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Sorry for the blatent title but I wanted to draw people to participate here. There are a lot of very vocal proponents and detractors for the new 0.5 grading system. This is your chance to "put your money where your mouth is" so to speak. Post here to state whether you are for or against the new grading system and post your registry sets. I'd like to get a feel for which types of collectors support and protest this change.
Me first: I'm against it.
Registry sets:
Collection Name Set Name Grade %
Complete Set
Rating ATF
Ranking
John Constantino Baseball: 1951-Present MVPs 8.218 62.50% 5.136 8
John Constantino Baseball: 1952 Topps - Basic 8.000 3.69% .131 88
John Constantino Baseball: 1956 Topps - Basic 7.841 15.20% .823 94
John Constantino Baseball: 1956-Present Cy Winners 8.348 35.94% 3.000 5
John Constantino Baseball: 1957 Topps - Basic 7.944 7.62% .472 105
John Constantino Baseball: 1961 Topps 8.003 85.18% 6.694 51
John Constantino Baseball: 1963 Topps - Basic 7.941 7.29% .511 64
John Constantino Baseball: 1964 Topps 7.985 23.51% 1.439 42
John Constantino Baseball: 1965 Topps 7.990 12.21% .752 75
John Constantino Baseball: 1966 Topps - Basic 8.009 15.89% .905 44
John Constantino Baseball: 1967 Topps - Basic 8.010 34.32% 2.267 53
John Constantino Baseball: 1968 Topps - Basic 8.030 64.72% 5.382 46
John Constantino Baseball: 1968 Topps Atlanta Braves 7.830 45.16% 3.640 10
John Constantino Baseball: 1968 Topps Baltimore Orioles 8.069 48.57% 4.882 10
John Constantino Baseball: 1968 Topps Boston Red Sox 8.020 40.00% 3.440 10
John Constantino Baseball: 1968 Topps Detroit Tigers 7.970 35.71% 2.955 30
John Constantino Baseball: 1969 Topps - Basic 8.423 100.00% 8.423 8
John Constantino Baseball: 1969 Topps - Master 8.416 96.12% 7.465 7
John Constantino Baseball: 1969 Topps Boston Red Sox 8.329 96.67% 7.600 6
John Constantino Baseball: 1969 Topps Cincinnati Reds 8.427 100.00% 8.427 5
John Constantino Baseball: 1969 Topps New York Mets 8.205 100.00% 8.205 7
John Constantino Baseball: 1969 Topps New York Yankees 8.256 90.63% 5.750 8
John Constantino Baseball: 1969 Topps Pittsburgh Pirates 8.615 93.10% 8.195 3
John Constantino Baseball: 1970 Topps - Basic 8.057 41.39% 3.850 21
John Constantino Baseball: 1970 Topps Cincinnati Reds 8.074 29.03% 2.158 7
John Constantino Baseball: 1970 Topps New York Mets 8.050 35.71% 4.000 9
John Constantino Baseball: 1970 Topps New York Yankees 8.000 32.14% 3.273 11
John Constantino Baseball: 1971 Topps 7.751 88.56% 6.786 34
John Constantino Baseball: 1972 Topps 8.224 45.24% 4.599 37
John Constantino Baseball: 1972 Topps California Angels 8.000 25.00% 3.320 7
John Constantino Baseball: 1972 Topps Pittsburgh Pirates 8.151 55.56% 5.694 10
John Constantino Baseball: 1973 Topps - Basic 8.631 45.76% 4.237 22
John Constantino Baseball: 1973 Topps California Angels 8.800 33.33% 3.880 6
John Constantino Baseball: 1973 Topps New York Yankees 8.550 29.03% 1.970 10
John Constantino Baseball: 1973 Topps Philadelphia Phillies 8.644 54.55% 5.186 7
John Constantino Baseball: 1974 Topps - Basic 8.683 78.33% 7.077 25
John Constantino Baseball: 1974 Topps California Angels 8.461 51.61% 6.009 6
John Constantino Baseball: 1974 Topps Philadelphia Phillies 8.292 34.38% 3.685 7
John Constantino Baseball: 1974 Topps Traded 8.050 29.55% 2.270 17
John Constantino Baseball: 1975 Topps 8.130 12.73% 1.747 85
John Constantino Baseball: 1975 Topps Cincinnati Reds 8.220 24.24% 4.681 14
John Constantino Baseball: 1976 Topps 8.095 12.12% 1.699 31
John Constantino Baseball: Al Kaline Basic Set 7.882 40.91% 1.985 29
John Constantino Baseball: Al Kaline Master Set 7.852 8.59% .566 13
John Constantino Baseball: Billy Williams Basic Set 7.804 50.00% 3.590 9
John Constantino Baseball: Billy Williams Master Set 7.809 19.18% 1.118 6
John Constantino Baseball: Boog Powell Basic Set 8.330 31.25% 2.680 4
John Constantino Baseball: Boog Powell Master Set 8.214 15.22% 1.411 2
John Constantino Baseball: Brooks Robinson Basic Set 8.000 37.50% 1.950 15
John Constantino's Yaz Set Baseball: Carl Yastrzemski Basic Set 7.958 26.47% 2.534 33
John Constantino Baseball: Dock Ellis Basic Set 8.530 25.00% 2.590 4
John Constantino Baseball: Dock Ellis Master Set 8.407 16.67% 2.671 3
John Constantino Baseball: Ernie Banks Basic Set 8.185 26.32% 1.545 28
John Constantino Baseball: Frank Robinson Basic Set 7.680 57.89% 2.980 12
John Constantino Baseball: Frank Robinson Master Set 7.740 14.88% .968 2
John Constantino Baseball: Gaylord Perry Basic Set 8.233 20.69% 1.967 5
John Constantino Baseball: Hall of Fame Players 8.277 29.68% 2.457 23
John Constantino's Hank Aaron Set Baseball: Hank Aaron Basic Set 8.220 37.50% 1.740 44
John Constantino Baseball: Joe Jay Basic Set 8.000 16.67% 1.100 3
John Constantino Baseball: Johnny Bench Basic Set 7.810 37.50% 5.250 20
John Constantino Baseball: Mickey Lolich Basic Set 7.720 25.00% 2.080 5
John Constantino Baseball: Mickey Lolich Master Set 7.818 8.47% .708 4
John Constantino Baseball: Nate Colbert Basic Set 8.000 11.11% 1.000 4
John Constantino's Roberto Clemente Set Baseball: Roberto Clemente Basic Set 8.000 30.00% 1.756 54T
John Constantino Baseball: Sam McDowell Basic Set 8.130 30.77% 1.510 4
John Constantino Baseball: Steve Garvey Basic Set 8.263 20.59% 4.132 8
John Constantino Baseball: Thurman Munson Basic Set 8.380 70.00% 5.960 14
Gemint's Baseball: Willie Stargell Basic Set 8.000 3.85% .773 14
Gemint's Baseball: Willie Stargell Master Set 8.261 1.38% .245
Me first: I'm against it.
