Odds and ends on some newer baseball stuff
olb31
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1 - Griffey Jr cards are on fire. One that isn't keeping up as much as you would think, the 1990 Fleer Canadian. SGC pop 2 for 10 and PSA pop 32 for PSA 10. Really low pops of a brand that has a very low print run. Maybe the lowest of any of the major brands, ever? I just picked up an SGC 10 for $275. There is one PSA 10 on EBAY. I thought the SGC looked better (centering wise at least).
2 - 1989 Donruss centering. GRiffey Jr rookie is now over $1,000 for a psa 10. I have a bunch to send in, but the centering for all the 10's are all over the place. Including 1989 Donruss cards not of Griffey Jr. I would assume that the purple areas on top and bottom would need to be the same (length?), size. BUt few are for PSA 10. Any thoughts?
3 - 1986 Fleer same as above. I have a hard time telling the top to bottom centering for grading and when you review it on EBAY, there seems to be no rhyme or reason. You would think the blue on top and bottom would need to be the same size, but most of the time it isn't. ANy thoughts?
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It is difficult at times to determine top-to-bottom centering. Sometimes, it appears that there is an undefined border in which case, I use the percentage of the total width of the side borders.
Is the unopened following the price spikes?
John
olb, I also have roughly 100 rookies of his. Are you planning on grading via SGC?
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Yes I will grade with SGC. I think they look at the colors being the same width as the centering. But I guess i will find out.
Ive had subs at SGC since mid Feb. It just ain't fast anymore thanks to Collectors Universe.
Send in stuff now and prolly lookin at March-April of 2027 for them to return
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)
figured as much. bottom line is the big guys are squeezing the little guys. no other way to look at it.
Just mailed off the SGC sub this morning. Put 2 1989 Donruss Griffey's in there. Both are perfect, pulled them myself. Only thing is the top to bottom centering. I made sure that the Purple on bottom and top were exactly the same length(?)
Yesterday, nearly 6 months later, my SGC sub finally moved to final stage..
Keep in mind that was sent to them before things got much much worse. Boy CU sure did ruin a great company
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)
thanks for the update. i am going to start sending off monthly submissions so once i start getting them, it will be more regular. i have one submission from 2 years ago I still haven't opened, a 150 card one.
Another card that is hard to determine the centering on is the 1987 Fleer Basektball Stickers. Top to bottom is easy but left to right seems to be all over the place. I'm guessing the bars on the right should approximate the blue on the left as far as width. But some 9's have wide bars and some barely have any bars on the right, width wise. Seems to be jacked up