"Slabbed" Sports Illustrated Magazines

tennesseebanker

I have a nice issue of Sports Illustrated that is autographed by Pete Rose. Does anyone think somewhere down the road that Psa will authenticate auto's on magazines ? It seems they could pull some slabs from the comic book side that may fit sports illustrated issues. Could be lucrative for them in my opinion, I know a lot of people collect old Sports Mags and it seems to me that slabbing them would at least be as lucrative as ticket grading or even more so.

lawnmowerman

I think that is a great idea. I have a bunch of SI's from when the Cowboy's were actually good (the 90's). If I had them auto'd, they would look sweet slabbed.

By the way Barry, do you have that $500.00 I loaned you?

Stone193

I think holdering would be a great way to preserve a pub.

Downside...ya can't look inside it anymore.

mike

lawnmowerman

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Downside...ya can't look inside it anymore.

mike >>

I didnt think of that

tennesseebanker

The comic book collectors dont seem to mind, But I agree it is a downer.

milbroco

I would mind getting it slabbed!!!!!!!!!!!!!...........If it was the swinsuit issue.

Bunker

<< <i>I think holdering would be a great way to preserve a pub.

Downside...ya can't look inside it anymore.

mike >>



That is a good point and I didn't know that comic books could be slabbed. I guess though that you could scan it first.

tennesseebanker

By the way Barry, do you have that $500.00 I loaned you?

Loaned ? I thought that was a down payment on the blowup doll ?

tennesseebanker

<< <i>I would mind getting it slabbed!!!!!!!!!!!!!...........If it was the swinsuit issue. >>



Most of the swimsuit issues would come back with the "st" qualifier im sure.

lawnmowerman

<< <i>By the way Barry, do you have that $500.00 I loaned you?

Loaned ? I thought that was a down payment on the blowup doll ? >>

tennesseebanker

I thought Psa had an branch that graded Comic Books, But after looking I think I was wrong. I do know they can be graded and slabbed however. I had a few at one time.

Stone193

CGC graded comic book:



Their Web.

mike

tennesseebanker

Hmmmmmm, Maybe Psa should buy CGC, Grade comics, Sports Mags, Etc....

storm888

CGC makes a nice product. Maybe they would do "other" mags
on request.

The comic collectors usually have their nicest copy slabbed, and keep
a circulated raw copy for "reading."


EDITED TO ADD: I just discovered that CU is grading precious stones.

Can graded and encapsulated tulip-bulbs be far behind?

zef204

<< <i>EDITED TO ADD: I just discovered that CU is grading precious stones.

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No shit?

RipublicaninMass

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<< <i>EDITED TO ADD: I just discovered that CU is grading precious stones.

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No shit? >>




not yet Zef...but they may in the future

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CGC is going to be the hands down authority on grading magazines, comics, etc.

Scott

SDSportsFan

<< <i>Hmmmmmm, Maybe Psa should buy CGC, Grade comics, Sports Mags, Etc.... >>




Actually, CGC is a sister company of SGC, just as PCGS is to PSA. I agree though, I would like to see PSA/DNA be able to authenticate/slab autographed sports magazines


Steve

GDM67

I know there are a lot of guys who collect SIs for the express purpose of getting the cover subjects to autograph them, then have them professionally framed. This could have a similar appeal.

It's something they should consider, IMHO. I think it would be popular enough to be worth undertaking.

tennesseebanker

Not only could they slab SI's but think of all the Becketts that would look good slabbed with auto's. And wouldnt it be a slap in the face to Bgs if PSa started slabbing Becketts?

detroitfan2

Just the other day as I was gathering up some tickets to send in for this month's special, I began to wonder about the grading of official game programs (since my tickets tend to be stored with my game programs) and/or team yearbooks. I'm not talking about autographed programs, but the programs/yearbooks themselves. It would be an interesting undertaking, as assigning 1-10 grading standards to a program with 25 to 100 pages or more could be difficult.

In any case, just like ticket grading, the grading of game programs/yearbooks would seem to be a worthwhile service for those attempting to buy/sell programs from significant sporting events or even for those who attempt to collect regular season programs and/or yearbooks from a certain team. It would certainly solve my current dilemma of how to store the darn things and keep them well-preserved. Of course, Stone's point of not being able to look at them is certainly a MAJOR drawback.

While we're on the subject, here's one more item I'd like to see PSA start to grade (not mine, by the way, pulled it off ebay - my floors aren't that nice) :

WinPitcher

Actually, CGC is a sister company of SGC, just as PCGS is to PSA. I agree though, I would like to see PSA/DNA be able to authenticate/slab autographed sports magazines


Not quite, they are 2 different companys and have no business relationship together. 2 different CEO etc.

One is located in NJ, the other in Florida.

NGC is another company under the umbrella, but owned and operated independently of one another.

Steve