Registry sets:
Collection Name Set Name Grade %
Complete Set
Rating ATF
Ranking
John Constantino Baseball: 1951-Present MVPs 8.218 62.50% 5.136 8
John Constantino Baseball: 1952 Topps - Basic 8.000 3.69% .131 88
John Constantino Baseball: 1956 Topps - Basic 7.841 15.20% .823 94
John Constantino Baseball: 1956-Present Cy Winners 8.348 35.94% 3.000 5
John Constantino Baseball: 1957 Topps - Basic 7.944 7.62% .472 105
John Constantino Baseball: 1961 Topps 8.003 85.18% 6.694 51
John Constantino Baseball: 1963 Topps - Basic 7.941 7.29% .511 64
John Constantino Baseball: 1964 Topps 7.985 23.51% 1.439 42
John Constantino Baseball: 1965 Topps 7.990 12.21% .752 75
John Constantino Baseball: 1966 Topps - Basic 8.009 15.89% .905 44
John Constantino Baseball: 1967 Topps - Basic 8.010 34.32% 2.267 53
John Constantino Baseball: 1968 Topps - Basic 8.030 64.72% 5.382 46
John Constantino Baseball: 1968 Topps Atlanta Braves 7.830 45.16% 3.640 10
John Constantino Baseball: 1968 Topps Baltimore Orioles 8.069 48.57% 4.882 10
John Constantino Baseball: 1968 Topps Boston Red Sox 8.020 40.00% 3.440 10
John Constantino Baseball: 1968 Topps Detroit Tigers 7.970 35.71% 2.955 30
John Constantino Baseball: 1969 Topps - Basic 8.423 100.00% 8.423 8
John Constantino Baseball: 1969 Topps - Master 8.416 96.12% 7.465 7
John Constantino Baseball: 1969 Topps Boston Red Sox 8.329 96.67% 7.600 6
John Constantino Baseball: 1969 Topps Cincinnati Reds 8.427 100.00% 8.427 5
John Constantino Baseball: 1969 Topps New York Mets 8.205 100.00% 8.205 7
John Constantino Baseball: 1969 Topps New York Yankees 8.256 90.63% 5.750 8
John Constantino Baseball: 1969 Topps Pittsburgh Pirates 8.615 93.10% 8.195 3
John Constantino Baseball: 1970 Topps - Basic 8.057 41.39% 3.850 21
John Constantino Baseball: 1970 Topps Cincinnati Reds 8.074 29.03% 2.158 7
John Constantino Baseball: 1970 Topps New York Mets 8.050 35.71% 4.000 9
John Constantino Baseball: 1970 Topps New York Yankees 8.000 32.14% 3.273 11
John Constantino Baseball: 1971 Topps 7.751 88.56% 6.786 34
John Constantino Baseball: 1972 Topps 8.224 45.24% 4.599 37
John Constantino Baseball: 1972 Topps California Angels 8.000 25.00% 3.320 7
John Constantino Baseball: 1972 Topps Pittsburgh Pirates 8.151 55.56% 5.694 10
John Constantino Baseball: 1973 Topps - Basic 8.631 45.76% 4.237 22
John Constantino Baseball: 1973 Topps California Angels 8.800 33.33% 3.880 6
John Constantino Baseball: 1973 Topps New York Yankees 8.550 29.03% 1.970 10
John Constantino Baseball: 1973 Topps Philadelphia Phillies 8.644 54.55% 5.186 7
John Constantino Baseball: 1974 Topps - Basic 8.683 78.33% 7.077 25
John Constantino Baseball: 1974 Topps California Angels 8.461 51.61% 6.009 6
John Constantino Baseball: 1974 Topps Philadelphia Phillies 8.292 34.38% 3.685 7
John Constantino Baseball: 1974 Topps Traded 8.050 29.55% 2.270 17
John Constantino Baseball: 1975 Topps 8.130 12.73% 1.747 85
John Constantino Baseball: 1975 Topps Cincinnati Reds 8.220 24.24% 4.681 14
John Constantino Baseball: 1976 Topps 8.095 12.12% 1.699 31
John Constantino Baseball: Al Kaline Basic Set 7.882 40.91% 1.985 29
John Constantino Baseball: Al Kaline Master Set 7.852 8.59% .566 13
John Constantino Baseball: Billy Williams Basic Set 7.804 50.00% 3.590 9
John Constantino Baseball: Billy Williams Master Set 7.809 19.18% 1.118 6
John Constantino Baseball: Boog Powell Basic Set 8.330 31.25% 2.680 4
John Constantino Baseball: Boog Powell Master Set 8.214 15.22% 1.411 2
John Constantino Baseball: Brooks Robinson Basic Set 8.000 37.50% 1.950 15
John Constantino's Yaz Set Baseball: Carl Yastrzemski Basic Set 7.958 26.47% 2.534 33
John Constantino Baseball: Dock Ellis Basic Set 8.530 25.00% 2.590 4
John Constantino Baseball: Dock Ellis Master Set 8.407 16.67% 2.671 3
John Constantino Baseball: Ernie Banks Basic Set 8.185 26.32% 1.545 28
John Constantino Baseball: Frank Robinson Basic Set 7.680 57.89% 2.980 12
John Constantino Baseball: Frank Robinson Master Set 7.740 14.88% .968 2
John Constantino Baseball: Gaylord Perry Basic Set 8.233 20.69% 1.967 5
John Constantino Baseball: Hall of Fame Players 8.277 29.68% 2.457 23
John Constantino's Hank Aaron Set Baseball: Hank Aaron Basic Set 8.220 37.50% 1.740 44
John Constantino Baseball: Joe Jay Basic Set 8.000 16.67% 1.100 3
John Constantino Baseball: Johnny Bench Basic Set 7.810 37.50% 5.250 20
John Constantino Baseball: Mickey Lolich Basic Set 7.720 25.00% 2.080 5
John Constantino Baseball: Mickey Lolich Master Set 7.818 8.47% .708 4
John Constantino Baseball: Nate Colbert Basic Set 8.000 11.11% 1.000 4
John Constantino's Roberto Clemente Set Baseball: Roberto Clemente Basic Set 8.000 30.00% 1.756 54T
John Constantino Baseball: Sam McDowell Basic Set 8.130 30.77% 1.510 4
John Constantino Baseball: Steve Garvey Basic Set 8.263 20.59% 4.132 8
John Constantino Baseball: Thurman Munson Basic Set 8.380 70.00% 5.960 14
Gemint's Baseball: Willie Stargell Basic Set 8.000 3.85% .773 14
Gemint's Baseball: Willie Stargell Master Set 8.261 1.38% .245
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I have ZERO registry sets but one day I will have the #1 Larry Allen set!
Edit: Why is my post coming ahead of yours Gem? PSA sucks. I quit.
R73 1933 Goudey Indian Gum - Series 288 - Nos. 118
Also looking for 1953 Parkhurst & 1953 Quaker Oats Ripley's BION.
If you have any available for sale PM me
My listed sets (for the time being, anyway) 97 total, with another 4-5 that won't be listed after all, and 5 sets that were going to be submitted for grading next week at the show that won't be now.
