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Grades Popped x 2: Vintage Baseball

PSARichPSARich Posts: 534 ✭✭✭
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Sent in two orders, one for 1955 and earlier and one for 1956 and later. One popped Thursday at the end of the day and the other Friday morning. I took my wife out to dinner last night...told her we were celebrating the "Grader of Love". Actually the grades are what I was hoping for, missed on a few and was pleasantly surprised on a couple. The first order was mostly 1952-53-54 Topps baseball. The second order was largely stars and high numbers from 1972-73 baseball along with some 1956s and 1961 Fleers. Even got a couple 1972 10's, certainly a big surprise! Hope you enjoy viewing. Note: Had to submit this post twice. The first time I was called out for using a bad word. It turned out to be Billy Hitchco*K of all things.


Line # Item # Cert # Grade Description Type
1 1 21114026 VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT+ 4.5 1952 TOPPS 13 JOHNNY WYROSTEK BLACK BACK Card
2 1 21114027 EXCELLENT 5 1952 TOPPS 89 JOHNNY LIPON Card
3 1 21114028 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1952 TOPPS 89 JOHNNY LIPON Card
4 1 21114029 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1952 TOPPS 164 WALT DUBIEL Card
5 1 21114030 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1952 TOPPS 235 WALT DROPO Card
6 1 21114031 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1952 TOPPS 247 RANDY GUMPERT Card
7 1 21114032 NEAR MINT 7 1953 TOPPS 6 SAM JONES Card
8 1 21114033 NEAR MINT 7 1953 TOPPS 17 BILLY HITCHCO*K Card
9 1 21114034 NEAR MINT 7 1953 TOPPS 23 TOBY ATWELL Card
10 1 21114035 EXCELLENT-MINT+ 6.5 1953 TOPPS 89 CHUCK STOBBS Card
11 1 21114036 NEAR MINT 7 1953 TOPPS 110 HERMAN WEHMEIER Card
12 1 21114037 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1953 TOPPS 112 NED GARVER Card
13 1 21114038 EXCELLENT-MINT+ 6.5 1953 TOPPS 144 BOB SCHULTZ Card
14 1 21114039 EXCELLENT-MINT+ 6.5 1953 TOPPS 189 RAY JABLONSKI Card
15 1 21114040 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1953 TOPPS 209 JIM GREENGRASS Card
16 1 21114041 NEAR MINT 7 1953 TOPPS 212 JACK DITTMER Card
17 1 21114042 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1954 TOPPS 26 RAY JABLONSKI Card
18 1 21114043 EXCELLENT 5 1954 TOPPS 30 ED MATHEWS Card
19 1 21114044 NEAR MINT 7 1954 TOPPS 65 BOB SWIFT Card
20 1 21114045 NEAR MINT 7 1954 TOPPS 84 DICK COLE Card
21 1 21114046 EXCELLENT-MINT+ 6.5 1954 TOPPS 100 BOB KEEGAN Card
22 1 21114047 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1954 TOPPS 108 THORNTON KIPPER Card
23 1 21114048 NEAR MINT+ 7.5 1954 TOPPS 111 JIM DELSING Card
24 1 21114049 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1954 TOPPS 146 DON JOHNSON Card
25 1 21114050 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1954 TOPPS 163 FRANK HOUSE Card
26 1 21114051 N1: EVIDENCE OF TRIMMING 1954 TOPPS 167 DON LUND Card
27 1 21114052 NEAR MINT 7 1954 TOPPS 174 TOM QUALTERS Card
28 1 21114053 NEAR MINT 7 1954 TOPPS 185 CHUCK STOBBS Card
29 1 21114054 NEAR MINT 7 1954 TOPPS 186 KARL OLSON Card
30 1 21114055 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1954 TOPPS 195 BILL CONSOLO Card
31 1 21114056 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1954 TOPPS 196 STAN JOK Card
32 1 21114057 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1954 TOPPS 198 CARL SAWATSKI Card
33 1 21114058 NEAR MINT 7 1954 TOPPS 238 AL ABER Card
34 1 21114059 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1955 TOPPS 116 TOM HURD Card
35 1 21114060 N1: EVIDENCE OF TRIMMING 1955 TOPPS 119 BOB LENNON Card
36 1 21114061 N1: EVIDENCE OF TRIMMING 1955 TOPPS 144 JOE AMALFITANO Card
37 1 21114062 VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT+ 4.5 1933 GOUDEY 236 GEORGE DAVIS Card
38 1 21114063 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1949 LEAF 57 JIM YOUEL Card

