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First Review Sub...Awesome 10/15 bumps!!!

mike22y2kmike22y2k Posts: 325 ✭
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NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1979 TOPPS 9 GREG MALONE
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1979 TOPPS 10 RICK MIDDLETON
I've been complaining about the review process taking so long. I sent in a 50 card sub that had 35 raws and 15 for review. I've never subbed cards for review so I decided to try 15. The raws came back super fast and the reviews took 44 days. Well they have finally popped and It was worth the wait. I'll never complain about the wait time which is clearly stated by PSA.

Some of these are really low pop cards and there's a 1 of 1 in there. I know they're hockey but everyone can appreciate 10 out of 15 bumps!!!!

NEAR MINT 8 1979 TOPPS 33 GARRY UNGER
MINT 9 1979 TOPPS 58 ROSS LONSBERRY
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1979 TOPPS 102 CLIFF KOROLL
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1979 TOPPS 149 RICK MARTIN
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1979 TOPPS 150 KEN DRYDEN
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1979 TOPPS 172 GREGG SHEPPARD
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1979 TOPPS 198 NICK LIBETT
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1979 TOPPS 209 GILLES GILBERT
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1979 TOPPS 213 REED LARSON
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1979 TOPPS 215 BERNIE FEDERKO
MINT 9 1979 TOPPS 221 BILL HAJT
MINT 9 1979 TOPPS 249 RED WINGS TEAM
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1979 topps 255 flyers
Working my way to #1 1979 Topps Hockey
I know it's going to be tough!

Comments

  • skilowskilow Posts: 784
    What were the original grades?
  • lilmulelilmule Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭✭
    Wow great job. I only hope it goes that well with my 68's that I sent in for a Review. If it is as nice as yours you will hear one happy man.
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  • waxpackwaxpack Posts: 547
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  • fandangofandango Posts: 2,622 ✭
    WOW that is an amazing % of bumps...congrats

    either you have an AMAZING eye, or PSA is slipping....
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Slipping?

    Not sure I understand that, if these cards were graded years ago and received .5 bumps how is that slipping?

    Steve
    Good for you.
  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,601 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>What were the original grades? >>



    My guess is they were all originally 8s, and 7 of them bumped to 8.5 while 3 of them bumped a full grade to 9.
  • mike22y2kmike22y2k Posts: 325 ✭
    All the cards were 8's and they were graded before the .5 grade. As far as my 1979 Topps Hockey cards go any card with a certificate # lower then 14,000,000 was before the new .5 was added. I'll probably never be able to get near this percentage again but it was still cool to see some bumps even if the deck was stack in my favor this time.

    When they say 45 days they mean 44-45 days!
    Working my way to #1 1979 Topps Hockey
    I know it's going to be tough!
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    So does it mean PSA is slipping or the OP has a good eye?

    Or is lucky?


    Inquiring minds would like to know.



    Oh, congrats on the bumps.



    Steve

    Good for you.
  • divecchiadivecchia Posts: 6,688 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow!!!

    Congrats on the bumps...image

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  • bobwillerbobwiller Posts: 19
    Hey mike22y2k, just curious as to why you think cert#'s < 14000000 are pre-half point grading. Please see this article to determine pre-half point subs. My understanding is the first three numbers of the cert # identifies the grader...somebody please correct me if I am wrong about that.

    Hope this helps you find other cards to sub!
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  • mike22y2kmike22y2k Posts: 325 ✭
    Thank you for the article. It helps me to try to figure this out. I've subbed most my own cards of the same year through the years and maybe I received the same grader all the time because the cards appear in sequence. There is a debate going on whether the first couple of #'s are for the grader. I'm very interested now and I'm going to have to figure this out. Thanks again.
    Working my way to #1 1979 Topps Hockey
    I know it's going to be tough!
  • mike22y2kmike22y2k Posts: 325 ✭
    Bob thanks for bringing this to my attention about the .5 grading system. Looking back over 3 full years of my own subs I've found that all my cards are in sequence from smallest certificate # being the oldest going up with the date in sequence. Looking through my set the numbers are not in sequence. Some of the oldest cards in my set are in the 82 Million range while my submissions are from 8.2 Million right up to my most recent sub with numbers as high as 16 Million.

    Knowing from where I got most my cards that I didn't submit I'd have to say the first few digits seem to be assigned to the submitter then the grader. The big dealers probably get a number assigned to start with so they don't bump up against another. Little guys like me get grouped in with all the other small guys and we just get the next number in sequence.
    Working my way to #1 1979 Topps Hockey
    I know it's going to be tough!
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