August Pick-ups.
 

Note the PSA 2.5?
I have looked and looked and see no difference between it, front or back, from the 6's I also purchased from the same seller.
I got it on the cheap, and fully realize the saying now, "Buy the card, not the slab" :D

It is better centered than the 6's but it does have a tilt. Is that what makes it a 2.5 or is there likely something there I can't see?

Either way, pretty happy with these cards and what I paid for them. :D

Tell me how this is a 5? I thought this was a steal. Won it tonight. (eBay scan).

Nice 52s!

Solid Hammer pickup, Ray!

My 7 doesn't look as nice as that, and I bet I paid more for my copy too! :mad:

Wow That Aaron !
 

..if the back is off badly enough to rate a " PSA 7 OC " or "PSA 7 MC" but the original submission had that little box " no qualifiers" checked off , then presto you're a 5 instead of a 7 Q . Soooooo , the big question is : what's the reverse look like ? Anywhere near 90-10 ?

..gorgeous card ; congrats , you got a deal.

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Picked up this Dan Dee Mantle

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Great Mick, Mike!

It looked great in the pictures, so I picked up this card to add to my pile of high graded 1972 high numbers for trade, but in hand I can't for the life of me figure out why it has a 'ST' qualifier…

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There are no visible stains whatsoever. The only thing I can see is when it is tilted in the light, there is a very small amount of wax residue on the front. Something that could be wiped away in less than a tenth of a second with some panty hose. Is that the "stain" they're referring to?? I always assumed 'ST' referred to a highly visible, darkened stain that was soaked into the card itself, not something nearly invisible that could easily be eliminated. Am I wrong? Wow.

Yes, wax residue will get a ST qualifier. Nice grab.

This, my friend, is a fantastic card. Major props. My brother told me about this card, if it was the one on eBay that recently sold.

Thanks! Yes I won it via auction late last week.

Thank you Dan!

that is one DanDee pickup!

Fantastic cards, guys!

I don't get the Aaron being a PSA 5, either. Irv is right, that 5 looks nicer than his 7 (not to disparage his 7 at all; it's a nice card, too). I'm going to withhold ripping PSA mercilessly until I see the back of the card, but I really think PSA has gone off the deep end.

If I were a PSA grader, or exec, and I saw those two cards side to side, with the grades given, I'd be embarrassed. Hell, I'd be embarrassed that the first card we ever graded was a major F up, but that's just me. "Little" things like consistency, personal convictions/ethics are important to me.

And that Dan-dee Mick is gorgeous!

I hear what you are saying about PSA. I have similar thoughts, trust me, but in their defense, mine is an older slab and from what I have seen, PSA is a lot tougher than what they use to be.

What was the first card they graded?

The first card graded was the Gretzky Wagner. Even though the card was trimmed, they still gave the card an 8. I recommend reading the book, The Card

Oh, I know all about the trimmed Wagner, but I thought they were in business a while before they graded that one.

I understand that :); that's why I said "if I were a PSA grader", I'd be embarrassed. Their inconsistency is awful. What they graded a 7 not real long ago is now less appealing than what they give a 5 now.

That is a black mark on them, if you ask me. Their wild inconsistency now makes cards with older slabs less valuable.

A little bit of variance is ok, but the difference between those two cards is staggering, and completely unacceptable.

Nope. Serial # 00000001

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There was some controversy over the Wagner back in the day, about whether it had been trimmed or not.

The owners of the card needed a way to " authenticate " it, and PSA was a fledging company that had just started up. PSA needed to make a " splash ", to get a name for themselves and what better way to do that than to grade the hottest card in the market.

For the owners , the card HAD to grade numerically. This would justify the price paid and help remove doubt about the credibility of the card.

For PSA, delivering a numerical grade to the card would be a positive for the hobby and THEMSELVES. People would be reluctant to submit cards for grading if the very first card graded, was deemed authentic or trimmed. Hence, negative news. PSA took off after the press coverage in the news and hobby industry after the very favorable grade the Wagner received.

This was a huge shot in the arm for a hobby that was on the decline.

Like it or not, this was great for the hobby and certainly PSA.

Also 5's can have very hard to see wrinkles and starts of creases. Twist the card around in the light and see if you can find any of that. I have a '55 Bowman Kaline like that - corners look NM or better. That's not something that bothers me, a 5 is a 5...but I can see where it might bother some folks.

