Stone: I think 63 Fleers look especially nice when centered, and those are beautiful, centered examples you've shown. On that design, I like how the white border evenly follows the outline of the yellow diamond. I'm thinking that this aspect of the card design, makes it especially important for eye appeal to have the rest of the card centered. On another note, that Ryan mini sure jumped out at me. Very nice!
ToneD: I love those T206s. In addition to the Cobb, which is just plain outstanding, Brown really stood out for me as having very nice eye appeal despite the corner wear.
This is a great thread. Thanks everyone for sharing!
This thread is killer! I am loving the fact that people are showing off their cards. I love seeing the stuff that everyone else has. Matty, the Brett PSA 10 mini is just insane! Love the colors on that card. Keep them coming.....I might need to put a thread together and post some cards as well.
My main collecting focus at the moment is a 75 mini registry set on which I'm about 75 percent complete. I'm also in the process of putting together a raw, mint, centered 78 T baseball set one card at a time by hand at card shows and shops. When I get bored with those two sets, I like to pick up decently centered (not always perfectly centered, though) vintage misfits, as I term them. These are cards that strike me as having nice eye appeal but have wrinkles, mild corner wear, etc. I get much satisfaction in finding these types of cards and paying a song for them. Here are some of them.
I love the 57's, and will pick them up on a whim when I find one I like. I've always thought this Valo card was cool with the old tv camera in the background:
My favorite Banks issue:
This one could have been a 9 but for a wrinkle:
I love the clear photo of this Maz:
Here's a few others that I stumbled on, thought they looked great for the issue, and bought cheaply:
'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.' -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
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So many of these cards show that a centered example presents so well, in a wide range of grades. One can save thousands off their initially conceived budget by dropping down a grade and going for great centering.
So many of these cards show that a centered example presents so well, in a wide range of grades. One can save thousands off their initially conceived budget by dropping down a grade and going for great centering.
Precisely. The 7's in my mini set are low pop and too expensive for my taste in 8 or above. A few are placeholders, but many I purchased because they are centered and look just fine in my set IMO. In terms of set GPA, they are easily balanced out with high pop/inexpensive 9's.
Thanks CW. Right back at ya for those you put up. The eye appeal of the Mantle is off the charts. Exactly what I would want when I finally get around to look for one. Congrats.
'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.' -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
This has always been one of my favorite cards of my collection. Very tough to find this one decently centered and this one is almost perfect. I contemplated sending it in for a 1/2 point bump but I think the corners have a little too much wear to get an 8.5.
Very nice Seaver. They're very hard to find without a significant tilt. I've only seen a few examples over the years that had no discernable tilt. One I owned as a PSA 8 but it unfortunately had scribble indentations on the surface that PSA missed when they graded it. So I sold it back to them for grading credits.
'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.' -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
Needless to say, wound up spending a little more than I was prepared to-- but this is one card where there are so many 9s out there, and I wanted a special one. Arguably the most dominant everyday player in a major sport ever-- Finals MVP in every one he appeared in, global brand, people still stampeding each other to get his shoes today, still relevant, brought huge fame to his sport in a way akin to Babe Ruth, and considered his true RC. Had to have one of these in the collection.
My one BGS slab, but I believe they do a great job with this card; their system helps quantify/separate the elite cards, the way many of us do with our eyes when we compare two PSA slabs in the same grade
Thanks. I had only seen a BGS 10 centering once before.
Definitely felt good to get fresh holders on the Micks. They turned it around so fast and it's always a pleasant drive down there during off-hours w/no traffic.
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ToneD: I love those T206s. In addition to the Cobb, which is just plain outstanding, Brown really stood out for me as having very nice eye appeal despite the corner wear.
This is a great thread. Thanks everyone for sharing!
I love the 57's, and will pick them up on a whim when I find one I like. I've always thought this Valo card was cool with the old tv camera in the background:
My favorite Banks issue:
This one could have been a 9 but for a wrinkle:
I love the clear photo of this Maz:
Here's a few others that I stumbled on, thought they looked great for the issue, and bought cheaply:
Edited for "gooder" grammar.
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
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Here's one of mine:
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Thosebackpages, love those O-Pee-Chee and Topps Brett rookies. Both look very high end for the grade.
Precisely. The 7's in my mini set are low pop and too expensive for my taste in 8 or above. A few are placeholders, but many I purchased because they are centered and look just fine in my set IMO. In terms of set GPA, they are easily balanced out with high pop/inexpensive 9's.
Never get tired of those 63 Fleers. Some of those put some nines I've seen to shame!
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"Molon Labe"
<< <i>Stone,
Never get tired of those 63 Fleers. Some of those put some nines I've seen to shame!
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Thanx Tony!
Even 3's can have great eye appeal when centered.
Another one of my favorites
Here's a few more that were fortunate during the cutting process:
This DiMaggio isn't perfect, but this one is so hard to find centered at all....
<< <i>^^^ Damn, Tone, those are amazing! ^^^
Thanks CW. Right back at ya for those you put up. The eye appeal of the Mantle is off the charts. Exactly what I would want when I finally get around to look for one. Congrats.
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
<< <i>This one arrived in the mail today!
love the centering! another great pic at Shea
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
I like a good clean cut card within the measurment limits.
And I mostly like the rough cuts.
But I appreciate a collectors opinion. And I appreciate a collectors choice of his collection.
Thanks for sharing MattyC.
"Molon Labe"
Both bought raw, both initially slabbed as 8's, both bumped to 8.5s on review:
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14
*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
drugs of choice
NHL hall of fame rookies
Then there's this one. The centering...it leaves me speechless...
My one BGS slab, but I believe they do a great job with this card; their system helps quantify/separate the elite cards, the way many of us do with our eyes when we compare two PSA slabs in the same grade
I never get tired of looking at those 2 Mantles either. Nice to see them in fresh holders.
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Definitely felt good to get fresh holders on the Micks. They turned it around so fast and it's always a pleasant drive down there during off-hours w/no traffic.