for so long. Neil (Neil B. Downey and Sons Collection)

Mantlefan

Congrats to all the winners. This is a great concept and I hope it continues to thrive.

toppsgun

The spirit of competition lives, whether it be one-on-one or against the goals set for oneself.

Thanks to the leaders for setting the bar high.

Now if more of you would just break up your sets....

carkim

And for those of us can only aspire to Set Registry Awards, at least we can feel we have a tiny share in this one.

Liffey,

Everyone can share in this award!!!

Carlos

carkim

...Unlike the Stanley Cup, I'll keep the plaque

dalew

Congrats to all and especially to Carlos.

thefootballcardstore

Congrats to all the winners! And a special congrats to Frank Evanov for his 1962 Topps Civil War News set - FANTASTIC.
Couldn't have gone to a better guy.

I'm already looking forward to next year!

Only question is, which set should I build for competition next year????

Jeremy

interchanges

I will keep the backslapping parade rolling along with my hats off to W. Smith for his T205 set which grades out above near mint and it's 100%.

While many of us (me especially) fiddle around with several sets and change our minds frequently, Wendall perseveres with this set and has made it one of the finest accomplishments in the registry.

AlanAllen

Am I the only one who looks forward to these awards more than the Oscars and Grammys?

A question to BJ: After last year's certificates were sent out, you mentioned that this year you would ask winners if they would prefer their "real" names on the cert instead of their "screen" name. Should we e-mail you about that on a case-by-case basis, or is there some other mechanism in place to let you know?

Joe

Virtualizard

<< <i>Am I the only one who looks forward to these awards more than the Oscars and Grammys?

A question to BJ: After last year's certificates were sent out, you mentioned that this year you would ask winners if they would prefer their "real" names on the cert instead of their "screen" name. Should we e-mail you about that on a case-by-case basis, or is there some other mechanism in place to let you know?

Joe >>




Great point AlanAllen, uh, I mean, Joe.

Seriously, I would like to see my name on a certificate rather than the title of my set. Some certificates will "read" sort of ridiculously, otherwise. Does it sound right to issue a certificate that reads,

"This certificate is presented to Duke of Disc-O, 1976 Isaly's Sweet William baseball Basic For outstanding achievement in set building. 1976 Isalys/Sweet William Discs - Basic. Best of The Registry 2003?"

JEB.

carkim

Joe & Jeb,

BJ emailed me on Thursday asking... "Is "Carlos Aponte" the way you would like your name listed on the plaque? If I don't hear back from you by tomorrow (Friday), I will assume that this is acceptable."

I doubt that she will be able to do the same thing with the 900+ certificate winners. However, if you email her she may be able to help.

Carlos

AlanAllen

Carlos,
I'll try to dig up the post, but I'm pretty sure she did say after last's years certs were sent out that she would ask this year.

Joe

KING KELLOGG

Virtualizard...

Hey JEB... You think the "Duke O Disco" Isaly's name is ridiculous ????

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Larry

carkim

Joe,

I do remember the post from last year, but I thought it was because Frank Bakka received a plaque with "FB" on it instead of Frank Bakka. So I thought the post was in reference to plaques only.

I could be wrong, I have been in a daze lately.

Carlos

AlanAllen

You could be right bro. That would make more sense

Joe

Virtualizard

<< <i>Virtualizard...

Hey JEB... You think the "Duke O Disco" Isaly's name is ridiculous ????

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Larry >>





Larry,

I know it's you. I just think it would look funny on the award certificate. Here, maybe this preview will clear it up:



JEB.

KING KELLOGG

JEB...

Yeah...

I guess I would rather have my real name on the cert...


Either way,..... .

I'll hang it on the wall of the Disco Room...( 3rd. floor of the Kellogg's Kastle...LOL)..







Larry

RobE

Oh yeah,and long live the KING!

Think it's time for a bowl of Rice Krispies and a little set cruising.

BJ

Hi all,

Yes, I was referring to the plaque winners as far as the name goes for 2003, but if you would like a different name on your certificate, please email me. There's still time. Just pray that I can keep it all straight!

KING KELLOGG

Hi BJ...

email sent...

Please don't get my K set certificates mixed up with the 1952 Topps winners....

...........(They don't have any 3-D's...ha...)


Great job!!!



Larry

murcerfan

To be sure.........Charlie and Marshall have 3-ds, just not any Kelloggs Krap