Figured I would do a test trial of PSA/DNA Baseball Grading. Here is a Mike Napoli of the Angels autograph that I go back recently. Not a big name star but figured I'd take advantage of the "Rookie Ball" designation to see what it is all about.
Came with a Letter of Grading and Authenticity also. Kind of cool. I might send a few more from time to time. It is fairly expensive to do, so I won't be doing it as a collection or project. Just something to do between $5 grading specials
Looking for Los Angeles/California/Anaheim Angels in PSA 8 or better
Those 41s are sweet! Aren't you working on another graded set?
Josh
Thanx for sharing the Vene's! I like the fact that you post a very unusual printing of the Topps set. Without guys like you - we wouldn't have this kind of variety to view. Thanx!
David
That T3 is absolutely stunning! Color me chartreuse with envy! I could only hope to find one that nice when I'm ready. If ya ever get tired of it? Send it on sabbatical to Stone's home. Thanx.
Cuda
That's an extremely nice Clemente 6 - looks way better than the grade and the Yogi is a sweet looking 7. I can't remember - are you doing an HOF set?
Arthur
That 32 Phillips Dempsey is so ugly is beautiful! It's got the oddball look of the strip card art. You may be collecting one of the best collections of boxers we have ever seen here. Thanx!
Sting
Keep'm comin! So what's the % now? As I said - there's nothing sweeter than great looking black border cards. Thanx
Hacked or not - it's Joe - and I like it. You are a true collector - you collect great vintage stuff - for what I believe is the shear fun of collecting - you get all my respect for that. Thanx for sharing.
Arnie
That 73T Tiant is fantastic. There's nothing nicer than a 73T like that one - thanx for sharing.
WoW. Too much awesome stuff to comment on all. I enjoy catching up with this thread and see stuff I've never seen before and probably will never see again.
I picked up an addition to my Senators/Twins type set this afternoon -- a 1941 PlayBall. Oh yeah, the blue dot is the the ball he just pitched. But seriously, it's a sticker the owner uses to grade his cards. The light blue represents "VG"...
Bucky, was just was able to keep his batting average over the Mendoza Line during his seventeen year big league career.
So with a lifetime 17-year batting average in the majors of only .225, his performance behind the plate, kept him in the game, year after year! I'm sure Bucky was a team leader, on and off the field.
Anyway, I've been looking for a PSA 10, for quite a while and found this one:
I would most likely have to post naked women to get noticed after bri's Munsons and anything rd has in his '76 set, but here goes.
I just started a Bill Mazeroski base set and picked up these two very recently.
I love this thread.
Collector of 1976 Topps baseball for some stupid reason. Collector of Pittsburgh Pirates cards for a slightly less stupid reason. My Pirates Collection
Big mail day today. As you can see I'm all over the place in regard to years and sports.
Some Emmitt Smith wacko down in FL sent these to me because he's such a good guy (that and I have pictures of him in a compromising position that I'm blackmailing him with )
Tom Brady
These came from a fellow board member as well. I'm not a basketball collector but I am a huge Celts fan so these will be enjoyed. Thanks again RemynSkyler
1981 Topps Basketball Bird, McHale, Ford
Got my first graded Wills today so I can officially start my set registry. Now I just need a pre-war special
1930 Wills Famous Golfers C.O. Hezlet
This is just really cool and I couldn't pass it up. I think it was distributed in magazines but I'm not sure. It's got Joe Louis and Jimmy Braddock in it.
1936 Famous Fighters In Action Fold-Out book
Believe it or not, the centering on this Kiddy's Popular Boxers Joe Louis is actually pretty good. These cards are absolutely BRUTAL to find well-centered and with clean edges and corners.
1950 Kiddy's Popular Boxers Joe Louis
These are uncut doubles from the 1922 Comic Life Sports Champions set. I bought them for the Dempsey (shown) and Carpentier (not shown) and was pleasantly surprised to find that the Dempsey was the best condition card out of the four. The centering is pretty darn good and there are zero wrinkles or creases in the glossy durface. Plus, this would be the RC year for both Dempsey and Carpentier for cards so I'm very excited about that. Unfortunately, the Carpentier has a gigantor crease running through it but with the condition of ther Jack Dempsey I have nothing to complain about.