Griffin's Basketball: 1957-58 Topps 6.029 98.75% 5.819 16
Griffin's Basketball: 1961-62 Fleer 6.950 37.88% 1.695 57
Griffin's Basketball: 1986-87 Fleer 8.000 100.00% 8.000 73T
Griffin's Basketball: 1986-87 Fleer Sticker 8.068 100.00% 8.068 47T
Griffin's Baseball: 1887 Allen & Ginter (N28) 4.632 90.00% 3.826 14
Griffin's Baseball: 1888 Allen & Ginter (N29) 4.917 100.00% 4.917 8
Griffin's Baseball: 1903-Present New York Yankees/Highlanders Managers 7.250 51.61% 3.742 1
Griffin's Baseball: 1906 Fan Craze National League 7.210 72.22% 4.625 3
Griffin's Baseball: 1908 American Caramel (E91) Set A 3.676 48.48% 1.813 4
Griffin's Baseball: 1909 American Caramel (E91) Set B 2.250 36.36% .871 5
Griffin's Baseball: 1910 American Caramel (E91) Set C 3.143 63.64% 2.276 4
Griffin's Baseball: 1913 Napoleon Lajoie Card Game 10.000 100.00% 10.000 1T
Griffin's Baseball: 1913 T200 Fatima Team Cards 5.390 100.00% 5.390 1
Griffin's Baseball: 1914 Cracker Jack 3.125 6.25% .169 11
Griffin's Baseball: 1915 Cracker Jack 6.224 99.43% 6.034 9
Griffin's Baseball: 1915 Cracker Jack HOF Players 5.750 100.00% 5.750 6
Griffin's Baseball: 1916 Tango Eggs 6.806 45.00% 1.598 3
Griffins Baseball: 1934 Gold Medal Flour R313A 5.269 91.67% 5.074 5
Griffin's Baseball: 1935 Goudey 5.169 100.00% 5.169 11
Griffin's Baseball: 1935 Rice-Stix (UM7) 2.500 100.00% 2.500 3
Griffin's Baseball: 1936 Goudey 7.691 100.00% 7.691 2
Griffin's Baseball: 1938 Goudey 5.056 29.17% .910 19
Griffin's Baseball: 1940 Play Ball 5.305 65.00% 3.207 10
Griffin's Baseball: 1940 Reds Harry Hartman (W711-2) 7.870 97.06% 7.648 1
Griffin's 2nd set Baseball: 1940 Reds Harry Hartman (W711-2) 6.787 91.18% 5.831 3
Griffin's Baseball: 1941 Goudey - Basic 5.617 93.94% 4.554 4
Griffin's Baseball: 1941 Goudey - Master 4.438 55.30% 2.189 2
Griffin's Baseball: 1941 Play Ball 7.382 100.00% 7.382 8
Griffin's Baseball: 1941 St. Louis Browns Team Issue W753 7.353 100.00% 7.350 1
Griffin's Baseball: 1941 St. Louis Cardinals Team Issue 7.649 100.00% 7.650 1
Griffin's Baseball: 1948-49 Leaf - Basic 5.993 100.00% 5.993 11
Griffin's Baseball: 1948-49 Leaf - Master 6.027 100.00% 6.027 3
Griffin's Baseball: 1949 Bowman - Basic 5.388 21.67% 1.391 17
Griffin's Baseball: 1949 Bowman - Master 5.373 94.05% 4.609 10
Griffin's Baseball: 1951 Topps Connie Mack All-Stars 4.000 27.27% .440 10
Griffin's Baseball: 1951 Topps Major League All-Stars 2.000 9.09% .106 4
Griffins Baseball: 1951-Present MVPs 8.462 44.32% 3.750 12
Griffin's Baseball: 1952 Bowman 6.246 39.29% 2.731 29
Griffins Baseball: 1953 Bowman Black & White 6.530 50.00% 2.701 15
Griffin's Baseball: 1953 Bowman Color 5.981 76.88% 4.806 27
Griffin's Baseball: 1954 Dan-Dee Potato Chips 5.478 100.00% 5.552 12
Griffin's Baseball: 1954 Red Heart 8.000 100.00% 8.000 18T
Griffins Baseball: 1954 Wilson Franks 4.263 100.00% 4.263 11
Griffin's Baseball: 1955 Golden Stamp Books Brooklyn Dodgers 8.327 100.00% 8.327 3
Griffin's 2nd set Baseball: 1955 Golden Stamp Books Brooklyn Dodgers 8.047 100.00% 8.047 5
This was next year! Baseball: 1955 Golden Stamp Books Brooklyn Dodgers 7.281 87.50% 6.056 6
Griffins Baseball: 1956-Present Cy Winners 8.412 26.56% 2.234 8
Griffin's Baseball: 1958 Dodgers Bell Brand 7.649 100.00% 7.650 1
Griffin's Baseball: 1958 Hires Root Beer Test Set 3.773 68.75% 1.886 1
Griffin's Baseball: 1960 Fleer - Basic 8.008 100.00% 8.008 14
Griffin's Baseball: 1960 Fleer - Master 8.008 100.00% 9.008 4
Griffin's Baseball: 1960 Morrell Meats 7.383 100.00% 7.383 2
Griffin's Baseball: 1961 Golden Press 8.283 100.00% 8.283 23
Griffin's Baseball: 1961 Morrell Meats 7.000 100.00% 7.000 3
Griffin's Baseball: 1963 Bazooka ATG Silver 6.067 75.61% 4.572 2
Griffin's Baseball: 1963 Fleer 8.069 100.00% 8.069 19
Griffin's Baseball: 1964 Topps Giants 9.030 100.00% 9.030 6
Griffin's Baseball: 1970 Kelloggs 9.107 100.00% 9.107 15
Griffins Baseball: 1970 Rold Gold Pretzels 9.000 100.00% 9.000 12T
Griffins Baseball: 1972 Kelloggs All Time Greats 9.000 100.00% 9.000 23T
Griffin's Baseball: 1973 Topps 53 Reprint 8.679 100.00% 8.680 1
Griffins Baseball: 300 Great Baseball Cards by Mike Payne 5.250 24.00% 1.260 8T
Griffin's Baseball: 300th Win Club 5.611 17.39% .944 12
Griffins Baseball: 50 Greatest Sluggers by the Sporting News 4.850 26.00% 1.840 8
Griffin's Baseball: 500 Home Run Club 4.714 21.74% .910 26
Griffin's Perez Steele Great Moments Baseball: Hall of Fame Autographs 1.104 25.38% .280 11
Griffins Baseball: Hall of Fame Boston Red Sox 8.353 100.00% 8.350 2
Griffins Baseball: Hall of Fame Complete Set 6.945 76.89% 5.340 3
Griffins Baseball: Hall of Fame Detroit Tigers 7.810 100.00% 7.810 3
Griffins Baseball: Hall of Fame Managers 8.060 100.00% 8.060 1
Griffins Baseball: Hall of Fame New York Yankees 7.975 95.24% 7.595 5
Griffins Baseball: Hall of Fame Players 8.372 99.54% 8.333 2
Griffins Baseball: Hall of Fame Players - Post War Rookies 5.181 32.00% 2.017 19
Griffins Baseball: Hall of Fame St. Louis Cardinals 8.133 96.77% 7.870 3
Griffins Baseball: Hank Aaron Basic Set 5.400 62.50% 3.850 35
Griffins Baseball: Joe DiMaggio Basic Set 4.510 42.86% 1.960 7
Griffins Baseball: Mickey Mantle Basic Set 4.714 61.90% 2.478 41
Griffins Baseball: Mickey Mantle Master Set 5.008 15.34% .945 18
Griffin's Baseball: Nap Lajoie Master Set 4.750 3.92% .106 3
Griffins Baseball: Sandy Koufax Basic Set 5.610 69.23% 4.090 34
Griffin's Baseball: Sandy Koufax Master Set 6.277 19.59% 2.187 7
Griffins Baseball: Ted Williams Basic Set 4.708 80.00% 3.685 13
Griffin's Baseball: Top Ten Baseball Card Classics 2.430 40.00% .810 8
Griffins Baseball: Ultimate PSA Sampler Vintage Set 6.606 52.80% 3.488 6
Griffin's Football: 1955 Topps All-American - Basic 5.621 42.00% 1.671 47
Griffin's Football: 1955 Topps All-American - Master 5.621 41.18% 1.539 15
Griffin's Misc Sport: 1910 Champions (T218) 6.524 100.00% 6.524 1
Griffin's 2nd set Misc Sport: 1910 Champions (T218) 5.029 94.77% 4.888 5
Griffin's Misc Sport: 1910 Mecca Champions Boxing (T220) 5.405 84.00% 4.540 6
Griffin's Misc Sport: 1911 Turkey Red Boxing #51-76 (T9) 2.416 100.00% 2.416 12
Griffin's Misc Sport: 1933 Goudey Sport Kings 5.242 75.00% 3.567 20
Griffin's Misc Sport: 1948 Leaf Boxing - Basic 5.800 20.00% 1.160 14
Griffin's Misc Sport: Abe Attell Master Set - Boxing 2.923 9.52% .792 4
Griffins Misc Sport: Top 200 Sportscards in the Hobby 5.086 29.00% 1.475 11
Griffin's Non-Sport: 1910 Worlds Greatest Explorers (T118) 5.680 100.00% 5.680 1
Griffin's Non-Sport: 1911 Heroes of History/Men of History (T-68) 3.720 25.00% .930 7
Griffin's Sports Tickets: World Series (1903-Present) 1.000 3.92% .043 8
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
but i had bad intel from my boys in the CIA. I'm going to blame it on my incomptent staff and go bury my head in the sand.
