I always knew Roman Mejias was underrated
 

this world is a crazy place!

PSA 8.5 sold for $180 in the same auction.

That's a very expensive 0.5 points to push the score on your set registry quest.

surely that 8.5 could have been made into a 9 for less $$$?

Never underestimate the money making power of the PSA Registry and Pop Report.

Need to start grading my Roman Mejias cards…


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Only if you can get 9s. Which is few and far between from PSA.

Aw, shucks... [kicks ground]

I wonder if it's going to come up again.

That's a MAJOR understatement!

Didn't someone once say that a fool and his money are soon separated?

Wowwww. I casually watched the REA auction. Whoever broke up their 1960 set just killed it.

Shocked !


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I believe it is from Proverbs, actually.

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You could get this EXACT one right now on COMC for $13. That pic on the left side of the card screams "Please do NOT hit it to me"!

Looks about the same! lol

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The registry is a drug for some people.

price
 

makes no sense

couldn't believe the price. Crazy what the registry will do to some people.

Geez......I wonder if I should consign my PSA 9 1951 Bowman Billy Cox, or 54 Topps Paul Kazanski, 55 Bowman Dick Littlefield, or 55 Topps Jack Harshman.....Geez, I could use some of that to pay some of my kids college loans.
Bob

what a great investment ...ok sorry

Just make sure it's the highest graded for that piece, and that the pop is low. Then sit back and watch the bidders go nuts.

As Rick James would say..."The Registry is a hell of a drug".

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Well here are the number for my few cards....

1951 Bowman # 224 Billy Cox PSA 9 - Pop 11 - 2 Higher
1954 Topps # 78 Paul Kazanski PSA 9 - Pop 8 none higher
1955 Bowman # 200 Dick Littlefield PSA 9 - pop 3 none higher
1955 Topps #105 Jack Harshman PSA 9 - pop 11 none higher

Looks like I will be calling REA tomorrow.

Bob

Good luck.

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SELL SELL SELL

Then buy 8s of each that look almost like the 9s for a fraction!

:)

Yes, and I agree.

:D
Dang, quite the 0.5 increase!

A VERY interesting quote from SABR:

A sense of modesty, along with his prolific hitting – especially at home – made Mejías a fan favorite in Houston. Media perceptions of Mejías were still framed through the lens of ethnicity, however – and his annual salary was just $12,500.

Yeah. For at least part of his career, he earned less per year than his card.

Definitely. Strike while the iron is hot!

I just submitted this card to SGC for my 1960 set build.

I’ll let you all know when my ship comes in and I hit it big!

does sgc have a registry?

They did, and I remain hopeful that it will return one day.

Speaking of Roman Mejias I was at the very first Colt 45’s game and it was against the Cubs in 1962. Ramon hit 2 homers in the game for the Colts. One of the 64 games they won in their first season. It was played in a stadium they built in what was to be parking lot for the Astrodome which was under construction at the time. I think the stadium was sold to Mexico and may still be in use. It was called Colt stadium at the time, I think. The classic Ernie Banks batting stance is etched in my memory.. I was 13 then and now I’m 75.

I was about 4 yrs old when the Astrodome was built, being born and living half my life there, I had been there many times. I guess it's NRG Astrdome now (thanks Google) with mostly a tear down and redo of the old stadium.

Back to the original subject, the registry is a legal drug for many. Not quite as many on this forum but still out there...To each their own!