My first Mays ( PSA 7 )

KOBEcollector · June 13, 2005 1:44PM

Mays

Before i went to work i put in a bid and i came up short . Said what the heck and bid again and was the high bidder but there was still plenty of time so i didn't think i'd win but i did

I noticed just now when i got home that it's OC but i was rushing so much because i was running late for work that i didn't take enough time looking at the card .

Should i try and resell it and look for something a little better perhaps ?

P.S This was my first shot at anything pre 80's in graded so im pretty excited lol

Lothar52 · June 13, 2005 1:47PM

thats not too bad man....it looks pretty good....congrats on your first WILLIE MAYS!!!!!!!!

lostdart58 · June 13, 2005 1:49PM

There is nothing wrong with that card and what you paid for it.

zef204 · June 13, 2005 1:54PM

That's an awesome card at a great price. If you want a Mays at that price range keep it, if you would like something in a lttle better condition for a few more $$, sell it and shoot for something that would please you more.

KOBEcollector · June 13, 2005 1:59PM

Thanks for the kind words guys

I spent so much money on crap thru the 80's and 90's i think it's time to focus on quality cards from earlier years

HoofHearted · June 13, 2005 2:01PM

Nice card!

I'm not familiar with the '70T set, but is that gray border easily chipped, etc. like the '62T woodgrains and others? If so, I'd be real happy getting a PSA 7 for an RCH over SMR ($80).

Enjoy 'er -- she's your first!

hh

zef204 · June 13, 2005 2:06PM

Hoof, I am only speaking as a novice of the 70 set...I once bought 75 commons and that's about it...but I don't think that it chips as easily as the woodgrains or TV sets.

zef204 · June 13, 2005 2:07PM

75 1970 commons that is

HoofHearted · June 13, 2005 2:22PM

zef, thanks for that. I must have a handful of 70Ts someplace. I'll have to dig them out and see what kind of condition they're in. I bought a lot of cards from 1962 thru 1966, with my weekly dime allowance, and then a ton in 1968 with money from odd jobs around the neighborhood. I still bought a few packs here and there after I got out of high school. My cousin in Loveland, CO, bought me some rack packs in 1981 and got me buying for about ten years again. I quit when I ran out of storage space and couldn't afford the over-50-cents-a-pack madness! Well, plus I had gotten married and had a family to feed...darn kids and wife are funny about that stuff...

hh

Ahmanfan · June 13, 2005 2:34PM

I have a '61 Topps PSA 7 mays incoming from PSA if your interested.

orion9578 · June 13, 2005 3:03PM

I think you did good

. If you want to keep it and dont mind the slight oc then you did well. If you want to resell it I would think you will atleast get your money back.

iamthegreatcornholio · June 13, 2005 3:17PM

Nice card

Brian

jrdolan · June 13, 2005 9:51PM

It's not OC in grading terms but only by your own personal standard. Which is fine, we all have our priorities. But you got a great deal, nearly half of SMR on a 35-year-old Mays card with condition sensitivity. I'd say since you consider it OC, shop for a better centered one and sit on yours for a bit. If you don't want to sit, I'll pay you what you paid plus a couple bucks. But I'd recommend sitting or reselling on eBay. You might turn a $25 profit on that card, with a good scan, Sunday night hammer, and a bit of luck.

If you shop for a different one, watch out for that white "chop" line along the top border. 1970 Mays is notorious for that line coming down a fair ways into the card. Some people won't buy it if there is gray between the line and the top of the card, others don't mind. Like I said, everyone has their own priorities.

My first Mays ( PSA 7 )

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