1971 Topps Reggie Jackson PSA 8 - which one would you prefer

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smallstocks
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Both cards are in a PSA slab:

Card #1:


Card #2:


Late 60's and early to mid 70's non-sports

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  • grote15
    grote15 Posts: 30,224 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 29, 2025 6:39PM
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    Bottom card, of course. The top card looks miscut and short.



    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.
  • sjjs28
    sjjs28 Posts: 535 ✭✭✭✭
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    Door #2
    No Question....

    Steve Saldutti
    sjjs28@comcast.net
    Collector of Baseball Hall of Famer's and Stars, 1965 Embossed, 1968 Topps Game and 1969 Topps Decals
    Registered Sets: 1965 Embossed, 1968 Topps Game, 1969 Topps Decals
  • Vagabond
    Vagabond Posts: 625 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Bottom. Not even debatable

  • smallstocks
    smallstocks Posts: 1,810 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 29, 2025 6:58PM
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    To my eye, the top card looks badly trimmed.

    Would you believe that both cards are cert. #40999911? Yep. The second pic was obtained from cert. verification.
    The "first" card is on ebay in an auction ending this evening. PSA 8.

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/277596549767


    Late 60's and early to mid 70's non-sports
  • handyman
    handyman Posts: 5,704 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Fake slab I’d wager

  • ArtVandelay
    ArtVandelay Posts: 886 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 30, 2025 1:07AM
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    The 1st one is poorly trimmed. It's beyond obvious.

    edit: no idea why the font size increased on the original post lol

  • Yankees70
    Yankees70 Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    2 and not close.

  • smallstocks
    smallstocks Posts: 1,810 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Well at least the sucker who bought it only paid $459 instead of the usual $2,750.


    Late 60's and early to mid 70's non-sports
  • bgr
    bgr Posts: 4,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I’m curious whether the consignor is aware or if they’re just oblivious/ don’t care. It’s an auth guarantee listing.

  • ElMagoStrikeZone
    ElMagoStrikeZone Posts: 2,235 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 29, 2025 10:58PM
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    That'$ $ome funny ar$e $hit! :D

  • ElMagoStrikeZone
    ElMagoStrikeZone Posts: 2,235 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @bgr said:
    I’m curious whether the consignor is aware or if they’re just oblivious/ don’t care. It’s an auth guarantee listing.

    That seller is a disaster. Numerous negs and I've seen some of their other auctions. This happens quite regularly.

  • ArtVandelay
    ArtVandelay Posts: 886 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    This consigner has a bunch of obvious trimmed PSA slabs up for auction. The consigner is a part of the problem but he'd never have the cards to consign in the first place if they were not somehow slabbed by PSA.

  • craig44
    craig44 Posts: 13,172 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    2 obviously. first one is terribly trimmed

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • ElMagoStrikeZone
    ElMagoStrikeZone Posts: 2,235 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 30, 2025 11:16AM
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    @ArtVandelay said:
    This consigner has a bunch of obvious trimmed PSA slabs up for auction. The consigner is a part of the problem but he'd never have the cards to consign in the first place if they were not somehow slabbed by PSA.

    The first card was never slabbed by PSA. It's a bogus card in a bogus holder being sold by a bogus company.

  • ElMagoStrikeZone
    ElMagoStrikeZone Posts: 2,235 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Here's a link to completed sales from yesterday, December 29th. If you scroll down a bit, you'll see the 1971 Topps Reggie PSA 8, which is a farce. A little further down you'll find a PSA 9 Dave Winfield 1974 Topps Rookie and a little further down a PSA 9 Hank Aaron 1976 Topps card, both totally bogus slabs. The seller is QuickConsign out of Pittston, PA. Beware.

    https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_dkr=1&iconV2Request=true&_blrs=recall_filtering&_ssn=quickconsign&_oac=1&_nkw=psa&LH_Auction=1&LH_Sold=1&_sop=13&_pgn=2

  • BBBrkrr
    BBBrkrr Posts: 1,933 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Wouldn't these be sold at a high enough rate to be verified before delivery? There's no way they'd make it through that, right? These type schemes will easily be uncovered so the payoff seems unlikely.

