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Re: Ryan Howard transformation to Dave Kingman thread...
Winpitcher, Don't be sour because you believe in that post season clutch nonsense, as you are bitter because Arod showed you the randomness that is at work, and you have been on a crusade saying he cannot play in the post season(even though he did perform before your crusade, which is puzzling). I don't know how soon… -
eSCD article on counterfeit cards
This from eSCD. What a surprise! SCD INVESTIGATION UNCOVERS COUNTERFEIT CARDS A counterfeit card problem centering on 1980s Star Co. basketball, Kenner Starting Lineups, Sportscasters and minor league baseball has been the subject of an investigation by card dealer Steve Taft and Sports Collectors Digest. Most of the… -
Re: What will be the hot item from the US Mint in 2007?
While the FirstHags™ will be relatively low mintages for commemoratives, the after market will be miniscule. You may see a good run-up on hype initially if people hoard them and the mintages are low enough, but in the long run they'll be duds IMO. Especially this years' issues, as the mintages of these will be much higher… -
Re: 2nd quarter eBay bucks certificates: what did you pick up?
I picked up a lot of graded 1983 topps Brewers for $50: 1. Jim Gantner #88 PSA 10 2. Rob Picciolo #476 PSA 10 3. Jamie Easterley #528 PSA 10 4. Larry Hisle #773 PSA 10 5. Ben Oglivie #750 PSA 10 6. Moose Haas #503 PSA 10 7. Jerry Augustine #424 PSA 10 8. Rollie Fingers #35 SGC 96 = SGC 9 9. Pitching and Hitting Leaders… -
Curious About TGA Grading in Canada, anyone Tried It Yet?
Thinking of trying TGA for a few cards just to see the grade results before submitting anything to the big graders. Anyone here done that and liked the experience? their web: https://tgagrading.com/ -
Re: 1912 - 1914 Canada $5 & $10 Hoard Being Sold!
<< <i> << <i>If they grade MS63 or less for premium I imagine many will be disappointed. If the hand select are MS63 or higher then yes it is a great deal. 7/8 The only coin that is more rare than the Lucy Hayes unc is probably the 1914 $5, the rest will be released in higher numbers than that coin. >> Exactly, I don't… -
Re: Gem Grading Company
<< <i>Being in a gem slab its most likely trimmed. >> Or counterfeit. My GEM Grading WBTV Ripken counterfeit was what led in part to my site. Not saying it's fake, but I'd send it to someone else. Here's the SCD article I have posted on my site: The following article was sent by Sports Collectors Digest… -
baseball for trade
graded-1985 topps mcwire psa 7, 99 topps trad. sean burroughs gem 10, 1985 modesto A's Mcgwire #17 fga 10 autos 99 sp top prospects chirography warren morris and carlos lee 99 sp auth. chirography matt anderson, ricky ledee and ben grieve non graded-87 topps trad fred mcgriff, 98 bowman jimmy rollins 92 bowman manny… -
2018 Year in Review - purchases
Once again, decided to put together a list - and some scans - of my purchases in 2018. I went over budget by ~10k this year but that enabled me to get some cool cards. Unopened purchases for 2018: 2001 Topps Chrome football hobby box 2005 UD Ultimate Collection hockey hobby box 2005 SP Authentic hockey hobby box 2015-16 SP… -
Re: Coins Before TPG's...Let's Have Some Historical Perspective!
I started collecting in the mid-late'50's (11-12 years old) by going through the Sunday collection at Mt. Carmel Church in Pittsfield, MA. Good old Fr. Santini would allow us to replace coins we took out at face value. The "worth" of a coin was of no particular significance to a tweleve year old. The only thing that…
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