January special poppages of 100, 30, and 15 cards - all 145 grades posted

nam812 · January 9, 2009 9:59AM

In hindsight I should have stopped after the first 15 cards of the 100 card submission. My lesson learned here is that 100 cards in 1 sub is too many (but how many shipping charges am I supposed to pay), and after 40 or 50 cards it becomes far too easy for the grader to just keep saying 8, 8, 8, 8....instead of giving each card it's fair shake (my fault not his). Almost all the 1972's are for my registry set so they're kinda palatable, but I honestly thought none were less than an 8 except for the stars and some high numbers.

Every card other than the 1972's were submitted for resale, and the 1973's and 1975's, (which I obviously thought were all better than 8 or I wouldn't have subbed them), are going to get a better look from me when I get them back since in their current holder they are almost all unsaleable. You may look at some of the cards and say "why did he submit that one?" but some of these cards (in the 100 card submission) are real winners in a PSA 9 holder.

Also, none of this is me saying I got the grader of death or anything like that, I just think I bored him to tears with such a big submission of mainly 70's commons.

Here is the 100 card submission on the $5 special:

NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1969 TOPPS 69 STEVE HAMILTON
EXCELLENT-MINT+ 6.5.......................1969 TOPPS 93 JOE FOY
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1969 TOPPS 244 INDIANS ROOKIES
VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT+ 4.5............1969 TOPPS 260 REGGIE JACKSON
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1969 TOPPS 263 JERRY MAY
NEAR MINT 7......................................1969 TOPPS 320 DAL MAXVILL
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5........................1969 TOPPS 486 PAUL CASANOVA LAST NAME IN YELLOW
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1969 TOPPS 490 MATTY ALOU
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 MC...................... 1969 TOPPS 500 MICKEY MANTLE LAST NAME IN YELLOW
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1969 TOPPS DECKLE EDGE 21 PETE ROSE
NEAR MINT 7......................................1970 TOPPS 264 RICH HEBNER
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1970 TOPPS 454 RON SANTO
EXCELLENT-MINT+ 6.5........................1970 TOPPS 512 BILLY HARRIS
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1970 TOPPS 536 MIKE KEKICH
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5.........................1970 TOPPS 663 TITO FRANCONA
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 11 BOBBY VALENTINE
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 15 WALT WILLIAMS
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 16 MIKE JORGENSEN
NEAR MINT 7......................................1972 TOPPS 27 BOB JOHNSON
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 43 RICK WISE
NEAR MINT 7......................................1972 TOPPS 49 WILLIE MAYS
N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQ......................1972 TOPPS 106 BREWERS TEAM
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 122 LARRY BIITTNER
EXCELLENT-MINT 6.............................1972 TOPPS 135 VADA PINSON
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 145 DON KESSINGER
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 163 TUG McGRAW
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 169 VIDA BLUE
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 208 MILT PAPPAS
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 217 ROGER METZGER
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 223 WORLD SERIES GAME 1
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 287 JIM HARDIN
EXCELLENT 5......................................1972 TOPPS 309 ROBERTO CLEMENTE
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 317 RICH HAND
NEAR MINT 7......................................1972 TOPPS 341 JOE TORRE BOYHOOD PHOTO
NEAR MINT 7......................................1972 TOPPS 349 AL FITZMORRIS
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 352 DAVE LaROCHE
NEAR MINT 7......................................1972 TOPPS 355 BOB WATSON
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 356 GERRY MOSES
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 368 DANNY THOMPSON
NEAR MINT 7......................................1972 TOPPS 375 REGGIE CLEVELAND
EXCELLENT-MINT+ 6.5........................1972 TOPPS 377 TERRY HARMON
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 387 HORACE CLARKE
MINT 9................................................1972 TOPPS 389 BILL RIGNEY
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 391 KEN SANDERS
