Anyone in need of a FREE 1 year subscription to Startiger.com?? Contest Over! WINNER ANNOUNCED!

jmlabonner

This month I won two 1 year subscriptions to startiger and of course I have started using one. Well I want to give away the other to a member of this board! All I want is to see your VERY FIRST sports items, whether it be a card, photo, index, sports coin, packs etc, that you had slabbed! No matter what company you used! The best one that catches my attention wins! This is NOT a joke either. If you are on startiger you can look to see that I was one of the winners. I will choose the winner sometime tomorrow night and PM you. I will start off first, oh and a brief history of why it was your first please!

I am not sure how long I had this card before I got it slabbed, but whenever I found it I thought it was the coolest thing ever! Took it to a local card shop and asked if they knew anything about it. No of course, but he told me I should get it graded. FIRST time I had ever heard the term and that was in 2008! I know it's not a valuable card but it's my first and I'm not letting it go!

alifaxwa2

I don't have them anymore, but I subbed cards 4442-4444 to Bgs.

Nascar360

My first slabbed card was a 1953-54 Parkhurst Gordie Howe #50 which I sent off to SGC.

I got it raw in 1987, slabbed it in the late 90's and ended up selling it in 2014 to a sports card shop in Canada on eBay.

I did a few shows in the 90's and thought it would grade high. So I sent it in and like everyone else, who first submits their cards, I started to learn about graded cards.

I got the graded card bug in 2005 and started to chase 1988 Maxx PSA 10's.

DoctorK

Dialj

From my 1st submission by joining CU in April 2002.

Dboneesq

Thanks for the chance for the STARTIGER subscription. I was thinking about renewing this week! Here is the list of what I sent in on my first submission in January 2009. Some were for my PC, while others I just had no idea what I was doing!

EXCELLENT 5 .1969 Topps 130 Carl Yastrzemski
VERY GOOD 3 .1969 Topps 260 Reggie Jackson
VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT 4.. 1969 Topps 412 Checklist 426-512
EXCELLENT 5 1970 Kellogg's 7 Tom Seaver
EXCELLENT-MINT 6 .1970 Topps 1 World Champions Mets Team
EXCELLENT 5. 1970 Topps 189 Yankees Rookies T.Munson/D.McDonald
EXCELLENT 5 .1971 Kellogg's 2 Tom Seaver
N3: EVIDENCE OF RECOLORATION 1971 Topps 699 Jim Britton
EXCELLENT 5 .1973 O-Pee-Chee 305 Willie Mays
NEAR MINT-MINT 8. 1974 Topps 283 Mike Schmidt
NEAR MINT 7 .1975 O-Pee-Chee 200 1962-MVP's M.Mantle/M.Wills
NEAR MINT 7 .1975 Topps 70 Mike Schmidt
N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1975 Topps Mini 101 Expos Team Gene Mauch, Mgr.
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 .1975 Topps Mini 370 Tom Seaver
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 .1978 Topps 122 Dennis Eckersley
N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1978 O-Pee-Chee 62 Fred Lynn
N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1978 O-Pee-Chee 114 Andre Thornton
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 .1978 O-Pee-Chee 121 Luis Gomez
NEAR MINT+ 7.5 .1979 O-Pee-Chee 44 Tom Seaver
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 .1979 O-Pee-Chee 44 Tom Seaver
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 .1979 O-Pee-Chee 44 Tom Seaver
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 .1981 Topps 194 Art Monk
MINT 9. 1983 Topps 83 Ryne Sandberg
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 .1983 Fleer 70 Cal Ripken Jr.
MINT 9 .1983 Fleer 179 Wade Boggs
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1983 Fleer 507 Ryne Sandberg
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1983 Donruss 279 Cal Ripken Jr.
MINT 9. 1983 Donruss 586 Wade Boggs
GEM MINT 10 1989 Fleer 616 Bill Ripken FF Error
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1993 Select 360 Derek Jeter
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1993 Topps 98 Derek Jeter
NEAR MINT 7 1993 Upper Deck 449 Derek Jeter
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1998 Topps 360 Peyton Manning
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 2000 Topps Hall of Fame Autograph HOF2 Howie Long Hall of Fame Autographs
MINT 9 2001 Fleer Greats Jim Rice Autographed
GEM MINT 10 2002 Topps Gold Label 88 Alfonso Soriano
MINT 9 2002 SP Game Used Signature Swings SS-BN Byron Nelson Signature Swings

Here is the Schmidt that I found on my PC. The Munson, although also a "5", was from a later submission


This YAZ is also from the above submission.

Dpeck100

This sub is from April of 2010. They all came from one sealed pack of the 1982 Wrestling All Stars Series A.



Order #20395956 / Submission #4972367

Line # Item # Cert # Grade Description Type
1 1 16725763 GEM MINT 10 1982 Wrestling All-Stars Series A 13 Bruno Sammartino Card
2 1 16725764 GEM MINT 10 1982 Wrestling All-Stars Series A 5 the Junkyard Dog Card
3 1 16725765 GEM MINT 10 1982 Wrestling All-Stars Series A 31 Ken Patera Card
4 1 16725766 MINT 9 1982 Wrestling All-Stars Series A 28 Ivan Putski Card
5 1 16725767 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1982 Wrestling All-Stars Series A 27 Ric Flair Card
6 1 16725768 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1982 Wrestling All-Stars Series A 20 Bruiser Brody Card
7 1 16725769 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1982 Wrestling All-Stars Series A 2 Hulk Hogan Card
8 1 16725770 MINT 9 1982 Wrestling All-Stars Series A 4 Ted Dibiase Card
9 1 16725771 MINT 9 1982 Wrestling All-Stars Series A 6 Dusty Rhodes Card
10 1 16725772 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1982 Wrestling All-Stars Series A 8 Harley Race Card
11 1 16725773 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1982 Wrestling All-Stars Series A 10 Terry Funk Card
12 1 16725774 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1982 Wrestling All-Stars Series A 32 Ernie Ladd Card
13 1 16725775 MINT 9 1982 Wrestling All-Stars Series A 12 Bob Backlund Card
14 1 16725776 GEM MINT 10 1982 Wrestling All-Stars Series A 15 Don Muraco Card
15 1 16725777 MINT 9 1982 Wrestling All-Stars Series A 11 Nick Bockwinkel Card
Total Items: 15
Date Received: 4/17/2010
Date Shipped: 4/22/2010
Order Status: Shipped

