Yes, that Charley Neal card is as about as good as it gets in a 1957 card. I realize it is not a 9 but this one just really jumps out at you.....it is all there on high grade qualities.
Don
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I purchased a Kretlow on eBay a few weeks ago and recently purchased my Mantle 9 (both were put on the registry this past weekend)
I purchased a Drysdale from Memory Lane and as soon as it arrives on my doorstep, I will register it and then my set will be complete in straight PSA 8!!
In completing this quest, I have dealt with a number of collectors from this board and want to thank all for their assistance in completing this quest.
My next quest is to complete a 3rd 1952 Topps PSA 7 collection (so if anyone has any, please email me)
Anything involving pauljas is suspect. He has this obsession of lowballing everything then trying to flip mostly marginal cards in which most don't even get bids. I avoid all of his auctions like the plague.
I hadn't done this in a while but I bought 14 raw cards from my favorite dealer (whom I had bought more than a third of my set from in raw form). I recently submitted them and here's what I got back:
1 04530010 1957 TOPPS 36 BOB GRIM N/A 8 2 04530011 1957 TOPPS 113 WILMER MIZELL N/A 6 3 04530012 1957 TOPPS 146 DON FERRARESE N/A 7 4 04530013 1957 TOPPS 157 WALLY POST N/A 7 5 04530014 1957 TOPPS 158 CURT SIMMONS N/A 8 6 04530015 1957 TOPPS 177 EDDIE YOST N/A 8 7 04530016 1957 TOPPS 196 LARRY JACKSON N/A 8 8 04530017 1957 TOPPS 237 FOSTER CASTLEMAN N/A 5 9 04530018 1957 TOPPS 308 DICK HALL N/A 7 10 04530019 1957 TOPPS 362 ROMAN MEJIAS N/A 8 11 04530020 1957 TOPPS 387 JACK SANFORD N/A 5
What was interesting was that I paid PSA 7 prices for each of these - knowing that if they all came back as PSA 7, I would have lost quite a bit on the deal (about $5 per card). But as with my experiences before, I knew that at least several of them would come back as PSA 8, thus making it beneficial in the end. I also knew that some would come back less than a PSA 7 and had hoped that there would be fewer of those than there were PSA 8, which was what had happened. The two PSA 5 had to be surface wrinkles on back and I think with the 57s, they are hard to see but that's ok.
The $78 McMillan was mine. It was disappointing as I thought it would do better than that. It is a nicer card, better centered, than the one that went for $200+. That just goes to show that you never know for sure what you are going to get on ebay. The Kretlow card offset it for me though so I still came out ok.
Steve.....
Nice sub, congrats!
Don
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I will say this, Don...the cards that you do put up for auction are always first rate. I will be bidding on your latest lot, for sure.
I am slowly dipping my toe into the water of 57's (as some of you undoubtedly are picking up, based upon my naive questions...). No hurry, just a terrific set, and intended to be a soothing hobby outlet.
Nick, thanks for the kind words and good luck on your '57 set endeavor. You have just a great collector attitude about it and that is the way it should be. I think that you have picked a good time to be a buyer on '57's and build your set because you will do well on buy prices now.
DRS....
David, that sucks about your Drysdale card. How did it get lost? Was it postal service or something else? To be so close to perfection in your set and have that card lost, I imagine, was very disappointing.
softparade....
Dan, thanks for those scans. I am really glad that you are enjoying your cards.
To all....
Dan and I have been PM'ing and have been discussing how it seems that many commons on ebay in PSA 8 are selling well below SMR prices for the most part. Granted, there are some that are still going well over SMR but I suspect it is because they are lower pops than most. I am not the '57 expert that many of you are so I was wondering what your take is on this? I know there are some commons that have very high pops with many graded. I suspect this is just the ole' law of supply and demand.
Based on what we are seeing, Nick, Dan and others, this is a good time to be buyers of PSA 8's for your '57 sets, 'me thinks'.
Look forward to your comments.
Don
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Its funny, I started out picking up the nicest 7's I could find. I know my limit combined with the fact that I am a slave to complete sets. Mostly in raw but my collecting nature is to complete sets. And not player sets or anything other concocted by anyone else besides the card company. I think eventually (a long time) I can complete the 57's in the 7 grade going by the SMR guide. 8's were out of the question. So I did not even bother looking at them till last night and I was amazed that more than a few nice 8's were going for the same prices that well centered 7's do.
