POP 1 Thread

Tomi · August 9, 2014 7:08AM

How about some POP 1's. Preferably high grade. Just curious to see what cards you have that are POP 1's (for now).

wrestlingcardking · August 9, 2014 7:46AM

Should be none higher!

mikeschmidt · August 9, 2014 8:19AM

Both of these are Pop 1, with none higher:

Here's another fun, early one, pop 1, no 10s exist:

CSUrunandstun · August 9, 2014 8:35AM

http://www.psacard.com/PSASetRegistry/alltimeset.aspx?s=16039

not sure if I did that right...trying to show my "flagship" registry set...Heisman Trophy Winners Rookies...I have a couple of vintage ('48 Bowman, etc) Pop 1's with none higher.

PaulMaul · August 9, 2014 8:39AM

These are all 1 of 1:

ChiefsFan1st · August 9, 2014 8:42AM

<< http://www.psacard.com/PSASetRegistry/alltimeset.aspx?s=16039

not sure if I did that right...trying to show my "flagship" registry set...Heisman Trophy Winners Rookies...I have a couple of vintage ('48 Bowman, etc) Pop 1's with none higher. >>

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Edit: There we go, finally figured it out

DM23HOF · August 9, 2014 9:12AM

I know the request was high grade, but I only have one lowly "Pop 1" baseball card in my collection

Tomi · August 9, 2014 12:46PM

That has to be the nicest 1.5 in existence of any card.

Meatloaf · August 9, 2014 1:00PM

<< That has to be the nicest 1.5 in existence of any card. >>

+1

is the back side all jacked up?

DM23HOF · August 9, 2014 1:11PM

Here be da back... Will take this all day every day cuz without it the card would be like 100k and never in my collection.

PMKAY · August 9, 2014 1:27PM

CSUrunandstun · August 9, 2014 2:50PM

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<< http://www.psacard.com/PSASetRegistry/alltimeset.aspx?s=16039

not sure if I did that right...trying to show my "flagship" registry set...Heisman Trophy Winners Rookies...I have a couple of vintage ('48 Bowman, etc) Pop 1's with none higher. >>

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Edit: There we go, finally figured it out >>

Thanks ChiefsFan1st !

bobsbbcards · August 10, 2014 2:37AM

Dpeck100 · August 10, 2014 3:46AM

The three Wrestling All Stars sets have a combined total of 108 cards. I have 24 Pop 1's and five more that are not a Pop 1 that I have all of the current cards graded in the top grade.

This is one of the best buys I have ever made. I got this card in early 2010 and it has remained a Pop 1 ever since with only three PSA 9's. I own two of them. I paid $122 for it when I paid such a strong price for the first Ric Flair PSA 10 I purchased. I wasn't certain if that card would ever eclipse what I paid for it but fortunately it did three years later.

This is easily one of the most condition sensitive cards in the past 30+ years. The Rick Martel is the top card from the second set and generally have extreme corner issues and surface issues from the pack. It also has challenged centering. I paid $400 in a very heated auction. I put in a nuclear final bid of $500 which was insane at the time and another collector came in with a Snipe and the card launched on the close to finish where it did. A few days later I got an email from someone who owned a good number of tough cards and he was ready to throw in the towel and it was one of the best purchases I could have ever made. The Martel is so tough that there is currently only one 8 too and I have that in my collection also.

DM23HOF · August 10, 2014 3:51AM

Those colored borders must be murder. How were they initially distributed?

Dpeck100 · August 10, 2014 3:59AM

<< Those colored borders must be murder. How were they initially distributed? >>

Sealed pack

Sealed pack 2

They came in a tight cellophane pack and were mail order only. If you click on the link in the signature page I have images of the various order forms on my site I am working on. You can just imagine the additional damage that could be done mailing them and through storage with limited protection.

It is such a crap shoot to open them because the cards can look great and when you get a few in they are damaged. I have never seen a cello pack that had a strong Martel or Andre and I have to think the better one's were opened early on and released them from the cellophane.

The first two sets have a mixed up sequence and the third set is 1-36. There are certain cards that are naturally more tough being placed closer to the front of the pack and the back.

akuracy503 · August 10, 2014 7:42AM

Not a high grade, but a pop 1, less than 9,500 fans attended this game. Making it likely that few tickets are around.
A legendary folk tale to the "hardest ball" Mantle's ever hit, on his own account. One of his most famous HR's.
A website and articles dedicated to this HR estimate as far as 734 feet.