<< <i>Some Emmitt Smith wacko down in FL sent these to me because he's such a good guy (that and I have pictures of him in a compromising position that I'm blackmailing him with ) >>
Nice cards. The '84 Donruss set is like the Middle East, whether you like it or not at some point everyone's going to have to take a stab at getting it done and in good condition. It'll be a long, drawn out effort with great financial costs but if you succeed it'll be worth it and the world will be a better place. (okay, maybe the "world a better place" correlation was a stretch )
I feel my time is coming. I just hope the golf/boxing can keep me distracted long enough.
A couple of my favorites so far from my bowman quest. ashburn high # rookie and a tough last card in the set, he is a yankee but I won't hold it against him.
Wow! Thanx for sharing guys - this is incredible stuff.
RM
Superb Dixie premiums! thanx.
pCollector
Those are some mighty sweet Bowmans! Wow - thanx for sharing those. The McGraw T3 is a beauty and looks better than a 4 to me!
Bri
The 71 Clinic PC of Munson - that's a real auto or fax? If real - wow! Good luck with the grading.
rd
Very impressive - your 76T set gets better by the minute!
Arch
I know what you mean about a tuff act to follow. Those are some nice Maz cards! Good luck on the set.
Arthur
The famous fighters fold out is really a nice item - I've never seen it before. It's amazing how much stuff is out there!
And, in general, your contributions of fighters has been invaluable - I've thoroughly enjoyed them. Thanx for coming on board and filling a void in my appreciation of cards.
This has been the best. There's others to comment on - I'll get back. mike
I love that Munson postcard. He was one of my favorite players growing up. I was surrounded by Red Sox fans as a child. However, I liked the way Munson played. He was the reason why I became a Yankee fan.
Well, it seems that I'm back on the Willie Mays track. Here are my three latest. The Stand Up has long been on the top of my list, and this is a great example. A small wrinkle from the top of his head to the card's border killed the grade, but I love it! The Kellogg's has also been high on my list for a while. The Bowman was a new addition to my wish list, but the more I looked at the card, the more I liked it. I hope you like all of them...
With these two cards my set is completed and will be retired by the end of the year. I'm waiting for the Duke to sell his off and then i will begin selling mine. I will of course entertain offers from board members first. It has been fun but, I would prefer a nice ex/mnt set in a binder. Once this set is sold that is what i will proly do.
Steve
edited to add: AJW nice looking cards! outstanding!
My intention originally was to get PSA 7s and 8s for this set, but I can use the 6 for my raw '61 set, and it was a two card lot. My max bid was what I would pay for a raw EXMT '61 Maz, so I am pretty happy. I don't think I'll be upgrading the '58 any time soon. It is not in my budget yet. It is just a little bonus.
Collector of 1976 Topps baseball for some stupid reason. Collector of Pittsburgh Pirates cards for a slightly less stupid reason. My Pirates Collection
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1971 Barratt Famous Sportsmen Pele
And this baby ... pop 5 with none higher.
1928 Churchman Men of the Moment in Sport Jack Dempsey
Arthur
Came with a Letter of Grading and Authenticity also. Kind of cool. I might send a few more from time to time. It is fairly expensive to do, so I won't be doing it as a collection or project. Just something to do between $5 grading specials
Rich
* C. PASCUAL BASIC #3
* T. PEREZ BASIC #4 100%
* L. TIANT BASIC #1
* DRYSDALE BASIC #4 100%
* MAGIC MASTER #4/BASIC #3
* PALMEIRO MASTER/BASIC #1
* '65 DISNEYLAND #2
* '78 ELVIS PRESLEY #6
* '78 THREE'S COMPANY #1
WaltDisneyBoards
Those 41s are sweet! Aren't you working on another graded set?
Josh
Thanx for sharing the Vene's! I like the fact that you post a very unusual printing of the Topps set. Without guys like you - we wouldn't have this kind of variety to view. Thanx!
