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Any World Series Ticket experts out there?

ajetfanajetfan Posts: 229 ✭
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I have a 1971 WORLD SERIES GAME1 FULL TICKET that has 'PROOF-NOT VALID FOR ADMISSION' printed on the cert where the date of game and pitchers are usually listed. I checked in the World Series (1903-Present) ticket registry and see that the #1 set has a few of these proof tickets in its set, so I know the proofs can be used in the registry. My question is, do the 'PROOF-NOT VALID FOR ADMISSION' variations generally carry a premium over regular tickets? Do they sell for less? Any help would be appreciated, here's a scan and thanks in advance.

PSA TICKET


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  • Writer11Writer11 Posts: 738 ✭
    Try posting your question on the forum at www.ticketstubcollector.com
  • JESSEJAMESJESSEJAMES Posts: 124
    its a proof ticket, you can tell cus there are no seat/row numbers etc. they usually are worth less than a normal ticket, but sometimes they are better.
    Always collecting vintage basketball and any ABA memorabilia.
  • baseballfanaticbaseballfanatic Posts: 2,415 ✭✭
    Proofs are like the proof sheets in collecting cards. They are printed to test ink, logos, overall quality etc. I dont understand how PSA grades these since they are NOT an actual ticket (i.e. Phantoms but we wont get into that). There are unearthed hoardes of these out there. Any proof ticket as jessejames said will lack any info where the seat and row numbers are. Kinda like grading a counterfeit card, IMO only, since the ticket could never get you into a game.......
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,439 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Proofs are like the proof sheets in collecting cards. They are printed to test ink, logos, overall quality etc. I dont understand how PSA grades these since they are NOT an actual ticket (i.e. Phantoms but we wont get into that). There are unearthed hoardes of these out there. Any proof ticket as jessejames said will lack any info where the seat and row numbers are. Kinda like grading a counterfeit card, IMO only, since the ticket could never get you into a game....... >>


    bf

    I can't argue on the ticket proof grading thing...

    If they don't grade card proofs, why the ticket proofs - I don't own any but it's not on par with a counterfeit, IMO, it's just a "partially" printed item and worthy of collecting.

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    These are partial printed proofs - I would hardly use the word counterfeit in the same breath.

    mike
    Mike
  • baseballfanaticbaseballfanatic Posts: 2,415 ✭✭
    Mike
    The only reason I used counterfeit was unlike baseball cards, or even business cards, they are only a piece of cardboard that was printed with no real monetary value. A ticket does have a monetary value (the value printed on it) and trying to use it for admission (which a ticket is) would not allow the holder anything except maybe a laugh from the ticket taker. I know I'm walking a fine line here, but there are a ton of collectors who DO collect them. I think Alan Rosen wrote in his book (and I am NOT using him as an authority) that proof tickets or phantoms were worthless (or had very little value).
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