Hi! My first poppage in about 10 years

MinorLeaguer

Hi all. New to the boards. Besides the dinged up stuff I had ripping rack packs as a kid in the mid 70's to early 80's, I got back into it in the very early 90's pre-grading craze looking for higher end 70's stuff that my recent college grad budget could afford. I remember 9 or 10 years ago, I sent in to PSA thinking I'd get all 9's and 10's and got dissappointed, although I picked up a bunch of 9's in the 1968-75 range but a lot of 6 and 7's that I scratched my head. So fast forward. A few months back, I went over my modest ungraded collection. Cards I bought from a buck or 2 to perhaps as high $15 each for a high number back in the early 90's just outta college at shows in NJ. I now took out a magnifying glass and loop, looked them over as best I could and decided to take a shot. Here's what I got from the best i thought I had of what I have yet ungraded:

19688512 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1974 TOPPS 470 TERRY BRADSHAW
19688513 MINT 9 1986 PRO S PHOENIX FIREBIRDS RANDY JOHNSON (I think PSA made an error as it should be west palm beach, I guess i need to send it back)
19688514 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1981 TOPPS COKE 5 ART MONK
19688515 EXCELLENT 5 1967 TOPPS 210 BOB GIBSON
19688516 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 560 TONY PEREZ
19688517 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 TOPPS 88 RICHIE ASHBURN
19688518 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1966 TOPPS 210 BILL MAZEROSKI
19688519 NEAR MINT+ 7.5 1967 TOPPS 239 AL BATTING LDERS ROBINSON/OLIVA/KALINE
19688520 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 TOPPS 2 AL BATTING LEADERS
19688521 MINT 9 1969 TOPPS 375 HARMON KILLEBREW
19688522 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 TOPPS 550 BROOKS ROBINSON
19688523 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 TOPPS 347 TOM SEAVER BOYHOOD PHOTO
19688524 MINT 9 1972 TOPPS 420 STEVE CARLTON
19688525 VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT 4 1974 TOPPS 215 AL KALINE
19688526 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 280 CARL YASTRZEMSKI
19687670 NEAR MINT 7 1966 TOPPS 200 EDDIE MATHEWS
19687671 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 280 CARL YASTRZEMSKI
19687672 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 280 CARL YASTRZEMSKI
19687673 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 280 CARL YASTRZEMSKI
19687674 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 280 CARL YASTRZEMSKI
19687675 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 280 CARL YASTRZEMSKI
19687676 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 TOPPS 200 ORLANDO CEPEDA
19687677 MINT 9 1990 7th INNING SKETCH QMJHL 222 MARTIN BRODEUR
19687678 MINT 9 1990 7th INNING SKETCH QMJHL 222 MARTIN BRODEUR
19687679 MINT 9 1990 7th INNING SKETCH QMJHL 222 MARTIN BRODEUR
19687680 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1976 TOPPS 355 STEVE CARLTON
19687681 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1976 TOPPS 355 STEVE CARLTON
19687682 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1976 TOPPS 355 STEVE CARLTON
19687683 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1974 TOPPS 634 BRAVES MGR./ COACHES
19687684 MINT 9 1974 TOPPS 338 ALL-STAR RIGHT FIELDERS R.JACKSON/B.WILLIAMS
19687685 MINT 9 1974 TOPPS 654 JESUS ALOU NO POSITION
19687686 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1975 TOPPS 180 JOE MORGAN
19687687 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1974 TOPPS 505 BILL BUCKNER
19687688 MINT 9 1974 TOPPS 475 WORLD SERIES GAME 4
19687689 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 39 ROCKY BLEIER
19687690 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1974 TOPPS 474 WORLD SERIES GAME 3
19687691 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1974 TOPPS 83 ORLANDO CEPEDA
19687692 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1974 TOPPS 45 DAVE JOHNSON
19687693 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1974 TOPPS 367 NORM CASH
19687694 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 430 VIDA BLUE
19687695 MINT 9 1972 TOPPS 347 TOM SEAVER BOYHOOD PHOTO
19687696 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 TOPPS 450 JIM KAAT
19687697 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 TOPPS 16 INDIANS ROOKIES L.PINIELLA/R.SCHEINBLUM
19687698 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 PRO S IHL 500 DOMINIK HASEK
19687699 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 OC 1980 TOPPS 2 RAY BOURQUE RECORD BREAKER
19687700 NEAR MINT 7 1984 O-PEE-CHEE 388 WAYNE GRETZKY RECORD BREAKER
19687701 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1968 TOPPS 7 N.L. ERA LEADERS
19687702 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1969 TOPPS 216 DON SUTTON
19687703 MINT 9 1969 TOPPS 600 TONY OLIVA
19687704 N6: MIN SIZE REQUIREMENT 1970 TOPPS 63 N.L. RBI LDRS McCOVEY/SANTO/PEREZ
19687705 MINT 9 1974 TOPPS 220 DON SUTTON
19687706 MINT 9 1975 TOPPS 250 BOBBY CLARKE
19687707 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1985 TOPPS 110 PELLE LINDBERGH
19687708 MINT 9 1985 TOPPS 110 PELLE LINDBERGH
19687709 MINT 9 OC 1968 TOPPS 162 S ROOKIES H.GILSON/M.TORREZ
19687710 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1979 TOPPS 115 KEN ANDERSON
19687711 MINT 9 1975 TOPPS 292 PHIL ESPOSITO
19687712 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 183 JOHN DAVIDSON
19687713 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1982 O-PEE-CHEE 243 WAYNE GRETZKY SCORING LEADER
19687714 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1979 TOPPS 155 JOE THEISMANN
19687715 MINT 9 1975 TOPPS 323 ISLANDERS LEADERS
19687716 MINT 9 1980 TOPPS 450 GEORGE BRETT
19687717 MINT 9 1980 TOPPS 450 GEORGE BRETT
19687718 MINT 9 1980 TOPPS 450 GEORGE BRETT
19687719 MINT 9 1986 PRO S WEST PALM BEACH RANDY JOHNSON W.PALM BEACH EXPOS
19687720 GEM MINT 10 1986 PRO S WEST PALM BEACH RANDY JOHNSON W.PALM BEACH
19687721 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1979 TOPPS 610 MIKE SCHMIDT


