<< <i>One avenue I did try was looking for cards in other companies holders. >>
Good idea. Believe it or not, I hadn't thought of that. *slaps own forehead*
<< <i>Are there ever PSA set breaks on eBay anymore? I remember always being excited when Steve Novella would have a set break. The competition was always fierce, but it seemed I could always fill multiple holes in my want list. >>
It has been a LONG time since I have seen a real '56 baseball set break. And yes, when there is one, you generally have to cough up blood for the ones you want if it's a high-end-for-the-grade copy. I'm prepared to do that..... there just haven't been any recently.
'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 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's unbelievable ! I'm really envious of those who are able to hack their way through the primordial ooze of the raw eBay world and score like this. Any other successes like this for your 56 set?
Curious as to what you paid for that Jackie?
"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
Also, that Jackie is stunning. At least in that scan, it looks like you should be sending it back to PSA because it's not in the correct holder yet!
'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
The Jackie is a very nice card. It does have some very, very light touches on the left corners. I was hoping for an 8.5. I did not think it would make a 9 with the slight touches on the corners. Anyway, I did send you another PM.
Registry sets: 1954 Topps BB 1955 Bowman BB 1956 Topps Super BB 1957 Topps BB 1969 Topps BB 1984 Donruss BB 1961 Fleer W.S. Pennants 1960-62 Fleer Team Logo Decals Run
Big shout-out to Spahnfan for helping me with four cards I needed for my set. At this stage in the game, knocking off four in one shot is a pretty big deal!
'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, I have a 56 partial set that I am no longer building. I decided about two years ago to give up on the set but never really sold anything off. I took a quick look and I have about 20+ 7-8's that you need. Take a look and send me an pm or email if you are interested and would like to see some scans or talk prices. Actually if anyone is interested in any cards from that set LMK. Set is listed as "My next Set" roughly 90th in the basic rankings
I was pretty excited to get this one. You hardly ever see a centered copy of this card. In hand, it looks better than many- if not most- of the PSA 8's in my set.
'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 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
Don't let the "59" fool you, it was just a great year for the SOX. I do have a registry set for both the 1956 (56Horsehide) and the 1959 (59Horsehide) Topps sets. I am looking for a 1956 PSA 7 of Harmon Killebrew (card 164) that is clean and well centered. If you have one you might be interested in showing me, and perhaps parting ways with, I would appreciate it. Please send a PM to me. Thanks.
How is everyone doing on their '56 set? I have been picking up a card every now and then off 'bay. Getting tougher to find nice clean, well centered cards. Some sellers are pretty proud of their cards as the prices seem to be on the high side. Let the rest of us know how you are doing. Thanks.
<< <i>How is everyone doing on their '56 set? I have been picking up a card every now and then off 'bay. Getting tougher to find nice clean, well centered cards. Some sellers are pretty proud of their cards as the prices seem to be on the high side. Let the rest of us know how you are doing. Thanks.
Jim >>
I'm down to 38 cards needed, and things are pretty barren out there. At least on EBay, the vast majority of the cards I need (with the centering & condition that I want) are simply not available- and the few that are available are priced in the stratosphere. (e.g: there's a PSA 8 Gil Hodges that I've had my eye on forever, but I haven't been able to pull the trigger on it at $330. Even drunk I haven't been able to bring myself to do it. And the seller never drops the price.)
I am guessing that it's going to take me at least as long to acquire the last 10% of the set as it took me to acquire the first 90%. Also, I don't have the Mantle- and I will want it in high-eye appeal PSA 7. God knows what's that going to cost by the time I can actually afford 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'm only doing the HOFers in this set because I'm just starting a family (I'm still in my 20's) and I dont have the crazy expendable money, but I still love collecting, and this is my favorite topps set. Nonetheless, I'm trying for all 7s...
This is my latest pick up....
Not as centered ad I'd like, but I got it well below VCP average, so I grabbed it.
O and if anyone has a 56 Monte Irvin PSA 7 let me know! It's the one "easy card" that hasn't been so easy to find....
Did anyone get in on the Probstein auction that ended this past Wednesday? I was able to get a few for the '56 set. Also, as I am upgrading my set, I have about 130 cards I would like to sell or trade. While I buy on the 'bay, I haven't sold any cards for about 10 years. What have you found to be a good way to market cards you want to dispose of? Would you sell as singles or small lots? Would you sell as a partial set? Would you consign to a dealer? Most of what I am talking about are raw cards (have a dozen or so graded) and will likely fall short of a PSA 7 grade based on my submission experiences.
