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A couple head scratchers.
While I've been in agreement with the bulk of my grades over the last few subs, there have been more than a few that seem so far outta whack, that I can't help but thinking that there is no way these things go through more than one grader.
I'm not the guy that complains about getting a 9 when I thought it was a 10, or miss by a grade here or there. It's the expected 9+ that comes back a 3 or 5, and I can see nothing that warrants it, that drives me nuts...but I'll reserve some judgement until I get cards back in hand.
Here's a pic of the Bossy...I suppose I could've missed a surface wrinkle.
Line # Grade Description
1 EXCELLENT 5 1978 Topps 115 Mike Bossy WTF??? Pack Fresh, Nicely Centered. Expected an 8 at least.
2 MINT 9 1990 Upper Deck 355 Mike Ricci
3 MINT 9 1978 Topps 89 Chuck Williams
4 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 Topps 65 Henry Bibby
5 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 Topps 58 Rudy Tomjanovich
6 NEAR MINT 7 1980 Topps Rebounding Leader Buckner,Jabbar,Gale
7 VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT 4 1980 Topps John Long/Julius Erving/Ricky Sobers No idea what I could have missed here!
8 NEAR MINT 7 1981 Topps 4 Larry Bird
9 MINT 9 1981 Topps 6 Robert Parish
10 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1981 Topps 24 Marques Johnson
11 MINT 9 1989 Hoops 310 David Robinson
12 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1961 Fleer 11 Jim Brown Thought this one might be short, but was hoping for the best…Bummer
13 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1962 Topps 41 Don Perkins Last trip got a N8 Miscut…Now a N6 MSR? I've measured this card a dozen times.
14 MINT 9 1978 Topps 515 Vikings Leaders Team Checklist
15 MINT 9 1978 Topps 266 Chuck Crist
16 EXCELLENT 5 1978 Topps 289 John McDaniel Say What? Will have to see what I missed.
17 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 Topps 4 O.J. Simpson
18 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 Topps 3 Walter Payton
19 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1989 Score 258 Derrick Thomas
20 MINT 9 1989 Score 78 Rod Woodson
21 MINT 9 1989 Score 72 Cris Carter
22 GEM MINT 10 1989 Pro Set 550 Sterling Sharpe
23 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1989 Topps Traded 30T Deion Sanders
24 MINT 9 1989 Topps Traded 70T Troy Aikman
25 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1990 Action Packed 119 Derrick Thomas
26 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1990 Action Packed 146 Dan Marino
27 EXCELLENT 5 1990 Action Packed All-Madden 21 Troy Aikman
28 NEAR MINT 7 1990 Action Packed All-Madden 1 Joe Montana All-Madden
29 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1990 Action Packed All-Madden 2 Jerry Rice All-Madden
30 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1990 Action Packed All-Madden 47 Barry Sanders All-Madden
31 MINT 9 1991 Domino's Quarterbacks 47 Cowboy Gunslingers
32 MINT 9 2005 Upper Deck Rookie Premiere 16 Aaron Rodgers
33 GEM MINT 10 2012 Topps Holiday Mega Football Al Andrew Luck
34 VERY GOOD 3 1956 Topps 101 Roy Campanella Gray Back
35 VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT+ 4.5 1962 Topps 18 Managers' Dream M.Mantle/W.Mays
36 EXCELLENT 5 1971 Topps 160 Tom Seaver
37 NEAR MINT 7 1974 Topps 201 Batting Leaders R.Carew/P.Rose
38 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1981 Donruss 94 Carl Yastrzemski
39 MINT 9 1983 Fleer 507 Ryne Sandberg
40 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 Topps 366 Mark McGwire Yeesh - What a waste.
41 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 Topps 420 Will Clark Yeesh - What a waste.
42 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 Leaf 219 Barry Bonds
43 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 Donruss 46 Mark McGwire
44 MINT 9 1987 Baseball USA Pan-Am Games Blue 36 Frank Thomas Thought this was pretty close to perfect for the issue.
45 MINT 9 1989 Topps Traded 106T Nolan Ryan
46 MINT 9 1989 Topps Traded 110T Deion Sanders
47 MINT 9 1989 Topps Traded 41T Ken Griffey Jr.
48 MINT 9 1990 Leaf 245 Ken Griffey Jr.
49 MINT 9 2007 Topps Heritage 263 Troy Tulowitzki
50 EXCELLENT 5 2008 Topps Heritage 303 Tim Lincecum What on earth? Not sure what I could've missed here.
51 GEM MINT 10 2009 Topps Heritage 73 David Price
52 GEM MINT 10 2012 Topps Heritage 207 Mike Trout
53 MINT 9 2013 Topps Heritage 459 Yoenis Cespedes Running
54 GEM MINT 10 2013 Topps Heritage 201 Dylan Bundy/Manny Machado
55 GEM MINT 10 2013 Topps Heritage 200 Clayton Kershaw
56 MINT 9 2013 Topps Heritage 81 Clayton Kershaw/Matt Kemp
57 GEM MINT 10 2013 Topps Heritage Then and Now TN-KK Clayton Kershaw/Sandy Koufax
58 GEM MINT 10 2014 Topps Heritage 300 Clayton Kershaw Portrait
59 GEM MINT 10 2014 Topps Heritage 400 Bryce Harper Portrait-Team Logo
While I've been in agreement with the bulk of my grades over the last few subs, there have been more than a few that seem so far outta whack, that I can't help but thinking that there is no way these things go through more than one grader.
