50's Topps poppage.. even quicker this time!

chadridge

I posted my '56 Topps sub late last month, popped in 4 days with mostly 1956 Topps, and a couple of later cards thrown in. This one popped in two days! Perhaps because I was even more focused, only 54 to 56 Topps included. I think I am onto something subbing late in the month, maybe everyone else is waiting to see what the new specials will be and PSA is getting ready for the new month. I finally bit the bullet and went with the $5.25 special for 55's, I've been sitting on some of these for 6 months + waiting for a good special

Line # Item # Grade Description Type
1 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 6 STAN HACK Card
2 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 24 HAL NEWHOUSER Card
3 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 30 VIC POWER Card
4 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 52 BILL TREMEL Card
5 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 57 BILLY O'DELL Card
6 1 EXCELLENT+ 5.5 1955 TOPPS 57 BILLY O'DELL Card
7 1 NEAR MINT 7 1955 TOPPS 59 GAIR ALLIE Card
8 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 59 GAIR ALLIE Card
9 1 NEAR MINT 7 1955 TOPPS 60 DEAN STONE Card
10 1 VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT 4 1955 TOPPS 61 SPOOK JACOBS Card
11 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 68 JIM DAVIS Card
12 1 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1955 TOPPS 76 HOWIE POLLET Card
13 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 79 DANNY SCHELL Card
14 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 79 DANNY SCHELL Card
15 1 NEAR MINT 7 1955 TOPPS 79 DANNY SCHELL Card
16 1 EXCELLENT 5 1955 TOPPS 81 GENE CONLEY Card
17 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 84 CAMILO PASCUAL Card
18 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 91 MILT BOLLING Card
19 1 MINT 9 OC 1955 TOPPS 94 RENO BERTOIA Card
20 1 EXCELLENT 5 1955 TOPPS 97 CARLOS PAULA Card
21 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 98 JOHNNY RIDDLE Card
22 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 98 JOHNNY RIDDLE Card
23 1 EXCELLENT 5 1955 TOPPS 101 JOHNNY GRAY Card
24 1 NEAR MINT 7 1955 TOPPS 103 CHARLIE WHITE Card
25 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 106 FRANK SULLIVAN Card
26 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 108 RUBE WALKER Card
27 1 NEAR MINT 7 1955 TOPPS 111 BOB MILLIKEN Card
28 1 EXCELLENT 5 1955 TOPPS 113 HARRY BRECHEEN Card
29 1 NEAR MINT 7 1955 TOPPS 114 LOU ORTIZ Card
30 1 NEAR MINT 7 1955 TOPPS 119 BOB LENNON Card
31 1 NEAR MINT 7 1955 TOPPS 122 CARL SAWATSKI Card
32 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 122 CARL SAWATSKI Card
33 1 EXCELLENT-MINT+ 6.5 1955 TOPPS 122 CARL SAWATSKI Card
34 1 NEAR MINT 7 1955 TOPPS 129 ELVIN TAPPE Card
35 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 138 RAY HERBERT Card
36 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 141 TOM WRIGHT Card
37 1 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 OC 1955 TOPPS 143 DICK SCHOFIELD Card
38 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 143 DICK SCHOFIELD Card
39 1 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1955 TOPPS 151 RED KRESS Card
40 1 NEAR MINT 7 1955 TOPPS 154 WILLIE MIRANDA Card
41 1 EXCELLENT 5 1955 TOPPS 154 WILLIE MIRANDA Card
42 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 159 JOHNNY SCHMITZ Card
43 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 159 JOHNNY SCHMITZ Card
44 1 EXCELLENT 5 1955 TOPPS 159 JOHNNY SCHMITZ Card
45 1 EXCELLENT 5 1955 TOPPS 160 RAY NARLESKI Card
46 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 176 NORM ZAUCHIN Card
47 1 EXCELLENT+ 5.5 1955 TOPPS 184 HARRY PERKOWSKI Card
48 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 195 ED ROEBUCK Card
49 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1955 TOPPS 197 AL SMITH Card
50 1 EXCELLENT 5 1955 TOPPS 199 BERT HAMRIC Card
51 1 EXCELLENT+ 5.5 1955 TOPPS 202 JIM OWENS Card
52 1 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1954 TOPPS 29 JIM HEGAN Card
53 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1954 TOPPS 34 JIM RIVERA Card
54 1 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1954 TOPPS 42 DON MUELLER Card
55 1 VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT 4 1956 TOPPS 1 WILLIAM HARRIDGE GRAY BACK Card
56 1 VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT+ 4.5 1956 TOPPS 36 RUDY MINARCIN WHITE BACK Card
57 1 NEAR MINT 7 1956 TOPPS 46 GENE FREESE GRAY BACK Card
58 1 NEAR MINT 7 1956 TOPPS 47 ART FOWLER WHITE BACK Card

Grades were a little lower than hoped, I knew there were probably some 5's in there, but I was hoping for a higher # of 7's and 8's. Overall, not too disappointed though. The 9OC was a pleasant surprise, definitely my first 50's Mint, and I am one of those that likes mint vintage cards, regardless of the OC designation. I am now officially one card away from finishing my 55 Topps set, been holding off on #210 intentionally to cap it off. I started this adventure with three graded cards I'd had for 15+ years back in late January this year, so I figure that the Snider will be a nice Xmas present for me to complete the set. It's been fun. For the record, I had 152 '55 Topps graded this year.

Chad

WinPitcher

Chad

Congrats!

Steve

MCMLVTopps

Congrats Chad...with one to go, you should be able to close the deal soon.

Al

chadridge

Thanks Al, I knew you'd be chiming in. I didn't mention that I still have six cards that are less than PSA 6, but they are going to cost me a pretty penny, so I'm calling it complete after Snider. If you are curious, #'s 2, 191, 192, 198, 201, and 207 (all in 5 or 5.5 for now). I will probably still work on those as finances permit, maybe I'll try my luck with PSA a few more times. I do love the gambling at $5 per

I hope you cashed in on those 55's that you consigned, that was a helluva nice set.

Take care,
Chad

jeff8877

Congrats Chad...some nice grades for older 50s cards. I am also working on the 55 set and now only need four cards to complete. Thanks for sharing.

Jeff

chadridge

Just for grins... 151 1955 Topps (148 cards, 3 were subbed twice) sent in for grading by me in 2011. Here are the results.

Grade - Qty
_______________________
9 OC - 1
8 OC - 2
7 OC - 2
6 MK - 3
8 - 3
7.5 - 2
7 - 27
6.5 - 3
6 - 64
5.5 - 5
5 - 23
4.5 - 2
4 - 9
2.5 - 1 (Clemente)
2 - 1 (Koufax)
N6 - 1
N5 - 1 regraded to PSA 6
N1 - 1 regraded to PSA 7

Things definitely got better for me as I learned what to look for / how to self-grade during the year, but I'm still a relative newbie. Though not all are EBAY purchases, this probably gives you a good idea of how Ebay "Near Mint" cards grade at PSA, though to be fair a decent number were listed as EX-MT as well. Three no-grades out of 151 is not bad, and two those graded at PSA 6 and 7 on the next re-sub. I am still considering posting my EBAY purchases by seller ID along with grade stated in auction and grade recieved by PSA. I've got a good sample size going... it would probably just make me angry though

relaxed

Chad,
Some pretty nice results on the 55's. When I started collecting the 55's I was just buying graded only but I was not seeing certain cards so I decided to try my luck in raw cards. Had some mixed results but with more experience I got better in judging the cards. I did crack out a Killebrew once and it came back an 8. PM sent.