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What are the best crack outs you have done over the years.

handymanhandyman Posts: 5,244 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Now that PSA keeps all your past submissions online I was looking though all my old orders and I wanted to post my best crack outs along with the worst. Id love to see yalls.
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GEM MINT 10 1972 TOPPS 766 STEVE HAMILTON Was PSA 8
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 TOPPS 120 PETE ROSE SGC 86
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1954 BOWMAN 64 ED MATHEWS SGC 84 took 3 times sending it in 50-50
MINT 9 1971 TOPPS 14 DAVE CONCEPCION Pulled from a pack first graded an 8
MINT 9 1971 TOPPS 50 JERRY WEST SGC 92 2 times to get it in a 9
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1964 TOPPS 177 HARMON KILLEBREW Was PSA 7
MINT 9 1970 TOPPS 700 FRANK ROBINSON Was SGC 92 took 2x
MINT 9 1980 TOPPS SCORING LEADER BIRD,ERVING,JOHNSON Was PSA 8 I pulled from a pack
MINT 9 1972 TOPPS 441 THURMAN MUNSON Was PSA 8 I pulled from a pack
MINT 9 1951 TOPPS BLUE BACK 30 ENOS SLAUGHTER Was SGC 70 Very happy
30513120 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 TOPPS 200 ROGER STAUBACH Was PSA 7
MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 380 JOHNNY BENCH Was PSA 8 I pulled from a rack
MINT 9 1979 TOPPS 390 EARL CAMPBELL Was PSA 8 then PSA 9 OC Now PSA 9 pulled from rack
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 TOPPS 250 CARL YASTRZEMSKI PSA 7
MINT 9 1968 TOPPS GAME 30 PETE ROSE Was PSA 8
MINT 9 1965 TOPPS 70 SID BLANKS Was PSA 8 but is perfect!
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1949 BOWMAN WILD WEST B-5 SIGN LANGUAGE PSA 6
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1949 BOWMAN WILD WEST B-2 RUNNING THE GAUNTLET PSA 6
MINT 9 1960 LEAF 119 HAL SMITH first PSA 8 pulled from a pack



Worst
N1: EVIDENCE OF TRIMMING 1965 TOPPS 207 PETE ROSE Was PSA 8 Looked MINT Paid 375.00

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    FavreFan1971FavreFan1971 Posts: 3,105 ✭✭✭
    1972 Roger Staubach rookie. BCC7 to a PSA 7 to a PSA 8
    1972 John Riggins Rookie from a PSA 8 to a PSA 9
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    AllenAllen Posts: 7,165 ✭✭✭
    I heard a guy once cracked FOUR 1971 Topps football cards out of a single card saver I and they all graded 2's and 3's because they were creased.
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    TreetopTreetop Posts: 1,474 ✭
    1969 Topps Lou Brock PSA 8 $500 to a PSA 9 $5000.00....Still to this day is a 1 if 1
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    DavidPuddyDavidPuddy Posts: 3,483 ✭✭✭
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    "The Sipe market is ridiculous right now"
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    handymanhandyman Posts: 5,244 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Did you pull that 1972 card out of a pack or did you find it raw?
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    DavidPuddyDavidPuddy Posts: 3,483 ✭✭✭
    I bought it on Ebay. It was a PSA 9 to begin with, then EOT, then PSA 10.

    I think I payed about $20 for it as a PSA 9.
    "The Sipe market is ridiculous right now"
    CDsNuts, 1/9/15
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    handymanhandyman Posts: 5,244 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice whats the pop on it? Did you ever sell it?
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    corvette1340corvette1340 Posts: 3,384 ✭✭✭


    << <i>1969 Topps Lou Brock PSA 8 $500 to a PSA 9 $5000.00....Still to this day is a 1 if 1 >>



    Do you want to sell this card?
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    DavidPuddyDavidPuddy Posts: 3,483 ✭✭✭
    I think it's a POP 5. I still have it, it's the building block of my J.R. Richard Master Set.
    "The Sipe market is ridiculous right now"
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    mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭
    1955 Bowman Ed Robinson from PSA 7 to PSA 8
    1976 Topps Mike Schmidt from PSA 9 to PSA 10
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    iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366
    not a crack out, but a 1965 Topps Bobby Richardson advertised in "nice condition" on eBay... got a PSA 9 and sold for $500.
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    ymareaymarea Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭
    My best crackout: A 1972 OPC CFL Jim Henshall went from a PSA 6 to a PSA 7. I still think it's a solid 8.

    I feel like Charlie Brown.
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    TreetopTreetop Posts: 1,474 ✭


    << <i>

    << <i>1969 Topps Lou Brock PSA 8 $500 to a PSA 9 $5000.00....Still to this day is a 1 if 1 >>



    Do you want to sell this card? >>



    Card was sold a few years back, for $5,000.00. Its changed hands once or twice and believe its in Don Spences (Lone Star) collection now.
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    markj111markj111 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭
    Palmer rookie from an 8 to a 9. I did not even break it out-just sent it for review.
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    41GoudeyGuy41GoudeyGuy Posts: 565 ✭
    Bought a 1952 Topps #310 George Metkovich SGC 84 ($160) hoping it would cross to a PSA 7 ($300). Came back a PSA 8 ($750).
    Bought a 1953 Topps #1 Jackie Robinson SGC 84 ($600) hoping it would cross to a PSA 7 ($900). Came back a PSA 6 ($450). May have to try again on this one.
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    swartz1swartz1 Posts: 4,911 ✭✭✭
    1923 German Stamp Transfer Tris Speaker PSA 6 crackout

    now resides in a PSA 7 holder... still think it is an 8...

