<< <i>one more nice card to share before the year is done.....working at around 25% completion now and thoroughly enjoying the chase.
this thread is always a great read from its participants......hope to have more to show in 2012.
>>
That card is a true beauty. Surely not a raw eBay purchase?
"I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
Goner, it must be a mega high-grade '56 set you are putting together if the cards you've posted to this thread so far is typical of the quality. That Redlegs TC is a frickin' monster. Great pickup!
'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.' -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
Just picked this up for a reasonable BIN after getting outbid the week before on a PSA 8 of the same card.
I don't have it in hand yet- but assuming there aren't any issues that don't show up in the scan, I don't think I'm going to regret losing the bidding war.
'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.' -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
Can't shake the feeling that I'm sort of crawling to the finish line with regards to the quality of cards I'm picking up. Not crazy about either of these... but I'm down to just 3 left.
"I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
Hey, you can't wait your whole life to finish this thing. Centering is still pretty good on both of those. Nicely done!
Love the 'action shot' on the Dyck card. That's awesome.
'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.' -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
Can't believe you passed me up towards completion. Just seems like the few that I need are impossible to find centered. May have to break down and just buy any copy when they come up to finish. Here are the one's left that I need.
I've been a bit complacent on this set. I collect a lot of football, and I've been concentrating on that. I saw this one today for a $15 BIN. I can't resist at that price.
Nicely done! Centered 7's are tough to come by for less than $20 shipped.
'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.' -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
I think I may lower my PSA score standards a bit. I want to do so many things, but my income just won't allow it. I bought a 6 that I was really happy with for less than $10 a few nights ago, and last night I picked up a well centered and focused PSA 5 for less than $5 (plus a couple bucks for shipping). I feel like if I am going to be able to make progress, I will have to do it in a 5-7 range, with the nicest examples I can find in that area. It wouldn't be a highly rated set, but it would still be a very attractive and presentable one I think. I hope...
To me it's always been about "eye appeal" rather than pure grade. So if it is a 5 or a 7 if it looks nice it looks nice. This works for me and allows me to collect more things with the same budget. How about some pics of the one's you just picked up.
Working on converting my raw set to graded, here are the results from my first round of submissions.
I submitted a total of 25, the remaining 5 came back as 6's and 6.5's. I have another 125 from the set going out this coming week for grades. For the most part, they are as nice as these.
Nice sub on your cards...that must have been one heck of a nice raw set. How did you put it together and pick up all the nice cards? The Mantle looks great centered like that with great eye appeal. Keep us updated on your next round.
Nice sub on your cards...that must have been one heck of a nice raw set. How did you put it together and pick up all the nice cards? The Mantle looks great centered like that with great eye appeal. Keep us updated on your next round.
Jeff >>
The raw set was put together thru raw purchases from shows, shops, ebay and trades over the last few years. Hitting up a show tomorrow, hopefully I will be able to find more as I was only about 85% complete on the master set.
Unfortunately for my debt-to-income ratio, I have continued to buy '56s on a fairly regular basis over the last few months. A couple new additions showed up in my mailbox today. Here's the pick of the litter:
'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.' -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
Nice! I love the 7.5s. Don't seem to get much respect.
Speaking of 7.5s, I recently picked up my Jackie.
Walter, I know you've got a beautiful 7.5 Jackie as well. About a month ago there was another 7.5 that went for more than an avg. PSA 8. I bid strong but not strong enough. So I was really happy to snag this one.
I also picked up an SGC 84 Podbielan.
Love the centering on this one. I was hoping the dot on the right border would come off. Unfortunately I couldn't remove it. I cracked this one out and its currently in Newport Beach. If I can get it to cross to at least a 7, I'll be down to needing just one card, the Yankees Team Card, to complete my set. Fingers crossed.
"I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
That is a sweeeeeeet Jackie, Peanut. Nice addition. That prompted me to take a look at the one I have- the two cards look very similar. The Podbelian will get the PSA 7 (and maybe even 7 and a hook)...... even if it doesn't happen on the first trip.
It must be a rush to be so close to finishing off this kind of achievement. Hopefully I will get there someday while I still have enough marbles rolling around to appreciate it.
'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.' -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
<< <i>That is a sweeeeeeet Jackie, Peanut. Nice addition. That prompted me to take a look at the one I have- the two cards look very similar. The Podbelian will get the PSA 7 (and maybe even 7 and a hook)...... even if it doesn't happen on the first trip.
