1952 Topps Baseball – New Labeling Approach
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By popular demand…
PSA is happy to announce that beginning January 1st, 2005 through March 2005, we will be offering a $3 re-holder special for collectors and dealers who would like to have their 1952 Topps baseball cards labeled with the Black Back variation designated by PSA.
Keep in mind that this only applies to cards 1-80.
In addition, any card submitted on January 1, 2005 or later will be labeled under the new guidelines.
There was a brief period of time when PSA labeled the Black Back variations but trouble ensued. Some sellers were taking advantage of the situation by claiming that their cards were a “Pop 1” despite the fact that we were grading cards without the distinguishing labels for several years.
Please keep in mind that it may take some time for the PSA Population Report to reflect more accurate numbers since there are, of course, many cards already graded by PSA without the Black Back designations in the marketplace.
Furthermore, Red Backs will continue to be labeled without any designation. For the purposes of The PSA Set Registry, here is how it will work. For the Basic Set, without variations, either Red or Black Backs will suffice to complete the set. For the Master Set, the Black Back slots must be filled with cards that have received the Black Back designation. It is the only way the program can recognize those cards. All non-Black Back labeled cards, for the purposes of The Registry only, will be assumed to be Red Backs.
With the success of The PSA Set Registry and continued demand by collectors, we felt it was time to institute a permanent change as the 1952 Topps set is clearly one of the most important sets in our hobby and it deserves the attention to detail on these variations.
Thanks so much for your continued support!
Joe Orlando
PSA President
PSA is happy to announce that beginning January 1st, 2005 through March 2005, we will be offering a $3 re-holder special for collectors and dealers who would like to have their 1952 Topps baseball cards labeled with the Black Back variation designated by PSA.
Keep in mind that this only applies to cards 1-80.
In addition, any card submitted on January 1, 2005 or later will be labeled under the new guidelines.
There was a brief period of time when PSA labeled the Black Back variations but trouble ensued. Some sellers were taking advantage of the situation by claiming that their cards were a “Pop 1” despite the fact that we were grading cards without the distinguishing labels for several years.
Please keep in mind that it may take some time for the PSA Population Report to reflect more accurate numbers since there are, of course, many cards already graded by PSA without the Black Back designations in the marketplace.
Furthermore, Red Backs will continue to be labeled without any designation. For the purposes of The PSA Set Registry, here is how it will work. For the Basic Set, without variations, either Red or Black Backs will suffice to complete the set. For the Master Set, the Black Back slots must be filled with cards that have received the Black Back designation. It is the only way the program can recognize those cards. All non-Black Back labeled cards, for the purposes of The Registry only, will be assumed to be Red Backs.
With the success of The PSA Set Registry and continued demand by collectors, we felt it was time to institute a permanent change as the 1952 Topps set is clearly one of the most important sets in our hobby and it deserves the attention to detail on these variations.
Thanks so much for your continued support!
Joe Orlando
PSA President
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Nick
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Nick
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James
does this thread say there was going to be a new labeling approach? Because if that's true, that's something I'd wanna post in every forum.
You're sentence is incorrect you need to make changes befor the grammar police high jack the thread.
James
I think it should be in every forum.
<< <i>I think it should be in every forum. >>
i think it should be front page news on the homepage..
oh wait.. it is..
Are you saying that you and I could be cellmates?
James