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 419 JIM SPENCER
NEAR MINT 7......................................1972 TOPPS 421 ELLIE RODRIGUEZ
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5.........................1972 TOPPS 452 ED HERRMANN
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1972 TOPPS 462 RICKEY CLARK
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5.........................1972 TOPPS 495 BILL MELTON BOYHOOD PHOTO
NEAR MINT-MINT 8............................. 1972 TOPPS 519 TED ABERNATHY
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5.........................1972 TOPPS 560 PETE ROSE IN ACTION
NEAR MINT 7......................................1972 TOPPS 582 EXPOS TEAM
EXCELLENT-MINT 6.............................1972 TOPPS 595 NOLAN RYAN
EXCELLENT-MINT 6.............................1972 TOPPS 600 AL KALINE
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1972 TOPPS 608 MIKE CORKINS
NEAR MINT 7......................................1972 TOPPS 637 PRESTON GOMEZ
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1972 TOPPS 642 DENNY RIDDLEBERGER
EXCELLENT-MINT 6.............................1972 TOPPS 673 DAVE MARSHALL
EXCELLENT-MINT 6.............................1972 TOPPS 686 STEVE GARVEY
NEAR MINT 7......................................1972 TOPPS 737 LENNY RANDLE
EXCELLENT-MINT 6.............................1972 TOPPS 739 DON MASON
EXCELLENT-MINT 6.............................1972 TOPPS 752 JOE MORGAN TRADED
EXCELLENT-MINT 6.............................1973 TOPPS 259 JIM HOLT
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1973 TOPPS 460 BILL FREEHAN
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1973 TOPPS 482 RICK REUSCHEL
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1973 TOPPS 492 PEDRO BORBON
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1973 TOPPS 506 BART JOHNSON
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1973 TOPPS 623 STEVE RENKO
NEAR MINT 7......................................1974 TOPPS 102 BILL GREIF SAN DIEGO
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1974 TOPPS 562 JACK AKER
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5.........................1974 TOPPS 599 ROOKIE PITCHERS - SAN DIEGO LG.PRINT
NEAR MINT 7......................................1975 TOPPS 5 '74 HIGHLIGHTS NOLAN RYAN
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1975 TOPPS 29 DAVE PARKER
NEAR MINT 7......................................1975 TOPPS 77 RICHIE ZISK
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1975 TOPPS 94 JIM LONBORG
EXCELLENT-MINT+ 6.5........................1975 TOPPS 175 DON MONEY
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5.........................1975 TOPPS 201 1963-MVP'S E.HOWARD/S.KOUFAX
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1975 TOPPS 236 ANGELS TEAM DICK WILLIAMS, MGR.
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1975 TOPPS 241 DICK TIDROW
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1975 TOPPS 302 RICK BURLESON
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1975 TOPPS 308 R.B.I. LEADERS J.BURROUGHS/J.BENCH
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1975 TOPPS 343 DANNY FRISELLA
NEAR MINT 7......................................1975 TOPPS 389 TONY SOLAITA
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1975 TOPPS 421 METS TEAM YOGI BERRA, MGR.
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1975 TOPPS 427 CLARENCE GASTON
NEAR MINT+ 7.5.................................1975 TOPPS 472 BRUCE DAL CANTON
NEAR MINT 7......................................1975 TOPPS 475 DARRELL EVANS
EXCELLENT-MINT 6.............................1975 TOPPS 478 TOM BURGMEIER
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1975 TOPPS 484 GLENN BECKERT
NEAR MINT 7......................................1975 TOPPS 547 VON JOSHUA
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1975 TOPPS 550 RALPH GARR
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1975 TOPPS 584 MIKE GARMAN
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1975 TOPPS 599 NATE COLBERT
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1975 TOPPS 604 OSCAR ZAMORA
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1975 TOPPS 623 ROOKIE INFIELDERS
NEAR MINT 7......................................1975 TOPPS 647 CLAUDELL WASHINGTON
NEAR MINT-MINT 8..............................1975 HOSTESS 58 NOLAN RYAN HAND CUT
MINT 9................................................1975 HOSTESS 58 NOLAN RYAN HAND CUT
NEAR MINT 7......................................1976 TOPPS 585 JOE TORRE
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1977 TOPPS 187 DICK POLE

Here is my "not so stellar" 30 card submission of junk wax I've been breaking lately. (also on the $5 special)

