Thanks, guys~I'd take an 8 like this one all day over some of the 9s I've seen with tilt or registration issues. The tilt drives me crazy, lol..
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Can definitely add this to the ebay seller hall of fame. He clearly had no idea what he had or what to do with it. I only took a quick look after getting them sorted out. Obviously, damage beyond reason, and the sick shame of it is that it is STILL a nice set. The Brett had genuine 9 potential. Maybe a 7 now. Ryan 8 potential... Didn't niotice any low pop hits on the quick run through. Most of the shorts were short. Really nice Gibson just short. When i stop crying, I'll take a closer look and decide what to do.
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I wonder if this set has done some traveling around too. Just look at completed auctions for the seller and it looks like the set sold in late December. Was it an unpaid auction, return to seller, or use of same pics? Who knows but it is sad the set shipped to you in this manner.
I did another pass through my set recently and pulled several 9s that I felt were worthy of a 10.
Pleased that 2 came back with their new grade. For those keeping score at home, I submitted 20 cards, so 10% bump rate. About half of my sub were HOFers which I know are extra scrutinized. These are both now pop 2
I had opened a few boxes of Mini's awhile ago. Decided to finally submit 184 of them. A few were actually crack outs which I felt deserved better grades. I'm happy to report, relatively speaking, very good results. 37 PSA 9's, 127 PSA 8's, and the rest lesser grades. While I didn't get any 10's, which was a little disappointing. I'm quite pleased with the number of 9's and 8's. Ironically zero half grades? PSA 9's of 61 Winfield, 300 Jackson, 320 Rose, 370 Seaver, 47 John, 450 McCovey, 161 Bahnsen, 622 Rookie Lynn to name a few. Also several nice 8's, 583 (2), 65 (2), 580, 30, 163 (2), 649, 70, 300 (2), 140, 178, 302, 187, 143, 245, 297, 620, 150, 612, and 16.
That looks like an awesome sub to me! The PSA 8's alone are impressive, including the two PSA 8 65's (Don Gullett). Did you pull those two from the boxes you opened (as opposed to them being crackouts)? Another gem in there is the PSA 8 150 (Bob Gibson). In my opinion, that card is in the top 5 of toughest cards to find in 8+. Great job and congrats!!
In my opinion, that card is in the top 5 of toughest cards to find in 8+
Agreed! Tougher even than the T. Davis or Claudell Washington, imo, in full size, at least.
Congrats, Ryan and TAB, on the impressive subs!
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Just got these three back from PSA~all now pop 2s. Very pleased with the results, particularly with the Tolan and Grabarkewitz, two tough cards even in PSA 9 grade.
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I had been looking for a nice PSA 9 Palmer card for several years now, a tough card that is tough to find centered and is prone to tilts and registration issues, even in higher grade examples. I was very happy to land this beauty for the collection, finally ending my search.
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I wanted to give the mini gang a heads up: I've been thinking of offering one of my remaining boxes from my case as a board break and decided to go forward with it. I'm going to list it on the main board as a heads up with a start time of 8 est tomorrow evening. If it doesn't sell, no biggie. If it overflows , I might offer a second. The price will be $85 per pack, shipped, via paypal (invoice is fine). Best of luck to anyone who participates. There have been some nice hits from the earlier boxes.
Was anyone watching the PSA 9 mini set up for auction in Bussineau? It seemed to go for a good price ($21k with the juice). I had VCP pegging the value of the cards at around $27k. I didn't notice any shorties, though many were in old era holders and some appeared to be on the weaker side of Mint. Still, it would seem to be a good value at that price. Anyone have any thoughts on it?
Was watching it closely and came to the same conclusions. I was in until 18, beyond that, the break numbers made less sense given fees and time. Nice value on a nice set though.
Received my two packs - no major star power, but two candidates I feel are locks for PSA 9, with the latter having a shot at a 10 (#196 MVP's [Banks] and 604/Zamora).
To spin a positive out of this experience: it will keep the lid on my FASC/MiniDuff box for awhile!
