Hand Cut Panels - Bazooka, Hostess, Drakes, Kraft
ArmourGuy
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Anyone else into hand cut panels ?? See my article in Aug SMR and lets discuss !
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I was very interested in your article, especially on the Hostess panels. I have many of the higher graded Hostess panels and am always on the lookout to expand my collection. Some of the ones that I do have are include...1975 Hostess Panels - with Rose psa 10, with Schmidt/Stargell psa 10, with Palmer psa 10, with Aaron psa 10, with Bench/Perry psa 9 etc. I also have a 1977 with Rose/Seaver/Carew psa 10, a 1971 Bazooka panel with Bench psa 10, and others.
I cut them all myself with a guillotine type of paper cutter and have had good success. A few mishaps with the cutter while ruining a few cards but nothing too major. The Hostess cards take me back when I was a kid sorting through all the boxes on the grocery store floor.
I have been trying to find a nice 1975 Hostess panel with Reggie Jackson but it has been hard to find (short print). I have a few 1976 uncirculated Hostess complete boxes that are just so nice that I cannot bring myself to cut them up.
Phil
Do you know how much it cost to grade a full hostess panel (3 cards together)? Will the hand cut Hostess cards fit into a normal PSA holder? Should they be cut along the dotted lines around them or on them. I have several JR Richard sets and cards that I would like to send in.
Thanks in advance
Lenny
Slightly Disgruntled Red
Looking for 81-84 Topps Stickers in PSA 9 or better, 81 Topps Scratch offs, 83 Topps Fold outs in PSA 8 or better, 83 Fleer Stamps and 81/86 Fleer Star Stickers in PSA 9 or better.
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I also have a bunch of commons from the 1978 SSPC set that I want to cut and submit to psa. Eventually I would like to have a complete set graded. I believe I have all of the stars graded except for Rose and Concepcion. From what I have found, both of these are very hard to find without creases. I have owned about 7 or 8 1978 SSPC Reds books and in each case both of these cards always have creases on them.
Also,
The the 1975, 1976, and 1977 Hostess Twinkies (variation) are very tough to find in high grade due to these cards being inserted into individual Twinkie packs. You always find them with Twinkie stains. The ones that I have had graded were never actually inserted in the packs. You will see on the pop report that there have only been a handful ever graded. I have a bunch from 1977 that I will be sending out tomorrow for grading that includes a Bench, two Stargells, Yaz, Schmidt, Seaver, and Palmer.
Phil
Has anyone ever seen a 1971 bazooka numbered full box? I have a panel,but have never seen a full box
The Twinkee cards are very tough to find and the stain is always present. If my memorie serves me well, the twinkees have a little black bar code type mark on them and the other hostess cards dont.
I am looking for a full 1965 bazooka box with brooks robinson on it...any out there... I will pay big $$$$
Nice article. Have you ever seen a Kraft panel slabbed with the green homeplate heroes portion intact on the right side? I loved this set when it came out and I had the same experiences you wrote about. I had a complete set in boxes that I finally took apart to get rid of the macaroni, plus I have a hand singles set, a hand cut doubles set and a ton of full panels - the left card was the toughest to find and I spent a lot of time on the floor of the aisles sorting through cases of boxes. My favorite at the time was the Mattingly/Schmidt. BTW, I was 37 in 1987 so it wasn't like there was this kid on the floor making trouble. Folks just gave me a wide berth.
"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
I have a great set of the 78 SSPC that I don't think has any issues. I'll have to look again at it closer. I'm not doing any cutting until I get moved but am still looking to aquire some more 78's in the event I make some mistakes. I read the article and found it very interesting. I like the food issues from the 70's and 80's but have to many sets going right now to start another one. I'm sticking to getting those issues for my player sets.
Red
Looking for 81-84 Topps Stickers in PSA 9 or better, 81 Topps Scratch offs, 83 Topps Fold outs in PSA 8 or better, 83 Fleer Stamps and 81/86 Fleer Star Stickers in PSA 9 or better.
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Do you have any 1969 or 1970 Transogram singles or 3 card panels? I have an extra 1969 Ernie Banks cut nicely with all the dotted libne showing.
thanks,
Mike
been off on vacation, thus the slow response
I actually thought about sending the Krafts in withthe green part, but then didnt. I assume it would come back as "authentic" but really dont know. If you do it let us know.
you are correct, the transograms certainly fall into this panels catagory. I personally dont have any of them. The ones usually up for sale are either creased or cut inside the dotted lines.
If you know of any in nm that are available let me know.
do understand the glut of Ryan 1975 hostess ?? My guess was someone snuck a pile of them out of the factory but thats just a guess.
My Hostess goal is to have PSA sets of all 5 years in PSA 8 or better. I've just about got all the high grade panels that I own graded, now it becomes tough !
Actually, I snuck out 26,000 Ryan 1975 hostess panels...
As for Transograms... I have an extra Ernie Banks (single, cut outside dotted lines) and two complete Unopened 3-players boxes (with figures & 3 card panels). One box has Marichal, Torre, Banks and the other has F. Robinson, Howard, Riechardt. Feel free to make a cash or trade offer.
thank you,
Mike
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"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
Thanks,
Bob
email bcmiller7@comcast.net
Slightly medicated Red
Looking for 81-84 Topps Stickers in PSA 9 or better, 81 Topps Scratch offs, 83 Topps Fold outs in PSA 8 or better, 83 Fleer Stamps and 81/86 Fleer Star Stickers in PSA 9 or better.
