1974 topps psa mike schmidt psa 10

[philliesphan]

Well -- I'm a huge Schmidt fan, so I have perhaps a bit of a bias in my opinion here.

I'll also disclose that I am the owner of one of the five 1974 Topps Mike Schmidt #283 PSA 10 cards, and I am happily so.

A few thoughts:

I get that grading is not for many / all folks. PSA 10s of Hall of Famers go for crazy prices. They have for a decade or more. This is not a new thing, there is a market for it, and if you're not willing to pony up for a 10, so be it. Collect what you want, have fun with the hobby. For as much as I like my Schmidt cards, I equally like my beat up Zeenut cards, which are measurably rarer.

It is deceptive that Brent listed this card in the subtitle as Population 1 of 4. As mentioned already in this thread, there are five of these PSA 10s.

From a pure grading perspective, I looked at hundreds of Schmidt #283 over the years, and I quite like the PSA 10 that I have. That said, I've seen scans or handled four of the PSA 10s (haven't seen the fifth). Two of them have a very common print defect, the dreaded "pair of yellow dots" in the Philadelphia red background area to the top left of Schmidt's head. I find those damned dots quite distracting. When you've seen dozens upon dozens of the same card, I promise you this is one of the things that sticks out like a sore thumb, even moreso than the centering that is so often off on this card.

Here's the other PSA 10 of this card with the two ugly print dots:
http://apr08.hugginsandscott.com/cgi...pl?itemid=7448

Luckily, the card I have doesn't have the dots.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by philliesphan

Well -- I'm a huge Schmidt fan, so I have perhaps a bit of a bias in my opinion here.

I'll also disclose that I am the owner of one of the five 1974 Topps Mike Schmidt #283 PSA 10 cards, and I am happily so.

A few thoughts:

I get that grading is not for many / all folks. PSA 10s of Hall of Famers go for crazy prices. They have for a decade or more. This is not a new thing, there is a market for it, and if you're not willing to pony up for a 10, so be it. Collect what you want, have fun with the hobby. For as much as I like my Schmidt cards, I equally like my beat up Zeenut cards, which are measurably rarer.

It is deceptive that Brent listed this card in the subtitle as Population 1 of 4. As mentioned already in this thread, there are five of these PSA 10s.

From a pure grading perspective, I looked at hundreds of Schmidt #283 over the years, and I quite like the PSA 10 that I have. That said, I've seen scans or handled four of the PSA 10s (haven't seen the fifth). Two of them have a very common print defect, the dreaded "pair of yellow dots" in the Philadelphia red background area to the top left of Schmidt's head. I find those damned dots quite distracting. When you've seen dozens upon dozens of the same card, I promise you this is one of the things that sticks out like a sore thumb, even moreso than the centering that is so often off on this card.

Here's the other PSA 10 of this card with the two ugly print dots:
http://apr08.hugginsandscott.com/cgi...pl?itemid=7448

Luckily, the card I have doesn't have the dots.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1974-Topps-M...wAAOSw5VFWNUrI

this card doesn't appear to have the dots either..unless this is your card..

[Bored5000]

The 1974 Topps Schmidt in PSA 10 is currently at $3,000. In the same PWCC auction, there is also a '74 Topps Schmidt in PSA 9. That one is currently at $61.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Bored5000

The 1974 Topps Schmidt in PSA 10 is currently at $3,000. In the same PWCC auction, there is also a '74 Topps Schmidt in PSA 9. That one is currently at $61.

the 9s tend to go for 175-220 range..

[MattyC]

[Vintagevault13]

Originally Posted by MattyC

I will take door #3

[jb67]

On first glance the first Schmidt catches my attention. Best centering of the 3 and nice looking corners. As I look at the richness of color combined with corners and centering then Schmidt #2 looks the best. If I was ranking them based on grades I would say #2 is first #1 is second and #3 is third.

Initial eye-appeal for me I would take Schmidt #1. My 2 cents for what it is worth.

Originally Posted by MattyC

[MattyC]

Always a fun game. For me, I rank them in order from left to right, 1-2-3. So I agree with JB. Not surprising as I often find myself admiring the cards he posts. The far right card is last for me because it has that top left corner, a small ding in the left edge, and some registration issues along the right black "piping," or inner border. Centering is really rare in a 74 Schmidt and so I go with card 1 on the left first.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Always a fun game. For me, I rank them in order from left to right, 1-2-3. So I agree with JB. Not surprising as I often find myself admiring the cards he posts. The far right card is last for me because it has that top left corner, a small ding in the left edge, and some registration issues along the right black "piping," or inner border. Centering is really rare in a 74 Schmidt and so I go with card 1 on the left first.

I figured you would take the far right over the middle because of left to right centering on the middle card. I would vote 1,3,2.