NEAR MINT-MINT 8............1987 FLEER STAR STICKERS 15 GEORGE BRETT
NEAR MINT-MINT 8............1987 FLEER STAR STICKERS 15 GEORGE BRETT
MINT 9..............................1987 FLEER STAR STICKERS 64 KENT HRBEK
NEAR MINT 7.....................1987 FLEER STAR STICKERS 101 CAL RIPKEN JR.
NEAR MINT-MINT 8............1987 FLEER STAR STICKERS 102 PETE ROSE
NEAR MINT-MINT 8............1987 FLEER STAR STICKERS 103 NOLAN RYAN
NEAR MINT-MINT 8............1987 FLEER STAR STICKERS 103 NOLAN RYAN
N8: MISCUT.......................1987 FLEER STAR STICKERS 107 MIKE SCHMIDT
NEAR MINT-MINT 8............1987 FLEER STAR STICKERS 131 CANSECO/MATTINGLY
MINT 9..............................1987 FLEER STAR STICKERS BOX PANEL-HAND CUT S-3 BERT BLYLEVEN
MINT 9..............................1988 TOPPS STICKERS 6 JOE MONTANA BERNIE KOSAR-184
GEM MINT 10....................1988 TOPPS STICKERS 57 LARRY KINNEBREW MONTANA-64/MATTHEWS-190
NEAR MINT-MINT 8............1988 TOPPS STICKERS 63 JAMES JONES MONTANA-64/MATTHEWS-190
GEM MINT 10....................1988 TOPPS STICKERS 8 JERRY RICE JOHN ELWAY-175
MINT 9..............................1988 TOPPS STICKERS 19 ERIC DICKERSON JOHN ELWAY-175
MINT 9..............................1988 TOPPS STICKERS 29 DAN MARINO PAT SWILLING-122
MINT 9..............................1988 TOPPS STICKERS 29 DAN MARINO PAT SWILLING-122
MINT 9..............................1988 TOPPS STICKERS 29 DAN MARINO JAMES WILDER-23
MINT 9..............................1988 TOPPS STICKERS 29 DAN MARINO DOUG WILLIAMS-106
GEM MINT 10....................1988 TOPPS STICKERS 17 MIKE ROZIER BO JACKSON-262
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5.......1988 TOPPS STICKERS 23 DARRIN NELSON BO JACKSON-262
NEAR MINT-MINT 8............1988 TOPPS STICKERS 48 HENRY ELLARD DIXON-134/ELWAY-147
NEAR MINT-MINT 8............1988 TOPPS STICKERS 51 AL TOON GREEN-137/RICE-151
GEM MINT 10....................1992 TOPPS MICRO 290 BO JACKSON
GEM MINT 10....................1992 TOPPS MICRO 290 BO JACKSON
MINT 9..............................1992 TOPPS MICRO 620 GEORGE BRETT
MINT 9..............................1992 TOPPS MICRO 620 GEORGE BRETT
MINT 9..............................1986 TOPPS STICKERS 1 PETE ROSE
MINT 9..............................1986 TOPPS STICKERS 74 ANDRE DAWSON
MINT 9..............................1986 TOPPS STICKERS 256 GEORGE BRETT

Here is my 15 card submission that will help finance this whole shindig. (on the $6 special)

VERY GOOD 3....................................1956 TOPPS 33 ROBERTO CLEMENTE WHITE BACK
EXCELLENT 5....................................1956 TOPPS 79 SANDY KOUFAX WHITE BACK
VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT 4...........1956 TOPPS 79 SANDY KOUFAX GRAY BACK
VERY GOOD 3....................................1957 TOPPS 35 FRANK ROBINSON
GOOD 2.................................................1957 TOPPS 302 SANDY KOUFAX
VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT+ 4.5......1959 TOPPS 362 DOLAN NICHOLS NO OPTION
EXCELLENT-MINT 6..........................1960 TOPPS 300 HANK AARON
VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT 4............1960 TOPPS 563 MICKEY MANTLE ALL STAR
EXCELLENT-MINT 6.........................1962 TOPPS 287 GEORGE WITT
EXCELLENT 5....................................1966 TOPPS 50 MICKEY MANTLE
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5......................1966 TOPPS 444 CHECKLIST 430-506 (456 IS R. SOX)
NEAR MINT-MINT 8...........................1966 TOPPS 578 CHI CHI OLIVO
EXCELLENT 5...................................1967 TOPPS 150 MICKEY MANTLE
N8: MISCUT........................................1967 TOPPS 396 ATLANTA ACES MENKE/CLONINGER
NEAR MINT-MINT 8...........................1968 TOPPS 70 BOB VEALE

jswieton · January 9, 2009 10:14AM

That sucks they couldn't throw you a bone on a few of those 8's. I would deffinetly take a look at some of those when you get them back.

nam812 · January 9, 2009 10:27AM

<< That sucks they couldn't throw you a bone on a few of those 8's.......... >>

I honestly don't want to be thrown any bones. I just think I hindered each card getting objective eyes by making too big of a submission. To be fair, the 1972 Pete Rose in action is over graded by a full point as it is now at 8.5

Elemenopeo · January 9, 2009 10:37AM

Sorry, Nick. I started to look over your list, but it's just too dang long. I was interested for the first few, but then it was like... whatever.

nam812 · January 9, 2009 10:50AM

<< Sorry, Nick. I started to look over your list, but it's just too dang long. I was interested for the first few, but then it was like... whatever.