It must be a rush to be so close to finishing off this kind of achievement. Hopefully I will get there someday while I still have enough marbles rolling around to appreciate it. >>
It's funny, but I'm not really that excited. Maybe when I get that last card in it will hit me. I remember when I hit the 300 card mark. I was really excited then. It seemed like there was always something on my watch list or a card to bid on or a card in transit to me. It was like non-stop action. Now I go months at a time with nothing.
You're making good progress. Almost at the 40% mark. I think it's good to take it in steps. When you hit 40% you can look forward to 50% and so on. Rather than thinking you still have over half of the set to go. Less daunting that way. Remember. It's a marathon. Not a sprint.
"I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
And the final card needed. The tough Yankees Team Card.
Not the prettiest 7 in my set, but at this point just relieved to be finished.
1956 Topps Set June 14, 2001 - April 15, 2012
"I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
CONGRATULATIONS! That is a hell of an accomplishment, and all the more so given how particular you have been about centering. Well done!
'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.' -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
This is my favorite set of all time, even though I wasn't born until 1975 and subsequently never saw any of these guys play live. I am fairly new to these boards, and have recently dumped 99% of my modern collection to jump full bore into vintage, and I would really like to attempt this set. No specific grade, since I won't have the funds to get some of the HOF guys in 8's or higher, but just looking for well centered and nice color/eye appeal for now, even if its raw and I have to submit to PSA myself. If anyone has anything they are looking to move, feel free to send me a PM. I don't have the $$$ to buy all 342 cards at once though, so please keep that in mind
Keep the pics coming!
mike
Looking for PSA HOF autos, PSA Vintage Red Sox and Pedro Martinez
Well, you finally did it! Congrats on a great set and probably the nicest centered throughout on the planet. I am still looking for a few cards to complete mine but they seem tough to come by.
Where did you find the Yankees Team card...curious as to what it ran you.
Thanks for the kind words guys. It feels odd not checking eBay for 56 Topps on a daily basis. My main goal when I started the set was to be super happy with each card that I got so that I wouldn't feel the need to upgrade. Unfortunately there's still 5 or 6 cards I'm looking to upgrade. Mainly centering issues. One or two with unsightly print lines. Also, when I first started, I was shooting for a straight 7 set. I got about half way through the set before I picked up my first 8. So a lot of the easier cards in the set I have in PSA 7. My set is at 7.36 right now. I'd like to hit a nice even 7.50, so I'm going to slowly upgrade some of my easier 7s into PSA 8s.
"I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
OK, experts...... anyone have any clue why this card in this grade would command THIS high of a price? I mean, it's a nice looking 7- but really? For a 7??
'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.' -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
Walter...from the bidding it looks like two guys duked this one out. This is a $25 card in a PSA 7 so the seller really made out. Amazing the impact that the registry can have on sales prices for commons.
I don't have VCP access but that's kinda what I was thinking! I have a beautifully centered PSA 6.5 of that card, and I know I didn't pay more than 20 bucks for it. That's just crazy! An 8 maybe I could see it if they don't come around that often..... but a 7???
'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.' -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
I don't have VCP access but that's kinda what I was thinking! I have a beautifully centered PSA 6.5 of that card, and I know I didn't pay more than 20 bucks for it. That's just crazy! An 8 maybe I could see it if they don't come around that often..... but a 7??? >>
Agreed! His "twin" at #334 just pulled $215 in a seven. Again, only a $25 card in 7. Gotta be the registry freaks.
The last couple of years collecting this set, at the end of the year I'd print out the pop report and study it pretty closely. The Phillies Bob Miller (#334) has consistently been in the top 5 low pop PSA 8s.
With the skewing of the pop report over the years with crackouts and word getting out on what were the "tough" cards to look for to submit, I found myself relying more on the total # of cards graded to determine what the tougher commons were. Ever since I started doing this (2008) the Tigers Bob Miller (#263) has remained the card that has been submitted the fewest times. In addition both Bob Miller's are in the far left hand column of the uncut sheet. So they both should be considered tough cards.
With all of that being said, I have no clue how those cards could command those prices.
"I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.' -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
Very nice sub and love the Mays...how is your set coming along? I am still looking for my last few cards but they are tough to come by. Where did you get the raw cards from?