Total Items: 38


Line # Item # Cert # Grade Description Type
1 1 21113915 NEAR MINT 7 1956 TOPPS 8 WALTER ALSTON WHITE BACK Card
2 1 21113916 NEAR MINT 7 1956 TOPPS 64 LUIS ARROYO WHITE BACK Card
3 1 21113917 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1956 TOPPS 108 LAURIN PEPPER GRAY BACK Card
4 1 21113918 NEAR MINT 7 1956 TOPPS 109 ENOS SLAUGHTER GRAY BACK Card
5 1 21113919 NEAR MINT 7 1956 TOPPS 142 GENE BAKER GRAY BACK Card
6 1 21113920 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1956 TOPPS 148 ALVIN DARK GRAY BACK Card
7 1 21113921 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1956 TOPPS 298 JOHNNY SCHMITZ Card
8 1 21113922 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 FLEER 43 ROGERS HORNSBY Card
9 1 21113923 MINT 9 1961 FLEER 49 WALTER JOHNSON Card
10 1 21113924 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 FLEER 143 JOE TINKER Card
11 1 21113925 MINT 9 1961 FLEER 144 PIE TRAYNOR Card
12 1 21113926 MINT 9 1961 FLEER 144 PIE TRAYNOR Card
13 1 21113927 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 TOPPS 574 LUIS APARICIO ALL STAR Card
14 1 21113928 MINT 9 1968 TOPPS 161 NORM MILLER Card
15 1 21113929 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1969 TOPPS 533 NOLAN RYAN Card
16 1 21113930 NEAR MINT 7 1970 TOPPS 462 HANK AARON Card
17 1 21113931 MINT 9 1972 TOPPS 34 BILLY MARTIN IN ACTION Card
18 1 21113932 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1972 TOPPS 51 HARMON KILLEBREW Card
19 1 21113933 NEAR MINT 7 1972 TOPPS 51 HARMON KILLEBREW Card
20 1 21113934 MINT 9 1972 TOPPS 98 CHUCK TANNER Card
21 1 21113935 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 TOPPS 100 FRANK ROBINSON Card
22 1 21113936 MINT 9 1972 TOPPS 117 CLEO JAMES YELLOW UNDER "C" AND "S" Card
23 1 21113937 MINT 9 1972 TOPPS 132 JOE MORGAN Card
24 1 21113938 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 TOPPS 213 ANGELS ROOKIES PARKER/KUSNYER/SILVERIO Card
25 1 21113939 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 TOPPS 241 ROLLIE FINGERS Card
26 1 21113940 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 TOPPS 287 JIM HARDIN Card
27 1 21113941 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 TOPPS 309 ROBERTO CLEMENTE Card
28 1 21113942 MINT 9 1972 TOPPS 314 LUIS APARICIO IN ACTION Card
29 1 21113943 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1972 TOPPS 316 CARDINALS ROOKIES J.BIBBY/J.ROQUE/S.GUZMAN Card
30 1 21113944 GEM MINT 10 1972 TOPPS 370 DON BUFORD Card
31 1 21113945 MINT 9 1972 TOPPS 414 BOB MILLER Card
32 1 21113946 GEM MINT 10 1972 TOPPS 426 KEN SINGLETON IN ACTION Card
33 1 21113947 MINT 9 1972 TOPPS 470 RAY FOSSE Card
34 1 21113948 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 TOPPS 554 WILBUR WOOD IN ACTION Card
35 1 21113949 MINT 9 OC 1972 TOPPS 556 RON SANTO IN ACTION Card
36 1 21113950 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 TOPPS 560 PETE ROSE IN ACTION Card
37 1 21113951 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 TOPPS 568 JUAN MARICHAL IN ACTION Card
38 1 21113952 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 TOPPS 710 JIM KAAT IN ACTION Card
39 1 21113953 MINT 9 1972 TOPPS 717 BRUCE DAL CANTON Card
40 1 21113954 MINT 9 1972 TOPPS 724 A.L. ROOKIES CURTIS/HINTON/SCOTT Card
41 1 21113955 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 TOPPS 728 GAIL HOPKINS Card
42 1 21113956 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 TOPPS 775 JERRY REUSS Card
43 1 21113957 MINT 9 1972 TOPPS 781 JIM McANDREW Card
44 1 21113958 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 157 DENNY RIDDLEBERGER Card
45 1 21113959 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1973 TOPPS 237 BRAVES MGR./COACHES BURDETTE RIGHT EAR SHOW Card
46 1 21113960 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 259 JIM HOLT Card
47 1 21113961 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 283 RAY SADECKI Card
48 1 21113962 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 309 PAUL POPOVICH Card
49 1 21113963 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 330 ROD CAREW Card
50 1 21113964 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 476 WALTER JOHNSON ALL-TIME SHUTOUT LEADER Card
51 1 21113965 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 533 LARRY STAHL Card
52 1 21113966 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 549 RANGERS MGR./COACHES Card
53 1 21113967 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 578 KEN WRIGHT Card
54 1 21113968 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 606 ROOKIE OUTFIELDERS MATTHEWS/PACIOREK/ROQUE Card
55 1 21113969 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 612 ROOKIE PITCHERS LAWSON/REYNOLDS/STROM Card
56 1 21113970 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 624 ASTROS MGR./COACHES Card
57 1 21113971 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 642 JOSE LABOY Card
58 1 21113972 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 650 FELIPE ALOU Card
59 1 21113973 NEAR MINT 7 1977 TOPPS 144 BRUCE SUTTER Card
60 1 21113974 NEAR MINT 7 1977 TOPPS 580 GEORGE BRETT Card
61 1 21113975 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1979 TOPPS 116 OZZIE SMITH Card