jmlabonner

Keep 'em comin folks!

Autos4Alex

All of my submissions have come from group autograph submissions on this board (both red and blue flip).

Here's one of my favorites from my first submission a few years back:

scooter729

Thanks for the contest!

This was part of my first submission - I remember at the time, I was always a fan of vintage cards, but was more a collector of mid-grade cards, since I didn't think it was worth such a premium for a NM card vs. a VG card. This was the first high-grade vintage card I remember buying raw, and immediately submitted to this new PSA company to see what they thought.

I since had it re-slabbed since I hated the early font, but always have enjoyed this Thorpe card.

luftmich

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First and last time using JSA/Beckett

jmlabonner

Go a couple more hours left!

Grimster

The the first card I submitted to get slabbed. I had purchased many in the past before it, but this was the first that I actually sent in after I got a PSA membership about a year ago

jmlabonner

About 30 more minutes folks.

wrestlingcardking

In September of 2007 I subbed my first cards and this was one of them... I ended up getting a 9 later (only one to date) so I am unsure if I will keep it. I also had a Hulk Hogan PSA 9 from the wrestling all stars in that sub. Quite the winning sub for a first one as that Hogan is a $2500 card now...Anyways, Dan Gable is my hero and his first trading card I acquired of his was through a cereal box in 1983 or 84 (Greatest Olympians) when I was a kid and I was hooked. I discovered this 1972 card from Italy around 2001 as the wrestling museum and Dan Gable himself thought the Campioni Dello Sport from 1973-74 was his rookie....I ended up telling Mr. Gable via a TTM auto request that I had a acquired more of his rookie card and that I would be honored to give him a copy when I went to the NCAA National Wrestling Tournament. I have seen video of Dan's house and he collects his trading cards for his trophy room so I knew it had a rightful place....once his daughter Annie emailed me via ebay and did not win the card of her dad she wanted to give him and verified through Dan's wife (her mom) that he did not know it existed.....To make a long story short I did give Mr. Gable his rookie card at an autograph signing at the national wrestling tournament and he was quite happy.



I also found out that one of my signed rookies found its way to the cover of a book! I was sitting before the finals and Mr. Gable was walking the concourse area. I waved him down and he stopped although he clearly was in a hurry. He signed a rushed signature that I eventually upgraded from, but that card made a bit of history by being published! Here is a copy of the Gable rookie on the cover of a book.

jmlabonner

And with an entry made with only 3 minutes left the winner is wrestlingcardking! Congrats and thank you for everyone that participated! I truly enjoyed it!

John

wrestlingcardking

<< <i>And with an entry made with only 3 minutes left the winner is wrestlingcardking! Congrats and thank you for everyone that participated! I truly enjoyed it!

John >>



Thanks for the opportunity! I'm glad that I decided to join the fun!

Dboneesq

John ... thanks for the contest. Rob, congrats on the one year StarTiger subscription. It's a real good site to use for TTMs.

maddux69

Regardless of the contest, I like the idea of showing your first submission. This was mine and it truly set the hook on me! The highlight was the 1986 Procards Greg Maddux PSA 10. I have been a fan of Greg Maddux since his early days, but this card had always eluded me. I was able to track someone down through a Google search that I heard had the Minor League team sets at one point. He had one last team set left and decided to sell it to me luckily. I learned a lot from this sub, most notably that they are stringent on the condition of the hologram on the 89 UD Griffeys!

1 20974162 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 TOPPS TRADED 70T GREG MADDUX

1 20974163 MINT 9 1990 TOPPS TV CUBS TEAM SET 12 GREG MADDUX

1 20974164 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1994 SP 15 ALEX RODRIGUEZ FOIL DIE-CUT

2 20974165 NEAR MINT 7 1994 SP 15 ALEX RODRIGUEZ FOIL

1 20974166 MINT 9 1994 SP HOLOVIEW BLUE 33 ALEX RODRIGUEZ

1 20974167 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 790 KEN GRIFFEY JR.

2 20974168 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 790 KEN GRIFFEY JR.

1 20974169 MINT 9 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 392 KEN GRIFFEY JR.

1 20974170 EXCELLENT 5 1989 UPPER DECK 1 KEN GRIFFEY JR. STAR ROOKIE

2 20974171 EXCELLENT 5 1989 UPPER DECK 1 KEN GRIFFEY JR. STAR ROOKIE

1 20974172 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 TOPPS DESERT SHIELD 530 ROGER CLEMENS

1 20974173 GEM MINT 10 1986 PROCARDS PITTSFIELD CUBS GREG MADDUX

1 20974174 MINT 9 1993 TOPPS GOLD 98 DEREK JETER

wrestlingcardking

Thanks again for the contest. I spent a great deal of time on the site last night looking up addresses that I have not looked at in a long time. It is time to get some TTM going again.