I have a '63 Topps Set complete with commons in 7s, and I've been upgrading the stars to high end eights. I've actually got about five or six cards I would have sent to SGC before selling to try to get the bump to a 92. Now if/when I decide to sell I'll re-send them to PSA.
I do think Topps star cards in "8" are going to take a decent decline on Ebay sales. Most dealers won't give their cards away.
Truthfully I don't see how this will make a lot of resubmissions on commons, but who knows.
stown's TAA set Football: 1955 Topps All-American - Basic 6.753 84.00% 6.023 40
stown's TAA master set Football: 1955 Topps All-American - Master 6.633 83.33% 5.697 12
I'm waiting on a batch of '51 Bowmans and a few TAAs in high grade.
I refuse to put them in the registry before I have them in hand...
Edited to add: Don't care one way or the other for the .5 grade. I'll probably send a handful in to be reviewed but that's it.
Edited again to clarify: I have many star graded cards for my raw sets; however, I haven't taken the time to put them in the registry because quite frankly, I don't care to.
I do admit that I may now have some reservations whenever buying high-dollar cards that have not been re-graded though. It's easy to say "buy the card, not the holder", but you can't always examine a card properly with just a scan. There'll aways be that feeling of "Is it really a 10 or a 9.5" and in this sense, existing high-grade cards are devalued a bit. I really don't think it's going to affect the lower grades by much.
Have a couple thousand slabs, mostly 60s, some 50s and 70s; vast majority are PSA 8s. Have about 10 registered sets.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I don't need PSA to tell me what a high-end 8 is, I can tell for myself. I may resub some "high-end NMMT+" HOFers, but resent having to submit a card more than once. I have concerns that this and the latest brutal grading cycle helps PSA's bottomline, but benefits the collector little, if at all.
My ebay listings
Unique Chicago Cards
Wrestling Cards
S/H both ways plus the 5 or 6 dollar for each card or more to be regraded. JMO
Here are my sets.
1940 World Champion Reds Baseball: 1940 Reds Harry Hartman (W711-2) 5.873 94.12% 5.211
When I Was Young (72) Baseball: 1972 Topps 8.350 96.95% 8.026
72 Rocks Extras Baseball: 1972 Topps 7.195 15.76% 1.342
crazt seventy 2s Baseball: 1972 Topps Cleveland Indians 8.640 23.08% 2.182
Tony Spada's 65 football Football: 1965 Topps 7.722 7.39% .469
Led For The Head Hockey: 1972-73 Topps 8.977 14.77% 1.446
50 bowman fb # 7
The big three are the same in grading criteria. I won't be bumping my old slabs and also most of the Registry sets are low grades.
Ladder7 Basketball: Michael Jordan Basic & Collector Issues Set 7.444 5.15% .813 15
Ladder7 Basketball: Michael Jordan Master Set 8.065 .38% .032 19
Ladder7 Baseball: 1909 Philadelphia Caramel (E95) 1.000 12.00% .274 15
Ladder7 Baseball: 1909-11 T-206 White Border HOF Players 2.000 6.58% .202 48
Ladder7 Baseball: 1909-11 T206 Ty Cobbs 2.111 75.00% 1.610 18
Ladder7 Baseball: 1911 T3 Turkey Red HOF Players 1.000 8.00% .149 6
Ladder7 Baseball: 1933-34 Goudey Lou Gehrigs 1.541 50.00% .838 13
Ladder7 Baseball: 300 Great Baseball Cards by Mike Payne 3.625 5.33% .193 22
Ladder7 Baseball: Babe Ruth Master Set 1.640 5.41% .051 8
Ladder7 Baseball: Derek Jeter Basic & Collector Issues Set 8.313 .62% .226 6
Ladder7 Baseball: Derek Jeter Master Set 8.400 .19% .015 8T
Ladder7 Baseball: Hall of Fame Complete Set 4.167 10.08% .420 30
Ladder7 Baseball: Hall of Fame New York Yankees 4.750 9.52% .452 19
Ladder7 Baseball: Hall of Fame Players 4.000 10.96% .438 69
Ladder7 Baseball: Joe DiMaggio Basic Set 1.704 42.86% .465 9
Ladder7 Baseball: Joe DiMaggio Master Set 1.958 12.12% .318 6
Ladder7 Baseball: Joe Jackson Master Set 1.000 23.53% .190 3
Ladder7 Baseball: Lou Gehrig Master Set 1.600 12.50% .170 4
Ladder7 Baseball: Mickey Mantle Basic Set 3.460 19.05% .862 70
Ladder7 Baseball: Mickey Mantle Master Set 3.333 2.12% .180 34
Ladder7 Baseball: Ty Cobb Basic Set 1.667 38.46% .581 10
Ladder7 Baseball: Ty Cobb Master Set 1.429 11.39% .247 7
Ladder7 Baseball: Ultimate PSA Sampler Vintage Set 2.792 19.20% .536 23
Ladder7 Hockey: Hall of Fame Players 6.167 2.53% .156 14
Ladder7 Hockey: Mario Lemieux Basic & Collector Issues Set 7.000 1.54% .375 2
Ladder7 Misc Sport: Top 200 Sportscards in the Hobby 2.667 7.50% .200 24
Ladder7's HOF's Collector's Showcase .000 .00% .000 0
Mark's Cards Basketball: 1989-90 Hoops - Basic 10.000 1.70% .170 2
Mark's Set Basketball: 1991-92 Fleer Pro-Visions 10.000 100.00% 10.000 1T
Mark's Cards Basketball: 1997-98 Finest 10.000 1.53% .158 3
Mark's Cards Basketball: 2005-06 Topps 10.000 1.96% .196 1
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1974 Kelloggs - Basic 9.423 66.67% 5.244 27
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1974 Kelloggs - Master 9.423 63.16% 4.974 9
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1980 Topps 8.971 3.99% .400 28
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1980 Topps Atlanta Braves 9.000 8.00% .720 5
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1980 Topps Baltimore Orioles 9.000 7.14% .571 5
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1980 Topps Cincinnati Reds 9.000 11.54% 1.373 9
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1980 Topps Los Angeles Dodgers 9.000 7.14% .643 7
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1980 Topps Milwaukee Brewers 9.000 6.90% .545 5
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1980 Topps New York Yankees 9.000 3.45% .295 12
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1980 Topps San Francisco Giants 9.000 3.70% .327 3
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1980 Topps St. Louis Cardinals 9.000 3.23% .290 4T
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1980 Topps Toronto Blue Jays 9.000 11.11% 1.000 2
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1981 Fleer - Basic 10.000 .76% .071 14
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1981 Fleer - Master 10.000 .86% .080 10