Only 2 headscratchers and one min size. Some of the 8's I thought were better but cest la vie. I have about another 200 raw cards of the same caliber of stars that have been sitting in card saver I and sleeve for a long time. I didn't send due to centering or a noticing surface scratches under the loop. Some have border notches as well. I'm thinking of sending the pre-1974's in anyway. Especially the hi-#'s. How far down will notching borders bring a card?

Hope you like the poppage!

nam812

<< <i>19688521 MINT 9 1969 TOPPS 375 HARMON KILLEBREW >>



That's a winner. The 1969 Oliva is a winner too.

Welcome to the boards.

Edited to add: The 1972 Carlton PSA 9 and Seaver boyhood photo PSA 9 are winners too.

cpamike

to the boards!!!

Congrats on your reentry to the submission game. Other than the 1967 Gibson and 1974 Kaline, that is a great submission IMO. They must have had a surface wrinkle that you didn't notice as that's what I'm always told from our resident experts.

Looking forward to your posts.

Mickey71

That's a great sub. You are on track totally. You know your conditions of cards. Good job.

Dialj

Welcome back and congratulations on your results!!

Especially these five:

19688521 MINT 9 1969 TOPPS 375 HARMON KILLEBREW
19688524 MINT 9 1972 TOPPS 420 STEVE CARLTON
19687685 MINT 9 1974 TOPPS 654 JESUS ALOU NO POSITION
19687695 MINT 9 1972 TOPPS 347 TOM SEAVER BOYHOOD PHOTO
19687703 MINT 9 1969 TOPPS 600 TONY OLIVA

Bosox1976

Nice pop and great eye

Dboneesq

<< <i>Welcome back and congratulations on your results!!
Especially these five:
19688521 MINT 9 1969 TOPPS 375 HARMON KILLEBREW
19688524 MINT 9 1972 TOPPS 420 STEVE CARLTON
19687685 MINT 9 1974 TOPPS 654 JESUS ALOU NO POSITION
19687695 MINT 9 1972 TOPPS 347 TOM SEAVER BOYHOOD PHOTO
19687703 MINT 9 1969 TOPPS 600 TONY OLIVA >>


Looks like those will put $600.00 - $700.00 in your pocket! Nice grades.

trex

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Congrats on your results. Anything 8 and up is very good, and a solid foundation for building up your grading skills.

As for notching borders, like any card issue, it depends on how severe it is, but my golden rule is anything that I question as to whether it's an issue, is an issue. This holds true for surface issues (which I'm guessing are responsible for many of your 8s) and border specking ... and finally centering and corners.

It can be a brutal exercise, and rather exhausting to look for every element that can be wrong with a card before deciding to submit it.

IMO a loop isn't necessary as you can see the corners and edges fine with the naked eye. I think it's more the surface issues that get by most people and then they wonder why their 9s and 10s ended up being 6s-8s. I suggest a single light source, and angle your card every which way to look for surface issues ... this process has drastically reduced the number of cards I sub ... and yielded me better results. >>



Excellent information here. I couldn't agree more other than I do use a loupe and a magnifying glass when my naked eye catches something that gets my attention. But then again my eyes aren't what they used to be. The big thing is "if it's an issue with you it's an issue." Be honest with yourself....just because you "want" it to be a 9 doesn't make it a 9.
Great work though...you've got an eye for quality.