Very nice sub and love the Mays...how is your set coming along? I am still looking for my last few cards but they are tough to come by. Where did you get the raw cards from?
Jeff >>
The cards came from various places over the last few years, including local shows and ebay. I still have roughly 400 '56's to submit but after the results of the last sub I am probably going to hold off for a while. I feel like they absolutely killed some cards and others they were very lenient on including the Mays pictured above. Out of the last sub there were probably 40-50 cards that appeared better than the Mays but ended up in 5 and 6 holders.
I haven't been too active adding to my '56 set lately, as I've cut way back on my card budget. But I couldn't resist how sharp this one looked, so I won this auction tonight (well, OK- I was the only bidder. Technically still a win!).
'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.' -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
Thanks. Small scan might hide a few flaws but I assume I'm going to be pretty happy with it when I have it in hand.
I'm sure I won't be able to help picking up a '56 every once in a while; I love this set too much to go completely cold turkey. The pace is just going to be a lot slower for the next two years than it was for the first two.
'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.' -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
My name is Scottie and I've had my times following the '56 set. About 2 years ago, I had about a quarter of the set in PSA 5. Then, I had about 1/3 of the Red Sox set in 8 (with a 9 Brewer).
The past 2 months I've been going after the '78 Topps set (first year I collected, I'm 43). And even though I'm not that deep into it, you get past the high pop cards and it slows down. So what do I do? I always go back to 3 sets that I also LOVE. The '56, '59 and '65 sets. Around '84 or so, a friends dad, who was a Chicago garbage man, found these years in the trash. I traded with my buddy and ended up with some nice cards. They've been gone for years but when I've had the '56 Mantle in my hands, it's an instant memory.
For now, I'm going for the Red Sox sets in '56, '59 and '65. I keep an eye on the HOF players too. I'll find a way to go for the Mantle and Williams and then I'm back in :-) I'm still after the '78 set in 10 but you can only go so far with that. My vintage are in 8 with an eye on 9s in case they are reasonable upgrades.
I'm a bit ashamed to say that my priority is grading. PSA 8 or higher. (Yeah, right). It's amazing to see how dedicated some are to their preferences, whether it's centering or what-have-you.
Also, and these two parts seem weird to me, I do not like the older PSA tags/inserts. (The white corners are rounded and the print is different). I don't like .5 grades and I would prefer 'tags' with the 'WHITE BACK' or 'GRAY BACK' designation. Talk about making it tough.
I just wanted to introduce myself and hope to contribute. This is an amazing set and I hope to dedicate focus to it.
It's been a pleasure reading this thread, I hope to be a positive part of this story.
After fooling around with this for a little bit, I am coming to a realization: I cannot afford to collect this set in a high grade. But, I still love it, so I have decided to downgrade to 6's. I've got a about twenty 7's if anyone is interested in trading me some 6's that they want to upgrade. I figure I can reasonably afford to chase after this set in 6. I can't do it in 7. I've got a few that are in the 5 to 5.5 range now that will eventually get upgraded, but that's no big rush. Anybody building a set in PSA 7 or higher that wants to dump some 6's on me in exchange (fair value trade of course)?
Still a nice set in 6 especially if you look for centered cards. I took a look at your 7s but already have those so can't help out. Good luck with the set!
Comments
Jeff
Kucks looks like a 6 but not a 7
Good Luck
Jeff
this thread is always a great read from its participants......hope to have more to show in 2012.
<< <i>one more nice card to share before the year is done.....working at around 25% completion now and thoroughly enjoying the chase.
this thread is always a great read from its participants......hope to have more to show in 2012.
That card is a true beauty. Surely not a raw eBay purchase?
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
I don't have it in hand yet- but assuming there aren't any issues that don't show up in the scan, I don't think I'm going to regret losing the bidding war.
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
Hope to finish off my last few cards this year and finally put this set to rest...until I start upgrading a few...lol.
Jeff
Love the 'action shot' on the Dyck card. That's awesome.
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
Can't believe you passed me up towards completion. Just seems like the few that I need are impossible to find centered. May have to break down and just buy any copy when they come up to finish. Here are the one's left that I need.
88 Kucks...should be easy.
95 Braves Team...tough.
268 Mitchel...good luck!
If you guys have any leads let me know.