David
That T3 is absolutely stunning! Color me chartreuse with envy! I could only hope to find one that nice when I'm ready. If ya ever get tired of it? Send it on sabbatical to Stone's home.
Cuda
That's an extremely nice Clemente 6 - looks way better than the grade and the Yogi is a sweet looking 7.
I can't remember - are you doing an HOF set?
Arthur
That 32 Phillips Dempsey is so ugly is beautiful! It's got the oddball look of the strip card art. You may be collecting one of the best collections of boxers we have ever seen here. Thanx!
Sting
Keep'm comin! So what's the % now? As I said - there's nothing sweeter than great looking black border cards. Thanx
mike
Hacked or not - it's Joe - and I like it. You are a true collector - you collect great vintage stuff - for what I believe is the shear fun of collecting - you get all my respect for that. Thanx for sharing.
Arnie
That 73T Tiant is fantastic. There's nothing nicer than a 73T like that one - thanx for sharing.
mike
I picked up an addition to my Senators/Twins type set this afternoon -- a 1941 PlayBall. Oh yeah, the blue dot is the the ball he just pitched.
Really nice Pele, and even nicer Dempsey !
Here is some stuff that arrived the past few days...
First, from a fellow board member...
This one was pretty tough to come across...
71 clinic postcard that will be heading to PSA for grading...
Signed Whitey postcard...
Two Yankee stadium linen postcards, one from the 40's, one from the 50's. Both postally unused....
Monte Irvin signed Perez-Steele....
-- Yogi Berra
So with a lifetime 17-year batting average in the majors of only .225, his performance behind the plate, kept him in the game, year after year! I'm sure Bucky was a team leader, on and off the field.
Anyway, I've been looking for a PSA 10, for quite a while and found this one:
rd
edit: P.S. dgofwinter, again and again! You just keep coming up with the goods for me! Thanks!
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Smokestack Lightning (Live) 1968
Quicksilver Messenger Service - The Hat (Live) 1971
Bri very nice indeed.
Steve
1976 Topps Newbie Toughies!
rd
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Smokestack Lightning (Live) 1968
Quicksilver Messenger Service - The Hat (Live) 1971
I just started a Bill Mazeroski base set and picked up these two very recently.
I love this thread.
Collector of Pittsburgh Pirates cards for a slightly less stupid reason.
My Pirates Collection
Some Emmitt Smith wacko down in FL sent these to me because he's such a good guy (that and I have pictures of him in a compromising position that I'm blackmailing him with
Tom Brady
These came from a fellow board member as well. I'm not a basketball collector but I am a huge Celts fan so these will be enjoyed. Thanks again RemynSkyler
1981 Topps Basketball Bird, McHale, Ford
Got my first graded Wills today so I can officially start my set registry. Now I just need a pre-war special
1930 Wills Famous Golfers C.O. Hezlet
This is just really cool and I couldn't pass it up. I think it was distributed in magazines but I'm not sure. It's got Joe Louis and Jimmy Braddock in it.
1936 Famous Fighters In Action Fold-Out book
Believe it or not, the centering on this Kiddy's Popular Boxers Joe Louis is actually pretty good. These cards are absolutely BRUTAL to find well-centered and with clean edges and corners.
1950 Kiddy's Popular Boxers Joe Louis
These are uncut doubles from the 1922 Comic Life Sports Champions set. I bought them for the Dempsey (shown) and Carpentier (not shown) and was pleasantly surprised to find that the Dempsey was the best condition card out of the four. The centering is pretty darn good and there are zero wrinkles or creases in the glossy durface. Plus, this would be the RC year for both Dempsey and Carpentier for cards so I'm very excited about that. Unfortunately, the Carpentier has a gigantor crease running through it but with the condition of ther Jack Dempsey I have nothing to complain about.
1922 Comic Life Sports Champions Jack Dempsey RC
Arthur
<< <i>Some Emmitt Smith wacko down in FL sent these to me because he's such a good guy (that and I have pictures of him in a compromising position that I'm blackmailing him with ) >>
1994 Pro Line Live
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Check out my ebay auctions!