Right in that it was the first graded card, but it's been re-holdered at least once. The 0's in the original slab had the slashes through them a la dot-matrix style. The slabs you still occasionally see like that are the oldest ones. My guess is it was probably re-holdered before Ken what's his name that owns the Diamondbacks bought it.

Two August pickups for my "nicer Cubs" project...

-John

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Only my 2nd post-war pickup since starting to collect again like 6 years back. Love this card. Can't see why it isn't a 6.5 or so, but don't care too much about the grade. Mr. Hutchinson is from Seattle like me, and we have a world renowned cancer research institute named after him. Bought this one on a whim from the BST at a nice price. Thanks Tom!

Very pleased with this one, as I am slowly rebuilding my once complete Aaron set. The bright spots on the two corners are from the card sleeve inside the slab

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Nice card. A 4.5 that looks like a 6 or better likely has some hidden wrinkle or other problem that comes out in grading under the black lights, but isn't readily noticeable otherwise. I agree with you, don't worry about the grade. I wonder how many cards in the 1980's that were honestly called NM or in that range later got stabbed as VG or something because of issues known only to the world of grading. I understand the purpose of grading, but cards like that are proof that it isn't the end-all, be-all I think. At the end of the day you can enjoy a card for it's presentation value and eye appeal over and above a technical grade.


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Neal - Great looking Aaron. Solid 7. Great pose from an under loved issue.
Good luck with your Aaron set.
RayB

Great card, Neal!

Nice Hammerin' Hank! Great card Neal.

Since this guy seems to have become the de facto 'card of the month,' I'll add the one I just got to bring me a step closer to completing the set…

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I agree with that!

Like what was written above, you never know what you're going to get, or maybe your's is another one they were hoping you'd Please Submit Again?

This arrived today.
James

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John, I'm not exactly sure how this is germane to the point I was making. It's late, so maybe I'm missing something. Or, perhaps I'm just being dense. Again, here's the comment I was responding to:

My only aim was to produce a picture of the graded card. A re-slabbed PSA maintains its original serial number.

BTW, I know what the original slabs look like. ;) I selected this particular picture for the sake of expediency. The other pictures I found of the Wagner were much larger; I didn't feel like messing with resizing code, or reducing the picture size in Photoshop, and uploading it again.

More nice cards, guys. Well done.

James, that Williams is a real beauty!

+10!

There is something about the 1957 Ted Williams that I've been taken by ever since I first saw one. Not too many cards would earn the adjective MAJESTIC, but this is one of them.

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Really nice stuff posted so far this month. Here are a few of my recent acquisitions (most bought outside of August, but I haven't posted in a while).

First, some HOF Rookies.

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http://caimages.collectors.com/psaim...94/Bunning.jpg

http://caimages.collectors.com/psaim...0031/Carew.jpg

These two I bought ungraded and recently got back from PSA.

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Just a plain old Rod Carew IA, but this card has the special distinction of being the last card I need to finish the 1972 set. I know have 1972-1980 complete, along with picking up the 1976 SPCC set a couple years ago. I have to say the 1972 set looks good in the binder, and it's a nice and beefy set.

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Nicely done. It feels great completing sets

Congrats!!!

That is one tough annoying card. Not only was the 1972 Topps Rod Carew IA card my last card for my 1972 set...it was the last card for me to complete my 1970-79 run. Here is a link to my post here about it...crazy we finished on same card...

http://net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=184965

Great stuff everyone. Filled a hole in my MVP composite that I am building with this.

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Those eBay bucks were not gonna spend themselves!

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...8-bowman-berra

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...8-bowman-kiner

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...topps-clemente

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...6-topps-koufax

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...5-topps-morgan

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...967-topps-rose

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...68-topps-bench

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...8-topps-seaver

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...1-topps-munson

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...974-topps-ryan

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...-mini-winfield

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...-topps-carlton

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...-topps-schmidt

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...68-topps-carew

Outstanding cards, esp that Carew. So hard to find like that.

You had a lot of E-Bay bucks!! :cool:

Nice postwar haul! That 67 Carew is outstanding!

Stache - I would think it's "germane" in that I was giving you some additional information on the slab you posted a picture of. I'm glad that you knew all of that already.

Thanks,
-John

I've been wanting one of these for awhile - long overdue to pick this up!

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That is funny! I had bought a bunch of other 72s recently, and this just happened to be the very last one to arrive.

Nice Aaron, Mike! I once owned three of those at once, now down to only one. Love that card.

I added these in recent days ....

a Sterling Sports win
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was shut out on Friday at the National, so I went back Sunday looking for affordable mid grade
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Mike and Neal,

Those are very nice cards!

