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My turn to spaz over Yaz.

itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
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thought i'd share my latest raw purchase, a very fine looking example of Yaz' rookie and even better than expected from the scan which accompanied the auction.....using the "Welborn Method", i bid according to the concept of making the acquisition at least one grade below the anticipated value once holdered....i am now eagerly hopeful to see this card wind up in an 8 holder, but a 7 won't kill me, either.....the card has exceptional qualities in centering, bordering, gloss and surface, which is virtually spotless and free of the dreaded print lines which typically plague this card....opinions are welcome, i don't know exactly when i will send this in for grading, since i will likely make it one of my 6 freebies for the year, but i'll update when/if that happens.....enjoy! image

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    calaban7calaban7 Posts: 3,002 ✭✭✭
    Jeff , nice looking card. I may be wrong but the right side of the front looks trimmed. I hope I am wrong .

    Nice card , none the less.--- Sonny
    " In a time of universal deceit , telling the truth is a revolutionary act " --- George Orwell
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    itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    Sonny, thanks, it's the lighting from the scanner....you can see a beam of light running along the right side on both images, but the card has already survived the finger test, all borders have that rough feel, point to point. image
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    royalbrettroyalbrett Posts: 620 ✭✭✭
    Nice card.

    Looks like Yaz tore up the Carolina League the year before.
    Yeah, I uploaded that KC icon in 2001
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    AkbarCloneAkbarClone Posts: 2,476 ✭✭✭
    Nice card.

    Looks like Yaz had a 31 point avg. playing high school basketball.
    I collect Vintage Cards, Commemorative Sets, and way too many vintage and modern player collections in Baseball (180 players), Football (175 players), and Basketball (87 players). Also have a Dallas Cowboy team collection.
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    itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭


    << <i>Nice card.

    Looks like Yaz had a 31 point avg. playing high school basketball. >>



    dude. he was way ahead of his time.....late 50's and he was already playin' above the rim.
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    corvette1340corvette1340 Posts: 3,384 ✭✭✭
    Jeff, definitely trimmed. Can't believe you gamble on something like that. I'd offer you something for it but I'm afraid you'd turn me down politely and cop an attitude.

    Seriously though, nice card, pm me what you gave for it. I'm curious.
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    hammeredhammered Posts: 2,671 ✭✭✭
    Well if it's not trimmed, that's a terrific raw purchase
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    DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,220 ✭✭
    I agree ... if not EOT, that is one hell of a raw pickup. GOOD LUCK and let us know when you send it in.

    I'll bet Manny (Flatfoot) is foaming at the mouth right now! LOL
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
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    ldfergldferg Posts: 6,739 ✭✭✭
    Wow! Great card. If it is EOT, can it be slabbed as 'Authentic'?

    Here's to hoping it isn't EOT.


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
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    RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    PSA 8. YAZ.

    $50 to Jeff's favorite charity if that card comes back EOT. It's fine.
    Ron Burgundy

    Buying Vintage, all sports.
    Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
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    GarabaldiGarabaldi Posts: 2,004 ✭✭✭
    Great looking card
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    toc1000toc1000 Posts: 95
    Trimmed on lower right and probably elsewhere.

    Recommendation: People ought to put a straight edge next to raw cards before purchase (something thin, like a white sheet of paper would do.)
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    itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    cool....keep 'em coming, this is a far-out scientific study on life and the human condition.....so far, my original theory remains intact.

    in the meantime, i'll see if i can find some more eye candy for this thread.
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    nam812nam812 Posts: 10,539 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That Yaz haz pizzaz.
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    HallcoHallco Posts: 3,627 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think people on this forum are trim obsessed...(and not in the good way!) image
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    RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    Odd that people who frequent this side are more likely to claim trimmed, but go to the set registry forum and people are expressing astonishment that anyone would want to trim 1970's commons. image
    Ron Burgundy

    Buying Vintage, all sports.
    Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
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    divecchiadivecchia Posts: 6,528 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Awesome looking Yaz...image

    Donato
    Hobbyist & Collector (not an investor).
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    goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭
    it's nice looking and very vibrant.

    wasn't this card plagued with print roller marks?

    Nevermind....guess I should have the entire paragraph before replying.
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