How Long Have You Collected Graded Cards?

dytch2220 · August 30, 2013 3:04AM

How long have you been actively collecting PSA graded trading cards, etc...?

Dougnddeb · August 30, 2013 6:30AM

6 months and I am hooked!

edmundfitzgerald · August 30, 2013 6:36AM

Started in 2002

ThoseBackPages · August 30, 2013 6:49AM

in 2005 i started my slab addiction/collection by picking up a Rickey Henderson RC PSA 9

MrNearMint · August 30, 2013 7:34AM

Ive been collecting graded cards, (mainly BGS and PSA) for about 3 years.

ChiefsFan1st · August 30, 2013 7:37AM

Good question, Im guessing 2005-2006? Not sure.

carkim · August 30, 2013 7:54AM

I don't know the exact year, but I sent in a few cards I bought from Teletrade (Remember Them) to ASA (Remember Them II). I was hooked! The next year I heard about PSA and I sent in a bunch of 1971 Topps to them (Commons as well). I ended up selling them on Yahoo Auctions (Remember Them III). Gave me a down payment on the house I live in today.

This had to be around the late 90's but I don't know for sure.

gemint · August 30, 2013 8:25AM

1999

dytch2220 · August 30, 2013 10:31AM

I should probably have volunteered my own history first, lol. While I started collecting baseball cards in the mid 1980's and continued through about 1993, I took a long break from the hobby. I started back collecting in the beginning of July 2013 and discovered graded cards. Definitely hooked and going for a #1 Finest of All Time set over 90% for 3 players. Bo Jackson, Brian Bosworth and Clayton Kershaw.

Dialj · August 30, 2013 10:36AM

2002

Stingray · August 30, 2013 10:39AM

Since about 2004. Thought it was just a fad.

DrK · August 30, 2013 10:53AM

Still don't. I have cracked out more than a thousand though.

mrmint23 · August 30, 2013 10:54AM

Submitted 3 cards in 1991...72 Ryan 80 bird magic 68 ryan

Maurice · August 30, 2013 11:12AM

<< <i>Submitted 3 cards in 1991...72 Ryan 80 bird magic 68 ryan >>

Unless you were an authorized dealer, and I'm sure you weren't, you wouldn't have had direct submission privileges in 1991.

billwaltonsbeard · August 30, 2013 11:15AM

Started buying and subbing in 1999.

Brick · August 30, 2013 11:17AM

1991

markj111 · August 30, 2013 2:13PM

Since PSA was founded.

ssollars · August 30, 2013 2:13PM

My first graded card (a Jim Brown rookie!) was purchased of eBay around 2001/2002 and cracked out for my Browns collection. I only collected raw at the time and was close to completing a 1950 to 1990 major release run of Browns. When I finally completed it in mid 2004, I was left wondering were to next? Well later that year I officially started collecting graded cards as I joined PSA and started submitting the best of my Browns collection and looking for upgrades for those that didn't make the cut. A quest that continues to drive my PC.

So about 9 years for me.

Scott

kingbeeswax · August 30, 2013 2:28PM

1997 but only picked up a few that I wanted as a kid, maybe 3 Mantle's. Stopped collecting until 2006 when I started buying some cards on ebay

cardcountry · August 30, 2013 3:24PM

Late 2007 or early 2008, so 5-6 years

Jeff

cardbender · August 30, 2013 4:48PM

1995, I still have my first PSA card purchased.
A 1960 Koufax PSA 8. Thought it shoulda graded a 9...... just kidding.

kingnascar · August 30, 2013 5:27PM

2005

NickM · August 30, 2013 5:55PM

Since 2000.

Nick

EagleEyeKid · August 30, 2013 9:17PM

1998

jbox · August 30, 2013 10:08PM

3 years

Brick · August 30, 2013 10:45PM

I still have the first PSA card I purchased. 1958 Topps Ed Mathews All-Star PSA 6. I believe I bought it from Chaz.

JoeBanzai · August 30, 2013 11:47PM

Ha ha, GREAT THREAD! I still remember seeing Alan Hager's full page ad in SCD talking up ASA and how you would be getting properly graded cards.

I had been returning about 80% of everything I was buying mail order, mainly because of centering.

He charged me double book for a '56 Killebrew ASA 8, looked more like a (perfectly centered) 6.

First card I submitted to PSA was a Mint looking '62 Twins Team Purchased from Steven Timmons. Another dealer suggested my card might be "rolled and trimmed". Came back a PSA 9.

Bought mostly raw until several years ago when my Killebrew rookie (Mr Mint auction) came back from PSA "Altered".

This year I was able to take over first place in the Killebrew Master set registry, primarily because I was able to finally get my "oddball" Killebrew items all graded and added to the set.

Too fun!