Took me a while but I finally incorporated my Joe D Exhibits card into my office display. I wish I could say the bat has historic, but it's just my souvenir from the Louisville Slugger museum.http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...d03f43e290.jpg

Cool display!

Picked this up recently and just got around to scanning it today. Technically not an August pickup; however, is being shown for the first time.

New pick up
 

Please options wanted ! I never bought a card that was graded by BCCG .

I don't know BCCG well nor do I collect graded cards. However, I'll share two opinions.

1. Any Aaron RC is a great pickup!

2. The card definitely wouldn't get anything close to a 6 from PSA! (Unless a really big customer submitted it.)

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Thanks Jason ! I know the grade from BCCG is crap I was more concerned with
Authenticity . I assumed since it was Beckett that at the very least the authenticity would be something they check the same way they do with the regular grading to make sure it is unaltered .

Should that card not be graded in a BVG slab instead?

I don't want to assume anything, but I believe BCCG slabs are for modern cards ? :confused:

At this time, BCCG is only able to grade cards of standard size and thickness. For vintage cards (1980 and older) the book value (ungraded price based on the Beckett price guide) can not be more then $300 in value if you wish to have the card graded by BCCG.

Beckett Vintage Grading services is the way to have a vintage card graded. The service recognizes the difference in production technologies between modern and pre-1981 cards, especially in the condition of the cards' surface and edges. Cards produced earlier than 1981 are generally recognized as "vintage" cards by most dealers and collectors.

This one came in the mail today.
James

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Picked up a few cards after a break for a couple months.

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Hard to get more historic than 61 Maris. (Still the record, in my opinion.)

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James,

Sharp looking Brooksie!

Picked up another tough one that will be off to PSA soon.

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Is that a pin hole? (Top right corner looking at it)

Nice card either way, but if that is a pin hole, I believe the best you'll get is a 1?

That is a good question, which I cannot answer because I didn't see it until after dropping my mail at the post office this morning. But yes, if it's a pin hole, a 1 will be coming my way.

I am hopeful that it is something on the scanner, because I did take a pretty good look at that corner at various angles. I have made worse mistakes, though.

ETA: It shows on the seller's scan too, so it may very well be a pin hole. Ugh.

Hopefully, and it if is a card you wanted badly, I wouldn't let it bother you as it is hardly noticeable, imo.

Good luck. :)

Was it mentioned by the seller? If not, you may have a case for the card not being as described if you want to go that route?

No it wasn't mentioned. But it's a nice enough card that I'll probably just bust it out of its case, eat the grading fee, and include it in my ungraded collection if it turns out to be a pin hole, as now seems likely (see edit).

ETA: I looked at a bunch of others online and it is almost certainly a recurring print defect. They pretty much all have a spot there.

1960 Topps incoming set adds
 

a seller on ebay was running a set break and I am glad I caught him selling them at the right time, picked up the following three, they all range EX-Mint

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as always more to come soon

It's a PD, not a pin hole.

What he said....here is a current one I have.

http://luckeycards.com/perry.jpg

This one came today. Ain't no pinhole in it.

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I was trying to save him some money thinking he didn't see it and to reconsider his submission.

Glad to hear, for, Slider, it is just a PD. :)

Today at our local monthly show I found these in the dollar box. So now I am the second person hoarding this card LOL!
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Then I purchased "The Julie" collection, and also a '64 Topps World Series card with a '64 Bazooka stamp of Elston Howard afixed
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Best find of the day a trio of 1964 Topps Beatles cards. Shari writes:

"Ella isn't he a doll?"
"Ella Here keep this & think of me everytime I get a double I will give it to you".
"Ella Please never give up your dreams and always remember me"

You were a true friend Sharon!
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LMAO at the Sharon notes!

I know it's a PD but why would anyone put a pin in the right corner of a card? It would just kind of dangle instead on being straight for display. I've had pinholes in cards but usually in the center somewhere.

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I wondered the same thing but noticed what looked like a hint of another pinhole on the left side too.

I have seen pics of pinholes in all sorts of places but thought maybe the previous owner liked to hang his cards at a 45 degree angle?

John, please accept my apologies. In retrospect, I didn't even need to say that. I see that you were just providing additional information. I could have just said "thank you", and acknowledged that you were posting something that could benefit the OP (or others) down the road.

I didn't mean for my comment to come off as being snotty, but it sure looks like it did. Thank you for chiming in. :)

No worries. I often digress, and can understand if that was annoying.

Jermaine O' neal