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1981 Topps 9.147 4.41% .399 22
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1981 Topps California Angels 9.000 2.50% .220 2
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1981 Topps Cincinnati Reds 9.000 3.57% .307 6
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1981 Topps Detroit Tigers 9.000 3.57% .321 2
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1981 Topps New York Mets 9.000 5.71% .514 5
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1981 Topps Pittsburgh Pirates 9.333 21.43% 1.931 5
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1982 Kelloggs 9.966 45.31% 4.516 12
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1982 Topps 9.193 3.40% .420 19
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1982 Topps Boston Red Sox 9.000 3.23% .243 5
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1982 Topps New York Yankees 9.000 2.38% .180 5
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1982 Topps Philadelphia Phillies 9.313 15.38% 2.423 2
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1982 Topps Pittsburgh Pirates 9.000 5.88% .353 4
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1982 Topps St. Louis Cardinals 9.500 6.06% .576 5
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1982 Topps Texas Rangers 9.000 2.94% .257 3
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1983 Donruss 10.000 .91% .087 6
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1983 Kelloggs 10.000 10.00% 1.000 9
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1983 Topps 9.235 2.15% .193 27
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1983 Topps Texas Rangers 9.000 3.03% .273 2
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1984 Topps 9.796 1.77% .455 14
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1984 Topps Baltimore Orioles 10.000 6.06% 1.695 5
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1984 Topps California Angels 10.000 4.76% 1.034 5
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1984 Topps New York Mets 9.364 7.50% 1.661 5
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1984 Topps Philadelphia Phillies 9.545 8.70% 1.193 5
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1985 Leaf /Donruss 10.000 .76% .063 4
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1985 Topps 9.810 2.65% .256 12
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1987 Donruss 9.938 4.85% .482 2
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1988 Fleer 10.000 1.06% .113 2
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1988 Topps 10.000 .38% .038 5
Mark's Cards Baseball: 1992 Topps 10.000 .51% .050 4T
Mark's Cards Baseball: 2004 Topps 10.000 .27% .027 2
Mark's Cards Baseball: 2005 Topps 10.000 .82% .082 1
Mark's Cards Baseball: 2006 Topps 10.000 .45% .045 3T
Mark's Cards Baseball: Bruce Sutter Basic Set 10.000 6.25% .426 4
Mark's Cards Baseball: Cal Ripken Jr. Master Set 10.000 .09% .008 23
Mark's Cards Baseball: Don Sutton Master Set 9.857 5.69% .430 6
Mark's Cards Baseball: Eddie Murray Basic & Collector Issues Set 10.000 2.45% .221 11
Mark's Cards Baseball: Eddie Murray Master Set 9.900 2.33% .207 8
Mark's Cards Baseball: George Brett Basic & Collector Issues Set 9.000 1.05% .080 22T
Mark's Cards Baseball: George Brett Master Set 9.500 .41% .031 24
Mark's Cards Baseball: Jim Kaat Basic Set 10.000 3.23% .222 2
Mark's Cards Baseball: Jim Palmer Basic Set 9.500 7.41% .232 16
Mark's Cards Baseball: Jim Palmer Master Set 9.667 2.01% .093 9
Mark's Cards Baseball: Mike Schmidt Basic Set 10.000 2.13% .132 32
Mark's Cards Baseball: Mike Schmidt Master Set 9.750 1.31% .103 17
Mark's Cards Baseball: Nolan Ryan Master Set 9.000 .14% .012 40
Mark's Cards Baseball: Pete Rose Basic Set 9.500 4.65% .217 48
Mark's Cards Baseball: Pete Rose Master Set 9.308 1.19% .095 22
Mark's Cards Baseball: Reggie Jackson Basic Set 10.000 2.63% .156 28
Mark's Cards Baseball: Reggie Jackson Master Set 9.857 2.13% .163 13
Mark's Cards Baseball: Robin Yount Basic Set 10.000 2.30% .183 8
Mark's Cards Baseball: Robin Yount Master Set 10.000 .37% .032 11
Mark's Cards Baseball: Rollie Fingers Master Set 10.000 2.25% .165 7
Mark's Cards Baseball: Steve Carlton Basic Set 10.000 2.56% .144 19
Mark's Cards Baseball: Steve Carlton Master Set 9.625 3.38% .218 11
Mark's Cards Baseball: Steve Garvey Basic Set 10.000 2.94% .175 14
Mark's Cards Baseball: Steve Garvey Master Set 10.000 1.40% .106 11
Mark's Cards Baseball: Tom Seaver Basic Set 9.444 10.53% .535 24
Mark's Cards Baseball: Tom Seaver Master Set 9.429 2.73% .198 14
Mark's Cards Baseball: Topps 1980s Run 10.707 1.80% .273 2
Mark's Cards Baseball: Wade Boggs Master Set 10.000 .96% .082 9
Mark's Cards Football: 1975 Topps 8.000 .38% .025 35
Mark's Cards Football: 1979 Topps 8.810 2.84% .311 27
Mark's Cards Football: 1980 Topps 9.000 1.14% .096 16
Mark's Cards Football: 1981 Topps 9.061 2.65% .245 10
Mark's Cards Football: 1982 Topps 8.922 3.41% .676 16
Mark's Cards Football: 1983 Topps 9.046 6.57% 1.441 8
Mark's Cards Football: 1984 Topps 8.983 9.85% 1.367 16
Mark's Cards Football: 1985 Topps 8.593 21.72% 2.603 15
Mark's Cards Football: 1986 Topps 8.695 4.29% .824 17
Mark's Cards Football: 1988 Topps 9.667 8.33% 1.653 7
Mark's Cards Football: 1989 Score 9.714 1.52% .187 29
Mark's Cards Football: 1989 Topps 10.000 4.55% .455 2
Mark's Cards Football: 1989 Topps Traded 9.800 3.79% .371 3
Mark's Cards Football: 1990 Score 10.000 .90% .090 1
Mark's Cards Football: 1990 Topps Tiffany 10.000 1.14% .114 3
Mark's Cards Football: 1990s NFL Team of the Decade 8.842 33.33% 1.600 29
Mark's Cards Football: 1991 Pacific 10.000 .76% .076 1
Mark's Cards Football: 1991 Ultra 10.000 1.33% .133 2
Mark's Cards Football: 1991 Upper Deck 10.000 .57% .057 1
Mark's Cards Football: 1992 Ultra 10.000 .22% .022 1
Mark's Cards Football: 1993 Bowman 9.200 1.18% .109 1
Mark's Cards Football: 1993 Stadium Club - Basic 9.667 .54% .053 2
Mark's Cards Football: 1993 Stadium Club - Master 9.500 .35% .034 1
Mark's Cards Football: 1994 SP 9.857 7.00% .690 4
Mark's Cards Football: 1995 Topps 9.824 3.63% .357 1