Just an FYI, I noticed that the 75 Topps Mini Houston Astros Team Set didn't have card #590 Cesar Cedeno. It has been added to the team set. Anyone wishing to add that card to their team set can do so if they wish
Hi fellas. After taking a hiatus from the mini set for a few months, I decided to get back at it. I recently pulled some really nice cards from wax packs.
Here's two of the standouts. Sending off this week to get graded.
I think there is a legit chance for a 10 on the Gibson (currently none higher than 9). Thoughts?
More importantly, though, where are you finding these packs to open? LOL!
I picked up a really nice Rice RC for a great price last week~had been looking for one for quite a while and this one fit the bill (and the budget).
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Ha ha! I've definitely had my share of duds in addition to the nice boxes. I picked up two boxes recently that weren't wrapped or authenticated, but based on the photos I took a chance (and got a good deal).
The gentleman I purchased them from said he acquired them at The National a few years back. Both boxes had very similar quality and I assume came from the same case. Surprisingly both of the boxes were pretty beat up, but the packs were stellar.
Will be sure to let folks know how I do on the sub when I have the cards back.
Super sharp Rice Tim!
Did any folks here pick up any of the 9s that were recently broken up from the Greg Bussineau auction? I think I got 20 or so to upgrade my set, but got outbid on quite a few. Good to see such strong prices.
Ryan, I picked up about 15 cards to upgrade my set~would have picked up a few more but one bidder in particular was bidding very strongly on almost every card. Still very happy with the cards I managed to acquire for my set.
Congrats on the boxes~nothing like opening mini wax with centered cards within. They are few and far between.
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Nice cards guys! I think that Gibson has a great shot for a 10 - that's a beautiful card. As is that Rice, Tim. Such bold, even color on that one! My guess on the Brett will be that it pulls either an 8 or 9OC depending upon how you submit it. If I were submitting that Brett, I would definitely check "no qualifiers" to try and get an 8.
I had not been upgrading my main set much since December, but I did throw a few bids on the recent Mini set break that Ryan mentioned. I picked up around six 9's, and I won the Hughes (green/yellow) in PSA 8 from the same seller for around 20 bucks. I was really excited about that pick up, considering that is such a tough card. I remember those Hughes in 8's selling for well over 100 bucks and even over 200 bucks, briefly. Incidentally, I had bought another Hughes 8 from that same seller maybe two years ago for too much money on a BIN, but I wanted it at the time. I guess this second, latest pick up evens things out for me. I put the latest one in my main set because it's nicer than previous one.
On that second set, I'm not sure what I'll do with it. I'm half-heartedly adding to it by dropping cards down from my main set as I upgrade here and there. I also look for cheap 7's and 8's that look really good, but for whatever reason, did not grade higher. It's a set that I may continue adding to for entertainment, but will probably never complete. But who knows. I love the Mini's, so maybe that will motivate me to keep it going, albeit at a snail's pace.
My favorite pick up in that auction was this Campaneris. I've always thought of that card as a really tough one to find in nice shape without print defects, especially without "snow" in the photo. So, I was quite surprised to win this one for around 11 bucks.
Nice pickup, Nick! The Campy is very sharp! Speaking of Hughes, I just recently picked up this beauty for a very reasonable price:
I think a lot of the tougher 8s have come back to earth a bit in recent months. Personally, I think those past prices were too steep for the grade, though I will still pay a premium for superior examples.
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Nice Hughes! Yes, I agree on the prices settling down a bit. Except for maybe the Claudell Washington in PSA 8, most of the other red/yellow and green/yellows in PSA 8 have had prices return to more reasonable levels recently.
Sweet pickup Tim! You got a good eye for sharp cards. I bet the seller of that card does too!
lol
aconte
Yes, for a Phillie fan, at least, LOL!
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Add that to the very few epic fails of the grading process. It's possible graders indicated an OC qualifier and whoever was in charge of completing the holder process forgot to add the qualifier? This is clearly a random error, as I don't see many PSA 9 off center cards making it into no qualifier holders. I actually sent the seller a message razzing him about the fact the card was obviously miss graded. The reply was simply "Thanks!"
