1955 Topps with scans.

Downtown1974

After a few requests from other board members and being inspired by Teds scans of his "better than drugs" set, I have scanned the HOFers from my 1955 Topps set in PSA 6 to share with you guys. Im pretty proud of this set, but I want to upgrade my Williams to a better centered copy. I am still holding out for a well centered Clemente. I think there are a couple of cards that could get the bump. The Aaron is gorgeous and looks like an easy 7. The Robinson and Kaline look like bumps as well. Let me know what you think.

artistlost

Those are some beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing.

mathew

oh and i completely agree that Aaron is amazing for a 6 and i think the Matthews has a chance at a bump too.

cwazzy

WOW!!! Nice cards, Bob! I'm drooling! You should still have my address so you can just box those up and send them my way.

Chris

MantleMarisFordBerra

Thanks for sharing, sweeeeeeeet cards. I like the Rizzuto a lot as well.

WinPitcher

True Ex/Mnt cards are the best bargain IMO.

These examples are nice.


Good job Bob.


Steve

BunchOBull

Like Ted's efforts, a very impressive undertaking. Nice stuff.

leadoff4

Nice... I think the Kaline for sure gets at least a .5 bump.

bifff257

The Aaron is a Great example of "buy the card not the holder"...... PSA 6 vintage is a great way to go for us collectors on a limited budget

thanks for sharing, great cards

11235813

Gorgeous cards....just goes to show that if you are buying for your personal collection, there's no need to waste $$$ chasing high-priced 8's and 9's....

Downtown1974

Thanks for all of the kind words guys. These cards really do have nice eye appeal. Towards the end of building this set, PSA implemented the .5 grading scale. It drove up the prices on nice PSA 6s that looked like they would bump up a half grade or so. Luckily, I had most of the HOFers by that point, but man I paid over SMR for quite a few of the high #s.

mickeymantle24

WOW, Nice cards! Thanks for sharig them.

BobaFett72

please enter my name in your generous giveaway!
<wink wink>

perkdog

Very Nice Bob! I think I told you a few times in the mail call thread that you have some of the best looking 6's- again very nice work and congrats on completeing!

I can only hope I have the stones to ever complete a set!

relaxed

Very impressive HOFers Bob. I know you were like me not just wanting a particular card but a card that showed very well. Nice job! Love that Aaron sweet!! Gary

Downtown1974

Gary, You and Tom(detroitfan2) were a big part of this journey for me. I appreciate all of your help along the way!

originalisbest

Very, very nice. I love the '55s too! Looks like I'll have to get scanning... have many of the big stars, but no J Robby or Snider or Eddie Mathews yet.

Blackborder

Nice!

TJMAC

Very nice cards Bob thanks for sharing. These are my favorite types of threads and to me is what collecting is all about. Good luck finding that centered Clemente! BTW, I think the Williams looks great and presents very nicely.

Downtown1974

<< <i>Very nice cards Bob thanks for sharing. These are my favorite types of threads and to me is what collecting is all about. Good luck finding that centered Clemente! BTW, I think the Williams looks great and presents very nicely. >>



TJMAC, That means alot coming from you. You have the best mid grade collection of vintage I have ever seen. The Williams isnt that bad now that I look at it harder. It doesnt help that I didnt center it on the scanner either. The left to right centering isnt bad on it, and that is more important to me than the top and bottom.

lawnmowerman

Great cards Bob! They look fantastic!





Lol @ Biff

Mcfly! Mcfly!

Since you're new here, I-I'm gonna cut you a break... today. So, why don't you make like a tree and get outta here!

Gotta love those movies

bifff257

<< <i>Since you're new here, I-I'm gonna cut you a break... today. So, why don't you make like a tree and get outta here! >>

RipublicaninMass

very nice!!! i am getting down to the wire

lawnmowerman

22!

Morgoth

back in the early 90's a majority of those cards would be classified NM or better and would get no arguments from a majority of collectors at the time.

Stone193

There's nothing sweeter than a nice PSA 6 set on the more vintage side - superb cards!

Thanx for sharing.

I'ld love to do a 52T in 6 except for a few cards.

mike

LakersFAN

wow....amazing cards u have there......im not a collector of vintage baseball, but i will tell you what, the more i spend time in here , the more i appreciate the classics!.......hey quick question for anyone... i noticed when others post thier pics, the pics are crystal clear , are those directly scanned from a scanner or are those taken wth a digital camera?.....neither one seems to work for me...lol....ive tried both and i cant seem to get the picture clear...any suggestions?

KOBEcollector

Nice looking cards

Hard to believe the Aaron and Mays are the same grade though

SidePocket

Gorgeous - the Aaron and Kaline need to be resubmitted. I can't see how they are 6's.

TJMAC

Thanks for the compliment Bob. From what I see, you have fine collection too.

SS

Awesome looking cards. I don't see any reason why the Aaron wouldn't earn the extra .5

I just finished my 55 Topps set a few days ago. Mine is raw and in no where near as good of condition as yours, but I still enjoyed building it. It's hard to beat the 55s if you want a vintage set.

detroitfan2

Bob,

What a sweet set! You did a nice job putting it together in a short period of time, that's for sure.

Keep us posted when you find that Clemente.

-Tom