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Maybe I'm getting better at this grading thing, but maybe not. - 1975 sub results in quick

76collector76collector Posts: 986 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Fastest poppage ever for me. They logged it on 2/22 and popped 2/28 ? Maybe they had it together with my other order ? Who knows, but I'm happy with the fast turn around. Surprised I only hit one gem mint 10 on my 77's, but my Sutter rookie came back a 9. I forgot in the sub I sent in earlier this month I had a Sutter rookie which wasn't as nice. This was the nicer one. Got an 8 on a Henderson rc, Ozzie rookie, and Murray rookie so those are the highlights. Along with 11 gem mint 10's !!! Yeah baby, heating up ! Now If I can only rid myself of the mixed in 5's and below. Every card in this sub I expected an 8 or better on, so who knows what I missed there.

1 1 22686103 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 TOPPS 151 WORLD SERIES GAME 1 BROCK SOCKS 4-HITS IN... Card
2 1 22686104 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1968 TOPPS 173 JOHN BOOZER Card
3 1 22686105 GEM MINT 10 1976 TOPPS 331 PADRES TEAM Card
4 1 22686106 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1976 TOPPS 647 RAMON HERNANDEZ Card
5 1 22686107 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1976 TOPPS 240 PETE ROSE Card
6 1 22686108 MINT 9 1977 TOPPS 1 BATTING LEADERS G.BRETT/B.MADLOCK Card
7 1 22686109 MINT 9 1977 TOPPS 355 LOU BROCK Card
8 1 22686110 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1977 TOPPS 480 CARL YASTRZEMSKI Card
9 1 22686111 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1977 TOPPS 100 JOE MORGAN Card
10 1 22686112 MINT 9 1977 TOPPS 144 BRUCE SUTTER Card
11 1 22686113 MINT 9 1977 TOPPS 647 EXPOS TEAM Card
12 1 22686114 MINT 9 1977 TOPPS 499 PABLO TORREALBA Card
13 1 22686115 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1977 TOPPS 354 PIRATES TEAM Card
14 1 22686116 GEM MINT 10 1977 TOPPS 327 ASTROS TEAM Card
15 1 22686117 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1977 TOPPS 287 REDS TEAM Card
16 1 22686118 MINT 9 1977 TOPPS 262 AL COWENS Card
17 1 22686119 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1977 TOPPS 259 METS TEAM Card
18 1 22686120 EXCELLENT 5 1977 TOPPS 251 TONY MUSER Card
19 1 22686121 N8: MISCUT 1977 TOPPS 207 GLENN ABBOTT Card
20 1 22686122 EXCELLENT 5 1977 TOPPS 205 PETE FALCONE Card
21 1 22686123 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1977 TOPPS 133 RALPH GARR Card
22 1 22686124 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1977 TOPPS 116 JOE NIEKRO Card
23 1 22686125 EXCELLENT 5 1977 TOPPS 74 A'S TEAM Card
24 1 22686126 GEM MINT 10 1978 TOPPS 254 DAVE COLLINS Card
25 1 22686127 GEM MINT 10 1978 TOPPS 84 KENT TEKULVE Card
26 1 22686128 GEM MINT 10 1978 TOPPS 306 JOE NIEKRO Card
27 1 22686129 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 407 ODELL JONES Card
28 1 22686130 GEM MINT 10 1978 TOPPS 445 MIKE IVIE Card
29 1 22686131 GEM MINT 10 1978 TOPPS 527 VIC CORRELL Card
30 1 22686132 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 89 KEN CLAY Card
31 1 22686133 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 528 ROB PICCIOLO Card
32 1 22686134 GEM MINT 10 1978 TOPPS 199 CRAIG REYNOLDS Card
33 1 22686135 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 228 MANNY MOTA Card
34 1 22686136 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 704 ROOKIE 2nd BASEMEN Card
35 1 22686137 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 TOPPS 252 STEVE SWISHER Card
36 1 22686138 GEM MINT 10 1978 TOPPS 436 VIC HARRIS Card
37 1 22686139 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 TOPPS 36 EDDIE MURRAY Card
38 1 22686140 GEM MINT 10 1978 TOPPS 170 LOU BROCK Card
39 1 22686141 EXCELLENT 5 1979 TOPPS 520 GARY CARTER Card
40 1 22686142 MINT 9 1979 TOPPS 459 SID MONGE Card
41 1 22686143 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1979 TOPPS 116 OZZIE SMITH Card
42 1 22686144 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1979 TOPPS 5 VICTORY LEADERS R.GUIDRY/G.PERRY Card
43 1 22686145 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1980 TOPPS 482 RICKEY HENDERSON Card
44 1 22686146 MINT 9 1981 TOPPS 261 RICKEY HENDERSON Card
45 1 22686147 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1981 TOPPS 308 RICK MANNING Card
46 1 22686148 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1982 TOPPS 21 ORIOLES FUTURE STARS BONNER/RIPKEN/SCHNEIDER Card
47 1 22686149 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 340 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card
48 1 22686150 GEM MINT 10 1986 TOPPS 100 NOLAN RYAN Card
48 2 22686151 GEM MINT 10 1986 TOPPS 100 NOLAN RYAN Card
49 1 22686152 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1986 TOPPS 329 KIRBY PUCKETT Card
50 1 22686153 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 TOPPS 1 PETE ROSE Card
51 1 22686154 MINT 9 1990 LEAF 300 FRANK THOMAS Card
I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid.
Collecting:
post world war II HOF rookie
76 topps gem mint 10 commons 9 stars
Arenado purple refractors(Rockies) Red (Cardinals)
successful deals with Keevan, Grote15, 1954, mbogoman

