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Advice sought on my newest graded endeavor...1959 Fleer Ted Williams Set

megatronmegatron Posts: 955
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Hi everyone,

My newest undertaking is to complete a 1959 Fleer Ted Williams set in PSA 8 condition. Is anyone else out there knowledgeable of this set and/or collecting it in PSA graded form? If so, please help me with these questions:

1. Is there anything unique to this set that I should be on the lookout for? Thus far, it appears that staining and centering are big issues.
2. Other than card #68 (which was pulled due to contract issues), are there any other cards that will cost a bundle? I've noticed that most sellers have asked for much more for those first 10 cards in the set.
3. How much has a PSA 8 card # 68 pulled in the past?
3. Does anyone have a population report they can share for this 80 card set?

Thanks

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Comments

  • jaxxrjaxxr Posts: 1,258 ✭✭
    Great set, and an even greater ballplayer. Teddy Ballgame was a true legend.

    Anyway as to PSA 8 pops. NQ only, PSA 9s NQ also listed after the dash.

    The four hardest are # 1 73-5, #8 73-12, # 13 75-17, and # 6 78-14

    I have some 7s and 8s, a few SGCs including a 60 (EX) of card # 2 with Ted and Babe Ruth together. No desire or funds to complete the set yet do enjoy some of the cards very much.

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  • helionauthelionaut Posts: 1,555 ✭✭
    No cards will come close to #68 as 8s, but so are definitely more expensive than others. When I started looking at this set last year, the #1 and #80 cards were high, obviously, but also the cards with Ruth and other famous people, and the childhood cards, as you note, are tougher to find and pricier. And #17 is very popular because it's just a nice portrait shot, but I don't know if it's any more expensive because of it. At the time, 8s were going between $25 and $40 for the most part, with some in the $60 range. And I couldn't figure out why #68 is so expensive in 8. Sure, it's short-printed, but the population in 8 is greater than many cards in the set, so going by that it should be in the normal price range. Currently, there are 165 8s for that and about a dozen other with fewer than 100. Logic isn't always applied to collecting. You can go to the registry and click on the sets to see how many there are in any particular grade, but a month's subscription is only about $5, well worth it if you're thinking about spending thousands on a pricey vintage set.
    WANTED:
    2005 Origins Old Judge Brown #/20 and Black 1/1s, 2000 Ultimate Victory Gold #/25
    2004 UD Legends Bake McBride autos & parallels, and 1974 Topps #601 PSA 9
    Rare Grady Sizemore parallels, printing plates, autographs

    Nothing on ebay
  • fiveninerfiveniner Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭
    One of the biggest hobby regrets I have is selling my TW Set.Got good money for it but I still regret it.
    Tony(AN ANGEL WATCHES OVER ME)
  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭


    << <i>One of the biggest hobby regrets I have is selling my TW Set.Got good money for it but I still regret it. >>



    Me too, the selling thing, I didn't get all that good money..but I didn't have the #68 either. It was in very good shape..but back then, today's 6's and 7's were GEM MINT 10 to the untrained eye!
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