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The Hardest Card to Find

StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
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Just was wondering for those building a PSA set, what one particular card from what particular year did you find the hardest to locate. I am starting a 1967 set and have read numerous messages and other items stating that certain cards are hard to located in high grade.

Stingray

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  • spacktrackspacktrack Posts: 1,084 ✭✭
    I can tell you that for 1967, I had a hard time finding the following cards:

    020 Cepeda
    149 Moeller
    196 Romano
    421 Maxvill
    454 Marichal CL
    470 Shaw
    485 McCarver

    There are a few others that were tough to find but these last 7 were notable. I am not sure what the population of each card is. I am basing this solely on my experience.

    spacktrack
  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    spacetrack,

    20 CEPEDA 27 PSA 8 / 2 PSA 9
    149 MOELLER 24 PSA 8 / 3 PSA 9
    196 ROMANO 18 PSA 8 / 1 PSA 9
    421 MAXVILL 21 PSA 8 / 4 PSA 9
    454 CHECKLIST 14 PSA 8 / 1 PSA 9
    470 SHAW 15 PSA 8 / 5 PSA 9
    McCARVER 34 PSA 8 / 4 PSA 9

    ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240

  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
  • spacktrackspacktrack Posts: 1,084 ✭✭
    Thanks Softparade. What I noticed is that a few of these cards are Cardinals which has a lot of team collectors going after them as well. The Cepeda went $250+.
  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    Softparade, selling those. I am in need of 67's. Can you e-mail with any pricing would like to get pick up some psa 9s.

    Stingray
  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sting Ray, I am a mid and late 70's loser image I don't own those cards was just giving spacetrack the numbers off the population report.
    Have no fear, there are plenty of people here who can help get you started. Good luck!

    ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240

  • Carew29Carew29 Posts: 4,025 ✭✭



    1976 RED BARN DISC of Rod Carew. By the way, got one? Will pay top $$$
    1972 Venezuela Sticker of Rod Carew
    1977 Venezuela Sticker of Rod Carew


    Marc
  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    spacetrack, I notice there are a fair amount of variations in that set. headaches!!!!!!! image

    ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240

  • gregm13gregm13 Posts: 5,798 ✭✭✭
    Sorry to bore you with my football "want list", but the hardest for me are:

    1959 Topps Sam Huff PSA 8 - WELL CENTERED
    1984 Topps Dwight Stephenson PSA 9 - WELL CENTERED
    1988 Dan Marino panini sticker
    1989 & 1990 Dan Marino panini uk stickers
    1990 Dan Marino Pro Set FACT Cincinnatti
    1988 Monty Gum (UK) Dan Marino

    Regards,

    GReg M.
    Collecting vintage auto'd fb cards and Dan Marino cards!!

    References:
    Onlychild, Ahmanfan, fabfrank, wufdude, jradke, Reese, Jasp, thenavarro
    E-Bay id: greg_n_meg
  • JonBJonB Posts: 495 ✭
    1987 Fleer Sticker (basketball) #11 Alex English in PSA 9
  • FavreFan1971FavreFan1971 Posts: 3,103 ✭✭✭
    1972 Topps football Mike McCoy #172
  • JrMacdaddyJrMacdaddy Posts: 506 ✭✭
    1968-69 OPC Hockey Mike Walton #132 PSA 8

    Impossible!
  • ezyshooterezyshooter Posts: 711
    I'm building the 1952 Parkhurst hockey set. Preferably in PSA 8 but also PSA 7. Minus the star cards i would say any common card or semi star card. There is not much graded out there in PSA 7 let alone PSA 8. You don't find much at card shows either. Dealers are starting to want double book or more for even the commons. I find this set alot harder then the more desirable 51 set. People collect the 51 set because it has the most rookies in it. I like the 52 set better then the 51 because it is alot more colourful.
    I think you will find that the common cards are harder to come by then the star cards in any set. Mainly because there are more out there.Most people who saved the cards only saved the top rookie cards or star cards, unfortunely the discarded the rest.
    Die Hard Toronto Maple Leafs Fan !!
  • TimeMachineTimeMachine Posts: 261
    I own 3 '67 topps cards in PSA 8, they are Yaz, Aaron, and Kaline. Make me an offer on all 3...
  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,101 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Another thread mentioned there's a 1962 common which has only 1 PSA 8 and no 9s.
    https://ebay.com/sch/gemint/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
  • FuzzFuzz Posts: 903
    1966 Topps Football #132 checklist:
    Last count 2 PSA 7's ........... nothing higher.
    Fuzz
    Wanted: Bell Brands FB and BB, Chiefs regionals especially those ugly milk cards, Coke caps, Topps and Fleer inserts and test issues from the 60's. 1981 FB Rack pack w/ Jan Stenerud on top.
  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    Sorry Softparade did not realize that.
  • dunerduner Posts: 625 ✭
    1951 bowman fb #126 dick wildung....took me nearly a year to get my hands on one. I think there are still less than 20 graded.
    Duner a.k.a. THE LSUConnMan
    lsuconnman@yahoo.com

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  • MolsonMolson Posts: 55 ✭
    Royal Stars of Hockey. 8 card set from 1952 on the back of pudding boxes.
    I have searched on ebay for over 7 years, seen only 7 cards from this set.
    A rough Howe went for about $4,000 2 years ago. Neat cards though.

