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Houston, we have poppage after 54 days SCANS ADDED!!

DialjDialj Posts: 1,636 ✭✭
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The longest I have ever had to wait. I can only imagine the huge number of cards due to the specials lately. I am extremely happy with the Ozzie RC, Ripken and Maddux cards.

1 1 17855067 NEAR MINT 7 1964 TOPPS 9 NL HOME RUN LEADERS Card US
2 1 17855068 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1969 TOPPS 480 TOM SEAVER Card US
3 1 17855069 MINT 9 1970 KELLOGG'S 52 AL KALINE Card US
4 1 17855070 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1971 TOPPS 513 NOLAN RYAN Card US
5 1 17855071 VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT 4 1972 TOPPS 595 NOLAN RYAN Card US
6 1 17855072 NEAR MINT 7 1972 TOPPS 595 NOLAN RYAN Card US
7 1 17855073 NEAR MINT 7 1972 TOPPS 309 ROBERTO CLEMENTE Card US
8 1 17855074 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1972 TOPPS 309 ROBERTO CLEMENTE Card US
9 1 17855075 NEAR MINT 7 1974 TOPPS 250 WILLIE McCOVEY WASHINGTON Card US
10 1 17855076 MINT 9 1979 TOPPS 116 OZZIE SMITH Card US
11 1 17855077 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1980 TOPPS 482 RICKEY HENDERSON Card US
12 1 17855078 GEM MINT 10 1985 TOPPS RUB DOWNS P.ROSE/R.HENDERSON D.RIGHETTI Card US
13 1 17855079 GEM MINT 10 1985 TOPPS RUB DOWNS L.HOYT/L.PARRISH N.RYAN Card US
14 1 17855080 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 ALLSTATE INSURANCE JIMMIE FOXX Card US
15 1 17855081 GEM MINT 10 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 15 VON HAYES Card US
16 1 17855082 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 23 JIM GANTNER Card US
17 1 17855083 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 35 GREG MADDUX Card US
18 1 17855084 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 35 GREG MADDUX Card US
19 1 17855085 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 43 ROGER McDOWELL Card US
20 1 17855086 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 89 DARREN DAULTON Card US
21 1 17855087 MINT 9 ST 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 100 DON MATTINGLY 10 HITS/1990 Card US
22 1 17855088 NEAR MINT 7 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 109 GREG RIDDOCH Card US
23 1 17855089 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 145 LOU WHITAKER Card US
24 1 17855090 GEM MINT 10 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 150 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card US
25 1 17855091 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 172 PETE INCAVIGLIA Card US
26 1 17855092 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 180 TONY GWYNN Card US
27 1 17855093 VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT 4 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 180 TONY GWYNN Card US
28 1 17855094 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 213 FRANK WILLS Card US
29 1 17855095 NEAR MINT 7 ST 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 216 GREG GAGNE Card US
30 1 17855096 VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT 4 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 216 GREG GAGNE Card US
31 1 17855097 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 222 BRIAN McRAE Card US
32 1 17855098 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 225 RANDY JOHNSON Card US
33 1 17855099 VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT 4 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 225 RANDY JOHNSON Card US
34 1 17855100 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 227 STEVE AVERY Card US
35 1 17855101 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 227 STEVE AVERY Card US
36 1 17855102 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 264 DAVE HOLLINS Card US
37 1 17855103 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 269 JOE HESKETH Card US
38 1 17855104 VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT 4 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 270 MARK McGWIRE 1987 SLG 618 Card US
39 1 17855105 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 279 JOSE GONZALEZ Card US
40 1 17855106 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 285 JIM ABBOTT Card US
41 1 17855107 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 297 MANNY LEE Card US
42 1 17855108 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 300 KIRBY PUCKETT Card US
43 1 17855109 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 302 TIM TEUFEL Card US
44 1 17855110 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 302 TIM TEUFEL Card US
45 1 17855111 NEAR MINT+ 7.5 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 303 MIKE BODDICKER Card US
46 1 17855112 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 307 ANDY BENES Card US
47 1 17855113 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 311 JEFF PICO Card US
48 1 17855114 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 311 JEFF PICO Card US
49 1 17855115 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 314 GARY PETTIS Card US
50 1 17855116 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 314 GARY PETTIS Card US
51 1 17855117 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 317 MIKE FITZGERALD Card US
52 1 17855118 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 317 MIKE FITZGERALD Card US
53 1 17855119 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 319 JEFF MCKNIGHT Card US
54 1 17855120 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 328 WALT TERRELL Card US
55 1 17855121 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 328 WALT TERRELL Card US
56 1 17855122 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 336 MATT NOKES Card US
57 1 17855123 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 348 TODD STOTTLEMYRE Card US
58 1 17855124 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 348 TODD STOTTLEMYRE Card US
59 1 17855125 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 352 FRANK WHITE Card US
60 1 17855126 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 354 SID BREAM Card US
61 1 17855127 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 357 JACK SAVAGE Card US
62 1 17855128 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 360 TIM RAINES Card US
63 1 17855129 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 383 PETE SMITH Card US
64 1 17855130 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 390 JOSE CANSECO Card US
65 1 17855131 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 408 ERNIE RILES Card US
66 1 17855132 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 408 ERNIE RILES Card US
67 1 17855133 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 412 DAVE BERGMAN Card US
68 1 17855134 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 422 RICK REUSCHEL Card US
69 1 17855135 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 428 JOHN BARFIELD Card US
70 1 17855136 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 437 DOUG DASCENZO Card US
71 1 17855137 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 455 WALT WEISS Card US
72 1 17855138 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 465 KEN GRIFFEY Card US
73 1 17855139 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 465 KEN GRIFFEY Card US
74 1 17855140 EXCELLENT-MINT+ 6.5 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 476 GLENN WILSON Card US
75 1 17855141 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 476 GLENN WILSON Card US
76 1 17855142 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 485 TERRY PENDLETON Card US
77 1 17855143 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 505 CHUCK FINLEY Card US
78 1 17855144 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 539 SCOTT TERRY Card US
79 1 17855145 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 540 GEORGE BRETT Card US
80 1 17855146 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 542 ROB MURPHY Card US
81 1 17855147 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 542 ROB MURPHY Card US
82 1 17855148 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 545 DALE MURPHY Card US
83 1 17855149 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 545 DALE MURPHY Card US
84 1 17855150 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 561 TIM McINTOSH Card US
85 1 17855151 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 582 MARTY CLARY Card US
86 1 17855152 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 582 MARTY CLARY Card US
87 1 17855153 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 600 BO JACKSON Card US
88 1 17855154 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 638 MIKE MACFARLANE Card US
89 1 17855155 NEAR MINT 7 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 641 MIKE HENNEMAN Card US
90 1 17855156 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 643 JIM PRESLEY Card US
91 1 17855157 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 647 MARK PORTUGAL Card US
92 1 17855158 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 670 RICKEY HENDERSON Card US
93 1 17855159 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 673 GREG OLSON Card US
94 1 17855160 EXCELLENT-MINT+ 6.5 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 714 MARVELL WYNNE Card US
95 1 17855161 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 729 DON ZIMMER Card US
96 1 17855162 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 746 JOHN SHELBY Card US
97 1 17855163 GEM MINT 10 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 748 AL NEWMAN Card US
98 1 17855164 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 753 PAUL MARAK Card US
99 1 17855165 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 777 JOHN CANDELARIA Card US
100 1 17855166 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 790 KEN GRIFFEY JR. Card US
"A full mind is an empty bat." Ty Cobb

