Tall Boy Sub - Piggyback
DanBessette
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A couple of guys on here and I were thinking of doing a small tall boy/oversize group sub, but the 1956-present special calls for a minimum of 50 cards. We have 12 between us. Is anybody planning a tall boy/oversize sub this month that we can piggyback on? If not, are there any of you that have a good number of larger cards you need to sub, that would be interested if I ran a group sub? Again, my preference is to piggyback, but I can run the sub if necessary. Please post here if you can help.
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<< <i>I've got 6-8 I could send in. >>
That's great, thanks!
Baseball:
1964 Topps Giants
1970 & 71 Topps Scratch Offs
1974 Topps Deckle
1984 Donruss Champions and other similarly sized Donruss issues from the early-mid 80s
Football:
1986 McDonald's scratch off cards
All sports:
Any of the larger discs from the 1970s
Any matchbooks
1st pic: 89 LJN Talking Baseball, 93D Elite Jumbo, 93T Full Shot
2nd pic: 91 Cadaco disc, 90 Costacos Postcard, 94 Finest Jumbo
3rd pic: 01 Upper Deck Reds Team Set header card
I also have a 93 Diamond Marks/Colla 'Bookmarker' that should work as well.
<< <i>Just to confirm, max size for tallboys is 3-1/2" x 5-1/8", correct? Does anyone have a list of cards that qualify other than the standard vintage Topps tallboys? I can't figure out where my son put my ruler. >>
Tough to make a list since there are tons and tons of oddball, foreign and insert sets out there, especially when looking beyond the big 4 sports. I might have items in tallboy holders representing almost 200 different sets in my PC. There might be a list of mainstream baseball items posted somewhere on the boards though.
<< <i>1st pic: 89 LJN Talking Baseball, 93D Elite Jumbo, 93T Full Shot
2nd pic: 91 Cadaco disc, 90 Costacos Postcard, 94 Finest Jumbo
3rd pic: 01 Upper Deck Reds Team Set header card
I also have a 93 Diamond Marks/Colla 'Bookmarker' that should work as well. >>
Yes: Talking baseball, Cadaco disc, diamond marks bookmark
Probably: Costacos. Most postcards fit this holder, like Perez Steele HOF postcards and those yellow bordered HOF plaque ones
Not sure on the other 4, but a ruler (if you can find it) should tell you, or you can contact PSA customer service.
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<< <i>Just to confirm, max size for tallboys is 3-1/2" x 5-1/8", correct? Does anyone have a list of cards that qualify other than the standard vintage Topps tallboys? I can't figure out where my son put my ruler. >>
Tough to make a list since there are tons and tons of oddball, foreign and insert sets out there, especially when looking beyond the big 4 sports. I might have items in tallboy holders representing almost 200 different sets in my PC. There might be a list of mainstream baseball items posted somewhere on the boards though. >>
I wish they would just list it on the pop report for any tallboy/super cards. That would make life easier for all the oddball sets.
Wanted to add, back a while ago I had cut pieces of thin cardboard to the dimensions listed for each respective size holder, and used those templates to size up cards when figuring out which size holder they needed for subbing. However, I've had several instances where an item was technically over the published maximum size for a tallboy, sent them in under supersize, and then had them come back graded and sealed in a tallboy holder anyway. On occasion, PSA will call you and tell you that they are splitting your order and reducing the cost since some would fit in a tallboy instead of supersize, though they don't always do it.
All that being said, my advice is to find a tallboy holder in your collection with the largest item that possibly fits (usually a postcard set of some sort) and lay the card you want to sub on top of it to compare and see which holder it can take. I don't remember exactly but I think it is likely an eighth inch or more in either direction that will fit.
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Me: 2
LMM: 5
Larkin: 6
PSASAP: 6-8
Ryan Admirer: 4
Roughly halfway there.
<< <i>Tentative participants and quantities so far:
Me: 2
LMM: 5
Larkin: 6
PSASAP: 6-8
Ryan Admirer: 4?
Roughly halfway there. >>
Just to confirm- Yes, I would be in for four for sure. I wish I could find two more to add to it (sorry, just liked my first sentence so well I tried to expand on it).
<< <i>Dan, if i can find some tall boys i need, can i have the seller ship to you and you handle? >>
Absolutely, so long as you're able to pay via PP Gift.
LMM: 5
Larkin: 6
PSASAP: 6-8
Ryan Admirer: 4
Sportscardstop: 6+
skrezyna: 1
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<< <i>Dan, if i can find some tall boys i need, can i have the seller ship to you and you handle? >>
Absolutely, so long as you're able to pay via PP Gift. >>
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<< <i>I have 4+ I would like to sub >>
Great!
Updated list:
Me: 2
LMM: 5
Larkin: 6
PSASAP: 6-8
Ryan Admirer: 4
Sportscardstop: 6+
skrezyna: 1
Nascar360: 4+
Remember, you are allowed to split your order between standard size and tallboy, just like when you do your membership renewal, as long as they are on separate sub forms and you pay shipping/insurance for each.
For example, have you got an order of 50 or so standard size cards but only 6 tallboys? Just send them in using the same package but different forms. You will still receive the $5.50 promotional rate on the tallboy cards. One note, the electronic sub form will not let you complete it without the minimum quantity, so if doing this procedure when your totals of one size or another don't meet the minimum quantity, you'll have to print out the older .pdf form from the PSA site instead in order to bypass the default settings.