Mint then, equal NM now. Super nice vintage cards then, what we call Mint now, sold for a premium even then. I supplied one dealer with quite a few of those cards, because he paid me 100% book for them. What was he thinking?
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>They did not grade cards in 87, a Mint card is what was stated.
Not all cards advertised would get a Mint 9 grade but I know for fact some would. In 1987 you did not have the massive number of fakes on the market either.
A mint card had razor sharp corners and centering was not as big of deal. Either way we know Mantle cards went up!!!
Jose Canseco was hot at the time, his cards went down! >>
So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
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Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>They did not grade cards in 87, a Mint card is what was stated.
Not all cards advertised would get a Mint 9 grade but I know for fact some would. In 1987 you did not have the massive number of fakes on the market either.
A mint card had razor sharp corners and centering was not as big of deal. Either way we know Mantle cards went up!!!
Jose Canseco was hot at the time, his cards went down!
Yikes,thought it was 1997.