I'm not the guy that complains about getting a 9 when I thought it was a 10, or miss by a grade here or there. It's the expected 9+ that comes back a 3 or 5, and I can see nothing that warrants it, that drives me nuts...but I'll reserve some judgement until I get cards back in hand.
Here's a pic of the Bossy...I suppose I could've missed a surface wrinkle.
Line # Grade Description
1 EXCELLENT 5 1978 Topps 115 Mike Bossy WTF??? Pack Fresh, Nicely Centered. Expected an 8 at least.
2 MINT 9 1990 Upper Deck 355 Mike Ricci
3 MINT 9 1978 Topps 89 Chuck Williams
4 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 Topps 65 Henry Bibby
5 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 Topps 58 Rudy Tomjanovich
6 NEAR MINT 7 1980 Topps Rebounding Leader Buckner,Jabbar,Gale
7 VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT 4 1980 Topps John Long/Julius Erving/Ricky Sobers No idea what I could have missed here!
8 NEAR MINT 7 1981 Topps 4 Larry Bird
9 MINT 9 1981 Topps 6 Robert Parish
10 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1981 Topps 24 Marques Johnson
11 MINT 9 1989 Hoops 310 David Robinson
12 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1961 Fleer 11 Jim Brown Thought this one might be short, but was hoping for the best…Bummer
13 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1962 Topps 41 Don Perkins Last trip got a N8 Miscut…Now a N6 MSR? I've measured this card a dozen times.
14 MINT 9 1978 Topps 515 Vikings Leaders Team Checklist
15 MINT 9 1978 Topps 266 Chuck Crist
16 EXCELLENT 5 1978 Topps 289 John McDaniel Say What? Will have to see what I missed.
17 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 Topps 4 O.J. Simpson
18 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 Topps 3 Walter Payton
19 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1989 Score 258 Derrick Thomas
20 MINT 9 1989 Score 78 Rod Woodson
21 MINT 9 1989 Score 72 Cris Carter
22 GEM MINT 10 1989 Pro Set 550 Sterling Sharpe
23 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1989 Topps Traded 30T Deion Sanders
24 MINT 9 1989 Topps Traded 70T Troy Aikman
25 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1990 Action Packed 119 Derrick Thomas
26 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1990 Action Packed 146 Dan Marino
27 EXCELLENT 5 1990 Action Packed All-Madden 21 Troy Aikman
28 NEAR MINT 7 1990 Action Packed All-Madden 1 Joe Montana All-Madden
29 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1990 Action Packed All-Madden 2 Jerry Rice All-Madden
30 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1990 Action Packed All-Madden 47 Barry Sanders All-Madden
31 MINT 9 1991 Domino's Quarterbacks 47 Cowboy Gunslingers
32 MINT 9 2005 Upper Deck Rookie Premiere 16 Aaron Rodgers
33 GEM MINT 10 2012 Topps Holiday Mega Football Al Andrew Luck
34 VERY GOOD 3 1956 Topps 101 Roy Campanella Gray Back
35 VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT+ 4.5 1962 Topps 18 Managers' Dream M.Mantle/W.Mays
36 EXCELLENT 5 1971 Topps 160 Tom Seaver
37 NEAR MINT 7 1974 Topps 201 Batting Leaders R.Carew/P.Rose
38 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1981 Donruss 94 Carl Yastrzemski
39 MINT 9 1983 Fleer 507 Ryne Sandberg
40 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 Topps 366 Mark McGwire Yeesh - What a waste.
41 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 Topps 420 Will Clark Yeesh - What a waste.
42 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 Leaf 219 Barry Bonds
43 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 Donruss 46 Mark McGwire
44 MINT 9 1987 Baseball USA Pan-Am Games Blue 36 Frank Thomas Thought this was pretty close to perfect for the issue.
45 MINT 9 1989 Topps Traded 106T Nolan Ryan
46 MINT 9 1989 Topps Traded 110T Deion Sanders
47 MINT 9 1989 Topps Traded 41T Ken Griffey Jr.
48 MINT 9 1990 Leaf 245 Ken Griffey Jr.
49 MINT 9 2007 Topps Heritage 263 Troy Tulowitzki
50 EXCELLENT 5 2008 Topps Heritage 303 Tim Lincecum What on earth? Not sure what I could've missed here.
51 GEM MINT 10 2009 Topps Heritage 73 David Price
52 GEM MINT 10 2012 Topps Heritage 207 Mike Trout
53 MINT 9 2013 Topps Heritage 459 Yoenis Cespedes Running
54 GEM MINT 10 2013 Topps Heritage 201 Dylan Bundy/Manny Machado
55 GEM MINT 10 2013 Topps Heritage 200 Clayton Kershaw
56 MINT 9 2013 Topps Heritage 81 Clayton Kershaw/Matt Kemp
57 GEM MINT 10 2013 Topps Heritage Then and Now TN-KK Clayton Kershaw/Sandy Koufax
58 GEM MINT 10 2014 Topps Heritage 300 Clayton Kershaw Portrait
59 GEM MINT 10 2014 Topps Heritage 400 Bryce Harper Portrait-Team Logo
52-90 All Sports, Mostly Topps, Mostly HOF, and some assorted wax.
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