I only snagged 2. Lost out on many I bid on due to all ending at the same time and snipes beating me. Hate it when they do that. As to your questions, if it was me, I'd bundle the whole wad and send to an AH that doesn't charge juice to consignors. It is a hand's free way to dump a collection w/o dealing with all the time, drama and BS of selling them yourself. Successfully did that recently w/ about 400 '50's-'60's cards / slabs I no longer had interest in.
Added these two. The previous 7's that I had for each were rather off center, not that these are centered, but still a slight improvement on centering and corners (for less than I paid for the originals)
Some nice examples in PSA 7. Great eye appeal can be had for a reasonable price. I'm slowly working on this set and am currently just under 45% complete with an 8 GPA. The Mantle will be a painful one. Wish I had picked one up a few years ago.
Some nice examples in PSA 7. Great eye appeal can be had for a reasonable price.
This is the exact reason I kept it to just PSA 7. A nice 7 can a lot of the time hold its own to a decent 8. In most cases, 8's are 2.5 to 3 times more expensive than 7s. On my budget, 8's weren't worth the premium. But to each their own. I'd obviously love all 8's over all 7's.
Originally posted by: gemint Some nice examples in PSA 7. Great eye appeal can be had for a reasonable price.
This is the exact reason I kept it to just PSA 7. A nice 7 can a lot of the time hold its own to a decent 8. In most cases, 8's are 2.5 to 3 times more expensive than 7s. On my budget, 8's weren't worth the premium. But to each their own. I'd obviously love all 8's over all 7's.
Especially with 1956. For some reason there are a lot of 1956 PSA 8s with rounded corners. This is particularly the case with older labels. I pass on a lot of 56s due to poor corner definition.
Whatever happened to the days when (quoting Beckett from the 90s), "a 1952 card is judged by the same standards as a 1992 card"? But seriously, I thought to get an 8 or above the corners have to be near flawless.
Originally posted by: Estil Whatever happened to the days when (quoting Beckett from the 90s), "a 1952 card is judged by the same standards as a 1992 card"? But seriously, I thought to get an 8 or above the corners have to be near flawless.
That's usually the case but not so for 1956s for some reason. There are lots out there with noticeable rounding on a corner.
Hello, I just joined the thread as a new collector of the 56 set. I'm trying to collect it in all PSA 8's. Please let me know if you have any for sale. I just started the set and only have 63 cards to date. Thanks. -Jerry
Collecting '52-'54 in PSA 7, '55 to '67 in PSA 8, '68 to '79 in PSA 9. See me on the set registry as GI's XXXX Set. Thx.
I have a question about the 1956 Topps Baseball set. I have been checking the prices of the team cards (#11, 72, 85, 90, 95, and 100) in PSA 7 and 8. I thought that there was usually a correlation between prices and the population of a card. Some of the prices just don't make sense to me. Why are the selling prices for all the #100 cards so much higher than for the other team cards? For example, the pop of a #100 name left card gray back is 13 in PSA 7. This card has recently sold for $300 , according to VCP. The population of a #11 name left gray back is 10 in PSA 7. This card recently sold for $83. The #100 card, name left gray back, in PSA 8 has a pop of 10 and has recently sold for $1180. The #90 card, name left gray back, also has a pop of 10 in PSA 8. The highest this card has recently sold for is $500. Anyone have any explanation for the big differences in selling prices for cards of a similar population?
Registry sets: 1954 Topps BB 1955 Bowman BB 1956 Topps Super BB 1957 Topps BB 1969 Topps BB 1984 Donruss BB 1961 Fleer W.S. Pennants 1960-62 Fleer Team Logo Decals Run
Added a few cards to my set recently. Technically, quite a few... finally cracked the needing-less-than-100 barrier. It's been years in the making and I'm sure it will take me several more years to complete.
Thought I'd share a couple pics of my recent HOFer pickups...
I heard ( and maybe stupid enough to believe it) that the action shot of Mantle going into the stands that he drops the ball? Any truth to that? I am sure the Topps artist used a photo as a source ? Was is taken from a real game action ?
Historically the view was gray backs in 1-100 and white backs in 101-180 carried a premium. The premium on 101-180 whites tended to be higher than any slight premium on 1-100 grays.
But it has been a long time since I put my set together.