I keep a detailed database of every transaction I make, esp. in costs paid in relation to SMR. For 1957 PSA 8 non-SP commons, it has been more consistent than in any other category: $28.99 to $34.99 - average about 56.5% of SMR ($55). In the past two years, I have seen that price holding for non-lowpops, unlike the 60s PSA 8 where I have seen a steady 5-10% decrease.
I am getting to the point now where I know I'm going to have to pay more for PSA 7 or 8, being at over 85% complete. I watched about (7) PSA 8 commons I needed in the past couple days and saw them going for $45-70, assuming that there were tougher to find in that grade.
<< <i> For 1957 PSA 8 non-SP commons, it has been more consistent than in any other category: $28.99 to $34.99 - average about 56.5% of SMR ($55). >>
That is very interesting. I watch PSA 7's all the time and a very good amount of the non SP well centered commons are selling in the same range as those PSA 8's. An I'm not talking low end PSA 8's as far as centering goes.
That is funny. I've bought about (50) PSA 7 non-SP commons off of eBay and the price range from $8.99-$15.50 (with a few outlyers on both ends). Now I don't know how many were nicely centered. The PSA 7 star cards, however, I do buy centered and typically run about 15% under to 20% over SMR (again with some exceptions). Here's my list of PSA 7 stars:
1957 55 ERNIE BANKS 7 $107.58 $125.00 0 1957 210 ROY CAMPANELLA 7 $104.51 $135.00 0 1957 175 DON LARSEN 7 $53.00 $50.00 0 1957 15 ROBIN ROBERTS 7 $86.00 $60.00 0 1957 170 DUKE SNIDER 7 $103.06 $125.00 0 1957 24 BILL MAZEROSKI 7 $108.65 $80.00 0 1957 35 FRANK ROBINSON 7 $250.00 $235.00 0 1957 38 NELLIE FOX 7 $36.00 $50.00 0 1957 302 SANDY KOUFAX 7 $381.01 $325.00 0 1957 300 MIKE GARCIA 7 $61.99 $70.00 0 1957 286 BOBBY RICHARDSON 7 $127.50 $130.00 0 1957 322 CINC REDLEGS TEAM 7 $75.00 $65.00 0
Steve, yes I received your check (thanks!) and I mailed the cards in a priority box on Friday. You should receive them Monday. If any card does not meet with your satisfaction, just return for a full refund. LMK.
Dan, very interesting that you are seeing nice 7's and 8's going in the same price range. This has to be a first. It also means there are real bargains out there for you and others to beef up your sets with 8's.
Don
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I ordered the last card (PSA 8 Drysdale) I needed to complete my straight PSA 8 collection from the Memory Lane Website - unfortuneately, they could not find the card.
So, if anyone has a nicely centered PSA 8 Drysdale, please email me
Just wanted to tap the expertise on this thread to get some opinions as to whether or not it's possible to get a grade of 7 on cards that are off register like these... What do you think? Do you get docked a grade for that? Two?
well i am a beginer for this set seeing as until just a few years ago i did not like the look of this set, but as usual with me it has indeed grown on me..so being the man that i am i decided i would begin this set in all 7's so here i am.
<< <i>well i am a beginer for this set seeing as until just a few years ago i did not like the look of this set, but as usual with me it has indeed grown on me..so being the man that i am i decided i would begin this set in all 7's so here i am. >>
A all 7's set is what I started out to do. But with some nice 8 non SP commons going for a song above PSA 7's I am at a crossroads.
I started out building a PSA 6-7 set simply because I was scared of the prices for star cards in PSA 7. I did, however, try to find the nicest (centered) PSA 6 I could find and think I succeeded, as evident in the scans way back in the beginning of this thread. But, this was at a time I was building five sets. As probably predicted, those five sets have been whittled down to just one earlier this year and have felt more comfortable getting the remaining star cards in PSA 7-8.
<< <i>Steve, yes I received your check (thanks!) and I mailed the cards in a priority box on Friday. You should receive them Monday. If any card does not meet with your satisfaction, just return for a full refund. LMK.
>>
Don, got the cards today and they are all acceptable for my set. Thanks again.
For what it's worth, I cracked and submitted the Yogi Berra and Yankees Sluggers PSA 6 cards shown earlier in the thread. No deal on a bump.
Also, remind me never, ever pay $13/card to get commons graded. Despite my success in the abovementioned submission of getting a few 8s, the Berra and Yanks cards were submitted along with 3 other NM SP cards. One ended up being a PSA 7, the other two PSA 6. I have better luck when I get my submissions graded on a Friday instead of a Monday.
