Disappointing experiment with Sportflics
Farmkidd
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I bought some cheap boxes on ebay and wanted to submit them to see what uncirculated cards would get, figuring I would get a mix of 10s and 9s. Wrong!! Really suprising because the population reports showed good probability for getting high grades. I didn't painstakingly scrutinize the cards, but I didn't submit the obvious off-centered or dinged cards either.
Pop Report Data (1193 graded)
48.2% PSA 10
40.2% PSA 9
8.3% PSA 8
3.3% Other Grades
My results...
From a Complete Set ($9 on ebay)
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 SPORTFLICS 1 GEORGE BRETT
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 SPORTFLICS 124 WILLIE WILSON Card US
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 SPORTFLICS 159 CHARLIE LEIBRANDT Card US
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 SPORTFLICS 186 WORLD SERIES CHAMPS KANSAS CITY ROYALS Card US
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 SPORTFLICS 200 BUDDY BIANCALANA Card US
From a Box Break ($6 on ebay)
NEAR MINT 7 1986 SPORTFLICS 51 N.L. MVP'S SANDBERG/GARVEY/ROSE
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 SPORTFLICS 52 SLUGGING STARS G.BRETT/H.BAINES/J.RICE Card US
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 SPORTFLICS 55 BULLPEN ACES QUISENBERRY/GOSAGE/SMITH Card US
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 SPORTFLICS 176 THE BIG SIX AWARD WINNERS Card US
NEAR MINT 7 1986 SPORTFLICS 177 THE BIG SIX HOT ROOKIES Card US
NEAR MINT 7 1986 SPORTFLICS 178 THE BIG SIX FUTURE STARS Card US
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 SPORTFLICS 179 THE BIG SIX GOLD GLOVERS Card US
NEAR MINT 7 1986 SPORTFLICS 180 THE BIG SIX ACTIVE .300 HITTERS Card US
NEAR MINT 7 1986 SPORTFLICS 183 THE BIG SIX 1985 TRIPLE CROWN Card US
NEAR MINT 7 1986 SPORTFLICS 185 THE BIG SIX 1985 20 GAME WINNERS Card US
Pop Report Data (1193 graded)
48.2% PSA 10
40.2% PSA 9
8.3% PSA 8
3.3% Other Grades
My results...
From a Complete Set ($9 on ebay)
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 SPORTFLICS 1 GEORGE BRETT
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 SPORTFLICS 124 WILLIE WILSON Card US
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 SPORTFLICS 159 CHARLIE LEIBRANDT Card US
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 SPORTFLICS 186 WORLD SERIES CHAMPS KANSAS CITY ROYALS Card US
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 SPORTFLICS 200 BUDDY BIANCALANA Card US
From a Box Break ($6 on ebay)
NEAR MINT 7 1986 SPORTFLICS 51 N.L. MVP'S SANDBERG/GARVEY/ROSE
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 SPORTFLICS 52 SLUGGING STARS G.BRETT/H.BAINES/J.RICE Card US
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 SPORTFLICS 55 BULLPEN ACES QUISENBERRY/GOSAGE/SMITH Card US
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 SPORTFLICS 176 THE BIG SIX AWARD WINNERS Card US
NEAR MINT 7 1986 SPORTFLICS 177 THE BIG SIX HOT ROOKIES Card US
NEAR MINT 7 1986 SPORTFLICS 178 THE BIG SIX FUTURE STARS Card US
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 SPORTFLICS 179 THE BIG SIX GOLD GLOVERS Card US
NEAR MINT 7 1986 SPORTFLICS 180 THE BIG SIX ACTIVE .300 HITTERS Card US
NEAR MINT 7 1986 SPORTFLICS 183 THE BIG SIX 1985 TRIPLE CROWN Card US
NEAR MINT 7 1986 SPORTFLICS 185 THE BIG SIX 1985 20 GAME WINNERS Card US
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Here are the other cards I threw in just for fun to round out the submission to 20 cards. They all graded much more fairly I thought. If anyone is interested I will take offers on them except for the Rizzuto, that will go into my PC and maybe the Wagner (that can be a place filler in my T206 set until I get a real one.)
NEAR MINT+ 7.5 2001 TOPPS ARCHIVES AUTOGRAPHS 21 PHIL RIZZUTO Card US
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 2002 TOPPS 206 287 HANK AARON POLAR BEAR Card US
GEM MINT 10 2002 TOPPS 206 307 HONUS WAGNER PIEDMONT BLACK Card US
MINT 9 2007 TOPPS CHROME 96 HIDEKI MATSUI JAPANESE Card US
MINT 9 2008 UPPER DECK X XPONENTIAL 3 X3-DJ DEREK JETER