    Also in Hockey that are extremely tough ...

    1955 Quaker Oats Hockey Lumley, Richard, Clancy

    1954 Topps Hockey #45 Tony Leswick
  • 67standup67standup Posts: 833 ✭


    << <i>1976 RED BARN DISC of Rod Carew. By the way, got one? Will pay top $$$
    1972 Venezuela Sticker of Rod Carew
    1977 Venezuela Sticker of Rod Carew


    Marc >>



    So does anyone know who owns a '72 Ven Carew, a Ryan? I have the Yaz, but haven't seen any star offered for quite sometime. I'm not technologically literate enough to know why the scan displays so big.

    image
    “Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” - George Carlin
  • gmoneystylesgmoneystyles Posts: 349 ✭✭
    see below...in good shape that is.
    Now looking for a 1950 Bowman Baseball Box as pictured below.
    image
  • divecchiadivecchia Posts: 6,632 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>1976 RED BARN DISC of Rod Carew. By the way, got one? Will pay top $$$
    1972 Venezuela Sticker of Rod Carew
    1977 Venezuela Sticker of Rod Carew


    Marc >>



    So does anyone know who owns a '72 Ven Carew, a Ryan? I have the Yaz, but haven't seen any star offered for quite sometime. I'm not technologically literate enough to know why the scan displays so big. >>



    Hi....

    I own a '72 Venezuelan Ryan sticker a '77 Venezuelan Ryan sticker and the '68 Venezuelan Ryan rookie card. image

    Click on my website below my signature line to see them.

    Donato
    Hobbyist & Collector (not an investor).
    Donato's Complete US Type Set ---- Donato's Dansco 7070 Modified Type Set ---- Donato's Basic U.S. Coin Design Set

    Successful transactions: Shrub68 (Jim), MWallace (Mike)
  • QUITCRABQUITCRAB Posts: 1,016 ✭✭✭
    1968 Topps Joe Sparma #505 Tigers-It took me a while to find that card !!!
  • SOMSOM Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭
    that 1962 Topps baseball card earlier referred to is #323 Don Landrum. One PSA 8, nothing higher!
  • gaspipe26gaspipe26 Posts: 1,614 ✭✭✭
    Every year always has a few
  • KalineFanKalineFan Posts: 868
    image

    For Kaline, one that is not that expensive (Or so it seems!)

    1974 OPC Kaline comes to mind, discounting all the Venezuelans, of course!

    I have not seen a better than 80/20 1968 OPC #2 Leader card with Yaz,
    Kaline and Frank Robinson! Another very tough one!

    image
  • IJustLoveCardsIJustLoveCards Posts: 1,345
    for the 55 set it has to be:

    image
    The Link below will take you to the PSA Boards 1952 Set Build, I also have made 5 slideshows each slideshow is 100 cards long, card numbers 1-99,100-199,200-299,300-399, and 400-407
    Link To Scanned 1952 Topps Cards Set is now 90% Complete Plus Slideshows of the 52 Set
  • IJustLoveCardsIJustLoveCards Posts: 1,345
    for 1960 it has to be:

    image
    The Link below will take you to the PSA Boards 1952 Set Build, I also have made 5 slideshows each slideshow is 100 cards long, card numbers 1-99,100-199,200-299,300-399, and 400-407
    Link To Scanned 1952 Topps Cards Set is now 90% Complete Plus Slideshows of the 52 Set
  • 67standup67standup Posts: 833 ✭


    << <i>image

    For Kaline, one that is not that expensive (Or so it seems!)

    1974 OPC Kaline comes to mind, discounting all the Venezuelans, of course!

    I have not seen a better than 80/20 1968 OPC #2 Leader card with Yaz,
    Kaline and Frank Robinson! Another very tough one!

    image >>



    Great point about the '68 OPC #2. I just submitted the rest of my set for 100% completion, but that Yaz leader was tough to find. Mine will probably grade a 6. I do have a mint Kaline '74 OPC, but I'll need to check if it's OC.
    “Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” - George Carlin
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