Total Items: 61

Comments

  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,558 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Some beauties in there image

    Mike
    Bosox1976
  • 19541954 Posts: 2,906 ✭✭✭
    Sweet grades Rich. I would be interested in the Jablonski if you would like to sell.


    Shane
    Looking for high grade rookie cards and unopened boxes/cases
  • vettfanaticvettfanatic Posts: 643 ✭✭✭
    PM sent
  • bbuckner22bbuckner22 Posts: 1,028 ✭


    << <i>46 1 21113960 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 259 JIM HOLT Card >>



    Rich, nice job on those grades. The Holt is one of the toughest 9's in the 73 set.
    From what I can tell, 707 is the DOLLAR STORE compared to deans_cards. For what that guy charges, if I ever bought anything from him I would expect it to be delivered to me in a frickin' limo.
    ~WalterSobchak
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    Congrats on the grades!
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    30 1 21113944 GEM MINT 10 1972 TOPPS 370 DON BUFORD Card
    32 1 21113946 GEM MINT 10 1972 TOPPS 426 KEN SINGLETON IN ACTION Card

    Yahtzee!!

    Congrats on some terrific grades!


    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • PiggsPiggs Posts: 1,938 ✭✭✭✭
    Nice job on the grades. My favorite below. Doug



    5 1 21114030 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1952 TOPPS 235 WALT DROPO Card
  • ShreveBoShreveBo Posts: 145
    Where do you source your cards? You are regularly on here chirping about your grades, & they are always high grade. I'm curious about your method & strategy.
  • PSARichPSARich Posts: 534 ✭✭✭
    Shrevebo:
    Don't mean to chirp. I just always enjoy seeing other members' grades when they pop and figure maybe mine might be interesting also. Also, I often sell cards to fellow collectors who see something they like when I post grades. Saves eBay fees and hopefully both of us are pleased with the transactions. Most of my cards were purchased 15-20 years ago when I was putting sets together in nm or better, although I still manage to find many cards for grading at the National and Chicago Sun Times Shows. Over the years I have learned many lessons about grading and I thoroughly examine cards under 10x magnification before submitting. I obviously still miss some "evidence of trim" and "minimum size requirement" cards. A key is to always examine carefully for any crease at all, no matter how small, as that usually guarantees a grade of 5 or worse. Graders look for different variables on 1950's-1960s cards compared to 1980s cards and newer. Many of the 1953 and 1954 cards that got 7s or 8s in this submission have rough edges, hence corners don't always square up nicely, but quite often that's how they came from the packs. Plus, because of the paper stock used in the 1950s-1960s, surface is very important. These cards have some natural variences on the surfaces whereas modern cards are always expected to have smooth surfaces. I review a card three times before I submit because I don't want waste $5-$6 for grading a card that is far from what I expected it to grade out at.
  • PiggsPiggs Posts: 1,938 ✭✭✭✭
    Everyone should "Chirp" about their grades. Chirp loud and proud that's why we are here.....and post pictures of them as well.
  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    Rich is a graded card warrior.

    tonight i may honor him by throwing a pristine '88 Donruss baseball set in the bonfire and chanting his name.
  • PSARichPSARich Posts: 534 ✭✭✭
    Well this graded card warrior has many 1980's baseball sets that could be added to your bonfire. Sure seemed like good investments at the time. Why I thought I needed more than one 1987 Topps set back then is beyond explaination. Anyway, I would appreciate you honoring me in that way. Besides I chant your name often when my Tigers' Miguel Cabrera comes to the plate and connects.
  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
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  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,126 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>46 1 21113960 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 259 JIM HOLT Card >>



    Rich, nice job on those grades. The Holt is one of the toughest 9's in the 73 set. >>




    The Riddleberger is no easy 9 either.
    https://ebay.com/sch/gemint/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
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