Anybody know why PSA won't grade '91 Topps Cracker Jack minis?

CDsNuts

I've tried getting these through a few times and they refuse to slab them. They have no problem slabbing the '92 Donruss Cracker Jack minis. Any ideas?

Lee

lawnmowerman

Not sure. Maybe this stoner knows?


check it out man

DanBessette

<< <i>Not sure. Maybe this stoner knows?


check it out man >>



Lol that's hilarious!!

divecchia

This is probably why PSA will not grade them.

According to the 2009 Standard Catalog of Baseball:

In their first issue in almost
10 years, Cracker Jack inserted
miniature cards (1-1/4"
x 1-3/4") as the toy surprise in
packages of the famous snack.
The company produced two
36-card series, portraying
many of the top stars in the
game. Card fronts are identical
to the corresponding regular issue
Topps cards, but the
backs are significantly different
because of the small amount of
space available for statistics.
The Cracker Jack sailor logo
appears on the bright red
backs, along with copyright information
listing Borden,
Cracker Jack’s parent company.
These are sometimes found
on 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" cards bearing
four different of the minicards;
these were cut from
sheets illegally removed from
the printer.

Edited to add: I guess this brings into question, if some of the single cards may have been cut down also.

Donato

LarkinCollector

<< <i>these were cut from
sheets illegally removed from
the printer.

Donato >>


That might explain the 4 in 1's, but not the individual minis (unless they can't tell which were factory cut and which were cut from the illegal sheets).

divecchia

<< <i>

<< <i>these were cut from
sheets illegally removed from
the printer.

Donato >>


That might explain the 4 in 1's, but not the individual minis (unless they can't tell which were factory cut and which were cut from the illegal sheets). >>



Yes, see my edit on the previous post.

Donato

CDsNuts

You're probably right, but by that logic they woildn't grade any sets that were released from tge factory in full sheets, which is just about every major set from the 80s and 90s.

LarkinCollector

<< <i>Yes, see my edit on the previous post.

Donato >>


Got it. Interesting info, BTW. I was unaware of the history of those and guess that means I should move my 4 in 1 from the 'Food Issues' section of my Larkin collection to the 'Unauthorized/Misc' section.

MyDaughtersNameIsMattingly

At one time they did grade them, but stopped for the reason Donato explained. When you look up the cert numbers of the ones that were graded they are now designated N9.


Here's an old scan of one.

lawnmowerman

<< <i>these were cut from
sheets illegally removed from
the printer.
>>



Excuse my ignorance but what happened to make it "illegal" to remove the sheets from the printer?

sportscardtheory

If they literally can't tell if something has been sheet-cut post-release, how do they know when something is factory-cut pre-release?