Comments

  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,710 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very impressive sub, Jeff!!


    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.
  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,557 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Two 86 Ryans and the 78 Brock?? Niceimage
    Mike
    Bosox1976
  • 76collector76collector Posts: 986 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well I wanted to share quite possibly the nicest 5 I have ever seen !

    image


    The only thing I can find wrong with it even upon further inspection is his hat has what looks to be a tint of green. So maybe that is a print defect ? So, why wouldn't it grade a 9 pd ? The back is perfectly clean and centered, so it has to be something on the front. I can't find a hairline crease like I did on an earlier sub that a 78 Tom Seaver ended up in a 3. But this one is really perplexing me. I need some of these eagle eye guy's to spot the glaring defect for me !

    At least I hit some nice cards with this sub, so this one doesn't really bother me too much, just that I can't find what was wrong, so I can avoid it for future subs.
    I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid.
    Collecting:
    post world war II HOF rookie
    76 topps gem mint 10 commons 9 stars
    Arenado purple refractors(Rockies) Red (Cardinals)
    successful deals with Keevan, Grote15, 1954, mbogoman
  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Most likely its surface wrinkles. Hold the card up to the light at an angle. See if you see any ripples on the surface. Late 70s cards are notorious for having wrinkled surfaces. Not sure if the stress from the manufacturing process pushed the paper but you'll see a whole series of light wrinkles across the surface. Or it may be a single light wrinkle on the front or back. The backside wrinkles will be harder to see through the holder butthey can sometimes be seen in bright light.
    https://ebay.com/sch/gemint/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
  • DanBessetteDanBessette Posts: 6,421 ✭✭✭
    Some snow near the brim of the hat? Ever so slight diamond cut? Just guessing
  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Some snow near the brim of the hat? Ever so slight diamond cut? Just guessing >>



    I don't think it's snow. Even readily apparent snow would only take a mint card down to a 7.
    https://ebay.com/sch/gemint/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
  • OAKESY25OAKESY25 Posts: 4,726 ✭✭✭
    spider wrinkle, more of a paper defect then a wrinkle or crease.. almost guarantee it.
  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,745 ✭✭✭


    << <i>spider wrinkle, more of a paper defect then a wrinkle or crease.. almost guarantee it. >>



    +1. That card receiving a 5, that has to be it.


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • miconelegacymiconelegacy Posts: 3,052 ✭


    << <i>Two 86 Ryans and the 78 Brock?? Niceimage >>



    +1. Great job on the grades!! Some good money in there.
    Miconelegacy Auctions
    "Live everyday, don't throw it away"
  • hyperchipper09hyperchipper09 Posts: 1,454 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>spider wrinkle, more of a paper defect then a wrinkle or crease.. almost guarantee it. >>



    +1. 77 Topps football is like that also. Harry Carson rookies immediately came to mind.
  • 19541954 Posts: 2,901 ✭✭✭
    Nice Jeff. How did you get two PSA 10's on the Ryan? I sent in 10 of the best from two vending and got all PSA 8/9's. Very jealous.

    Shane
    Looking for high grade rookie cards and unopened boxes/cases
  • ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭
    '77 topps baseball paperstock is horrendous! its like pulp. I'm pretty sure theres a surface wrinkle, making it a 5
    Big Fan of: HOF Post War RC, Graded RCs
    WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
  • 76collector76collector Posts: 986 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I agree on the card stock of the 77's. Big pain.

    @Shane - I bought two rack cases of 86 topps a couple of years ago. I ripped one, and planned on saving the other. I sent in what I felt were the two best Ryans, Roses, Ripkens, Rickey's and a couple of Sandbergs. Maybe a few others I'm forgetting. All 9's and 8's. I thought it was a loss, so I sold the other case. Meanwhile a few weeks ago I bought some cards off a buddy from the late 70's. He had some nice 77's and I did as well to sub. I grabbed 2 more Ryan's, a Rose, Ripken and Pucket as THROW INS !!! Shows you what I know. I still have more very nice Ryan's, and I have one of the original psa 9's. I think I will crack that and resub. Total Luck, as far as I'm concerned with 86's. They are so freakin hard to read, IMO.