Jeff
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
To me it's always been about "eye appeal" rather than pure grade. So if it is a 5 or a 7 if it looks nice it looks nice. This works for me and allows me to collect more things with the same budget. How about some pics of the one's you just picked up.
Good Luck
Jeff
Sam
I submitted a total of 25, the remaining 5 came back as 6's and 6.5's. I have another 125 from the set going out this coming week for grades. For the most part, they are as nice as these.
For Sale
Nice sub on your cards...that must have been one heck of a nice raw set. How did you put it together and pick up all the nice cards? The Mantle looks great centered like that with great eye appeal. Keep us updated on your next round.
Jeff
<< <i>ssdawg77,
Nice sub on your cards...that must have been one heck of a nice raw set. How did you put it together and pick up all the nice cards? The Mantle looks great centered like that with great eye appeal. Keep us updated on your next round.
Jeff >>
The raw set was put together thru raw purchases from shows, shops, ebay and trades over the last few years. Hitting up a show tomorrow, hopefully I will be able to find more as I was only about 85% complete on the master set.
For Sale
A couple new additions showed up in my mailbox today. Here's the pick of the litter:
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
Speaking of 7.5s, I recently picked up my Jackie.
Walter, I know you've got a beautiful 7.5 Jackie as well. About a month ago there was another 7.5 that went for more than an avg. PSA 8. I bid strong but not strong enough. So I was really happy to snag this one.
I also picked up an SGC 84 Podbielan.
Love the centering on this one. I was hoping the dot on the right border would come off. Unfortunately I couldn't remove it. I cracked this one out and its currently in Newport Beach. If I can get it to cross to at least a 7, I'll be down to needing just one card, the Yankees Team Card, to complete my set. Fingers crossed.
The Podbelian will get the PSA 7 (and maybe even 7 and a hook)...... even if it doesn't happen on the first trip.
It must be a rush to be so close to finishing off this kind of achievement. Hopefully I will get there someday while I still have enough marbles rolling around to appreciate it.
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
<< <i>That is a sweeeeeeet Jackie, Peanut. Nice addition. That prompted me to take a look at the one I have- the two cards look very similar.
The Podbelian will get the PSA 7 (and maybe even 7 and a hook)...... even if it doesn't happen on the first trip.
It must be a rush to be so close to finishing off this kind of achievement. Hopefully I will get there someday while I still have enough marbles rolling around to appreciate it. >>
It's funny, but I'm not really that excited. Maybe when I get that last card in it will hit me. I remember when I hit the 300 card mark. I was really excited then. It seemed like there was always something on my watch list or a card to bid on or a card in transit to me. It was like non-stop action. Now I go months at a time with nothing.
You're making good progress. Almost at the 40% mark. I think it's good to take it in steps. When you hit 40% you can look forward to 50% and so on. Rather than thinking you still have over half of the set to go. Less daunting that way. Remember. It's a marathon. Not a sprint.
PSA HOF Baseball Postwar Rookies Set Registry- (Currently 80.51% Complete)
PSA Pro Football HOF Rookie Players Set Registry- (Currently 19.80% Complete)
PSA Basketball HOF Players Rookies Set Registry- (Currently 6.02% Complete)
Here they are. 342 PSA slabs stacked neatly.
I'm happy to say that this,
turned in to this.
And the final card needed. The tough Yankees Team Card.
Not the prettiest 7 in my set, but at this point just relieved to be finished.
1956 Topps Set
June 14, 2001 - April 15, 2012
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
This is my favorite set of all time, even though I wasn't born until 1975 and subsequently never saw any of these guys play live. I am fairly new to these boards, and have recently dumped 99% of my modern collection to jump full bore into vintage, and I would really like to attempt this set. No specific grade, since I won't have the funds to get some of the HOF guys in 8's or higher, but just looking for well centered and nice color/eye appeal for now, even if its raw and I have to submit to PSA myself. If anyone has anything they are looking to move, feel free to send me a PM. I don't have the $$$ to buy all 342 cards at once though, so please keep that in mind
Keep the pics coming!
mike
Well, you finally did it! Congrats on a great set and probably the nicest centered throughout on the planet. I am still looking for a few cards to complete mine but they seem tough to come by.
Where did you find the Yankees Team card...curious as to what it ran you.
Let me know what set is next...
Jeff
what the hell??