<< <i>Anything involving pauljas is suspect. He has this obsession of lowballing everything then trying to flip mostly marginal cards in which most don't even get bids. I avoid all of his auctions like the plague. >>
What is the deal with this guy? I mean, SOME of his cards are nice for the grade, but he just butchers up the description with blabber blabber blabber about tough, and rare, and this is your chance, and yada yada yada, bla, bla, bla.
Does he really think that the card will get more action due to a line of $hit? Again, he DOES have some decent cards from time to time. But COME ON already with the over-hyped bla bla bla bla bla bla with EVERY LISTING.
I'm looking to upgrade my raw set by cracking out PSA 6's and 7's. Centering is my key, so if anyone out there has a bunch of dupes they want to sell that are well centered 6's and 7's please LMK and I'll share my want list. Many thanks!
<< <i>Anything involving pauljas is suspect. He has this obsession of lowballing everything then trying to flip mostly marginal cards in which most don't even get bids. I avoid all of his auctions like the plague. >>
What is the deal with this guy? I mean, SOME of his cards are nice for the grade, but he just butchers up the description with blabber blabber blabber about tough, and rare, and this is your chance, and yada yada yada, bla, bla, bla.
Does he really think that the card will get more action due to a line of $hit? Again, he DOES have some decent cards from time to time. But COME ON already with the over-hyped bla bla bla bla bla bla with EVERY LISTING.
OK, I'm done >>
He's been doing that for a long time now. 90% of his cards do not sell because of the high starting price. Every once in a while he has a PSA 8 within the acceptable range (around $30) and you can pick it up for that since most collectors avoid his auctions. I have to admit that I did take advantage of exactly that the other day - but it was a momentary lapse of reason. I did email him earlier this year asking him if he realizes that his auction descriptions are full of crap. He reported me to eBay for harassment. He is on the registry and from his notes, he appears to be recycling cards over and over - updating a card 8+ times! That's borderline mental. From his address, my guess he is a retired used-car salesman that can't stop huckstering.
It has been awhile for me on the 57's and the CU boards. I took a few months off to work on some projects around the house and just started back into a few different card related things. OLD MAN Winter is right around the corner here in Cinti and there won't be any golf or fishing, so I guess I will work on my set again. I am in the market for any 7's or 8's I dont currently have listed in my set (Worm's Set- around 35th or so). LMK if anyone has any well centered 7's or high pop 8's available.
It has been awhile for me on the 57's and the CU boards. I took a few months off to work on some projects around the house and just started back into a few different card related things. OLD MAN Winter is right around the corner here in Cinti and there won't be any golf or fishing, so I guess I will work on my set again. I am in the market for any 7's or 8's I dont currently have listed in my set (Worm's Set- around 35th or so). LMK if anyone has any well centered 7's or high pop 8's available.
Thx Dave >>
Good to see you back, Dave. It's funny as I am at 90% complete, my needs are exactly the same as your's. It's somewhat frustrating to go through an average of a dozen auctions a day and maybe find one card in 5 days that I would need. I believe there are still some cards I can pick up for my set at eBay prices but lately I've been running into lower-pop PSA 8s without realizing it until my usual bids of around $30 doesn't come close to the winning bids of $60-90.
I'm going to be putting up my 1963 star cards this weekend on eBay (like the Mantle, Maris, Stargell, Pride of NL, etc.) in hoping that I get decent prices for them so I can perhaps find a 1957 Drysdale or BRobinson for Christmas.
Buc, You have really added some nice cards to your set lately. I noticed alot of the 8's I was refering to are still going for under $30, and I am hoping to add a few of them. I just renewed my PSA membership in order to send out some cards for the $6 special. Only a few of them are 57's but the rest will be sold to help fund my 57's. I have some really sharp 56's and 58's that I am hoping to pull some nice grades on. I will probably crack out 6 cards looking for bumps for my 6 free membership gradings. I have faired well in the past on crack outs, both my Clemente and Bunning from 7 to 8. Now if I can only get my B. Robinson to bump up to an 8(which I feel it should). I just put in some marker bids and set some snipes on about 15 PSA 7 cards that 4SC has on ebay. It would be nice to pick up a decent lot right off the start again. I am looking foward to reading about everyones quest on this thread again.
everybody's sets are looking sweet...makes my set look like a pulper. I dont care anymore...i dont think i can do this set stuff anymore...too many bills and debts...uggghh
Slowly getting there. I've been picking up PSA 8s in the past few months, including a really nice Pee Wee Reese tonight. Only got 30 more to complete the set and I am still a little bummed on missing out on the nicely centered PSA 7 Brooks Robinson earlier this week. I think I want to get the set complete set first, then I'll look at upgrading as I see fit.
