The education continues
paigowmichael
Posts: 46
Just received my results from the first batch I've sent in for nearly a year .... under the $5 1972+ Special.
The order took a week to check in and another 7 business days to finish...for those keeping score of such things.
I sent in 44 1983 Topps hoping for nines, but keeping my fingers crossed for a few 10s. The good news first, I guess. I did receive three 10s (my first ever) including a couple of 1-of-1 commons (not that hard on this set since there are a lot of cards with zero pops). More good news, 40 of the 44 graded as 9 or better. Now the bad news, I was paying so much attention to the corners and edges that I let my centering eye slack. 10 were slapped with the damning OC qualifier. At least now I'll have some cards to use as visual reference as to what doesn't make the grade in this set. More bad news: my Ryan got a 5! Definitely missed something there. Oh well.
What I do take from this is more confidence in weeding out the borderline 9 material in terms of corner/edge wear. They were 90% Mint or better after all. Now I just need to put a little more work into the centering piece of the puzzle and I think I'll be where I need to be.
As a little test I threw in a couple of oddball cards: 1996 Leaf Steel cards of Ripken & Molitor. Both got PSA 10s. Also 1-of-1s which I was happy with since the only previous graded examples of the Ripken were 9s. The Molitor was a zero pop to start with. And I also got 9 on a 1983 Fleer Gwynn I threw in at the last minute.
I know it's not all that exciting, but if anyone cares to peruse the invoice (I know I enjoy looking at the invoices of others) it's 553059, zip 33761.
Thanks to everyone for the little insights I pick up here and there on these boards.
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The order took a week to check in and another 7 business days to finish...for those keeping score of such things.
I sent in 44 1983 Topps hoping for nines, but keeping my fingers crossed for a few 10s. The good news first, I guess. I did receive three 10s (my first ever) including a couple of 1-of-1 commons (not that hard on this set since there are a lot of cards with zero pops). More good news, 40 of the 44 graded as 9 or better. Now the bad news, I was paying so much attention to the corners and edges that I let my centering eye slack. 10 were slapped with the damning OC qualifier. At least now I'll have some cards to use as visual reference as to what doesn't make the grade in this set. More bad news: my Ryan got a 5! Definitely missed something there. Oh well.
What I do take from this is more confidence in weeding out the borderline 9 material in terms of corner/edge wear. They were 90% Mint or better after all. Now I just need to put a little more work into the centering piece of the puzzle and I think I'll be where I need to be.
As a little test I threw in a couple of oddball cards: 1996 Leaf Steel cards of Ripken & Molitor. Both got PSA 10s. Also 1-of-1s which I was happy with since the only previous graded examples of the Ripken were 9s. The Molitor was a zero pop to start with. And I also got 9 on a 1983 Fleer Gwynn I threw in at the last minute.
I know it's not all that exciting, but if anyone cares to peruse the invoice (I know I enjoy looking at the invoices of others) it's 553059, zip 33761.
Thanks to everyone for the little insights I pick up here and there on these boards.
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Yeah....'ya did great!!
Very respectable invoice....You just got a $50 education on centering, that's all...
Congrats!!
Larry
email....emards4457@msn.com
CHEERS!!
Robert
Ken
- Slowly (Very Slowly) Working On A 1952 Topps Raw Set (Lower Grade)