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Just picked up my 1st 1971 Topps card

Foo3112Foo3112 Posts: 1,961
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I think this is a sweet Aaron. Id say PSA 8 worthy.

Lately Ive been inspired by the vintage stuff going on here and I want in. Not nearly as cool as the stuff you guys have but little by little I"ll get there.

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  • orioles93orioles93 Posts: 3,482 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice Aaron! Its hard to get high grades on 71's.
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  • ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭
    Sweet Hank!

    '71s are VERY tough to grade well
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  • PiggsPiggs Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭✭
    Can never lose owning a Hank.
  • Foo3112Foo3112 Posts: 1,961
    Can never lose owning a Hank.

    I definitely believe that with certain players cards

    My list of players who are sure things:

    Roberto Clemente

    Pete Rose

    Nolan Ryan

    Hank Aaron

    Mickey Mantle

    Willie Mays

  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    Foo ... nice looking card. Good luck with any others you get. However, I think your expectations on the grade are a bit too high.
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  • zendudezendude Posts: 210 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Can never lose owning a Hank.

    I definitely believe that with certain players cards

    My list of players who are sure things:

    Roberto Clemente

    Pete Rose

    Nolan Ryan

    Hank Aaron

    Mickey Mantle

    Willie Mays >>





    I would subtract Rose and add Ted Williams to your sure things list.

    Nice Aaron card that will probably come back a PSA 7 on a good day. You gotta love Hank, 755 HR's and a class act all the way.
  • 70ToppsFanatic70ToppsFanatic Posts: 2,106 ✭✭✭✭
    Nice pickup.

    I'm with the majority on this one. PSA is notoriously hard on 1971s, so your lower left corner is going to get some extra scrutiny.
    Lower right and upper left will also probably be considered more than just "slight touch" wear.

    Likely that you'll see a PSA 7 +/- 0.5, but let's hope for better.



    Dave
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Scans make 71's look worse than they actually are in hand.....


    Good for you.
  • 70ToppsFanatic70ToppsFanatic Posts: 2,106 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Scans make 71's look worse than they actually are in hand..... >>



    ...PSA Flips say that the 71s they encase are worse than they are relative to the grading "standards" (they are just very tough on them)


    Dave
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭
    If you're gonna start buying these, try to stay away from the seller named waverly82. Let's just say he's like Picasso with a Sharpie.
  • Foo3112Foo3112 Posts: 1,961
    Thanks Jeffcbay. I did read up on that guy on here. I bought this one in person. I'm not too big on buying cards on eBay because sometimes its a shot in the dark and Ive received cards that had little marks that scans could have not picked up.

    And all of your are correct about the PSA 7 most likely. I was checking them out an eBay and this does look like it would be a 7 - I was looking at the 8's and those things look minty fresh straight out of packs.

    And yup, I forget about Ted Williams. Maybe Ill start a thread soon to see who everyone's "sure thing" is...

  • Foo3112Foo3112 Posts: 1,961
    Submitted this along with a 1973 Nolan Ryan to BGS and the grades came back:

    This Hank came back as an 8 image
    The Ryan came back as a 7 - I didn't think the Ryan would be an 8.

    Overall I'm very happy about the Hank image
  • DialjDialj Posts: 1,636 ✭✭
    Foo,

    Congratulations on both the Aaron and the Ryan results.
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  • BGSXYMARKBGSXYMARK Posts: 240
    << Can never lose owning a Hank.

    I definitely believe that with certain players cards

    My list of players who are sure things:

    Roberto Clemente

    Pete Rose

    Nolan Ryan

    Hank Aaron

    Mickey Mantle

    Willie Mays >>





    I would subtract Rose and add Ted Williams to your sure things list.

    Nice Aaron card that will probably come back a PSA 7 on a good day. You gotta love Hank, 755 HR's and a class act all the way.



    Cause we all know Pete Rose cards never sell. lol
    Wait, didn't someone just pay $160,000 for a PSA 10 Rose rookie?
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  • GDM67GDM67 Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭✭
    Glad your estimate proved to be right. That is a beautiful card.
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  • miconelegacymiconelegacy Posts: 3,052 ✭
    Great job Marcfoo on guessing the grade right! That's a sweet Aaron and Ryan! image
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  • Mickey71Mickey71 Posts: 4,259 ✭✭✭✭
    BGS? Nice Hanks' like PSA.image
  • 1960toppsguy1960toppsguy Posts: 1,127 ✭✭
    ROSE is a sure better, just not his cards
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