1989 Donruss? Updated W/ Griffey Scan
Beck6
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How difficult is the Ken Griffey Jr to find in a psa 10? Anyone have any experience opening boxes and subbing the Schilling, Griffey, Johnson or Biggio?
Pop Report shows the Griffey is difficult in a 10 and the card stock seems very weak. I am thinking about buying some cellos from bbcexchange. Any experience would be appreciated.
Pop Report shows the Griffey is difficult in a 10 and the card stock seems very weak. I am thinking about buying some cellos from bbcexchange. Any experience would be appreciated.
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T222's PSA 1 or better
T222's PSA 1 or better
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T222's PSA 1 or better
At least it was fun. It was the only time in my years of collecting I had ever opened so many packs at once. Still is.
The Griffey's seem to be tough on centering too. I have 2 orders at PSA with a few 89 D's in both. I think I subbed 5 Biggios between the 2 subs but only 2 Griffeys. I think between the 2 rack cases I busted I got about 15 Griffeys but oddly enough, no Bob Ojedas. Had to have help from a fellow collector to complete one full set.
thanks,
Bob
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T222's PSA 1 or better
<< <i>It still might be the hardest of his rookies in which to get a 10 because of the colored borders. Funny you should ask, though. Story time. About 10 years ago when PSA was getting to be the standard, PSA 10 Donruss Griffeys were literally getting $1500-$2000. (Remember that, everyone??) I bought a wax case for $350 with the idea I might make a small fortune. I ripped about half of it, finally realizing the badly off-centered Griffeys I kept getting were not going to stop.
At least it was fun. It was the only time in my years of collecting I had ever opened so many packs at once. Still is. >>
I bought no fewer than 10 wax cases in the year 2000 at about $450 a pop, hoping to hit a Griff in PSA 10 (which, like you said, was about a $2K card at the time). By the time the dust had settled I had about 175 raw Griffeys that were unsubmittable, twelve PSA 8's, and two PSA 9's.
Man, that was a wild time. I remember the 89UD was about a $3K card, the '83T Gwynn was around $2500 in PSA 10, etc. etc. I still remember buying an 82D Ripken that was a 9OC for $50, and having the seller email me and tell me that I had gotten 'a hell of a deal'-- which, at the time, it most certainly was.
I have several graded '89 Donruss cards... (don't laugh!)
There are a few things you have to keep in mind when you consider sending in '89 Donruss:
Centering... Much tuffer than you'd think!
Print defects! ... tight white dots in the black edges. They show up on a lot of these cards!
Surface print defects... especially on the Griffey! You have find a PERFECTLY centered Griffey w/out the white print dots...
BUT... it may have what looks like black ink smeared across the face of the card (top to bottom.) I can't tell ya how many of these I've seen!
The Griffey 10 is under-valued in my opinion... easily found for under $60-70 on the 'Bay.
Best of luck! I hope you hit the mother-load with your cello case(s)!
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T222's PSA 1 or better
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