More power to you player collectors that self submit!

ThoseBackPages

ive been going through some wax and factory sets the last few months trying to get an order together. Let me tell you, it's a jungle in there! LOL

it sure seems easier to buy the darn things already slabbed. But when you collect non-HOFers, they can be hard to find slabbed, especially modern cards.

mikeschmidt

It's really hard with the Hall of Famers, too. Just look at all the weird, esoteric and otherwise uncommon cards in the Schmidt registry of which you participate. You can rely on 4SC or others to submit some of the more popular and mainstream sets, but there is very little demand for graded examples of the Fleer boxed sets, Topps All-star cards, sticker sets, etc.

I'm happy for all the submissions I've done for Schmidt, but I would never [ever] attempt a Master player set registry again.

M

JoeBanzai

Don't forget to mention that when you finally find a card and submit it, it comes back three grades lower than you expected!

Joe

ThoseBackPages

You guys are both right. Hard enough to track down certain cards, THEN get the grade you want on them.

Those Fleer Boxed sets are hard enough to track down now, 20+ years later. Buying them online is a losing venture due to S&H. Finding them at shows is fun, but certainly not easy as most dealers dont want to lug that "crap" around with them. Many times ive had dealers tell me "oh, ive got tons of those back at home"

psychump

I have purchased 300 raw 1963 Topps Baseball on eBay plus my second series cello unopened at a show and purchased the rest in PSA 7 or above on eBay. I have all I need , just waiting for PSA sale. Probably will end up 25th on current. Patience

Hank36

I'm trying to put together some OPC hockey cards to self-submit, but even seeing a scan of a supposedly "NM-M" card isn't a sure thing.

celesterussell

you are right there is very little ungraded vintage out there anymore thats worth submitting.

Hank36

<< <i>you are right there is very little ungraded vintage out there anymore thats worth submitting. >>


I don't know if it's that so much, but living in Florida, pretty much the only place I'm going to find any OPC for sale is online--and I've gotten some pretty nice cards online, and at a reasonable price. That last factor, of course, is the tricky part--some dealers want to charge graded card prices for ungraded cards.

rlange5

<< <i>you are right there is very little ungraded vintage out there anymore thats worth submitting. >>



I would disagree, there are far more raw collectors out there that are sitting on more gradeable cards.

Bob

NickM

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<< <i>you are right there is very little ungraded vintage out there anymore thats worth submitting. >>



I would disagree, there are far more raw collectors out there that are sitting on more gradeable cards.

Bob >>



I think you're both right.

There is lots of ungraded vintage in collections that is worth submitting, but there is not much left in the hands of dealers.

Nick

ThoseBackPages

went through about 10 of those 80's fleer boxed sets that was discussed earlier. a landmine for sure! lol