Had some subs pop recently with a bunch of the minis I submitted. Did pretty well overall with lots of 9s and a single 10. Both the Gibson and the Brett I posted scans of graded PSA 9. Will share some scans when I get all the cards back.
I also subbed 4 cards for a review and was successful in getting one of them bumped to a 10.
Anyone notice those three BBCE wrapped wax boxes sneak by yesterday for $1937, $2081 and $2134? Hope someone here got one (or all) and is ripping. Its almost affordable at that price (comparitively speaking).
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I like it.
aconte
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Didn't niotice any low pop hits on the quick run through. Most of the shorts were short. Really nice Gibson just short. When i stop crying, I'll take a closer look and decide what to do.
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I wonder if this set has done some traveling around too. Just look at completed auctions for the seller and it looks like the set sold in late December. Was it an unpaid auction,
return to seller, or use of same pics? Who knows but it is sad the set shipped to you in this manner.
Good luck!
aconte
Steve
Pleased that 2 came back with their new grade. For those keeping score at home, I submitted 20 cards, so 10% bump rate. About half of my sub were HOFers which I know are extra scrutinized.
These are both now pop 2
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Agreed! Tougher even than the T. Davis or Claudell Washington, imo, in full size, at least.
Congrats, Ryan and TAB, on the impressive subs!
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Very generous on the Mcanally and Tolan
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Congrats,
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To spin a positive out of this experience: it will keep the lid on my FASC/MiniDuff box for awhile!
Jim, thank you for the opportunity and the fun!
Here's two of the standouts. Sending off this week to get graded.
I think there is a legit chance for a 10 on the Gibson (currently none higher than 9). Thoughts?
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More importantly, though, where are you finding these packs to open? LOL!
I picked up a really nice Rice RC for a great price last week~had been looking for one for quite a while and this one fit the bill (and the budget).
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The gentleman I purchased them from said he acquired them at The National a few years back. Both boxes had very similar quality and I assume came from the same case. Surprisingly both of the boxes were pretty beat up, but the packs were stellar.
Will be sure to let folks know how I do on the sub when I have the cards back.
Super sharp Rice Tim!
Did any folks here pick up any of the 9s that were recently broken up from the Greg Bussineau auction? I think I got 20 or so to upgrade my set, but got outbid on quite a few. Good to see such strong prices.
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Congrats on the boxes~nothing like opening mini wax with centered cards within. They are few and far between.
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I had not been upgrading my main set much since December, but I did throw a few bids on the recent Mini set break that Ryan mentioned. I picked up around six 9's, and I won the Hughes (green/yellow) in PSA 8 from the same seller for around 20 bucks. I was really excited about that pick up, considering that is such a tough card. I remember those Hughes in 8's selling for well over 100 bucks and even over 200 bucks, briefly. Incidentally, I had bought another Hughes 8 from that same seller maybe two years ago for too much money on a BIN, but I wanted it at the time. I guess this second, latest pick up evens things out for me. I put the latest one in my main set because it's nicer than previous one.
On that second set, I'm not sure what I'll do with it. I'm half-heartedly adding to it by dropping cards down from my main set as I upgrade here and there. I also look for cheap 7's and 8's that look really good, but for whatever reason, did not grade higher. It's a set that I may continue adding to for entertainment, but will probably never complete. But who knows. I love the Mini's, so maybe that will motivate me to keep it going, albeit at a snail's pace.
I think a lot of the tougher 8s have come back to earth a bit in recent months. Personally, I think those past prices were too steep for the grade, though I will still pay a premium for superior examples.
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lol
aconte
Sweet pickup Tim! You got a good eye for sharp cards. I bet the seller of that card does too!
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Yes, for a Phillie fan, at least, LOL!
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I actually sent the seller a message razzing him about the fact the card was obviously miss graded. The reply was simply "Thanks!"
I also subbed 4 cards for a review and was successful in getting one of them bumped to a 10.
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