Poppage - I second Bills opinion
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On the tightening of the standards on modern cards -- here is the rundown of a 50 card pop I just had:
15958127 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1960 TOPPS 56 FOREST GREGG Card US (thought this was at least a 7, got from Ron Burgundy)
2 1 15958128 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1981 TOPPS 16 WAYNE GRETZKY Card US graded for a friend
3 1 15958129 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1985 TOPPS 314 DAN MARINO ALL PRO Card US - pack pull, centering must have netted the 8, but it looked at least 9 worthy to me
4 1 15958130 MINT 9 1984 FLEER 17 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card US - BBCE vending box pull
5 1 15958131 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1984 DONRUSS 106 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card US - PSA 8 crackout
6 1 15958132 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 FLEER ALL-STARS 5 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card US fleer cello box pull (also got from Ron Burgundy)
7 1 15958133 MINT 9 1991 BOWMAN 104 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card US - keeping for my fledgingly attempt at collecting Ripken
8 1 15958134 NEAR MINT 7 1992 TOPPS 40 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card US - subbed 2 of these, thought they both had shots at a 10 had no idea what happened here
8 2 15958135 MINT 9 1992 TOPPS 40 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card US - keeper for me but really hoped to get at least 2 9's so I could give one to Bill
9 1 15958136 MINT 9 1994 TOPPS 200 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card US - another keeper
10 1 15958137 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1985 DONRUSS 273 ROGER CLEMENS Card US - from an 85 Donruss box rip I got from Burgundy (thought it was at least a 9)
11 1 15958138 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1983 TOPPS 83 RYNE SANDBERG Card US - from an 83 set I got from Burgundy, looked like it had a shot at a 9.
12 1 15958139 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1989 UPPER DECK 25 RANDY JOHNSON STAR ROOKIE Card US - fresh from an 89 UD box rip - ouch again
13 1 15958140 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1993 UPPER DECK 449 DEREK JETER Card US - ouch
14 1 15958141 NEAR MINT 7 1993 SELECT 360 DEREK JETER Card US - ouch ouch ouch
15 1 15958142 MINT 9 1993 SCORE 489 DEREK JETER DRAFT PICK Card US - meh
16 1 15958143 GEM MINT 10 1984 FLEER 131 DON MATTINGLY Card US - my only good hit of the entire sub - from a BBCE vending box
17 1 15958144 NEAR MINT 7 1984 FLEER 239 NOLAN RYAN Card US - from the same vending box
18 1 15958145 MINT 9 1984 FLEER 281 TIM RAINES Card US - from the same vending box
19 1 15958146 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1984 FLEER 336 OZZIE SMITH Card US - see above
20 1 15958147 GEM MINT 10 1984 FLEER 640 BENCH & YAZ RETIRING SUPERSTARS Card US - my token 10s
21 1 15958148 GEM MINT 10 1984 FLEER 392 WADE BOGGS Card US - another token 10
22 1 15958149 GEM MINT 10 1984 FLEER 638 BRETT & PERRY THE PINE TAR INCIDENT Card US - another token 10
23 1 15958150 MINT 9 1985 TOPPS 536 KIRBY PUCKETT Card US - from the Burgundy set I believe, a keeper I guess
24 1 15958151 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 FLEER GLOSSY 604 BARRY BONDS Card US - another sub from cards I got off Burgundy - a little dissappointed I could not glean at least a 9
25 1 15958152 MINT 9 1987 FLEER GLOSSY 269 WILL CLARK Card US - keeper for me, I like Will Clark
26 1 15958153 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 FLEER GLOSSY 652 MAJOR LGE. PROSPECT K.SELTZER/J.STEFERO Card US ouch
27 1 15958154 MINT 9 1987 DONRUSS OPENING DAY 163 BARRY BONDS WHITE JERSEY,CORR. PHOTO Card US -- not bad, another set from Burgundy
28 1 15958155 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 DONRUSS OPENING DAY 205 BO JACKSON Card US - ouch
29 1 15958156 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 DONRUSS OPENING DAY 96 WILL CLARK Card US - dang it really wanted in a 9.
