Some highlights (and a few disappointments) from my January submission (w/scans)

paleocards

Submitted 25 cards on the January Collector's Special ($13/5 day). Overall, I'm pleased since the submission averaged out at a grade of 6.84 and I shoot for 7s or better for the cards I submit. However, there was quite a big spread around the mean -- 8 cards graded lower and 6 cards graded higher than NM. But there weren't just 6s and 8s on either side of the 7s. Here are some of the cards...

First the disappointments:


Thought this was a solid card, maybe the rough cut was just too rough...




This is the only card from my childhood collection that I thought was in good enough shape to grade, guess I was wrong...




Thought these two were solid 7s, even thought the Sluggers had a shot at 8...






I had this one pegged as an 8, guess I missed a surface wrinkle (still can't see one...)




Now some of the sevens:


Bought this raw on eBay, 8/12/2002




Received this as a birthday gift (purchased raw from my favorite shop, 10/25/2003)




Just bought this raw from my favorite shop over the holidays (12/27/2005). I've seen quite a few 8s that aren't as nice (a few touches on the orange back corners kept this from NM-MT).




Now the highlights:


Bought raw from my favorite shop, 5/13/2004




Bought raw from my favorite shop, 8/14/2004 (love the color on this card)




Bought raw from my favorite shop, 12/23/2003




Just bought this raw from my favorite shop over the holidays, 12/27/2005. Pleasantly surprised this one came back an 8, figured it for a 7.




Bought raw from my favorite shop, 12/27/2003. Great centering and bold color...




And the best surprise of all, my 3rd 9 of the ~100 1955-1975 Topps HOFers I've submitted. Just bought this raw from my favorite shop over the holidays, 12/27/2005




Here's the entire submission:

PSA Order Status for Submission # 586316


LINE # CERT # CARD CARD CO. CARD # CARD NAME VARIETY GRADE
1 31409488 1956 TOPPS 110 YOGI BERRA N/A 5
2 31409489 1956 TOPPS 260 PEE WEE REESE N/A 5
3 31409490 1957 TOPPS 2 YOGI BERRA N/A 6
4 31409491 1957 TOPPS 25 WHITEY FORD N/A 8
5 31409492 1957 TOPPS 35 FRANK ROBINSON N/A 6
6 31409493 1957 TOPPS 55 ERNIE BANKS N/A 7
7 31409494 1957 TOPPS 210 ROY CAMPANELLA N/A 8
8 31409495 1958 TOPPS 285 FRANK ROBINSON N/A 8
9 31409496 1958 TOPPS 307 BROOKS ROBINSON N/A 6
10 31409497 1958 TOPPS 321 SLUGGERS SUPREME T.KLUSZEWSKI/T.WILLIAMS 6
11 31409498 1958 TOPPS 370 YOGI BERRA N/A 7
12 31409499 1959 TOPPS 350 ERNIE BANKS N/A 8
13 31409500 1960 TOPPS 10 ERNIE BANKS N/A 8
14 31409501 1960 TOPPS 480 YOGI BERRA N/A 7
15 31409502 1961 TOPPS 417 JUAN MARICHAL N/A 7
16 31409503 1962 TOPPS 199 GAYLORD PERRY STAR ROOKIE 7
17 31409504 1962 TOPPS 387 LOU BROCK STAR ROOKIE 7
18 31409505 1962 TOPPS 425 CARL YASTRZEMSKI N/A 7
19 31409506 1962 TOPPS 544 WILLIE McCOVEY N/A 7
20 31409507 1963 TOPPS 472 LOU BROCK N/A 7
21 31409508 1964 TOPPS 150 WILLIE MAYS N/A 7
22 31409509 1965 TOPPS 526 ATHLETICS ROOKIES N/A 7
23 31409510 1965 TOPPS 581 N.L. ROOKIE STARS PEREZ/COLLINS/RICKETTS 6
24 31409511 1966 TOPPS 288 DODGERS ROOKIES B.SINGER/D.SUTTON 5
25 31409512 1969 TOPPS 95 JOHNNY BENCH ALL-STAR ROOKIE 9

Date Received: 01/12/2006
Date of Grades Posted: 01/18/2006
Date Shipped: 01/18/2006

CardCoreCollector

Nice cards !!

Love the 58 Robinson

Dave

halosfan

It must be nice to have a shop to frequent that carries cards pre 2005!

Stone193

What can I say but WOW!

And some of them I don't understand - they look way better than the grade you got!

thanx for sharing
mike

MuckyMutt

I believe a thread from a couple weeks back mentioned cards graded with the dreaded 314xxxxxx number assigned to it. Seems these always come back much lower than expected. My last submission experienced the same thing. I didn't post the results here because i was embarrased, ashamed, and deeply depressed... oh the agony!

Great Bench though!!

larryallen73

Those are some very nice cards! Those 5's are some HIGH HIGH end 5's. I wouldn't mind them in my collection. Nice submission.

lawnmowerman

Thanks! I enjoyed seeing those cards. Love the Bench.