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
Jeff
<< <i>This is a $25 card in a PSA 7...... >>
I don't have VCP access but that's kinda what I was thinking! I have a beautifully centered PSA 6.5 of that card, and I know I didn't pay more than 20 bucks for it. That's just crazy! An 8 maybe I could see it if they don't come around that often..... but a 7???
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
<< <i>
<< <i>This is a $25 card in a PSA 7...... >>
I don't have VCP access but that's kinda what I was thinking! I have a beautifully centered PSA 6.5 of that card, and I know I didn't pay more than 20 bucks for it. That's just crazy! An 8 maybe I could see it if they don't come around that often..... but a 7??? >>
Agreed! His "twin" at #334 just pulled $215 in a seven. Again, only a $25 card in 7. Gotta be the registry freaks.
With the skewing of the pop report over the years with crackouts and word getting out on what were the "tough" cards to look for to submit, I found myself relying more on the total # of cards graded to determine what the tougher commons were. Ever since I started doing this (2008) the Tigers Bob Miller (#263) has remained the card that has been submitted the fewest times. In addition both Bob Miller's are in the far left hand column of the uncut sheet. So they both should be considered tough cards.
With all of that being said, I have no clue how those cards could command those prices.
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
For Sale
For Sale
Very nice sub and love the Mays...how is your set coming along? I am still looking for my last few cards but they are tough to come by. Where did you get the raw cards from?
Jeff
<< <i>ssdawg,
Very nice sub and love the Mays...how is your set coming along? I am still looking for my last few cards but they are tough to come by. Where did you get the raw cards from?
Jeff >>
The cards came from various places over the last few years, including local shows and ebay. I still have roughly 400 '56's to submit but after the results of the last sub I am probably going to hold off for a while. I feel like they absolutely killed some cards and others they were very lenient on including the Mays pictured above. Out of the last sub there were probably 40-50 cards that appeared better than the Mays but ended up in 5 and 6 holders.
For Sale
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
Jeff
I'm sure I won't be able to help picking up a '56 every once in a while; I love this set too much to go completely cold turkey. The pace is just going to be a lot slower for the next two years than it was for the first two.
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
My name is Scottie and I've had my times following the '56 set. About 2 years ago, I had about a quarter of the set in PSA 5. Then, I had about 1/3 of the Red Sox set in 8 (with a 9 Brewer).
The past 2 months I've been going after the '78 Topps set (first year I collected, I'm 43). And even though I'm not that deep into it, you get past the high pop cards and it slows down. So what do I do? I always go back to 3 sets that I also LOVE. The '56, '59 and '65 sets. Around '84 or so, a friends dad, who was a Chicago garbage man, found these years in the trash. I traded with my buddy and ended up with some nice cards. They've been gone for years but when I've had the '56 Mantle in my hands, it's an instant memory.
For now, I'm going for the Red Sox sets in '56, '59 and '65. I keep an eye on the HOF players too. I'll find a way to go for the Mantle and Williams and then I'm back in :-) I'm still after the '78 set in 10 but you can only go so far with that. My vintage are in 8 with an eye on 9s in case they are reasonable upgrades.
I'm a bit ashamed to say that my priority is grading. PSA 8 or higher. (Yeah, right). It's amazing to see how dedicated some are to their preferences, whether it's centering or what-have-you.
Also, and these two parts seem weird to me, I do not like the older PSA tags/inserts. (The white corners are rounded and the print is different). I don't like .5 grades and I would prefer 'tags' with the 'WHITE BACK' or 'GRAY BACK' designation. Talk about making it tough.
I just wanted to introduce myself and hope to contribute. This is an amazing set and I hope to dedicate focus to it.
It's been a pleasure reading this thread, I hope to be a positive part of this story.
Thanks!
- Scottie
(My sets are listed under SP-COLLECTION)
1978 Topps Red Sox
Carl Yastrzemski Master Set
Here's my set: My 1956's
Still a nice set in 6 especially if you look for centered cards. I took a look at your 7s but already have those so can't help out. Good luck with the set!
Jeff
Seeing this thread, I went and dug out my '56 set. Must confess that I have not looked at it for many years. Inside of the set
I had written myself a note that numbers 181-260 were more difficult to find. Where I got the info., I have no clue. Is this
accurate? If so, is there any particular reason why this is so? Am certain this has been addressed before, so excuse my
lack of knowledge regarding. Thanks for any info. Craig