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goraidersgoraiders Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭
in Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum
was wondering about all these gem mint cards popping up all over ebay lately?anybody have any good returns on psa crossovers?thanks
J.R.
Needs'
1972 Football-9's high#'s
1965 Football-8's
1958 Topps FB-7-8

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  • BrickBrick Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
    NO! image
    Collecting 1960 Topps Baseball in PSA 8
    http://www.unisquare.com/store/brick/

    Ralph

  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭
    Yup, I would put them right down there with bgs

    1994 Pro Line Live

    TheDallasCowboyBackfieldProject

  • 1989FleerBillRipkencollector1989FleerBillRipkencollector Posts: 4,590
    My same old jokes.............

    GEM stands for

    Good
    Eye
    Missing

    Gee
    Everythings
    Mint

    Gets
    Easy
    Money

    Once I dropped my pencil in a sub to them and it came back slabbed as a authentic mini bat. lol

    Heres a GEM card. Mispelled Ripken, Off center. I cracked it out and theres a indention on the surface, not a proof. Blah.

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  • rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    gem mint is one of those mom and pop ones run out of the guys house, complete junk,
    randy
  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,088 ✭✭✭✭
    They're called Gem Mint because everything they grade is Gem Mint 10! image
    WISHLIST
    D's: 54S,53P,50P,49S,45D+S,44S,43D,41S,40D+S,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
    Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
    74T: 37,38,47,151,193,241,435,570,610,654,655 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
    73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
    95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
  • obusek99obusek99 Posts: 262 ✭
    I have to admit this......I bought two of GEM 10's and they graded MINT 9's from PSA. One was an '85 warren moon and the other an '81 dan hampton, obviously there was very little risk because I think I paid a total of seven dollars for both. I would never buy anything significant though.
  • DavidPuddyDavidPuddy Posts: 3,486 ✭✭✭
    This a GEM 10 1977 Ryan that I cracked out. Maybe PSA 7?? on a good day.
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    "The Sipe market is ridiculous right now"
    CDsNuts, 1/9/15
  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,088 ✭✭✭✭
    I'm not too sure about that bottom right corner, and the centering's a bit iffy.
    WISHLIST
    D's: 54S,53P,50P,49S,45D+S,44S,43D,41S,40D+S,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
    Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
    74T: 37,38,47,151,193,241,435,570,610,654,655 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
    73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
    95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
  • DavidPuddyDavidPuddy Posts: 3,486 ✭✭✭
    My sincere apologies to GEM grading. The 77 Ryan in the previous post is a GRA 10.


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    "The Sipe market is ridiculous right now"
    CDsNuts, 1/9/15
  • goraidersgoraiders Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭
    kinda was my thinking when you see marino 10s going for 50 bucks,thanks for the insight guys.
    J.R.
    Needs'
    1972 Football-9's high#'s
    1965 Football-8's
    1958 Topps FB-7-8
  • neenishneenish Posts: 559 ✭
    Gem 8.5???

    Wow. Something other than a GEM Elite or Gem 9/10 grade.
  • EagleEyeKidEagleEyeKid Posts: 4,496 ✭✭
    My sincere apologies to GEM grading. The 77 Ryan in the previous post is a GRA 10.

    Sincere apologies? You big p***y! image


  • BrinsdBrinsd Posts: 87 ✭✭
    I have purchased 6 cards last year on eBay from GEM Mint and GEM Grading Inc. which were all graded 10 GEM MINT.

    When I brought them to PSA to submit them for a crossover I expected to have them down graded 1 or two grades.

    What I didnt expect is that they would all come back as showing evidence of trimming or re-touched when I received the cards back.

    I notified both companies and sent them numerous messages only to be completely ignored.

    I filed a complaint with eBay and the FBI' at their Internet Fraud Website.

    I hope one day they all end up in jail!

    My advice (take or leave it as you please) is to steer clear of these companies completely
    For Sale Or Trade: Joe DiMaggio Signed PSA/DNA Authenticated First Edition/First Printing 1946 "Lucky To Be A Yankee" Book, Always Looking To Buy N.Y. Yankee & Thurman Munson Cards & Memorabilia, Lots Of Raw 1963 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969 Topps Baseball and 1963 Raw & Graded Fleer Baseball
  • MooseDogMooseDog Posts: 1,946 ✭✭✭
    I had two GEM cards that were purchased in a lot. Cracked them out and resubmitted to PSA expecting the worst.

    GEM 9 1955 Roberto Clemente I thought might be trimmed came back PSA 5.

    GEM 8 1953 Satchel Paige (had a crease too!) I figured PSA 2-3 came back PSA 3.

    I guess I got lucky, they were only off by 4-5 grades...
  • RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    GEM is usually spot on, always good to submit them in their holders.




    RB
    Ron Burgundy

    Buying Vintage, all sports.
    Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
  • 1989FleerBillRipkencollector1989FleerBillRipkencollector Posts: 4,590
    From this.....

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    To this.....

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  • 1989FleerBillRipkencollector1989FleerBillRipkencollector Posts: 4,590
    And they slab counterfeit cards. Printed on photo type paper-

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  • mcolney1mcolney1 Posts: 984 ✭✭✭
    Buying Gem is like buying raw. Sometimes you win the gamble sometimes you lose the gamble. Only benefit of GEM is the card comes to you protected. Odds are many modern in GEM holders are legit. Anything vintage and of value is bound to be trouble. If I had a 1950s-70s rookie in NM or better condition why would I leave potentially 100's of dollars on the table to put that card in a GEM slab? Caveat Emptor when buying GEM.

    Hey, my 100th post. Do I win a prize?????
    Collecting Topps, Philadelphia and Kellogg's from 1964-1989
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I wish I had copied the check.

    I actually got a REFUND from Gem Grading!

    I sent them a card that I accidentally bought when I was new to ebay - it was my mistake - but as I knew, it came to me missing about 1/16" T/B!

    I enclosed a copy of the invoice and they paid me! The guy I bought it from was still foaming at the mouth because I did a charge back pending the result from Gem.

    He was Kane04 - who wound up calling me and apologizing for the whole thing when his name came up here on the boards about this whole thing a few years ago.

    Sometimes it's a strange, strange world - this thing we call a hobby?
    mike
    Mike
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