How much of a monster is the 69 baseball set?
TheDudeAbides
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I've stopped and started on this set twice. How strong is the market, and are low pops. still getting good dollars? Looking for some opinions before I jump in for maybe the 3rd. time.
Collecting 64, 66, 67, 70 & 71 Baseball. Cubs, wax, cello & rack baseball.
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MY GOLD TYPE SET https://pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/complete-type-sets/gold-type-set-12-piece-circulation-strikes-1839-1933/publishedset/321940
including wl variations?
j
RIP GURU
<< <i>I have an ass load for sale in my store. >>
Not the best figure of speech, but I get the point.
bobsbbcards SGC Registry Sets
<< <i>I thought of doing the set in PSA 8 a while back, but the Lou Brock kept me from diving in. I dont know what they go for now, but they used to sell for exorbitant prices. >>
I paid about $1000 a few years ago for one. You may not have to pay that much for an 8 but would probably pay a premium for one well centered. Centering, as we all know, is a bear for '69s.
i used to love her,
but it's all over now...
j
RIP GURU
<< <i>is there a psa 9 brock to date btw?
i used to love her,
but it's all over now...
j >>
"Mick",
There are 5 Brocks at a PSA9 with qualifiers and 1 PSA 9 NQ. No 10s...
i agree w/ steve,
it's not like there is going to be an estate auction with people busting 69 topps left adn right!!!
j
RIP GURU
Especially in the third series, take a look at the Beckett graded card invesor guide
How come it is so tough?
<< <i>You can pick up a ton of 8s in 1969 for not much more than the grading fee. >>
That may be the case for Series Six and Seven, but not the others.
I'm in the process of auctioning an almost-complete set of PSA 8s, and every one of the cards has gone for well over $5 (which is the number I usually figure means 'grading fee'). I'm holding my breath on the 6th and 7th series, though...
The set is much easier to build now than when I completed mine 5-10 years ago. At that time, cards like Radatz, Shannon, Satriano, Hundley, Harrelson, Tresh, McDaniel, Peterson and Kevin Collins among others were selling for $100+ in PSA 8. Most of these can now be had for under $100. Good luck if you decide to jump in and build the set again.
As for the 3rd series. It had nothing to do with short time or delays, it was a fire in the warehouse that damaged and destroyed a large portion of the product waiting to be shipped. I remember the fire from when I was a kid. Thats the reason for the low amount of mid -series cards.
6th and 7th series are not tough at all in 1969. Its the 3rd series and the 400 numbers that can give you fits.
<< <i>SOM,
6th and 7th series are not tough at all in 1969. Its the 3rd series and the 400 numbers that can give you fits. >>
Agreed. In fact the 7th series is probably the easiest of them all. Aside from a very few semi challenging cards, most have very high populations in PSA 9.
I thought I was conveying that the 3rd series was the tough series, and that the 6th and 7th series were so easy that I was "holding my breath to see if I'd even get back my grading fees."
I am in total agreement with you all! How did I manage to come across as such an ill-informed dope??
Nick
<< <i>I did have the Brock in 9 and it was worthy of the 9. The Kekich in 9 was also in my possession but truthfully it was a dog. It should of been in a 7 holder. Each of the 4 corners has rub on them. Horrible grading job on such a tough card. I took a bath on that one. Spence does have the Brock now.
As for the 3rd series. It had nothing to do with short time or delays, it was a fire in the warehouse that damaged and destroyed a large portion of the product waiting to be shipped. I remember the fire from when I was a kid. Thats the reason for the low amount of mid -series cards. >>
Thanks for the info Bob. Nice to see you on the boards. For anyone who doesn't know, Bob is one the top 69 collectors ever.
516 Weaver PSA 10
580 Northrup PSA 10
585 Swoboda PSA 10
all still 1 of 1......pretty amazing considering the seemingly greater amounts of 6th and 7th Series cards, and the tons of PSA 9's make me wonder why someone else hasn't tried to bump one by now.....there are others in the lower population which have emerged to most everyones "common" knowledge, so the pursuit of a quality set of cards for this year will always be a fun challenge.
i do know that i would love to be the first guy to slab a Mike Andrews in a 10 holder.....i was only the third person to get a 9.
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i do know that i would love to be the first guy to slab a Mike Andrews in a 10 holder.....i was only the third person to get a 9. >>
I got my Andrews PSA 9 from Bob when it was a pop 1. It still resides in my set today. I kinda wish I had picked up the Satriano 9 as well. I may try to get mine bumped to an 8.5 some day.
When i began recollecting cards and more specifically 69 topps back in 04,
he was a great help to me.
j
RIP GURU
"If I ever decided to do a book, I've already got the title-The Bases Were Loaded and So Was I"-Jim Fregosi
by the way - new collector, good luck on getting a kekich.......
<< <i>Radatz, Shannon, Satriano, Hundley, Harrelson, Tresh, McDaniel, Peterson and Kevin Collins among others were selling for $100+ in PSA 8. Most of these can now be had for under $100. >>
I just sold a Lindy McDaniel PSA 8 a few months ago for $200. Here some of my recent sales from a couple weeks ago:
#68 Dave Duncan PSA 8 - $87
#269 Al Weis PSA 8 - $68.50
#313 Bill Robinson PSA 8 - $102.50
#192 Jose Pagan PSA 8 - $47.00
Not too bad. I thought the Robinson would go higher but pretty happy overall. It's a strong set for tough cards.
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<< <i>Radatz, Shannon, Satriano, Hundley, Harrelson, Tresh, McDaniel, Peterson and Kevin Collins among others were selling for $100+ in PSA 8. Most of these can now be had for under $100. >>
I just sold a Lindy McDaniel PSA 8 a few months ago for $200. Here some of my recent sales from a couple weeks ago:
#68 Dave Duncan PSA 8 - $87
#269 Al Weis PSA 8 - $68.50
#313 Bill Robinson PSA 8 - $102.50
#192 Jose Pagan PSA 8 - $47.00
Not too bad. I thought the Robinson would go higher but pretty happy overall. It's a strong set for tough cards. >>
That's a strong price for the McDaniels. It's good to see. The Robinson was another card that was tough to find. It used to sell for $200-$300 back in the day. One card I was always intrigued with is the Davenport. It never struck me as a particularly difficult card and used to sell for <$50, yet it's sold in recent times for $400 and $200 in PSA 8. That's more than it's historically sold in PSA 9.
<< <i>Hi All, yes had the original Brock in 9. still only one. Have a frank robinson in 9 up om ebay now. Bidding already up to $260 with 3 days to go. >>
Mark, you should see $500-$600 for that card. I sold an 8.5 recently for $230. Good luck with the auction. That's one of the tougher star cards in the set to find in high grade.
<< <i>by the way - new collector, good luck on getting a kekich....... >>
John...didn't I just sell you a 7.5 Kekich the other day?
Nick
<< <i>ah the 1969 set, great design, nice clean front, also the pastel colors in the circle make for great appeal without taking away from the card, especially the pastel blue (braves, angels) yellow (cards, tigers) and magenta (Red sox pirates) and grey (phils, indians) >>
Those are the exact same color schemes that Topps used for the 1966 cards. The color inside the 69 circle is the exact same color for each team as the trim of the 66s!