30 1 15958157 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS TRADED 50T BO JACKSON Card US - have 2 of these now, but no 10
31 1 15958158 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS TRADED 24T WILL CLARK Card US - have 2 of these now but no 10
32 1 15958159 MINT 9 1990 SCORE 697 BO JACKSON Card US - I like this card - so glad to get in a 9 (shoulder pads / bat card)
33 1 15958160 NEAR MINT 7 1990 LEAF 37 CRAIG BIGGIO Card US -- what the hell
34 1 15958161 MINT 9 1992 BOWMAN 484 CRAIG BIGGIO Card US - all these biggios were submitted in hopes of getting a few 10s I got 1
35 1 15958162 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1993 FLAIR 58 CRAIG BIGGIO Card US - ugh
36 1 15958163 MINT 9 1993 TOPPS 680 CRAIG BIGGIO Card US -
37 1 15958164 GEM MINT 10 1993 SCORE 18 CRAIG BIGGIO Card US - my only success
38 1 15958165 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1997 TOPPS 85 CRAIG BIGGIO Card US - yuck
39 1 15958166 MINT 9 2000 TOPPS 339 CRAIG BIGGIO Card US - I think I just bought a 10 on this one anyway
40 1 15958167 MINT 9 2007 TOPPS CHROME 223 CRAIG BIGGIO REFRACTOR Card US - I can live with this
41 1 15958168 MINT 9 1991 STADIUM CLUB 287 WENDELL DAVIS Card US - subbed for a friend
42 1 15958169 MINT 9 1991 STADIUM CLUB 310 MIKE CROEL Card US - subbbed for a friend
43 1 15958170 MINT 9 1991 STADIUM CLUB 299 FREDDIE JOE NUNN Card US - subbed for a friend
44 1 15958171 MINT 9 1991 STADIUM CLUB 378 GODFREY MYLES Card US - subbed for a friend
45 1 15958172 MINT 9 1991 STADIUM CLUB 460 JOHN JOHNSON Card US - subbed for a friend
46 1 15958173 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1991 STADIUM CLUB 200 MIKE DUMAS Card US - subbed for a friend
47 1 15958174 GEM MINT 10 1992 UPPER DECK 22 JIMMY SMITH Card US - subbed for a friend
48 1 15958175 GEM MINT 10 2007 UPPER DECK TRILOGY 143 GAINES ADAMS GOLD Card US - subbed for a friend
49 1 15958176 MINT 9 2007 DONRUSS ELITE 139 GAINES ADAMS STATUS DIE-CUT Card US - subbed for a friend
Total Items: 50
Date Received: 9/2/2009
Date Shipped: N/A
Order Status: OK
Not all bad, but hoped to land a few more Biggio 10s, and not happy seeing so many modern 8s.
15958127 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1960 TOPPS 56 FOREST GREGG Card US (thought this was at least a 7, got from Ron Burgundy)
2 1 15958128 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1981 TOPPS 16 WAYNE GRETZKY Card US graded for a friend
3 1 15958129 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1985 TOPPS 314 DAN MARINO ALL PRO Card US - pack pull, centering must have netted the 8, but it looked at least 9 worthy to me
4 1 15958130 MINT 9 1984 FLEER 17 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card US - BBCE vending box pull
5 1 15958131 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1984 DONRUSS 106 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card US - PSA 8 crackout
6 1 15958132 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 FLEER ALL-STARS 5 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card US fleer cello box pull (also got from Ron Burgundy)
7 1 15958133 MINT 9 1991 BOWMAN 104 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card US - keeping for my fledgingly attempt at collecting Ripken
8 1 15958134 NEAR MINT 7 1992 TOPPS 40 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card US - subbed 2 of these, thought they both had shots at a 10 had no idea what happened here
8 2 15958135 MINT 9 1992 TOPPS 40 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card US - keeper for me but really hoped to get at least 2 9's so I could give one to Bill
9 1 15958136 MINT 9 1994 TOPPS 200 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card US - another keeper
10 1 15958137 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1985 DONRUSS 273 ROGER CLEMENS Card US - from an 85 Donruss box rip I got from Burgundy (thought it was at least a 9)
11 1 15958138 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1983 TOPPS 83 RYNE SANDBERG Card US - from an 83 set I got from Burgundy, looked like it had a shot at a 9.