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Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
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<< <i>One avenue I did try was looking for cards in other companies holders. >>
Good idea. Believe it or not, I hadn't thought of that. *slaps own forehead*
<< <i>Are there ever PSA set breaks on eBay anymore? I remember always being excited when Steve Novella would have a set break. The competition was always fierce, but it seemed I could always fill multiple holes in my want list. >>
It has been a LONG time since I have seen a real '56 baseball set break. And yes, when there is one, you generally have to cough up blood for the ones you want if it's a high-end-for-the-grade copy.
I'm prepared to do that..... there just haven't been any recently.
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
<< <i>See the last page in his thread and the link in post 101
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Thanks for the link.
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1955 Bowman BB
1956 Topps Super BB
1957 Topps BB
1969 Topps BB
1984 Donruss BB
1961 Fleer W.S. Pennants
1960-62 Fleer Team Logo Decals Run
<< <i>Just thought I would share this card I just got back from PSA. I got the card raw on eBay. There are a few good ones out there.
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That's unbelievable ! I'm really envious of those who are able to hack their way through the primordial ooze of the raw eBay world and score like this. Any other successes like this for your 56 set?
Curious as to what you paid for that Jackie?
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1954 Topps BB
1955 Bowman BB
1956 Topps Super BB
1957 Topps BB
1969 Topps BB
1984 Donruss BB
1961 Fleer W.S. Pennants
1960-62 Fleer Team Logo Decals Run
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1954 Topps BB
1955 Bowman BB
1956 Topps Super BB
1957 Topps BB
1969 Topps BB
1984 Donruss BB
1961 Fleer W.S. Pennants
1960-62 Fleer Team Logo Decals Run
1954 Topps BB
1955 Bowman BB
1956 Topps Super BB
1957 Topps BB
1969 Topps BB
1984 Donruss BB
1961 Fleer W.S. Pennants
1960-62 Fleer Team Logo Decals Run
Also, that Jackie is stunning. At least in that scan, it looks like you should be sending it back to PSA because it's not in the correct holder yet!
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
1954 Topps BB
1955 Bowman BB
1956 Topps Super BB
1957 Topps BB
1969 Topps BB
1984 Donruss BB
1961 Fleer W.S. Pennants
1960-62 Fleer Team Logo Decals Run
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
I have a 56 partial set that I am no longer building. I decided about two years ago to give up on the set but never really sold anything off. I took a quick look and I have about 20+ 7-8's that you need. Take a look and send me an pm or email if you are interested and would like to see some scans or talk prices. Actually if anyone is interested in any cards from that set LMK. Set is listed as "My next Set" roughly 90th in the basic rankings
Thanks Dave
mealeworm@gmail.com
1957 Topps 99% 7.40 GPA
Hank Aaron Basic PSA 7-8(75%)
1957 Topps 99% 7.40 GPA
Hank Aaron Basic PSA 7-8(75%)
1954 Topps BB
1955 Bowman BB
1956 Topps Super BB
1957 Topps BB
1969 Topps BB
1984 Donruss BB
1961 Fleer W.S. Pennants
1960-62 Fleer Team Logo Decals Run
thanks,
gil
In hand, it looks better than many- if not most- of the PSA 8's in my set.
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
Don't let the "59" fool you, it was just a great year for the SOX. I do have a registry set for both the 1956 (56Horsehide) and the 1959 (59Horsehide) Topps sets. I am looking for a 1956 PSA 7 of Harmon Killebrew (card 164) that is clean and well centered. If you have one you might be interested in showing me, and perhaps parting ways with, I would appreciate it. Please send a PM to me. Thanks.
Jim
<< <i>How is everyone doing on their '56 set? I have been picking up a card every now and then off 'bay. Getting tougher to find nice clean, well centered cards. Some sellers are pretty proud of their cards as the prices seem to be on the high side. Let the rest of us know how you are doing. Thanks.
Jim >>
I'm down to 38 cards needed, and things are pretty barren out there. At least on EBay, the vast majority of the cards I need (with the centering & condition that I want) are simply not available- and the few that are available are priced in the stratosphere. (e.g: there's a PSA 8 Gil Hodges that I've had my eye on forever, but I haven't been able to pull the trigger on it at $330. Even drunk I haven't been able to bring myself to do it. And the seller never drops the price.)
I am guessing that it's going to take me at least as long to acquire the last 10% of the set as it took me to acquire the first 90%. Also, I don't have the Mantle- and I will want it in high-eye appeal PSA 7. God knows what's that going to cost by the time I can actually afford it!
-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 latest pick up....
Not as centered ad I'd like, but I got it well below VCP average, so I grabbed it.
O and if anyone has a 56 Monte Irvin PSA 7 let me know! It's the one "easy card" that hasn't been so easy to find....