Mark's Cards Football: 1996 SP 9.500 1.06% .101 5
Mark's Cards Football: 1996 Topps 9.800 2.26% .222 1
Mark's Cards Football: 1997 Finest 10.000 .86% .230 4
Mark's Cards Football: 1997 Topps Chrome 10.000 3.03% .303 1
Mark's Cards Football: 1998 Bowman Chrome 10.000 .45% .045 3
Mark's Cards Football: 1998 Collectors Edge Advantage 10.000 .50% .050 1
Mark's Cards Football: 1998 Finest 10.000 2.59% .357 2
Mark's Cards Football: 1998 SP Authentic 9.800 3.97% .332 4
Mark's Cards Football: 1999 Collectors Edge Masters Galvanized 9.167 3.00% .275 1
Mark's Cards Football: 1999 Collectors Edge Odyssey 9.625 4.10% .395 1
Mark's Cards Football: 1999 Finest 10.000 1.14% .299 2
Mark's Cards Football: 1999 UD Ionix 10.000 1.11% .111 1T
Mark's Cards Football: 2000 Collectors Edge Graded Brilliant 9.619 42.86% 4.122 4
Mark's Set Football: 2000 Collectors Edge Graded High Numbers 10.000 88.00% 8.800 5
Mark's Set Football: 2000 Collectors Edge Graded Uncirculated 9.918 100.00% 9.918 4T
Mark's Cards Football: 2000 Collectors Edge Masters Retail 10.000 4.00% .400 1T
Mark's Cards Football: 2000 Collectors Edge Supreme Update 9.947 47.50% 4.725 4
Mark's Cards Football: 2000 Collectors Edge T3 Retail 10.000 8.00% .800 3
Mark's Cards Football: 2001 Finest 10.000 10.71% 1.947 5
Mark's Cards Football: 2002 UD Graded 9.979 23.50% 2.345 2
Mark's Cards Football: 2002 UD Graded Making the Grade Autographs 9.917 24.00% 2.380 3
Mark's Cards Football: All-Time 49ers 8.500 11.11% .415 10
Mark's Cards Football: All-Time Bengals 9.000 6.25% .614 6T
Mark's Cards Football: All-Time Bills 8.714 15.79% .859 9
Mark's Cards Football: All-Time Broncos 10.000 10.00% .625 6
Mark's Cards Football: All-Time Buccaneers 10.000 6.67% .426 11
Mark's Cards Football: All-Time Chiefs 8.111 12.50% .664 5
Mark's Cards Football: All-Time Colts 7.000 10.00% .365 5
Mark's Cards Football: All-Time Dolphins 8.091 20.83% .881 11
Mark's Cards Football: All-Time Lions 10.000 4.76% .198 8
Mark's Cards Football: All-Time NFL Rushers 9.333 10.34% .352 42
Mark's Cards Football: All-Time Oilers/Titans 9.000 10.53% .662 5
Mark's Cards Football: All-Time Patriots 8.538 28.57% 1.354 6
Mark's Cards Football: All-Time Raiders 8.125 20.00% 1.040 11
Mark's Cards Football: All-Time Rams 9.000 13.64% .628 8
Mark's Cards Football: All-Time Steelers 9.333 13.04% .384 16
Mark's Cards Football: All-Time Vikings 7.400 8.70% .487 10
Mark's Cards Football: Dan Fouts Basic Set 9.000 7.69% .265 10
Mark's Cards Football: Dan Marino Basic Topps Set 9.375 29.41% 2.500 6
Mark's Cards Football: Eric Dickerson Basic & Collector Issues Set 9.167 5.26% 1.146 5
Mark's Cards Football: Eric Dickerson Master Set 9.250 8.11% 1.104 4
Mark's Cards Football: Fred Taylor Rookie Set 10.000 8.33% .500 2
Mark's Cards Football: Jack Lambert Basic Set 9.000 10.00% .300 8
Mark's Cards Football: Jack Lambert Master Set 9.000 3.85% .182 6
Mark's Cards Football: Jack Youngblood Basic Set 10.000 8.33% .274 2
Mark's Cards Football: John Elway Basic & Collector Issues Set 10.000 4.96% .454 5
Mark's Cards Football: John Elway Basic Topps Set 10.000 18.75% 1.212 6
Mark's Cards Football: John Elway Master Set 10.000 1.92% .084 4
Mark's Cards Football: John Riggins Basic Set 9.000 7.69% .273 8
Mark's Cards Football: Marcus Allen Basic & Collector Issues Set 9.533 31.34% 3.667 2
Mark's Cards Football: Marcus Allen Master Set 9.667 17.61% 1.095 2
Mark's Cards Football: Ozzie Newsome Master Set 8.333 17.86% 3.049 4
Mark's Cards Football: Pro Football Hall of Fame Rookie Players 8.048 10.64% .339 62
Mark's Cards Football: Steve Young Basic & Collector Issues Set 9.616 22.52% 2.029 1
Mark's Cards Football: Steve Young Master Set 9.623 10.96% .787 1
Mark's Cards Football: Super Bowl MVPs 9.500 5.41% .260 24
Mark's Cards Football: Tony Dorsett Basic Set 9.364 35.71% 1.839 15
Mark's Cards Football: Walter Payton Master Set 9.500 1.72% .082 19
Mark's Cards Hockey: 1977-78 Topps OPC Glossy Insert 10.000 54.55% 5.455 11
A few cards Hockey: 1985-86 Topps 10.000 1.21% .096 8
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Collection Name Set Name Grade %
Complete Set
Rating ATF
Ranking
Hanks 1909-1911 HOF Baseball: 1909-11 T-206 White Border HOF Players 2.475 11.84% .313 42
Hanks T206 Baseball: 1909-11 T206 White Border 3.133 9.35% .300 84
Hanks Attempt At A 59 Set Baseball: 1959 Topps - Basic 7.711 6.47% .428 76
Hanks 59 O's Baseball: 1959 Topps Baltimore Orioles 8.000 8.82% .596 7
Hanks 59 Phillies Baseball: 1959 Topps Philadelphia Phillies 7.667 55.56% 3.600 9
Hanks 1967 Topps Baseball: 1967 Topps - Basic 5.699 12.48% 1.247 63
Hanks 67 Phillies Baseball: 1967 Topps Philadelphia Phillies 5.857 56.76% 3.727 9
Hanks 1974 Topps Baseball: 1974 Topps - Basic 8.991 32.12% 3.077 38
hanks 1974 angels Baseball: 1974 Topps California Angels 8.500 16.13% 2.860 7
Hanks 1974 Astros Baseball: 1974 Topps Houston Astros 9.000 4.00% .333 6
Hanks 1974 Yankees Baseball: 1974 Topps New York Yankees 9.069 27.27% 2.740 9
Hanks 1974 Phillies Baseball: 1974 Topps Philadelphia Phillies 9.000 34.38% 2.167 10
Hanks 1974 Padres Baseball: 1974 Topps San Diego Padres 7.765 26.83% 2.708 4
Hanks 1989 Topps Baseball: 1989 Topps 9.734 14.65% 1.431 1
Hanks 1989 Angels Baseball: 1989 Topps California Angels 9.143 20.59% 1.880 2
hanks 1989 yankees Baseball: 1989 Topps New York Yankees 9.857 20.00% 1.971 1
hankcaddys 1989 topps traded Baseball: 1989 Topps Traded 9.571 5.30% .508 3
Hanks 2004 SPx Superscripts Stars Baseball: 2004 SPx Superscripts Stars 8.833 60.00% 5.300 1
HanksSpx Autos Baseball: 2004 SPx Swatch Supremacy Signatures 8.359 100.00% 8.359 1
Hanks Hit Club Baseball: 3000th Hit Club 4.408 70.37% 2.335 8
Hanks 300 Game Winners Baseball: 300th Win Club 4.000 17.39% .486 16
Hanks HOF Player Baseball: Hall of Fame Players 6.673 23.74% 1.584 45
2004 spx
1989 topps psa 10
1959 phillies
Phillies of the 70's
I have no Registry sets at the moment, but am working on listing Aaron, Mays, Clemente, and Julius Erving sets in the future. The half grade bump will not have a seriously negative effect on my sets and certainly could be positive as I check into the condition of my cards.
