Ok, Mr. Belanger came in today. Another beautiful card.

I'm going to put this up next to the Johnny Bench I got a few days ago. You tell me where either of these cards came up short for a 9 grade.

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Well centered, sharp corners and edges, no printing flaws, no surface issues. Clean backs.

Sweet pickup! The Vennies are uber-tough.

I have to double check but I don't think the albums started until 1964.

My '56 Banks arrived today for my set. Very happy with finding this one for a really good price :D:D.

Taking a page from the MattyC playbook
 

For my HOF post-war rookies....I picked up a couple of others but this one is the apple of my eye, warts and all....dinged down to a 3 mostly I'm sure because of a barely visible crease, and the corner wear...but wow, I am loving this 3... :)

Very nice Ford rookie...would look good in any collection!

Wow Bill! You have the ability to pick some incredible 8's. PSA needs to hire you for Quality Control!. The Belanger looks to be an easy 9 if not a possible 10. The Bench for sure looks to be a 9. The big difference I see between the two cards is the Belanger has better centering on the inner white border (looks perfect) compared to JB who is not perfect but still outstanding. I am not even sure if the inner white border is even a factor when it comes to grading. The richness in color is incredible on Belanger and Bench looks to be not too far behind on color richness as well. I would seriously consider resubmitting both them. Belanger that has to be a 9+++ with the Bench being a 9 as well. My 2 cents for what it is worth.

August Pickups
 

'67 Topps Clemente in today...

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Not usually a fan of early PSA graded cards but these 3 were well worth it. And a beautiful buy the card not the holder 58 Mantle as well.

Wow-- that is a SLEW of hotness across the board! The Ford is a card high on my own 'to get' list. That Banks is exactly my kind of card; sick centering. That group shot at the end is also awesome-- what a Mick '58 and Batting Foes. And why the heck is the Munson OC? Looks fine from here. Misgrade? And like others have said those 75's in 8 look like 9s and I spent six years collecting only 1975s.

Thanks, Derek!

I can only imagine the frustration of the original submitter of those...gorgeous cards!

The left to right centering on the two cards is identical, but there is a slight difference in the top to bottom centering. The Belanger is a couple pixels higher when the two cards are stacked.

I'm sure they were scratching their heads when they came in. I'm the lucky beneficiary of the grading short change. I love both these cards.