My need list is in my signature!
LaJoie Portrait 3+, Cy Young Bare Hand 3+
Ty Cobb Bat Off 4+, ANY Red & Green Portrait
1954 Topps BB
1955 Bowman BB
1956 Topps Super BB
1957 Topps BB
1969 Topps BB
1984 Donruss BB
1961 Fleer W.S. Pennants
1960-62 Fleer Team Logo Decals Run
I'm still looking for a Mays and Irvin in PSA 7 if anyone wants to trade or have them for sale!?!?!
Added this to my set. It's not dead centered, but it's better than 80% of the PSA 7 Koufax's I've seen.
LaJoie Portrait 3+, Cy Young Bare Hand 3+
Ty Cobb Bat Off 4+, ANY Red & Green Portrait
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1954 Topps BB
1955 Bowman BB
1956 Topps Super BB
1957 Topps BB
1969 Topps BB
1984 Donruss BB
1961 Fleer W.S. Pennants
1960-62 Fleer Team Logo Decals Run
Still looking for a 56 Mays PSA 7.....
LaJoie Portrait 3+, Cy Young Bare Hand 3+
Ty Cobb Bat Off 4+, ANY Red & Green Portrait
LaJoie Portrait 3+, Cy Young Bare Hand 3+
Ty Cobb Bat Off 4+, ANY Red & Green Portrait
Some nice examples in PSA 7. Great eye appeal can be had for a reasonable price.
This is the exact reason I kept it to just PSA 7. A nice 7 can a lot of the time hold its own to a decent 8. In most cases, 8's are 2.5 to 3 times more expensive than 7s. On my budget, 8's weren't worth the premium. But to each their own. I'd obviously love all 8's over all 7's.
LaJoie Portrait 3+, Cy Young Bare Hand 3+
Ty Cobb Bat Off 4+, ANY Red & Green Portrait
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
Some nice examples in PSA 7. Great eye appeal can be had for a reasonable price.
This is the exact reason I kept it to just PSA 7. A nice 7 can a lot of the time hold its own to a decent 8. In most cases, 8's are 2.5 to 3 times more expensive than 7s. On my budget, 8's weren't worth the premium. But to each their own. I'd obviously love all 8's over all 7's.
Especially with 1956. For some reason there are a lot of 1956 PSA 8s with rounded corners. This is particularly the case with older labels. I pass on a lot of 56s due to poor corner definition.
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
Whatever happened to the days when (quoting Beckett from the 90s), "a 1952 card is judged by the same standards as a 1992 card"? But seriously, I thought to get an 8 or above the corners have to be near flawless.
That's usually the case but not so for 1956s for some reason. There are lots out there with noticeable rounding on a corner.
1956 PSA 8
Here's a good example.
1956 PSA 8
I send that card in and they give me a 6 (at best).
bobsbbcards SGC Registry Sets
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
1954 Topps BB
1955 Bowman BB
1956 Topps Super BB
1957 Topps BB
1969 Topps BB
1984 Donruss BB
1961 Fleer W.S. Pennants
1960-62 Fleer Team Logo Decals Run
For example, the pop of a #100 name left card gray back is 13 in PSA 7. This card has recently sold for $300 , according to VCP. The population of a #11 name left gray back is 10 in PSA 7. This card recently sold for $83. The #100 card, name left gray back, in PSA 8 has a pop of 10 and has recently sold for $1180. The #90 card, name left gray back, also has a pop of 10 in PSA 8. The highest this card has recently sold for is $500.
Anyone have any explanation for the big differences in selling prices for cards of a similar population?
1954 Topps BB
1955 Bowman BB
1956 Topps Super BB
1957 Topps BB
1969 Topps BB
1984 Donruss BB
1961 Fleer W.S. Pennants
1960-62 Fleer Team Logo Decals Run
Thought I'd share a couple pics of my recent HOFer pickups...
1954 Topps BB
1955 Bowman BB
1956 Topps Super BB
1957 Topps BB
1969 Topps BB
1984 Donruss BB
1961 Fleer W.S. Pennants
1960-62 Fleer Team Logo Decals Run
Was is taken from a real game action ?
A question on #20 Al Kaline white back/gray back. Which has more value? Thanks.
Historically the view was gray backs in 1-100 and white backs in 101-180 carried a premium. The premium on 101-180 whites tended to be higher than any slight premium on 1-100 grays.
But it has been a long time since I put my set together.
Bowman Baseball -1948-1955
Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
A recent pick up...
Just because he was a Red Sox.