    I can't say I'm at all upset though. And to boot with this sub, I got one of those gold coins ! I couldn't be happier. (unless I can get over subbing these cards that come back a 5)
    I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid.
    Collecting:
    post world war II HOF rookie
    76 topps gem mint 10 commons 9 stars
    Arenado purple refractors(Rockies) Red (Cardinals)
    successful deals with Keevan, Grote15, 1954, mbogoman
  • 76collector76collector Posts: 986 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I figured I would share my latest results. Not as good. I delved into subbing my 75's. I can see where you hard core 75 collectors struggle with how tough they are on grading. I was hoping for 9's on all the commons I subbed, I wasn't expecting any 10's. I did get a couple of good results though. I was hoping for a 9 on the Carolton and the Carew, and hit on the Carew. I had a couple of commons from 78,79 and 81 that I missed with my last sub, that were nice, so they got included. I don't know where or when I got the Hank aaron card, so I will be interested to see why they say it was trimmed. It definitely wasn't from a pack though. I was also hoping for a 9 on both 83 rookies, but they weren't that sharp, so I'm not too shocked one came back an 8. I also probably should have specified that I wanted no qualifiers on the Brett/Yount rookies. I would probably rather have straight 7's than 8 oc's, but oh well.

    1 1 22648246 GEM MINT 10 1981 TOPPS 292 MIKE SQUIRES Card
    2 1 22648247 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1983 TOPPS 482 TONY GWYNN Card
    3 1 22648248 MINT 9 1983 TOPPS 83 RYNE SANDBERG Card
    4 1 22648249 GEM MINT 10 1978 TOPPS 81 PETE REDFERN Card
    5 1 22648250 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 492 JIM SUNDBERG Card
    6 1 22648251 GEM MINT 10 1979 TOPPS 516 CHAMP SUMMERS Card
    7 1 22648252 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 436 KEN FRAILING Card
    8 1 22648253 MINT 9 1975 TOPPS 531 REDS TEAM SPARKY ANDERSON, MGR. Card
    9 1 22648254 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 540 LOU BROCK Card
    10 1 22648255 NEAR MINT 7 1975 TOPPS 206 1968-MVP'S DENNY McLAIN/BOB GIBSON Card
    11 1 22648256 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 OC 1975 TOPPS 228 GEORGE BRETT Card
    12 1 22648257 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 OC 1975 TOPPS 223 ROBIN YOUNT Card
    13 1 22648258 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1975 TOPPS 230 CATFISH HUNTER Card
    14 1 22648259 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 226 BILL CAMPBELL Card
    15 1 22648260 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 100 WILLIE STARGELL Card
    16 1 22648261 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1975 TOPPS 2 '74 HIGHLIGHTS LOU BROCK Card
    17 1 22648262 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 260 JOHNNY BENCH Card
    18 1 22648263 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 185 STEVE CARLTON Card
    19 1 22648264 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 246 CARDINALS TEAM RED SCHOENDIENST, MGR. Card
    20 1 22648265 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 593 GENE LAMONT Card
    21 1 22648266 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 389 TONY SOLAITA Card
    22 1 22648267 MINT 9 1975 TOPPS 140 STEVE GARVEY Card
    23 1 22648268 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 553 JOHN BOCCABELLA Card
    24 1 22648269 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1975 TOPPS 500 NOLAN RYAN Card
    25 1 22648270 MINT 9 1975 TOPPS 600 ROD CAREW Card
    26 1 22648271 N1: EVIDENCE OF TRIMMING 1975 TOPPS 660 HANK AARON Card
    27 1 22648272 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1975 TOPPS 21 ROLLIE FINGERS Card
    28 1 22648273 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1975 TOPPS 620 ROOKIE CATCHERS- OUTFIELDERS Card
    29 1 22648274 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 519 JIM TODD Card
    30 1 22648275 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 275 PAUL BLAIR Card
    31 1 22648276 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1975 TOPPS 150 BOB GIBSON Card
    32 1 22648277 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1975 TOPPS 450 WILLIE McCOVEY Card
    I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid.
    Collecting:
    post world war II HOF rookie
    76 topps gem mint 10 commons 9 stars
    Arenado purple refractors(Rockies) Red (Cardinals)
    successful deals with Keevan, Grote15, 1954, mbogoman
  • mattinglymint23mattinglymint23 Posts: 1,261 ✭✭
    Nice job on Carew
    Let me know if for sale
  • 76collector76collector Posts: 986 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wanted to share my Carew, before it ends up getting sold.

    image
    I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid.
    Collecting:
    post world war II HOF rookie
    76 topps gem mint 10 commons 9 stars
    Arenado purple refractors(Rockies) Red (Cardinals)
    successful deals with Keevan, Grote15, 1954, mbogoman
  • hammeredhammered Posts: 2,671 ✭✭✭
    Great job on carew!
    I've been looking for a 9-quality raw carew for years and still haven't found one.
    That card would've made any of my subs look good
  • RookieWaxRookieWax Posts: 1,066 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Wanted to share my Carew, before it ends up getting sold.

    image >>




    That is as sharp as sharp can get!
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