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1991 Desert Shield set - advice
I have a full set +a few spares that has been in my family since '91 or '92. They were put in sleeves, boxed up and have been in a closet for the last 30 years.
I inherited them about 10 years ago. I finally decided to sell them, so doing a little research, sent the Chipper Jones and Nolan Ryan cards off to PSA to be graded. The Nolan Ryan card came back as 7, near mint. However, the Chipper Jones came back as "questionable authenticity". I was surprised, as these came from the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base just after the cards came out. So now I am completely confused as to what to do. Looking up "questionable authenticity" ranges from "they just aren't sure, so won't put their name on it", to "that means it is counterfeit". If they both came back as questionable, I would destroy them, figuring they are counterfeit. However, I don't want to destroy authentic cards that someone would enjoy. I would not want to do something either way that was bad for the hobby. Do you think I should sell the entire set, with full disclosure of course? Would anyone even want them with a QA and a 7? Or do something else? |
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If you got them from the right locations, your cards are very likely to be real. However, PSA is a little gunshy because of how incompetent they've been proven in the last couple of years. Since Chipper is the key card and sells for thousands in high grade, it's no shock they chose to question it's authenticity. You could try to resubmit, but that's pretty costly. You could submit to a different grading company that is cheaper, like SGC.
Yes, if you put together the set and want to sell it, there will be plenty of interested bidders.
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Here are a couple of shots. Let me know what you think.
Chipper Jones https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-pp...ew?usp=sharing Chipper Jones closeup - I'll try to get a better pic. Using an iPhone. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZxV...ew?usp=sharing Wade Boggs https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wRu...ew?usp=sharing Last edited by Avalanche325; 10-26-2021 at 03:14 PM. |
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1991 Desert Shield set - advice
There are also a couple good Facebook Desert Shield groups with guys who can help if you can provide a picture on the group.
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