1954 topps baseball

vettfanatic · November 25, 2009 11:46AM

Hi i'm new to the forum. I started a 1954 topps baseball set a few months back and was just wondering if anyone else here is currently working on this set. It'd be nice to make some purchases from anyone that has any extra cards. I'm trying to complete the set in psa 7 and 8's. Just hit 32.8 percent completion today. I'd be more then happy to post some scans if anyone's interested.

baseballfan · November 25, 2009 11:48AM

welcome. i would love to see some of them

nice start to the set.

Dboneesq · November 25, 2009 12:15PM

Welcome Vet. Good luck with your set. I am sure you will get access to quite a few cards from fellow board members.

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backbidder · November 25, 2009 9:35PM

I have about 50-60 available in PSA 8. I see your set is mostly 7's, so let me know if you want to consider getting some more 8's.

sayheykid54 · November 25, 2009 11:17PM

I love the classic 1954 set. At one point a couple years ago I had my set up to 80% complete in a Psa 8. The low pop commons were expensive and tough to locate.

unfortunately, I sold my set intact to a vintage collector last year.

Good luck with your set!!!!

jeff8877 · November 25, 2009 11:36PM

vettfanatic,

I am also working on this set and have a number of PSA 7s available. Send me your email to jeff58@sbcglobal.net and will get you the list.

Jeff

vettfanatic · November 25, 2009 11:46PM

Hi backbidder thanks for replying. Yes i'd definitely be interested in those 8's if the prices are right. Let me know what you have and some prices that your looking for.

backbidder · November 26, 2009 11:20AM

Give me your email or turn your PM on.

41GoudeyGuy · November 27, 2009 1:07PM

I'm down to 8 cards to finish this set up in straight PSA 7 NQ. 4 are going to cost more than I want right now but the other 4 are on my list. Does anybody have these available:
157
165
175
227

I have the following available if anybody needs them:

39
60
85
89

vettfanatic · December 12, 2009 7:33AM

Well thanks to board members (jeff8877) Jeff and (backbidder) Brian i'm now up to 40.4 % complete at a 7.22 rating. Here's some scans of my favorites from this set. I love those old Milwaukee Braves!

K · December 13, 2009 10:49AM

Does anyone know if PSA distinguishes between the preview cards that were inserted into the Sports Illustrated, and the basic set? The way to distinguish between the two was the green on the back didn't extend to the edge on the right of the SI cards.

Edit: I believe it was the first or second issue of SI all-time that had the sheets of cards in it. If I'm wrong here please correct me.

K · December 13, 2009 11:15AM

Alright I looked into it a bit. Both the first and second issues had cards in them.

The first had 27 cards in it:

The second had 9. All Yankees, 4 of which were black and white:

Dialj · December 14, 2009 5:07PM

Congrats! One of my favorite sets of all-time. Your cards look great; good luck on completing the set!

vettfanatic · May 25, 2011 5:13AM

Just thought i'd post an update to this thread. I'm still working on this set. Just hit 57.6 % completion with a rating of 7.323 Here's a couple of my latest pick ups.
So is there anyone else here still working on a 54 set or anyone new that has recently started one?

1954 · May 25, 2011 6:12AM

Vet-
Love the set and I have been working on mine for about a year. I have a raw set and then I have about 1/2 the set in PSA 7/8's. nothing beats a nice conditioned 1954 Topps card.

Good luck
Shane

bishop · May 25, 2011 9:58AM

Everyone distinguishes between the magazine paper stock and the basic set cardboard stock. SI did again in two 55 issues with that set. The second 54 issue is unique with the Yankees that never were.

natetrook · May 25, 2011 1:50PM

Hello 1954 collectors,

I am about to break up a complete 1954 Topps set in PSA-7 and PSA-8 condition.
I can fill all wantlists. Scans can be provided. Will be listing the set on E-Bay, but I will fill wantlists before it's listed.
Please LMK what you need, and I will try to fill them for you.
This is the most beautiful Topps set ever....
Nate

natetrook on E-Bay

NickM · May 25, 2011 2:17PM

I'm slowly working on this set. Was the underbidder on a few today.

Nick

vettfanatic · May 26, 2011 2:27AM

It's good to see some fellow collectors are working on such a great set. I'd love to see some scans if anyone wants to share. Natetrook I sent you a PM about your cards.

JMDVM · May 26, 2011 10:37AM

I'm working on it too. I completed my raw set several years ago, then decided to send in the sharpest ones for grading. Lots of 7s and 6s, one 8. Slowly trying to complete it in all 7s. I have a 1953 Topps Podres RC PSA 8 with a VCP average of $1800 that I would love to use in a trade.

benderbroeth · May 27, 2011 7:33AM

this is probably my fave set of the 50's so far i have about 45 of them 16 signed, i am really just trying to get a completly signed set...

vettfanatic · May 27, 2011 2:08PM

<< <i>this is probably my fave set of the 50's so far i have about 45 of them 16 signed, i am really just trying to get a completly signed set... >>

Good luck with your signed set. That would be quite a feat! Lets see some scans of those 16 that you currently have.

mcadams · May 28, 2011 8:58AM

I am not super familiar with the '54 set, but had a question for this forum. I have some key cards from '54 Topps that I'd like to purchase for some player registgry sets that I have. I've located some cards that I really like, but they are SGC 84. What are the odds these would cross into PSA at a 7 grade? Is PSA any pickier than SGC on this set/era? Thx for advice.

NickM · May 28, 2011 9:29AM

Odds are decent of a SGC 84 crossing to a PSA 7 as long as it meets PSA's centering requirements (SGC is looser about centering). However, is it financially worthwhile crossing them - many common PSA 7s go for $20 or less, and there isn't much reason to pay more to get a SGC 7 and cross it to a PSA 7 instead of just buying the PSA 7.

Nick

natetrook · May 28, 2011 9:30AM

The big issue is centering.
I have had cards cross after cracking SGC holders, but they must be well centered,
or you run the risk of an OC qualifier.
SGC-84 often have great focus and corners, but have been downgraded due to centering.

Nate

mcadams · May 29, 2011 2:34AM

Thanks for sharing that wisdom, guys. Centering appears to be no worse than 65/35 on either of them, so should be OK there. Would you suggest cracking and re-subbing instead of just mailing them to PSA in the SGC holders?

natetrook · May 29, 2011 9:14AM

Would always crack and resubmit.
I have never had success on crossover from other holders.

mcadams · May 29, 2011 10:52AM

<< <i>Would always crack and resubmit.
I have never had success on crossover from other holders. >>

Thats kind of what I thought. Thanks.

mcadams · May 29, 2011 10:54AM

Last question for the forum-

Is there typically a wide spectrum of color shades on the backgrounds of most 54s? I've noticed on the Aarons that some have a really dark rich orange hue, whereas most have a lighter orange background. Is there a story behind this (different print runs?) or am I just looking at bad scanner photos?

fiveniner · June 5, 2011 8:32AM

I have a real nice 54 set with some graded however not what you are looking for grade wise.

ghooper33 · June 6, 2011 4:03PM

I love this set for autographs! I have no real aspirations of completing this set, but I love to thumb through my signed ones.

Here are some selected pics (sorry for the rushed scans):

benderbroeth · June 6, 2011 4:34PM

if you ever decided to sell any of your signed 54's let me know!!! i love the signed pafko myself, i have one also.

1954 topps baseball

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