Grades Popped

envoy98

Maybe I should've waited...I knew there were a few borderline 5/6 cards in there..but a lot more 5's than I expected and most of the 6's I expected 7's on.
3 cards were previously returned to me as miscuts and all were holdered this time around. Curious to see the other 4 miscuts this time.
The 68 Carew was in a GAI 6.5 holder, then graded by PSA as a 6...now it's in a 5 holder...think I'll just crack it and sell it. (I thought it would get into a 7, guess not)

Anyways...here's the not so goods... The majority of the football is for my registry. The rest will probably get sold in bulk since most of it is of marginal value based on the grade.

1983 O-PEE-CHEE 23 M.MESSIER/W.GRETZKY OILERS HIGHLIGHTS 5 (What the hell?)
1985 O-PEE-CHEE 262 MARIO LEMIEUX ROOKIE SCORING LEADERS 8
1984 TOPPS 49 STEVE YZERMAN N/A 8
1984 TOPPS 49 STEVE YZERMAN N/A 8
1981 TOPPS 4 LARRY BIRD N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 20 KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR N/A 9
1971 TOPPS 14 DAVE CONCEPCION N/A 8 (Previously returned to me as miscut)
1967 TOPPS 445 DON SUTTON N/A Not Holdered, Miscut (No idea here...is dead centered)
1967 TOPPS 250 HANK AARON N/A 4MC (this one was kinda ugly but it was Hank, I think this grader was going Miscut-Crazy)
1968 TOPPS 9 NL PITCHING LEADERS N/A 6
1968 TOPPS 16 INDIANS ROOKIES L.PINIELLA/R.SCHEINBLUM 7
1968 TOPPS 80 ROD CAREW ALL-STAR ROOKIE 5 (GAI 6.5 -> PSA 6 -> PSA 5 meh...)
1969 O-PEE-CHEE 90 JERRY KOOSMAN N/A 6
1969 O-PEE-CHEE 97 BUDDY BRADFORD N/A 8
1969 O-PEE-CHEE 53 SONNY JACKSON N/A 8
1969 O-PEE-CHEE 203 DAVE JOHNSON N/A 7
1969 O-PEE-CHEE 99 TWINS ROOKIES D.MORRIS/G.NETTLES 6
1969 O-PEE-CHEE 28 MIKE RYAN N/A 8
1969 O-PEE-CHEE 85 LOU BROCK N/A Not Holdered, Miscut (Sure, the most desirable one, don't get it...)
1969 TOPPS 6 NL HOME RUN LEADERS W.McCOVEY/R.ALLEN/E.BANKS 6 (This thing had a tilt, expected a possible MC here)
1987 DONRUSS 36 GREG MADDUX N/A 8
1987 DONRUSS 361 BARRY BONDS N/A 8
1964 TOPPS 31 DARYLE LAMONICA N/A 5
1964 TOPPS 92 BUCK BUCHANAN N/A 5
1964 TOPPS 36 GEORGE SAIMES N/A 4 (Ouch, I didn't submit any cards with creases, so this surprised me)
1964 TOPPS 125 MATT SNELL N/A 6
1964 TOPPS 108 JIM TYRER N/A Not Holdered, Miscut
1964 TOPPS 123 GERRY PHILBIN N/A 6
1964 TOPPS 159 JOHN HADL N/A 6
1964 PHILADELPHIA 161 JIM JOHNSON N/A 8
1964 PHILADELPHIA 71 HERB ADDERLY N/A 5
1964 PHILADELPHIA 72 WILLIE DAVIS N/A 6
1964 PHILADELPHIA 99 GRADY ALDERMAN N/A 4 (Again, no creases...but the 8 I got on the other is good enough)
1964 PHILADELPHIA 99 GRADY ALDERMAN N/A 8 (Paid $3 raw at the card show 3 weeks ago)
1964 PHILADELPHIA 172 KEN GRAY N/A 8
1964 PHILADELPHIA 84 GREEN BAY PACKERS PLAY CARD 6 (Was hoping one of these would get in a 7 holder)
1964 PHILADELPHIA 84 GREEN BAY PACKERS PLAY CARD 6
1964 PHILADELPHIA 6 TOM MATTE N/A 5
1964 PHILADELPHIA 47 CORNELL GREEN N/A 8
1965 PHILADELPHIA 13 BOB VOGEL N/A 6
1965 PHILADELPHIA 64 DICK LeBEAU N/A 7
1965 PHILADELPHIA 156 JIM BAKKEN N/A 6
1965 PHILADELPHIA 53 MEL RENFRO N/A 5
1966 PHILADELPHIA 134 BOB BROWN N/A 5
1967 PHILADELPHIA 178 DAVE WILCOX N/A 6
1968 TOPPS 173 FLOYD LITTLE N/A 7
1969 TOPPS 51 GALE SAYERS N/A 6 (All of these 69's I picked up in a cheap lot about 6 months ago, figured 6-7 on most of them)
1969 TOPPS 51 GALE SAYERS N/A 7
1969 TOPPS 25 JOHNNY UNITAS N/A 6
1969 TOPPS 100 JOE NAMATH N/A 6
1969 TOPPS 25 JOHNNY UNITAS N/A Not Holdered, Miscut
1969 TOPPS 25 JOHNNY UNITAS N/A 5
1969 TOPPS 139 DICK BUTKUS N/A 6
1969 TOPPS 229 MIKE CURTIS N/A 5
2005 TOPPS DRAFT PICKS 146 JASON WHITE CHROME 8 (.25 off ebay...need for heisman set)
1971 TOPPS 188 ROGER WEHRLI N/A 7 (Previously a "miscut")
2004 BOWMAN STERLING BS-DW DAVID WRIGHT AUTOGRAPH RELIC 10 (Nice!)
1995 SP 99 WARREN SAPP N/A 8 (all these 95 SP looked identical to me)
1995 SP 103 DERRICK BROOKS N/A 9
1995 SP 174 TY LAW N/A 7
2006 BOWMAN CHROME BC52 MAX RAMIREZ PROSPECTS-XFRACTOR 9

storm888

"(Ouch, I didn't submit any cards with creases, so this surprised me)"

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This one gets me almost every time. I can take 'em
straight out of the pack, look at 'em "good," and
still miss the crease. It has gotten me at least three
times in the past year. Each time I have resolved to
be more cautious, but still.........

storm

envoy98

I put these under a loupe and under a halogen lamp. I removed three other cards before I submitted for very small surface wrinkles I had previously missed.... So I'm 99% sure there were no creases, and I know they didn't get creased during shipping... Aw well. A few are good enough for my registry collection, many will have to be upgraded.

I probably shouldn't have even bothered submitting many of them but most were cheaper pickups at the National last year (just waiting for this type of special). Unfortunately for me, 12 months ago I wasn't disciplined enough to turn away a card if I needed it and hadn't been able to find it, so if the price was right, I'd pick it up in Ex to NM grade and submit it.... I've since learned my lesson and I'm far more picky now. Oh well, they'll make decent placeholders til the upgrades come along.