Currently collecting 1934 Butterfinger, 1969 Nabisco, 1991 Topps Desert Shield (in PSA 9 or 10), and 1990 Donruss Learning Series (in PSA 10).

Comments

  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,220 ✭✭
    Very nice ... that OZZIE pays for more than 1/2 of your sub!

    Edited to add: WOW! And with that Ripken "10" Desert Shield the two pay for MORE than your sub!
    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.
  • CNoteCNote Posts: 2,070 ✭
    24 1 17855090 GEM MINT 10 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 150 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card US


    Whoa.......
  • DialjDialj Posts: 1,636 ✭✭
    Doug,

    Thanks for the kind words. I really thought the Ozzie might have a chance at a 10. It is one of the nicest centered ones I have seen in a long time. Once I get it back I will provide a scan.

    James
    "A full mind is an empty bat." Ty Cobb

    Currently collecting 1934 Butterfinger, 1969 Nabisco, 1991 Topps Desert Shield (in PSA 9 or 10), and 1990 Donruss Learning Series (in PSA 10).
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,949 ✭✭✭✭
    Yowza... that DS Ripken is on my bucket list! WHERE pray tell did you find that card raw? Nice Sub!!
  • RookieWaxRookieWax Posts: 1,066 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Doug,

    Thanks for the kind words. I really thought the Ozzie might have a chance at a 10. It is one of the nicest centered ones I have seen in a long time. Once I get it back I will provide a scan.

    James >>



    I can't wait to see the Ozzie. I have never seen one without at least a slight "tilt."
  • ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭
    WAAWAAWEEWAA!!!!