It has been a long time for this thread. I am still slowly working on the 7-8 range and only have 6 big cards left. I have been trying to upgrade all my 6's on the way. I currently only have nine 6's in my set. I am nearing 75% completion and only need 14 more cards in misc. team sets to qualify for 26 free grades. I will probably crack some 6's and 7's and submit a few raws I still have around. I need the following if anyone has extras or recently upgraded: 10 PSA 8 35 PSA 7 95 PSA 7 97 PSA 8 170 PSA 8 210 PSA 8 277 PSA 7 284 PSA 7 407 PSA 7
Hopefully we can keep this thread near the top. I will add a few pictures of some new cards later tonight.
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I have a Kretlow PSA 8 on ebay now. To all the 1957 collectors, please check them out. thanks!
1957 Topps Baseball PSA 8's
I thought adding the link to this thread would be ok since it is all about the 1957 Topps set.
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
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Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
I purchased a Kretlow on eBay a few weeks ago and recently purchased my Mantle 9 (both were put on the registry this past weekend)
I purchased a Drysdale from Memory Lane and as soon as it arrives on my doorstep, I will register it and then my set will be complete in straight PSA 8!!
In completing this quest, I have dealt with a number of collectors from this board and want to thank all for their assistance in completing this quest.
My next quest is to complete a 3rd 1952 Topps PSA 7 collection (so if anyone has any, please email me)
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
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
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I notice the same bidder, pauljas, involved in both...??
Is there that much incredible volatility in the '57 market?
1 04530010 1957 TOPPS 36 BOB GRIM N/A 8
2 04530011 1957 TOPPS 113 WILMER MIZELL N/A 6
3 04530012 1957 TOPPS 146 DON FERRARESE N/A 7
4 04530013 1957 TOPPS 157 WALLY POST N/A 7
5 04530014 1957 TOPPS 158 CURT SIMMONS N/A 8
6 04530015 1957 TOPPS 177 EDDIE YOST N/A 8
7 04530016 1957 TOPPS 196 LARRY JACKSON N/A 8
8 04530017 1957 TOPPS 237 FOSTER CASTLEMAN N/A 5
9 04530018 1957 TOPPS 308 DICK HALL N/A 7
10 04530019 1957 TOPPS 362 ROMAN MEJIAS N/A 8
11 04530020 1957 TOPPS 387 JACK SANFORD N/A 5
What was interesting was that I paid PSA 7 prices for each of these - knowing that if they all came back as PSA 7, I would have lost quite a bit on the deal (about $5 per card). But as with my experiences before, I knew that at least several of them would come back as PSA 8, thus making it beneficial in the end. I also knew that some would come back less than a PSA 7 and had hoped that there would be fewer of those than there were PSA 8, which was what had happened. The two PSA 5 had to be surface wrinkles on back and I think with the 57s, they are hard to see but that's ok.
The $78 McMillan was mine. It was disappointing as I thought it would do better than that. It is a nicer card, better centered, than the one that went for $200+. That just goes to show that you never know for sure what you are going to get on ebay. The Kretlow card offset it for me though so I still came out ok.
Steve.....
Nice sub, congrats!
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1957 Topps PSA 8's
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I am slowly dipping my toe into the water of 57's (as some of you undoubtedly are picking up, based upon my naive questions...). No hurry, just a terrific set, and intended to be a soothing hobby outlet.
Thanks!
Nick
I purchased a very nice one from Memory Lane, but the card got lost.
If anyone has a nice one, please email me
EDITED to say that the big white specs on Naragon, Cimoli, and Graff are indeed my crappy scanner and not on these beautiful cards.
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
Nick, thanks for the kind words and good luck on your '57 set endeavor. You have just a great collector attitude about it and that is the way it should be. I think that you have picked a good time to be a buyer on '57's and build your set because you will do well on buy prices now.
DRS....
David, that sucks about your Drysdale card. How did it get lost? Was it postal service or something else? To be so close to perfection in your set and have that card lost, I imagine, was very disappointing.
softparade....