12 1 15958139 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1989 UPPER DECK 25 RANDY JOHNSON STAR ROOKIE Card US - fresh from an 89 UD box rip - ouch again
13 1 15958140 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1993 UPPER DECK 449 DEREK JETER Card US - ouch
14 1 15958141 NEAR MINT 7 1993 SELECT 360 DEREK JETER Card US - ouch ouch ouch
15 1 15958142 MINT 9 1993 SCORE 489 DEREK JETER DRAFT PICK Card US - meh
16 1 15958143 GEM MINT 10 1984 FLEER 131 DON MATTINGLY Card US - my only good hit of the entire sub - from a BBCE vending box
17 1 15958144 NEAR MINT 7 1984 FLEER 239 NOLAN RYAN Card US - from the same vending box
18 1 15958145 MINT 9 1984 FLEER 281 TIM RAINES Card US - from the same vending box
19 1 15958146 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1984 FLEER 336 OZZIE SMITH Card US - see above
20 1 15958147 GEM MINT 10 1984 FLEER 640 BENCH & YAZ RETIRING SUPERSTARS Card US - my token 10s
21 1 15958148 GEM MINT 10 1984 FLEER 392 WADE BOGGS Card US - another token 10
22 1 15958149 GEM MINT 10 1984 FLEER 638 BRETT & PERRY THE PINE TAR INCIDENT Card US - another token 10
23 1 15958150 MINT 9 1985 TOPPS 536 KIRBY PUCKETT Card US - from the Burgundy set I believe, a keeper I guess
24 1 15958151 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 FLEER GLOSSY 604 BARRY BONDS Card US - another sub from cards I got off Burgundy - a little dissappointed I could not glean at least a 9
25 1 15958152 MINT 9 1987 FLEER GLOSSY 269 WILL CLARK Card US - keeper for me, I like Will Clark
26 1 15958153 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 FLEER GLOSSY 652 MAJOR LGE. PROSPECT K.SELTZER/J.STEFERO Card US ouch
27 1 15958154 MINT 9 1987 DONRUSS OPENING DAY 163 BARRY BONDS WHITE JERSEY,CORR. PHOTO Card US -- not bad, another set from Burgundy
28 1 15958155 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 DONRUSS OPENING DAY 205 BO JACKSON Card US - ouch
29 1 15958156 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 DONRUSS OPENING DAY 96 WILL CLARK Card US - dang it really wanted in a 9.
30 1 15958157 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS TRADED 50T BO JACKSON Card US - have 2 of these now, but no 10
31 1 15958158 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS TRADED 24T WILL CLARK Card US - have 2 of these now but no 10
32 1 15958159 MINT 9 1990 SCORE 697 BO JACKSON Card US - I like this card - so glad to get in a 9 (shoulder pads / bat card)
33 1 15958160 NEAR MINT 7 1990 LEAF 37 CRAIG BIGGIO Card US -- what the hell
34 1 15958161 MINT 9 1992 BOWMAN 484 CRAIG BIGGIO Card US - all these biggios were submitted in hopes of getting a few 10s I got 1
35 1 15958162 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1993 FLAIR 58 CRAIG BIGGIO Card US - ugh
36 1 15958163 MINT 9 1993 TOPPS 680 CRAIG BIGGIO Card US -
37 1 15958164 GEM MINT 10 1993 SCORE 18 CRAIG BIGGIO Card US - my only success
38 1 15958165 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1997 TOPPS 85 CRAIG BIGGIO Card US - yuck
39 1 15958166 MINT 9 2000 TOPPS 339 CRAIG BIGGIO Card US - I think I just bought a 10 on this one anyway
40 1 15958167 MINT 9 2007 TOPPS CHROME 223 CRAIG BIGGIO REFRACTOR Card US - I can live with this
41 1 15958168 MINT 9 1991 STADIUM CLUB 287 WENDELL DAVIS Card US - subbed for a friend
42 1 15958169 MINT 9 1991 STADIUM CLUB 310 MIKE CROEL Card US - subbbed for a friend
43 1 15958170 MINT 9 1991 STADIUM CLUB 299 FREDDIE JOE NUNN Card US - subbed for a friend
44 1 15958171 MINT 9 1991 STADIUM CLUB 378 GODFREY MYLES Card US - subbed for a friend
45 1 15958172 MINT 9 1991 STADIUM CLUB 460 JOHN JOHNSON Card US - subbed for a friend
46 1 15958173 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1991 STADIUM CLUB 200 MIKE DUMAS Card US - subbed for a friend
47 1 15958174 GEM MINT 10 1992 UPPER DECK 22 JIMMY SMITH Card US - subbed for a friend
48 1 15958175 GEM MINT 10 2007 UPPER DECK TRILOGY 143 GAINES ADAMS GOLD Card US - subbed for a friend
49 1 15958176 MINT 9 2007 DONRUSS ELITE 139 GAINES ADAMS STATUS DIE-CUT Card US - subbed for a friend
Total Items: 50
Date Received: 9/2/2009
Date Shipped: N/A
Order Status: OK
Not all bad, but hoped to land a few more Biggio 10s, and not happy seeing so many modern 8s.
Looking for FB HOF Rookies
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31 1 15958158 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS TRADED 24T WILL CLARK Card US - have 2 of these now but no 10
Surely I can find some crap to trade you for these 2.
<< <i>30 1 15958157 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS TRADED 50T BO JACKSON Card US - have 2 of these now, but no 10
31 1 15958158 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS TRADED 24T WILL CLARK Card US - have 2 of these now but no 10
Surely I can find some crap to trade you for these 2. >>
yep we can work that out.