I have a sole reason for my opinion and that would be the special treatment of some collectors and the deals made before this decision, the opinions of one or more of these collectors to now a support the decision when they were against it at one point, and the fact that the rest of us will now pay the full cost of resubmitting our meager collections while others will get a break on pricing, shipping, and perhaps even some veiled commitment of a percentage of bumps.
As a business decision PSA and the well heeled collectors that have worked out deals have all made wise choices.
Ethically it stinks and says much about the mode in which some of our world operates.
Basically it says that anyone's opinion can be bought for a price.
My membership will come up for renewal in a few months. I'll consider very seriously about letting it lapse and switching to SGC. Not for financial reasons, but for the back room bargaining that has apparently occurred.
Just call me one of the 1%, and darned proud of it.
Keith
The collector with mostly PSA 9-grade Registry Sets is dealt a blow by this system, which rewards SUB PSA 9 cards that are strong for their grade while giving zero such benefit to PSA 9s. Registry Sets with mostly 9s now have to stand idly by while those below can close the gap (for a fee). For that matter, all PSA 9 cards (no matter how strong for their grade) have to stand pat while those below can improve both their value and their impact to a Registry Set.
PSA 9s commanded big premiums IN PART because they were ONE FULL POINT better than the next available grade, not a half point.
The Registry game is a competitive one, with standings, rankings, etc. Not everyone collects that way, but some do. Those who do (and spent, oh, let's just say over $100,000) and built all PSA 9 sets have no opportunity to improve under this system, which grants big opportunity for improvement to SUB PSA 9 sets and cards.
The PSA 8 you paid X for can now bump and sell for X+. But the PSA 9 you paid X for-- no equal potential improvement to its value monetarily or to your Registry set. If this is not corrected top Registrants will sour and pull out, and the Registry (a key driver of PSA's brand loyalty) will wither and die.
Let me be clear, though: I think if you want to pay for formal confirmation that your card is a 7.5 or 8.5 and sell it for more, go ahead. That is fine, cool, enjoy. But at least create a bonus/multiplier for 9s and 10s in the Registry so that those cards get some new love, too.
#2 1975 Topps Mini Set
From 2004-06 I invested well over $13k in graded '69 topps baseball. I sold off the cards last year & invested in raw sets. My raw sets ('71-80) are comprised of about 30-45% psa crackouts however, so I still continued & continue to support psa, albeit in a manner most cu collectors (minus lee) do.
For me, I think I will personally benefit from the grading change, as the grading scale changes, my ability to buy more economical product will also.
However, if I had invested in bigger, more vintage sets, I would not support this.
Were any persons on these boards receiving dividend checks notified prior to this week?
Capitalism is great, but greed is corrupting & primary contributor to people leaving the hobby.
J
ps: nice sets everyone, holy -ish!
RIP GURU
Gary Jacobs Baseball: 1909-11 T-206 White Border HOF Players 3.787 5.26% .281 43T
Jason Jacobs Baseball: 1909-12 Sweet Caporal Domino Discs PX7 5.000 .73% .025 4
Jason Jacobs Baseball: 1961 Topps Pittsburgh Pirates 7.953 93.33% 7.308 9
Jason Jacobs Baseball: 1972 Topps Pittsburgh Pirates 8.029 97.78% 7.876 7
Jason Jacobs Baseball: 1980 Topps Pittsburgh Pirates 9.033 100.00% 9.033 3
Jason Jacobs Baseball: Bill Mazeroski Basic Set 8.000 88.24% 6.815 4
Jason Jacobs Baseball: Bill Mazeroski Master Set 7.852 29.41% 1.701 2
Jason Jacobs Baseball: Roberto Clemente Basic Set 7.886 70.00% 5.610 31
Jason Jacobs Baseball: Willie Stargell Basic Set 8.333 96.15% 8.092 4
Jason Jacobs Baseball: Willie Stargell Master Set 8.151 26.21% 2.507 6
Jason Jacobs Football: 1971 Topps 7.031 31.56% 2.697 29
Jason Jacobs Football: 1978 Topps Pittsburgh Steelers 8.563 45.83% 5.903 8
Jason Jacobs Football: 1979 Topps Pittsburgh Steelers 8.355 59.26% 5.029 5
Jason Jacobs Football: All-Time Steelers 8.208 30.43% 2.699 11
Jason Jacobs Football: Terry Bradshaw Basic Set 8.344 78.57% 5.919 14
I just started not that long ago and I won't even list my WHOLE 14 CARDS.
maybe one day I could catch up.
looking for PELLE LINDBERGH's psa and 1960 fleer baseball psa 8 and up
sets in progress
R.I.P. Barstow 24 April 1999 - May 15 2009
The .5 grade doesn't affect me as I only have 4 8s in the set, but it is the principle and PSA's other problems, shortcomings and favoritism that has driven me away. My set is currently for sale and it will be broken up, probably at a loss of $2,000 or more, if it doesn't sell whole. I am done with PSA. I may buy an occasional oppertunity card, but I will no longer submit. I have paid over $10,000 in sub fees over the past 5 years, but no more $$ from me.
The changes will affect me in no way, but I see this as an overall negative for the hobby. It looks weak and greedy on PSA's behalf.
schr1st's 1957-58 Topps Set Basketball: 1957-58 Topps
schr1st's 1957 Topps Set Baseball: 1957 Topps - Basic
2002 Bowman Chrome Draft Pick Gold Refractor Set Baseball: 2002 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks Gold Refractors
2002 Bowman Chrome Gold Refractor Set Baseball: 2002 Bowman Chrome Gold Refractors
Sean's HOF Autograph set Baseball: Hall of Fame Autographs
1st Boxing Set Misc Sport: 1956 Topps Adventure Boxing
schr1st's PSA Collection Collector's Showcase
All sets will be deleted from the registry in protest.
I have a couple hundred graded sets in progress on the registry - you name it, I collect it. I buy graded; I don't normally submit.
I love the fact that Poor and Fair are going to be separate grades. I have some pre-war HOFers that would have been slabbed quite some time ago if that were the case then. For future buying, it's a good thing for me - any price differentiation will work to my advantage as a buyer, because I'm more interested in completion than a set GPA.
