Which to keep..which to sell?? Opinions please

BigDaddyBowman · October 3, 2008 3:04PM

centering on left card is slightly better, right card brighter white. Which one do you think is the keeper?

perkdog · October 3, 2008 3:09PM

Ryan I like the one on the left better- the black outline seems blurred a bit on the other. Both are acceptable though.

storm888 · October 3, 2008 3:12PM

The one on the right is substantially prettier.

A stickler for centering might penalize the right card at sale time.

I guess I would still keep the one on the right.

SS · October 3, 2008 3:14PM

I would keep the one on the left, were it me. Looks better in my opinion.

bigreddog · October 3, 2008 3:15PM

Without question the one on the left with the better centering.

John

jimrad · October 3, 2008 4:09PM

right
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left

VitoCo1972 · October 3, 2008 4:23PM

I gotta say the one on the left. It only looks dark because it's compared against a really bright example. Always go for the centering - maybe even bumpable

BunchOBull · October 3, 2008 6:13PM

The left is the keeper...better looking color and the centering looks better for some reason.

stevek · October 3, 2008 10:32PM

The left definitely. I think the card on the right was probably bleached, and I hate that.

WinPitcher · October 3, 2008 10:45PM

Left.

Steve

WinPitcher · October 3, 2008 10:45PM

The one on the left looks shorter?

Steve

nam812 · October 3, 2008 10:55PM

Good eye Steve (WinPitcher).

bobsbbcards · October 3, 2008 11:54PM

Left. Most definitely left.

bman90278 · October 4, 2008 12:13AM

I like the Left card better, but I dunno now after Lee posted those red laser lines. lol

baseballfan · October 4, 2008 2:22AM

left

both very nice though

Morgoth · October 4, 2008 2:39AM

You guys are all crazy, the one on the right has so much more eye appeal its silly. It is a pack fresh looking card, the other looks like it has been sitting in someones card store display case under for 30 years in direct sunlight. Also look at the top bottom centering and the left card definately is short causing it to appear better centered then the one on the right. The card on the right is pretty well centered and with that bright fresh color and gloss it is the card to me.

MeteoriteGuy · October 4, 2008 2:53AM

<< You guys are all crazy, the one on the right has so much more eye appeal its silly. It is a pack fresh looking card, the other looks like it has been sitting in someones card store display case under for 30 years in direct sunlight. Also look at the top bottom centering and the left card definately is short causing it to appear better centered then the one on the right. The card on the right is pretty well centered and with that bright fresh color and gloss it is the card to me. >>

I agree. Clean white card....or old looking card....hmmm?

44Magnum · October 4, 2008 3:00AM

Gotta agree with the right one. Much whiter. Sure the one one the left has better centering, but only slightly. The right one has great eye appeal.

Edited to add: It looks like the corners are about the same. So it comes down to a decision. Would you rather have a card with only SLIGHTLY better centering, or would you rather have a card that is MUCH whiter, cleaner?

nam812 · October 4, 2008 3:02AM

<< I like the Left card better, but I dunno now after Lee posted those red laser lines. lol >>

I'm Nick.

mosaic · October 4, 2008 3:04AM

I'm Sparticus

stevek · October 4, 2008 3:08AM

I just bleached all my 50's and 60's Topps cards - Wow, they look great, nice and white. I'm gonna clean all my old coins next.

stevek · October 4, 2008 3:11AM

PS: Anyone know how to remove the smell of Clorox from a baseball card?

mosaic · October 4, 2008 3:15AM

When I was just barely growin pubes, I started collecting coins. Yeah, the first few months, I'd make my pennies prettier by rubbing chicken grease on them.

No kidding.

After about a year, I came to understand what foreign substances can do to coins, how to properly store and care for coins, and all that jazz.

I pulled those penny albums and tubes from those "early days" out of the closet. Man, you should've seen how rusty and degraded they were! The chicken grease ate away layers of metal in less than a year! Obviously, not much money invested in that bunch, but I did come to discover I ruined a couple early 1900's pennies that were worth about $20-$30 each in their pre-Chicken condition.

Doh!

Not related, but I soon came to HATE collecting coins. I think my problem was they ALL basically looked the same, aside from dates and mint marks. Looking back, my focus should've been on collecting single beautiful examples instead of contiguous runs.

Anyway, I bet chicken grease would make cards look great too! Especially the foil ones.

orutulsa · October 4, 2008 3:20AM

Keep left if you plan to sell it at some point. If it's going to sit in your personal collection and you're not a stickler for centering, the one on the right has much more eye/display appeal.

PoppaJ · October 4, 2008 3:33AM

The one on the left is the way to go.

Much nicer centering and the black border is tight!

PoppaJ

WinPitcher · October 4, 2008 3:34AM

So has anyone decided why the one of the left is shorter?

Is it possible a trimmed card made it into a PSA slab?

Or is that series known to have shorter cards?

I still like the one on the left.

Steve

stevek · October 4, 2008 3:47AM

<< So has anyone decided why the one of the left is shorter?

Is it possible a trimmed card made it into a PSA slab?

Or is that series known to have shorter cards?

I still like the one on the left.

Steve >>

Steve - I've done a lot, a lot, of scanning on perhaps around five different scanners I've had, plus on some friend's scanners, and they all have their crazy idiosyncrasis. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if the OP reversed the cards in the scan, and then the "whiter" card looked a little shorter.

Also, I'm not an expert on Bowman football and don't even own any, but it wouldn't surprise me if their factory cuts on this issue might be a little off from time to time.

Blackborder · October 4, 2008 5:18AM

<< 

<< I like the Left card better, but I dunno now after Lee posted those red laser lines. lol >>

I'm Nick. >>

I thought you were Gary. I'm confused.

BunchOBull · October 4, 2008 6:19AM

<< 

<< I like the Left card better, but I dunno now after Lee posted those red laser lines. lol >>

I'm Nick. >>

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Which to keep..which to sell?? Opinions please

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