    GREAT SUB!!!
    Big Fan of: HOF Post War RC, Graded RCs
    WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
  • waxman2745waxman2745 Posts: 745 ✭✭✭
    good eyes. Were you happy with an 8 on the Henderson?
    Adam
    buying O-Pee-Chee (OPC) baseball
  • BPorter26BPorter26 Posts: 3,499 ✭✭✭✭✭
    James nice poppage on the Ozzie!!! Please post the Ozzie when you receive them.
    "EVERYBODY LOVE EVERYBODY IT SAYS IT RIGHT THERE ON THE WALL" - JACKIE MOON
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,392 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Mike
  • DialjDialj Posts: 1,636 ✭✭
    Adam,

    I'm not really excited about the Henderson. I honestly thought there was a really good chance at a 9. I have two others to send in on my next submission and once I look at the 8, I might think about a review of that card. I am most disappointed in the '71 Ryan and and '72 Clemente. I never expected the a PSA 4 and 6 on those two cards.

    Jeff,

    The Ripken is from one of my raw sets, that I thought had a chance at a 10. There are several in the DS submission, that once I get the cards back I might consider resubmitting. I about fell on the floor when I saw the four PSA 4s. There is no way that Gwynn and Johnson are 4s.
    "A full mind is an empty bat." Ty Cobb

    Currently collecting 1934 Butterfinger, 1969 Nabisco, 1991 Topps Desert Shield (in PSA 9 or 10), and 1990 Donruss Learning Series (in PSA 10).
  • divecchiadivecchia Posts: 6,600 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great sub...image

    Congrats...Donato
    Hobbyist & Collector (not an investor).
    Donato's Complete US Type Set ---- Donato's Dansco 7070 Modified Type Set ---- Donato's Basic U.S. Coin Design Set

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  • DialjDialj Posts: 1,636 ✭✭
    Here are the scans as promised. I was REALLY hoping that the Ozzie Smith would make PSA 10. There are quite a few, so let me apologize in advance.

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    "A full mind is an empty bat." Ty Cobb

    Currently collecting 1934 Butterfinger, 1969 Nabisco, 1991 Topps Desert Shield (in PSA 9 or 10), and 1990 Donruss Learning Series (in PSA 10).
  • BPorter26BPorter26 Posts: 3,499 ✭✭✭✭✭
    James, The Ozzie and Jr are spectacular cards. Thanks for sharing!!!
    "EVERYBODY LOVE EVERYBODY IT SAYS IT RIGHT THERE ON THE WALL" - JACKIE MOON
  • ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭
    Those are some REALLY nice DSs! did you find a stash?
    Big Fan of: HOF Post War RC, Graded RCs
    WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
  • DialjDialj Posts: 1,636 ✭✭
    Not really a stash. I have three raw complete sets and a couple of hundred raw extras and am currently number 7 on the registry. I have been tempted many times to open my wax box and hunt for the Jones; but so far have not given into the temptation.

    Bobby,

    Thanks for the kind words. I will be posting the Ozzie a little later to get opinions on whether it would ever have a chance at a PSA 10 on a resubmit.

    James
    "A full mind is an empty bat." Ty Cobb

    Currently collecting 1934 Butterfinger, 1969 Nabisco, 1991 Topps Desert Shield (in PSA 9 or 10), and 1990 Donruss Learning Series (in PSA 10).
  • EagleEyeKidEagleEyeKid Posts: 4,496 ✭✭
    Nice sub.
    Is it just me, or does the bottom border on the Ozzie look strange?
    There's some spacing only on the left side and then the border gets
    larger going to the right. Illusion?
  • TNP777TNP777 Posts: 5,711 ✭✭✭
    love those Desert Storms! The Rub Downs are pretty cool, too. I don't know if I've ever seen those before.

    Dodgers collection scans | Brett Butler registry | 1978 Dodgers - straight 9s, homie
  • Stadium1978Stadium1978 Posts: 173 ✭✭


    << <i>I will be posting the Ozzie a little later to get opinions on whether it would ever have a chance at a PSA 10 on a resubmit.

    James >>



    It's the nicest Ozzie I've ever seen, but it's still slightly crooked. The let end of the banner is closer to the bottom edge than the right end. A 10 seems very unlikely. It's still amazing though. Thanks for posting the scans!
  • ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭


    << <i>Not really a stash. I have three raw complete sets and a couple of hundred raw extras and am currently number 7 on the registry. I have been tempted many times to open my wax box and hunt for the Jones; but so far have not given into the temptation.

    Bobby,

    Thanks for the kind words. I will be posting the Ozzie a little later to get opinions on whether it would ever have a chance at a PSA 10 on a resubmit.