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    lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭
    1981 Topps Tim Raines rookie bought on eBay for $2.99. PSA 9 on 1st sub. PSA 10 the 2nd time. Just sold for $231.50
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    msassinmsassin Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭
    1939 PlayBall Lloyd Waner - GAI 5 to PSA 7
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    wrestlingcardkingwrestlingcardking Posts: 4,555 ✭✭✭✭
    I sent in a crackout of a GAI 6 Wm Muldoon 1887 Allen and Ginter and it came back a PSA 7.

    I sent in an SGC 1887 n184 Kimballs Duncan C. Ross which was an equivalent to a "4" and it came back a PSA 6. Highest one ever graded.

    My only real loss is cracking out a CSA 8 (who is that anyway?) n162 1888 Goodwins Duncan C. Ross and it came back "altered". That was not a surprise but it was worthless in the case it was in.

    I have only done a few crackouts, but those were really nice. I have never cracked out a PSA card and had it regraded although I have plenty of candidates to do so.



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    otwcardsotwcards Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭
    In 2002 I bought a smoking Jim Brown RC in a PSA 7 holder at Fort Washington for around $200 and cracked it, flicked off a little booger (actually a fleck of card stock) and resubbed it and got a PSA 9 that I sold for $4000 a few months later at White Plains. In 1998, I bought a boatload of ARod SP's at the National in Chicago and subbed them to PSA. Cracked the nicest, virtually flawless PSA 9 and subbed it to SGC and got the famous SGC 100 that I sold on eBay for a paltry $1400+ (I was getting about $800-1000 for PSA 10's) before I, or anyone else, knew the real significance of the SGC 100 grade and before I was eventually employed by them. I wish I still had both!
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    tigerdeantigerdean Posts: 903 ✭✭✭
    What a racket!!!! My wife gave me a great time last night, its a 9. She gave me nothing but grief from her PMS, its a 7. I think I want to vomit after reading all of this. Who would like to buy some cards image I think my unit was trimmed, no it is a 10 image
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    TabeTabe Posts: 5,927 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I bought it on Ebay. It was a PSA 9 to begin with, then EOT, then PSA 10.

    I think I payed about $20 for it as a PSA 9. >>


    Great for you but, man, if that card doesn't just draw a big red circle around the flaws of the grading process...

    Tabe
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    bobbyw8469bobbyw8469 Posts: 7,139 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I think my unit was trimmed, no it is a 10 >>



    Don't you mean MIN SIZE REQD????
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    vladguerrerovladguerrero Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I bought it on Ebay. It was a PSA 9 to begin with, then EOT, then PSA 10.

    I think I payed about $20 for it as a PSA 9. >>


    Great for you but, man, if that card doesn't just draw a big red circle around the flaws of the grading process...

    Tabe >>



    I think the reason this thread is interesting is because it's situations like this that are the exception not the rule. On modern stuff I've had plenty of BGS 8.5's flip to 10's.
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    MeteoriteGuyMeteoriteGuy Posts: 7,140 ✭✭


    << <i>I heard a guy once cracked FOUR 1971 Topps football cards out of a single card saver I and they all graded 2's and 3's because they were creased. >>



    I think the person who was working the slab machine sells on eBay. Sounds like an order of mine last month.
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    MeteoriteGuyMeteoriteGuy Posts: 7,140 ✭✭


    << <i>1981 Topps Tim Raines rookie bought on eBay for $2.99. PSA 9 on 1st sub. PSA 10 the 2nd time. Just sold for $231.50 >>




    Nice. I thought it was a great deal at $100 and was watching it till it got a couple bids.
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    gemintgemint Posts: 6,069 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>1969 Topps Lou Brock PSA 8 $500 to a PSA 9 $5000.00....Still to this day is a 1 if 1 >>



    Wow I didn't realize that was previously in an 8 holder. Great bump!
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    gemintgemint Posts: 6,069 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Some that I can recall, though not big money cards):

    1969 Phil Niekro - Graded 8 (ST) the first time because I forgot to rub the wax of the front. I cracked it, buffed it and resubmitted and it came back 9(NQ)
    1989 UD Griffey RC - Graded 8 the first time (when it was valuable). Cracked it and resub'd it a few years ago and it came back a 10.
    1974 Aaron #1 - Graded 8 the first time. Cracked and resubbed and got a 9.
    1961 Billy Goodman - A fairly tough common, I got a 6 the first time. I thought it was 8 quality and resubmitted it and got the 8.
    1973 Schmidt RC - Pulled from a pristine set I bought off eBay in the late 90s. Subbed it a national in Anaheim and it came back an 8. I challenged the grade but Steve Rocchi said the grader would only give me a 9(PD) since it had two tiny print specs on the Schmidt photo. I walked the show and saw a handful of other Schmidt rookies in 9(NQ) holders that had worse print snow than mine. I cracked it later and got the 9(NQ) though not without drama. They mislabeled the card with the other rookie infielders label. Fortunately I caught it when my grades posted and was able to get it corrected before they shipped it back to me.

    I also had some great success on reviews. The best was when my '71 Raymond bumped from an 8 to a 9. I traded it for $5k worth of cards. I also had a 1970 Bench bump from 8 to 9.
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    BlacklabelsocietyBlacklabelsociety Posts: 1,033


    << <i>

    << <i>I bought it on Ebay. It was a PSA 9 to begin with, then EOT, then PSA 10.

    I think I payed about $20 for it as a PSA 9. >>


    Great for you but, man, if that card doesn't just draw a big red circle around the flaws of the grading process...

    Tabe >>



    LOL exactly what i was thinking. so one grader decides it is mint. the next grader says the card had a visitor, then the last grader says its a perfect card image
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