Archibald Rookie Card

jad22 · July 11, 2006 9:01AM

Any basketball collectors know why this card is so hard to find centered. The SMR is not even close on this one for price.

markmac · July 11, 2006 2:55PM

Not sure why, but you can expect to pay $150-$200 for an 8. I have seen many with print dots in the orange background.

ToppsCo1lector · July 11, 2006 4:23PM

I bought a regular well centered copy for under 5.00 a few months back. I collect HOF rookies as well and the one I found had his name misspelled and besides the corners it's a real beaut. Definetly a good deal imo.

fsjeter · July 12, 2006 12:02AM

As is the case with most of the cards from this era, it probably has to do with the placement of his card on the uncut sheet.

Scott

jmoran19 · July 12, 2006 4:04AM

He's not in a corner but in the last column, imho the last row of cards with Lew A. and the big O are alot harder to find centered than any other cards. There are 63 qualified PSA 8 Alincdor cards, I bet most of them were o/c top to bottom.

GOODLIEU · July 12, 2006 7:49AM

Archibald has two tough/Low Pop cards the 71 card mentioned and just as tough and also way out of whack with the listed SMR the 1973 #1 card This card has no 10's,1-9 and maybe 9 or 10 -8's. Tough.

TheCARDKid · July 12, 2006 8:54AM

Did anyone track the '71 Alcindor PSA 10 that sold on ebay a week or two ago?

A good buy at $4,250?

Ahmanfan · July 12, 2006 9:51AM

that Alcindor is a beaut!

jmoran19 · July 12, 2006 11:08AM

There's a psa 8 Alcindor on ebay that ends tomorrow. I have a 7 already so I won't be bidding.

jad22 · July 12, 2006 11:18AM

Centering seems off

zef204 · July 12, 2006 11:23AM

I thought you were talking about this guy.

I had some classes with himat U of I.

pandrews · July 12, 2006 11:24AM

<< <i>that Alcindor is a beaut! >>

looks like i wouldve got a 9 on it if wouldve submitted it..

jad22 · July 12, 2006 12:35PM

What about this beautiful card.
Tough Archibald 72-73 Mint

ToppsCo1lector · July 12, 2006 12:38PM

^^
Trimjob lol.

jad22 · July 12, 2006 1:05PM

I did a double take when I saw that card. I don't think the grading company is legit

williplett · July 12, 2006 1:12PM

Talk about trimming, lol. The thing I find funny is that even with the 4 sided razor job, the edges and corners still didn't rate 10's. Good thing WCSports didn't send his stuff to them, they don't give 10's.

baseballfanatic · July 12, 2006 1:14PM

Wow. Wheres the rest of the card?

jad22 · July 12, 2006 1:25PM

HA

zef204 · July 12, 2006 1:38PM

Here are the 3 Archibalds that I have and the centering is all over the place.

Archibald Rookie Card

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