    James >>



    Awesome! thank you for taking the time to fill me in.

    as for the Ozzie, it may just be the scan, but is there a slight tilt?
    Big Fan of: HOF Post War RC, Graded RCs
    WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
  • CrazyMind2017CrazyMind2017 Posts: 1,205 ✭
    It seems to be an optical illusion. I have a feeling it could have a bit of a curl. It appears to have a slight tilt (maybe one degree at most), but the rotation of the tilt is clockwise. For the lower left border to be reduced the way it is, the tilt would have to be counterclockwise. In any case, it's a very solid 9. Probably won't make 10 because of T/B centering all the way on the left side of the card. I get a top border height of 14 pixels and a bottom border height of only 8.
  • DialjDialj Posts: 1,636 ✭✭
    Thanks for all the kind words and thoughts on the Smith. I pulled it out of a cello pack that I had mixed up with some other older wax packs. You should have seen the look on my 11 year sons' face when he tried the gum.
    "A full mind is an empty bat." Ty Cobb

    Currently collecting 1934 Butterfinger, 1969 Nabisco, 1991 Topps Desert Shield (in PSA 9 or 10), and 1990 Donruss Learning Series (in PSA 10).
  • CrazyMind2017CrazyMind2017 Posts: 1,205 ✭
    I'm sure this means there's something terribly wrong with me, but I love the Von Hayes card.
  • DialjDialj Posts: 1,636 ✭✭
    I love the shoe polish under the eyes.
    "A full mind is an empty bat." Ty Cobb

    Currently collecting 1934 Butterfinger, 1969 Nabisco, 1991 Topps Desert Shield (in PSA 9 or 10), and 1990 Donruss Learning Series (in PSA 10).
  • lwehlerslwehlers Posts: 896 ✭✭✭✭✭
    you have two of my favorite players in brett and ripken. great looking smith!
  • ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭


    << <i>I'm sure this means there's something terribly wrong with me, but I love the Von Hayes card. >>



    Its the Shea Pic image
    Big Fan of: HOF Post War RC, Graded RCs
    WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
  • CrazyMind2017CrazyMind2017 Posts: 1,205 ✭


    << <i>Its the Shea Pic image >>


    LOL, I don't think that's it. My avatar pic looks like a probable Shea pic as well. I think it's more to do with it being Von Hayes. He was almost like the Joe Pepitone of the 1980s - just good enough to be noticed, but not really good enough to be admired. In Pepitone's case, it was his own fault. Both played first base and outfield, both were left-handed hitters. And looking at the numbers, Hayes was clearly superior to Pepitone, but still probably never quite reached his full potential. It's almost as if I've been trying to really like the guy for 20 years, but I can't quite do it.

    On a different note, I also love the #300 Kirby Puckett card. He looks so happy there with his big smile and his hat not pressed down securely on his head. It's a shame the centering is a bit off. The corners look razor. It would easily be 10(OC) if they offered qualifiers on 10s. El Presidente killed Kirby. image
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,392 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow on the Oz!!!!!!

    Both centered and a 9? Spectacular.

    Thanx for taking the time to scan.
    Mike
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,656 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That Smith card is among the very best I've seen...and to pull that card from a cello pack, which are usually wrapped pretty tight, is just amazing!


    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,220 ✭✭


    << <i>I think it's more to do with it being Von Hayes. He was almost like the Joe Pepitone of the 1980s - just good enough to be noticed, but not really good enough to be admired. In Pepitone's case, it was his own fault. Both played first base and outfield, both were left-handed hitters. And looking at the numbers, Hayes was clearly superior to Pepitone, but still probably never quite reached his full potential. >>



    Hmmm ... Pepitone made the All-Star team THREE times and was a Gold Glove winner THREE times. And Mr. Hayes?
    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.
  • CrazyMind2017CrazyMind2017 Posts: 1,205 ✭


    << <i>Hmmm ... Pepitone made the All-Star team THREE times and was a Gold Glove winner THREE times. And Mr. Hayes? >>


    All-star selections and gold gloves? Really?

    Did Pepitone ever have an on-base percentage over .300? Did he ever play a game after getting a full night's rest? Maybe if he'd used a regular wooden bat instead of a hair dryer when he went up to the plate, he would have been a better ballplayer.

    Pepitone only hit 20 doubles once, and that year he hit 21. Hayes once hit 46 in a season. Pepitone hit a few more homers, but Hayes was clearly the superior player, BY FAR.
  • hammeredhammered Posts: 2,671 ✭✭✭
    On the Ozzie:

    This card (and many others from the '79T set) has a bottom banner that runs slightly up from left to right - it's how the card was produced, and it is neither an illusion nor a tilt.
    Since the banner does not run parallel to the bottom edge, it often detracts from the eye appeal. But since it's on every Ozzie, I believe graders take this into account and do not discount the card's grade because of it.
    I believe that this flaw, while it won't keep it from a 9, is one of the reasons there are so few 10s.


    Really nice card BTW
  • DialjDialj Posts: 1,636 ✭✭
    Hammered,

    I noticed the same thing about the banner. Hard to believe there have only been 4 10s on the Ozzie. The R/L margins are also killers on the set.
    "A full mind is an empty bat." Ty Cobb

    Currently collecting 1934 Butterfinger, 1969 Nabisco, 1991 Topps Desert Shield (in PSA 9 or 10), and 1990 Donruss Learning Series (in PSA 10).
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