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"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
Now can you tell us what made one a 7 and the other a 10?
"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
Thanks,
Bob
email bcmiller7@comcast.net
wish I knew.
The Ryan has NO imperfections. Does anyone really think the cut of the Gibson is 3 points better than the Ryan ???
i have cut and submitted numerous Mattingly Drakes cards....
i am thinking about submitting this, but i havent decided whether to sut out the panel, or cut out only the clemens....
any thoughts? ps...cool article ArmourGuy!
That would look great and keep your price low. $7. for 1 long card, or $39. for 3 cards. hmmmm... I'd take the tallboy.
are panels found on player registries, or only the single cut cards?
You have Clemens sitting next to Ryan on a panel and you want to seperate them ??....NO....NO....NO
never mind what they are worth that would be blasphemy !
My favorite is the Kraft panel
Hi guys ...just got back a 63 Bazooka MAys panel and received a 9. Thought you might like to see. In my view these '60s panels are much rarer and therefore more valuable than their Topps counterparts. However I do understand that value is based both on SUPPLY and DEMAND and the latter is just not as high.
KRAFT
ALSO .....I have just hit 105 /120 on my '87 Kraft panels set. I'll be auctioning off some of the dupes to raise cash, but have no more raw ones to send in. Anyone with MT examples of the ones I'm missing ? let me know if you have and would like to trade or sell.
Phil
Hello,
I wanted to share a couple of recent additions to my 1975 Hostess Panel set. I hand-cut the Thurman Munson panel myself and recently purchased the Fisk/Robinson panel. It has been a very slow process in obtaining panels that are nice enough to have graded.
I also have 4 Hostess panels on ebay right now that end tomorrow night. I have included the links below. All are 1 of 1's except the 1979 Fisk/Foster panel which is a 1 of 2.
Thanks,
Phil
1979 Hostess Panel with Pete Rose psa 8
1977 Hostess Panel with Willie Stargell psa 9
ViewItem&rd=1&item=190195747806&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=009">1979 Hostess Panel with Carlton Fisk and George Foster psa 8
1977 Hostess Panel with Phi Niekro psa 9
i use my wife's scrap book slicer, is that what you use?
<< <i>phil, congrats, nice additions, PSA 9's are great with hand cut cards! not many PSA 10 hand cut cards out there....
i use my wife's scrap book slicer, is that what you use? >>
I use "guillotine" type of paper cutter that has a lever attached. We have one where I work and have been fairly successful at cutting these panels. My favorite panel that I have cut my self is a 1977 Hostess panel with Rose, Carew, Seaver that is a psa 10.
Phil
<< <i>Good thread!! I have a small stack of the Hostess boxes that are still in panel form and have never been folded. I am still trying to figure out what my best option would be. They take up a lot of room and I am not sure if psa grades them that big, but I would have a hard time cutting up the boxes to make panels or individual cards. >>
I know what you mean. I have about ten 1976 unused and unfolded Hostess boxes that I have been going back and forth on whether I should cut them up. They look so nice as they are that I just can't bring myself to do it. The only exception I ever made was on a 1975 Hostess box with Johnny Bench. The only reason I cut that one up was so I could add it to my Bench master set. I ended up getting a PSA 9 for that panel.
What players are on your unfolded boxes?
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<< <i>Good thread!! I have a small stack of the Hostess boxes that are still in panel form and have never been folded. I am still trying to figure out what my best option would be. They take up a lot of room and I am not sure if psa grades them that big, but I would have a hard time cutting up the boxes to make panels or individual cards. >>
I know what you mean. I have about ten 1976 unused and unfolded Hostess boxes that I have been going back and forth on whether I should cut them up. They look so nice as they are that I just can't bring myself to do it. The only exception I ever made was on a 1975 Hostess box with Johnny Bench. The only reason I cut that one up was so I could add it to my Bench master set. I ended up getting a PSA 9 for that panel.
What players are on your unfolded boxes? >>
I have the following 1975 unfolded boxes
(2) of Ryan-Smith-Coleman
(4) of Cey-Porter-Carlton
(4) of Bailey-Carew-Hebner
(4) of Tenace-Cardenal-Lee
Looking for 1986 and 1987 Drakes panels with Nolan Ryan on it as well as 1987 Kraft panels.
PM or email me at roland_bracken@yahoo.com
Thanks,
Roland
Any chance you could send me or post a scan of that panel?
Thanks,
Kevin
I posted a thread on this item last night on the community forum,, in less than a half hour i was forgotten history on the 2nd page.
Maybe this thread is where i should have posted.
If you like panels check this one out, A 1971 Bazooka "numbered" panel. These are very hard to find, especially with the original cuts outside the dotted lines.
The backs are a white stock instead of the brown/tan that were on the regular issue (unnumbered)
There has only been 1 PSA graded "numbered" handcut single. 0 PSA graded "numbered" panels !
I just added this to my Cinnci. Reds (rare/test/seldom seen) collection.
I wonder would it grade at that size ?
Lee
You don't have your PM turned on, and I'm not sure I have your e-mail address. I have a Winfield/Sandberg PSA 8 panel from the 1987 Kraft set. Was wondering if you might be interested in a trade?
Cheers,
M
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