Dan, thanks for those scans. I am really glad that you are enjoying your cards.
To all....
Dan and I have been PM'ing and have been discussing how it seems that many commons on ebay in PSA 8 are selling well below SMR prices for the most part. Granted, there are some that are still going well over SMR but I suspect it is because they are lower pops than most. I am not the '57 expert that many of you are so I was wondering what your take is on this? I know there are some commons that have very high pops with many graded. I suspect this is just the ole' law of supply and demand.
Based on what we are seeing, Nick, Dan and others, this is a good time to be buyers of PSA 8's for your '57 sets, 'me thinks'.
Look forward to your comments.
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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
I am getting to the point now where I know I'm going to have to pay more for PSA 7 or 8, being at over 85% complete. I watched about (7) PSA 8 commons I needed in the past couple days and saw them going for $45-70, assuming that there were tougher to find in that grade.
Don, I trust you got my check with no problems?
<< <i> For 1957 PSA 8 non-SP commons, it has been more consistent than in any other category: $28.99 to $34.99 - average about 56.5% of SMR ($55). >>
That is very interesting. I watch PSA 7's all the time and a very good amount of the non SP well centered commons are selling in the same range as those PSA 8's. An I'm not talking low end PSA 8's as far as centering goes.
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
1957 55 ERNIE BANKS 7 $107.58 $125.00 0
1957 210 ROY CAMPANELLA 7 $104.51 $135.00 0
1957 175 DON LARSEN 7 $53.00 $50.00 0
1957 15 ROBIN ROBERTS 7 $86.00 $60.00 0
1957 170 DUKE SNIDER 7 $103.06 $125.00 0
1957 24 BILL MAZEROSKI 7 $108.65 $80.00 0
1957 35 FRANK ROBINSON 7 $250.00 $235.00 0
1957 38 NELLIE FOX 7 $36.00 $50.00 0
1957 302 SANDY KOUFAX 7 $381.01 $325.00 0
1957 300 MIKE GARCIA 7 $61.99 $70.00 0
1957 286 BOBBY RICHARDSON 7 $127.50 $130.00 0
1957 322 CINC REDLEGS TEAM 7 $75.00 $65.00 0
Dan, very interesting that you are seeing nice 7's and 8's going in the same price range. This has to be a first. It also means there are real bargains out there for you and others to beef up your sets with 8's.
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So, if anyone has a nicely centered PSA 8 Drysdale, please email me
Just wanted to tap the expertise on this thread to get some opinions as to whether or not it's possible to get a grade of 7 on cards that are off register like these... What do you think? Do you get docked a grade for that? Two?
Elem.....you could get 7's on the Willards possibly.
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looking for low grade t205's psa 1-2
<< <i>well i am a beginer for this set seeing as until just a few years ago i did not like the look of this set, but as usual with me it has indeed grown on me..so being the man that i am i decided i would begin this set in all 7's so here i am. >>
A all 7's set is what I started out to do. But with some nice 8 non SP commons going for a song above PSA 7's I am at a crossroads.
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
Always looking for 1957 Topps BB in PSA 9!
<< <i>Steve, yes I received your check (thanks!) and I mailed the cards in a priority box on Friday. You should receive them Monday. If any card does not meet with your satisfaction, just return for a full refund. LMK.
>>
Don, got the cards today and they are all acceptable for my set. Thanks again.
Also, remind me never, ever pay $13/card to get commons graded. Despite my success in the abovementioned submission of getting a few 8s, the Berra and Yanks cards were submitted along with 3 other NM SP cards. One ended up being a PSA 7, the other two PSA 6. I have better luck when I get my submissions graded on a Friday instead of a Monday.
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<< <i>Anything involving pauljas is suspect. He has this obsession of lowballing everything then trying to flip mostly marginal cards in which most don't even get bids. I avoid all of his auctions like the plague. >>
What is the deal with this guy? I mean, SOME of his cards are nice for the grade, but he just butchers up the description with blabber blabber blabber about tough, and rare, and this is your chance, and yada yada yada, bla, bla, bla.
Does he really think that the card will get more action due to a line of $hit? Again, he DOES have some decent cards from time to time. But COME ON already with the over-hyped bla bla bla bla bla bla with EVERY LISTING.
OK, I'm done
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
I'm looking to upgrade my raw set by cracking out PSA 6's and 7's. Centering is my key, so if anyone out there has a bunch of dupes they want to sell that are well centered 6's and 7's please LMK and I'll share my want list. Many thanks!