>>

I totally understand Bryon, so I'll make it a little easier. Here are the financial highlights from the 100 card submission:

NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1969 TOPPS 69 STEVE HAMILTON
VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT+ 4.5.......1969 TOPPS 260 REGGIE JACKSON
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1969 TOPPS 263 JERRY MAY
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 MC...................... 1969 TOPPS 500 MICKEY MANTLE LAST NAME IN YELLOW
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1969 TOPPS DECKLE EDGE 21 PETE ROSE
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1970 TOPPS 454 RON SANTO
NEAR MINT-MINT 8.............................1970 TOPPS 536 MIKE KEKICH
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5........................1972 TOPPS 560 PETE ROSE IN ACTION
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5........................1974 TOPPS 599 ROOKIE PITCHERS - SAN DIEGO LG.PRINT

thedutymon · January 9, 2009 12:02PM

Wow Nick,
That Sucks. As I've said before, maybe once or twice. The pendulum has swung the wrong way in your case. Maybe one of us will be the benifit of the swing the other way!!!

Neil

RonBurgundy · January 9, 2009 12:54PM

Congrats on the 69 Hamilton. Tough card.

SidePocket · January 9, 2009 1:04PM

What happened with the 69 Reggie?

nam812 · January 9, 2009 1:10PM

<< Congrats on the 69 Hamilton. Tough card. >>

Thanks Ron, it's really gonna help, and it was sitting in my 1969 set all this time. I replaced it with an EX-MT example which fits my set much better.

<< What happened with the 69 Reggie? >>

Just a lower grade card. He and the 1969 Mantle would have got sent in with the lower grade stars in the $6 special if 1969 would have been allowed in that special, but they weren't so I got to save a buck each.

Boopotts · January 9, 2009 1:51PM

The '69 Deckle Rose in PSA 8 was a $200 card about four years ago-- although I'm not sure what it fetches now.

nam812 · January 9, 2009 2:02PM

<< The '69 Deckle Rose in PSA 8 was a $200 card about four years ago-- although I'm not sure what it fetches now. >>

Half that.

CDsNuts · January 9, 2009 2:11PM

You seemed to do well on the Elway and Rice cards. Great job!

Darin · January 9, 2009 2:58PM

Nam, was that 75 Darrell Evans OC any from top to bottom?
I remember when I collected that set it was a tough one and usually because of that reason.
Claudell Washinton also tough in PSA 9.

nam812 · January 9, 2009 3:12PM

<< Nam, was that 75 Darrell Evans OC any from top to bottom?........ >>

Yes, and it could have easily been graded a 9OC, but here's the weird thing, only his name is centered low on the card. The team name, and the photo of the player are very well centered. Here is the raw scan of the card to show what I mean.

Darin · January 9, 2009 3:42PM

nam, I submitted one just like that, and it got a 7 also. Just the name is placed low. I'll try to scan mine and post here. Takes me a long time to scan and upload to photobucket, slow computer. So could be tomorrow morning.

Darin · January 9, 2009 4:16PM

Here's mine. Mine's also off a bit L-R. Just a tough card to get a 9. I have two raw cards with his name at the very bottom of the card, worse than this.

nam812 · January 9, 2009 9:44PM

<< I submitted one just like that, and it got a 7 also. Just the name is placed low........... >>

The Evans card appears to be an anomaly in the 1975 set where, more often than not, the card is very well centered, but the player's name is set too close to the bottom edge.

swartz1 · January 9, 2009 10:12PM

Where are the Chipper micros?

Bosox1976 · January 9, 2009 10:14PM

Good work on the money cards Nick. Sorry your grader dozed off. Was your 62 Witt worn or snowy?

nam812 · January 9, 2009 10:45PM

<< Good work on the money cards Nick. Sorry your grader dozed off. Was your 62 Witt worn or snowy? >>

Thanks Mike. My 1962 Witt was very well centered but had wear. It was properly graded as a 6, but I just tried to slip one by since 7's do very well, and 6's even get $10.

leadoff4 · January 9, 2009 11:52PM

Nice job on the '72 Rose IA card at 8.5. That used to be a tough card in 8 but not sure these days.

nam812 · January 10, 2009 1:57AM

<< Nice job on the '72 Rose IA card at 8.5. That used to be a tough card in 8 but not sure these days. >>

Thanks Neal, but like I mentioned above, my opinion is that the 1972 Pete Rose IA is over graded by a full point.

January special poppages of 100, 30, and 15 cards - all 145 grades posted

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