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1978 Topps Baseball Nolan Ryan PSA 9

MikeyPMikeyP Posts: 990 ✭✭✭
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This particular baseball card is notoriously difficult to find graded as a PSA 9. Any thoughts?

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1978 Topps Baseball Nolan Ryan PSA 9
"Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood."

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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,742 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Old flip, centered a bit high T/B but a sharp card.


    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.
  • Gemyanks10Gemyanks10 Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭
    Nice card. Top to bottom centering as well as a tilt is why I'm guessing it graded a 9. That's also an old flip. I wonder if that would grade the same nowadays. I have heard in the past that there was somewhat more lieniency back then.

    Jimmy
    Always looking for OPC "tape intact" baseball wax boxes, and 1984 OPC baseball PSA 10's for my set. Please PM or email me if you have any available.
  • OAKESY25OAKESY25 Posts: 4,726 ✭✭✭
    would wait.. don't see that pulling an 8 today.. like 7 due to the poor centering
  • MikeyPMikeyP Posts: 990 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Old flip, centered a bit high T/B but a shrap card. >>





    << <i>I wonder if that would grade the same nowadays. I have heard in the past that there was somewhat more lieniency back then. >>





    << <i>don't see that pulling an 8 today.. like 7 due to the poor centering >>



    My thoughts exactly. I totally agree.
    "Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood."
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,742 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Definitely would still grade a straight 8 today, if not a 9. PSA likes cards centered high, but slight tilt bothers me, visually. I'd wait for one with more eye appeal.


    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.
  • HallcoHallco Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My 8 was graded within the last year just for comparison.

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  • mattyc_collectionmattyc_collection Posts: 2,130 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'd agree with those who said wait-- just my opinion but that top/bottom centering and tilt combo make the card low-end in the eye appeal department for the grade, and for the same or a bit more money you can make a run at a really nice one. VCP scans show that there are definitely better 9s out there, and in time one will surface. Instead of $1000 for that 9, you can drop only $19.99 on a nice 7 and wait for a solid or high end 9...

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  • MikeyPMikeyP Posts: 990 ✭✭✭
    That is a very nice PSA 8 Hallco.
    "Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood."
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