SW
1957 Registry Set: 100% and 8.01
<< <i>
<< <i>Anything involving pauljas is suspect. He has this obsession of lowballing everything then trying to flip mostly marginal cards in which most don't even get bids. I avoid all of his auctions like the plague. >>
What is the deal with this guy? I mean, SOME of his cards are nice for the grade, but he just butchers up the description with blabber blabber blabber about tough, and rare, and this is your chance, and yada yada yada, bla, bla, bla.
Does he really think that the card will get more action due to a line of $hit? Again, he DOES have some decent cards from time to time. But COME ON already with the over-hyped bla bla bla bla bla bla with EVERY LISTING.
OK, I'm done
He's been doing that for a long time now. 90% of his cards do not sell because of the high starting price. Every once in a while he has a PSA 8 within the acceptable range (around $30) and you can pick it up for that since most collectors avoid his auctions. I have to admit that I did take advantage of exactly that the other day - but it was a momentary lapse of reason. I did email him earlier this year asking him if he realizes that his auction descriptions are full of crap. He reported me to eBay for harassment. He is on the registry and from his notes, he appears to be recycling cards over and over - updating a card 8+ times! That's borderline mental. From his address, my guess he is a retired used-car salesman that can't stop huckstering.
It has been awhile for me on the 57's and the CU boards. I took a few months off to work on some projects around the house and just started back into a few different card related things. OLD MAN Winter is right around the corner here in Cinti and there won't be any golf or fishing, so I guess I will work on my set again. I am in the market for any 7's or 8's I dont currently have listed in my set (Worm's Set- around 35th or so). LMK if anyone has any well centered 7's or high pop 8's available.
Thx Dave
1957 Topps 99% 7.40 GPA
Hank Aaron Basic PSA 7-8(75%)
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It has been awhile for me on the 57's and the CU boards. I took a few months off to work on some projects around the house and just started back into a few different card related things. OLD MAN Winter is right around the corner here in Cinti and there won't be any golf or fishing, so I guess I will work on my set again. I am in the market for any 7's or 8's I dont currently have listed in my set (Worm's Set- around 35th or so). LMK if anyone has any well centered 7's or high pop 8's available.
Thx Dave >>
Good to see you back, Dave. It's funny as I am at 90% complete, my needs are exactly the same as your's. It's somewhat frustrating to go through an average of a dozen auctions a day and maybe find one card in 5 days that I would need. I believe there are still some cards I can pick up for my set at eBay prices but lately I've been running into lower-pop PSA 8s without realizing it until my usual bids of around $30 doesn't come close to the winning bids of $60-90.
I'm going to be putting up my 1963 star cards this weekend on eBay (like the Mantle, Maris, Stargell, Pride of NL, etc.) in hoping that I get decent prices for them so I can perhaps find a 1957 Drysdale or BRobinson for Christmas.
You have really added some nice cards to your set lately. I noticed alot of the 8's I was refering to are still going for under $30, and I am hoping to add a few of them. I just renewed my PSA membership in order to send out some cards for the $6 special. Only a few of them are 57's but the rest will be sold to help fund my 57's. I have some really sharp 56's and 58's that I am hoping to pull some nice grades on. I will probably crack out 6 cards looking for bumps for my 6 free membership gradings. I have faired well in the past on crack outs, both my Clemente and Bunning from 7 to 8. Now if I can only get my B. Robinson to bump up to an 8(which I feel it should). I just put in some marker bids and set some snipes on about 15 PSA 7 cards that 4SC has on ebay. It would be nice to pick up a decent lot right off the start again. I am looking foward to reading about everyones quest on this thread again.
Dave
1957 Topps 99% 7.40 GPA
Hank Aaron Basic PSA 7-8(75%)
Loth
1957 Topps PSA graded
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14
10 PSA 8
35 PSA 7
95 PSA 7
97 PSA 8
170 PSA 8
210 PSA 8
277 PSA 7
284 PSA 7
407 PSA 7
Hopefully we can keep this thread near the top. I will add a few pictures of some new cards later tonight.
Dave
1957 Topps 99% 7.40 GPA
Hank Aaron Basic PSA 7-8(75%)
1. Surkont
2. Garcia
3. Cimoli
4. Goodman
5. Naragon
Ron
Buying Vintage, all sports.
Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
Collect primarily 1959-1963 Topps Baseball
set registry id Don Johnson Collection
ebay id truecollector14