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<< <i>I just started a Bill Mazeroski base set and picked up these two very recently. >>
Those are sweet. I'll be looking to pick up my own example of the '67 before too long.
<< <i>push >>
pull?
1994 Pro Line Live
TheDallasCowboyBackfieldProject
Here are a couple that I had received as upgrades that I don't believe I posted before...
* C. PASCUAL BASIC #3
* T. PEREZ BASIC #4 100%
* L. TIANT BASIC #1
* DRYSDALE BASIC #4 100%
* MAGIC MASTER #4/BASIC #3
* PALMEIRO MASTER/BASIC #1
* '65 DISNEYLAND #2
* '78 ELVIS PRESLEY #6
* '78 THREE'S COMPANY #1
WaltDisneyBoards
I feel my time is coming. I just hope the golf/boxing can keep me distracted long enough.
Arthur
Need to rescan when I get it.
* C. PASCUAL BASIC #3
* T. PEREZ BASIC #4 100%
* L. TIANT BASIC #1
* DRYSDALE BASIC #4 100%
* MAGIC MASTER #4/BASIC #3
* PALMEIRO MASTER/BASIC #1
* '65 DISNEYLAND #2
* '78 ELVIS PRESLEY #6
* '78 THREE'S COMPANY #1
WaltDisneyBoards
<< <i>Wow, beautiful Bowmans! Congrats on those! >>
i agree those look amazing
looking for low grade t205's psa 1-2
<< <i>Just won:
Nice cards Stingray. I remember freaking out when I was a kid trying to get Kittle's 83 Fleeer rc. He was gonna be great, or so we all thought
matt
1994 Pro Line Live
TheDallasCowboyBackfieldProject
Here is my second T3 HOF that I just received. It looks great next to the Lajoie.
David
<< <i>I picked this up on person the other day as well >>
what person were you on??
1994 Pro Line Live
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<< <i>
<< <i>I picked this up on person the other day as well >>
what person were you on??
He was on top of Mr. Mint, giving him a good beat down after hitting on his woman
-- Yogi Berra
Anyway, here is my first PSA 10:
I told Mr. Mint anything you want to do to her, I am going to do to you first!
RM
Superb Dixie premiums! thanx.
pCollector
Those are some mighty sweet Bowmans! Wow - thanx for sharing those. The McGraw T3 is a beauty and looks better than a 4 to me!
Bri
The 71 Clinic PC of Munson - that's a real auto or fax? If real - wow! Good luck with the grading.
rd
Very impressive - your 76T set gets better by the minute!
Arch
I know what you mean about a tuff act to follow. Those are some nice Maz cards! Good luck on the set.
Arthur
The famous fighters fold out is really a nice item - I've never seen it before. It's amazing how much stuff is out there!
And, in general, your contributions of fighters has been invaluable - I've thoroughly enjoyed them. Thanx for coming on board and filling a void in my appreciation of cards.
This has been the best. There's others to comment on - I'll get back.
mike
I love that Munson postcard. He was one of my favorite players growing up. I was surrounded by Red Sox fans as a child. However, I liked the way Munson played. He was the reason why I became a Yankee fan.
David
And an 8 that has none higher.
With these two cards my set is completed and will be retired by the end of the year. I'm waiting for the Duke to sell his off and then i will begin selling mine. I will of course entertain offers from board members first. It has been fun but, I would prefer a nice ex/mnt set in a binder. Once this set is sold that is what i will proly do.
Steve
edited to add: AJW nice looking cards! outstanding!
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
My intention originally was to get PSA 7s and 8s for this set, but I can use the 6 for my raw '61 set, and it was a two card lot. My max bid was what I would pay for a raw EXMT '61 Maz, so I am pretty happy. I don't think I'll be upgrading the '58 any time soon. It is not in my budget yet. It is just a little bonus.
Collector of Pittsburgh Pirates cards for a slightly less stupid reason.
My Pirates Collection
Steve
2 10s! Tremendous. Great addition to your set upgrade - congratulations.
mike