Matt

Carew29

Finally got my frikkin November grades today!! Man, who did i piss off?!!

1 31367807 1978 PEPSI-COLA ROD CAREW SUPERSTARS-HAND CUT 8
2 31367808 1979 O-PEE-CHEE 151 ROD CAREW N/A 7ST
3 31367809 1980 BURGER KING 14 ROD CAREW PITCH, HIT & RUN 8
3 31367810 1980 BURGER KING 14 ROD CAREW PITCH, HIT & RUN 8
4 31367811 1981 KELLOGG'S 26 ROD CAREW N/A 9
5 31367812 1981 TOPPS STICKERS 49 ROD CAREW N/A 8
6 31367813 1983 ALL-STAR GM.PROG. ROD CAREW INSERTS-HAND CUT 10
7 31367814 1983 DRAKE'S 3 ROD CAREW N/A 7
8 31367815 1983 FLEER STAMPS ROD CAREW N/A 9
8 31367816 1983 FLEER STAMPS ROD CAREW N/A 9
9 31367817 1983 O-PEE-CHEE 201 ROD CAREW N/A 8
10 31367818 1983 TOPPS ALL-STAR 29 ROD CAREW GLOSSY SET OF 40 8
11 31367819 1984 O-PEE-CHEE 26 ROD CAREW N/A Not Holdered, Did not meet Minimum Size Requirements
12 31367820 1984 TOPPS ALL-STAR 2 ROD CAREW GLOSSY SET OF 22 7
13 31367821 1984 TOPPS 17 ROD CAREW CEREAL SERIES 10
14 31367822 1985 TOPPS ALL-STAR 13 ROD CAREW GLOSSY SET OF 22 8
15 31367823 1985 DONRUSS HIGHLTS. 31 ROD CAREW N/A 8
15 31367824 1985 DONRUSS HIGHLTS. 31 ROD CAREW N/A 8
16 31367825 1985 TOPPS RUB DOWNS M.BODDICKER/R.CAREW C.FISK/J.RAY 9ST
16 31367826 1985 TOPPS RUB DOWNS M.BODDICKER/R.CAREW C.FISK/J.RAY 9
17 31367827 1986 SPORTFLICS 69 DBL. AWARD WINNERS C.RIPKEN/R.CAREW/P.ROSE 9
18 31367828 1986 SPORTFLICS 106 ROD CAREW N/A 9
19 31367829 1986 WOOLWORTH 6 ROD CAREW N/A 9
20 31367830 1973 TOPPS CANDY LIDS ROD CAREW N/A 6
21 31367831 1975 TOPPS MINI 600 ROD CAREW N/A 7
22 31367832 1976 HOSTESS 33 ROD CAREW HAND CUT 6

Date Received: 12/08/2005
Date of Grades Posted: 02/01/2006
Date Shipped: 02/01/2006

ZodiacMindwarp

Paleo,

Please let me know if you are interested in selling the 2 1956 PSA 5s.

Thanks,
Michael

Lothar52

Id be interested in the brooks robinson 1958.

loth

dtkk49a

Nice cards Paleo. You seem to have an eye for gradable stuff.

ctsoxfan

Nice thread, enjoyed the scans! The Bench is sweet, but so is that 64 Mays 7 - overall, nice job!

brianwintersfan

Those first two are pretty nice looking 5's!

A761506

Amazing looking cards... the grader was pretty hard on you on a few of them... that Sutton rookie looks spectacular, as do the 55's. Congrats on the Bench

QUIK

Great cards thanks for showing! If any are available for sale or trade please pm or email quiks57set@aol Thanks Jeff

packCollector

I would bet there wrinkles on the 2 56's , that is the only explanation as to why those would be 5's. if you are selling any of the cards please pm or email me, harvey0724@hotmail.com thanks

paleocards

Thanks for all of the kind words, guys. I'm not planning to sell any of these but when/if I do I will post my intentions on the PSA boards.

One more card to show off: just won this one on the Bay, bottom corners are showing white but I love the color & register and the centering is dead-on.

MajorDanby

paleo....always love it when you post scans of your cards AND tell us how you got them. When you bought these cards raw...were they bought at SMR prices for the grades they respectively received? thanks

paleocards

Major -- When I buy raw from my favorite shop, he charges me 85-100% of Beckett Hi-Book which approximates SMR PSA 7. So if my submitted cards come back 5 or 6, I've lost value, if they come back 7 I'm breaking even and if they come back 8 or 9 then I've added value to my collection.

One of my biggest pet-peeves is the dealer who charges PSA 8 prices for high-grade raw cards (I've run across a number of these, especially at the last two Nationals I've attended). These guys expect you to absorb all of the cost and the risk -- if I'm going to spend PSA 8 prices, I'll buy the cards already slabbed.