  • 1982FootballWax
    1982FootballWax Posts: 2,841 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 30, 2025 12:06PM
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    @BBBrkrr said:
    Wouldn't these be sold at a high enough rate to be verified before delivery? There's no way they'd make it through that, right? These type schemes will easily be uncovered so the payoff seems unlikely.

    Question is how many will make it through PSA Authentication? If the answer is is greater than 0 then PSA really needs focus on doing their job rather than selling cards at auction

    BTW the amount of total m0r0ns who bid solely on flips without looking at card is staggering. Some, not me, might say those rubes deserves to be fleeced

    It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
    Not even a minute do I buy the whole buh buh buh I'm a man-child japery - Me (2025)

  • handyman
    handyman Posts: 5,704 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Looks like a photo shopped image print out. Don’t think anything about it looks legit?

  • jay0791
    jay0791 Posts: 3,603 ✭✭✭✭
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    Slight paper loss on back of #1

    Nobody deserves to be fleeced.

    Collecting PSA... FB,BK,HK,and BB HOF RC sets
    1948-76 Topps FB Sets
    FB & BB HOF Player sets
    1948-1993 NY Yankee Team Sets
  • Kepper19
    Kepper19 Posts: 439 ✭✭✭
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    if PSA found out someone was faking their slabs multiple times, wouldn't they go after them?

  • 1982FootballWax
    1982FootballWax Posts: 2,841 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 30, 2025 8:23PM
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    @Kepper19 said:
    if PSA found out someone was faking their slabs multiple times, wouldn't they go after them?

    If and only If it benefit$ them to do so.

    It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
    Not even a minute do I buy the whole buh buh buh I'm a man-child japery - Me (2025)

  • Stone193
    Stone193 Posts: 24,833 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I'm no expert on flips but this one looks bad and it doesn't look like a PSA holder?

    Mike
  • ElMagoStrikeZone
    ElMagoStrikeZone Posts: 2,235 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Stone193 said:
    I'm no expert on flips but this one looks bad and it doesn't look like a PSA holder?

    You’re an expert! Bogus card, holder and flip. The seller has sold multiple examples of high grade fakes. As already mentioned - BEWARE!!!

  • 1982FootballWax
    1982FootballWax Posts: 2,841 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Buh buh buh it's centered...

    It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
    Not even a minute do I buy the whole buh buh buh I'm a man-child japery - Me (2025)

  • grote15
    grote15 Posts: 30,224 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @1982FBWaxMemories said:
    Buh buh buh it's centered...

    Not T/B, it's not :D



    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.
  • gemint
    gemint Posts: 6,289 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It's an ultra rare 1971 mini

    https://ebay.com/sch/gemint/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
  • ElMagoStrikeZone
    ElMagoStrikeZone Posts: 2,235 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @gemint said:
    It's an ultra rare 1971 mini

    I was thinking it might be a Topps Promotional Insert card from this year's release of the Toddlers With Scissors Collection. The grading department just missed it. Shrug.

  • handyman
    handyman Posts: 5,704 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 31, 2025 10:49AM
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    Mini? It fits the case perfectly. Copy paste print out put in a fake case. Possibly who knows.

  • 1982FootballWax
    1982FootballWax Posts: 2,841 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 31, 2025 11:25AM
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    Some id10t spent 459 on it! If the imbecile is very lucky it wont pass PSA authentication. A horrid indictment on PSA if it does pass.

    BTW unless the seller is completely feeble minded they knew it was a fake but sold it anyway. Which IMHO makes them total crooks!

    It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
    Not even a minute do I buy the whole buh buh buh I'm a man-child japery - Me (2025)

  • mccardguy1
    mccardguy1 Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭
    edited January 1, 2026 2:54PM
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    Another fine example of not buying the card but buying the holder instead.

    I am on a budget and I am not afraid to use it!!

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