As for my existing cards, I'm sure I have stacks of 8s from the '70s (and likely also of cards from the 60s and from the 50s) that could get a .5 higher grade on review, but for many of those cards, that would not be worth it even if I knew there would be a higher grade. Post-1975, many PSA 9s sell for $5 or less (and less than $10 for quite a few PSA 9s from the few prior years). No one will be resubmitting these and paying a full grading fee to bump 8s up to 8.5s. This adversely affects the value of a lot of lower-dollar graded cards I have - in the future if I were to sell them, I would have to compete with cards that were submitted later, looked the same as mine, but carried a half-point higher grade weight. Granted, we're only talking about a difference of 50 cents to a couple dollars on these cards, but if you have enough that are so affected, it adds up.
IMO the charge to review these is overly high for most common cards from the '60s or later - if an 8 is $12 and a 9 is $40, an 8.5 is probably not much more than $20, and the shipping cost and regrading fee will cost most of the "added value".
Nick
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The set people want to forget about Baseball - 1986 Topps 8.75 0.51% 0.04
More Monsters Non-Sport - 1963 Rosan Famous Monsters Series 7.00 1.56% 0.11
Only's 59s Baseball - 1959 Topps - Basic 6.96 1.57% 0.09
What's with the Borders? Non-Sport - 1969 Topps Mod Squad 5.00 1.82% 0.09
2000 Bowman Chrome Gold Refractor set Baseball - 2000 Bowman Chrome Gold Refractor 9.00 1.82% 0.16
Only's Ted Simmons cards Baseball - Ted Simmons Basic Set 8.00 2.44% 1.26
Only's Ted Simmons Master Set Baseball - Ted Simmons Master Set 8.00 2.50% 1.09
All because of the Gromek Baseball - 1952 Bowman 7.75 2.78% 0.14
Only's G-Men Non-Sport - 1936 G-Men and Heroes of the Law 5.00 2.98% 0.15
Dark Shadows Non-Sport - 1969 Philadelphia Gum Dark Shadows Green 8.00 3.03% 0.24
Kat's Jeters Baseball - Derek Jeter Master Set 9.50 3.98% 0.32
Arctic Scenes Non-Sport - 1910 Hassan Arctic Scenes (T30) 6.00 4% 0.24
Kat's Topps Jeters Baseball - Derek Jeter Master Topps 9.50 4.64% 0.33
Kat's Jeters Baseball - Derek Jeter Basic & Collector Issues Set 9.48 4.73% 0.45
Only's Cournys Hockey - Yvan Cournoyer Master Set 9.00 4.76% 0.21
1999 Bowman Chrome The Aedan Kelley Legacy Baseball - 1999 Bowman Chrome 9.36 4.77% 0.43
1974 Topps Baseball--The Aedan Kelley Legacy Baseball - 1974 Topps - Basic 9.00 5.30% 0.55
Only's Reds from '59 Baseball - 1959 Topps Cincinnati Reds 6.63 5.88% 0.62
Only's Power for Peace Non-Sport - 1954 Bowman Power for Peace 7.67 6.25% 0.48
Don't lick anything that has Sunoco on it. Football - 1972 Sunoco Stamps 8.10 6.41% 0.52
My Dales Hockey - Dale Hawerchuk Master Set 9.50 6.45% 0.49
Only's Black Beauties Baseball - 1971 Topps 7.85 6.52% 0.45
All because of the Gromek Baseball - 1952 Bowman Cleveland Indians 8.00 6.67% 0.25
Only's Horror Monsters Non-Sport - 1961 Nu-Cards Horror Monsters 7.10 6.85% 0.49
License to collect Non-Sport - 1953 Topps License Plates 6.67 8% 0.53
My Dales Hockey - Dale Hawerchuk Basic & Collector Issues Set 9.50 8.33% 0.66
They are not coasters! Baseball - 1977 Chilly Willee Discs 10.00 8.57% 0.86
Only's crack at the future Football - Future HOF Rookie Players - Modern 8.72 9.26% 0.58
Only's Astronauts cards. Non-Sport - 1963 Topps Astronauts 4.88 14.55% 0.71
Only's '64 Philadelphia set Football - 1964 Philadelphia 7.76 15.66% 1.19
Only's homage to that ESPN guy Baseball - Dave Campbell Master Set 8.40 20% 1.11
Only's Oylers Baseball - Ray Oyler Master Set 9.00 22.22% 1.53
Da Ship Be sinkin' Basketball - Michael Ray Richardson Master Set 9.00 22.22% 1.80
Looks like a fun set to build Baseball - 1969 Topps Deckle Edge 5.56 22.86% 2.12
Only's Mad Hungarians Baseball - Al Hrabosky Master Set 8.72 25.58% 2.24
Only's shot at building the '83 set Football - 1983 Topps 8.91 28.79% 2.99
Only's S & S Game Set Baseball - 1936 S & S Game 8.57 34.62% 2.49
Damn Dirty Apes Non-Sport - 1969 Topps Planet of the Apes 7.06 75% 5.30
Another 10-15 sets that aren't on the registry yet because PSA hasn't made a Registry set for them yet.
1100 Shares of Collector's Universe
I'm not looking to retire on my collection. I'm not saying to my kids "See this Jeter? That'll be what's going to pay for your college!" This is something I've been doing for over 20 years, when my father first brought home some 87 wax packs. This is something I'll be doing for the next 20 years with my son. I've seen prices dump already back in the 90's and I'll see them dump again. Cards have never made me rich, they have paid that untimely bill every now and then. I get cards graded and sell them off to put more money into my collection. When I send a sub in, I start with 140 cards+ and end up with less than 30 by the time I scrutinize them over and over again. I normally get 9's or 10's on my subs because I don't take the gamble on cards that may not grade what I think they will. The times I have gotten 7's or 8's it was because I knew they were going to grade in that range and was willing to do it for sentimental reasons.
The half grades will affect very few of my sports registry sets. I like 9's and 10's in my sets. Any set that has lower than an 8 is because I'm collecting for the sake of collecting. My non sports sets will start having really screwey grades as some of them have so few cards out there graded that any grade will do.
It's somewhat ironic--a lot of people here have been making fun of the seller who is so opposed to grading and the main reason we believe is because he thinks all his cards are mint and PSA says they are ex mint to nr mint. Now after all of this half grade news, every one is sounding like that seller...If you are worried about the value of your cards, get a more disserning eye for them. If you think you're not going to make as much money for your cards, you have more problems than you realize. If you're going to take your cards to another grader, just do it already and leave these boards. I'm sorry that I'm ranting now but geez, this place has become such a buzzkill in the last few days. PSA is doing it right by not doing a 9.5 grade. Yeah, maybe they are doing half grades for a cash grab, but what company doesn't do things for cash grabs. The same people here whining about half grades don't whine about the fact Breyers shrank their tubs of ice cream and charged you more for it.
Oh, and before you start saying I'm a PSA homer because I'm a shareholder, maybe I am. I've lost money on my shares and I'm fine with it. As I said, I do what I want because I enjoy it. Not because I plan on retiring on it. Am I concerned that the graded card industry may have jumped the shark? Yeah. But it won't stop me from buying my 9's and 10's.
Maybe everyone here should just take a break and chill out a bit. Let it all play out before making any rash decisions. The sky ain't falling yet.
Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. --WalterSobchak 9/12/12
Looking for Al Hrabosky and any OPC Dave Campbells (the ESPN guy)