April Pickups

[Kelleys1]

3 more today for my Boston rookie PC

[mid50sbaseball]

my first time posting any of my stuff in the pickups threads have really enjoyed checking out everyone's new pickups.

these just came in today for my '55 PSA 7+ Set

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by mid50sbaseball

haha...well played on the April Fools joke. Great dodgers pickups, those look to be in very nice shape, especially the Snider.

Did your folks follow them to LA or lose interest once they left Brooklyn?

Originally Posted by Kurri17

OK, definitely had me until I scrolled, call me gullible. Love the Dodgers. There is something that just screams of that era about the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Originally Posted by irv

You're not the only one.

You guys mean to tell me that you actually entertained the possibility that he picked up seven '52 Topps Mickey Mantles graded PSA 8 (one being a 9), and a Beckett 8? A single PSA 8 Mantle commands over $300k. A 9 would likely bring double that, at least. That's $2.5 million of cards pictured....on April 1st...am I missing something? I'm not trying to be a hard ass, but that seems implausible.

Originally Posted by 71buc

I couldn't resist picking up this Bob Feller. I grew up hearing stories of his prowess from my father who watched him pitch on numerous occasions. I also had the privilege of speaking to him for extended periods during spring training vacation trips to Arizona. When he passed baseball lost a true treasure and ambassador.

I paid $175 less than other PSA 8s with similar centering in older slabs without the OC designation. They seem to have gotten much stricter on this qualifier. I won't break it out and submit it to SGC. Out of curiosity does any one have an opinion how SGC would grade such a card?

Mike, I agree that PSA has gotten much stricter with the OC qualifier. To be honest, I wish they would just develop a set of guidelines, and stick to them. In my eyes, they damage their reputation with their inconsistency over time. A PSA 8 graded three years ago should meet the same standards that a PSA 8 graded in 2016 does. But that's not the case, and this debacle has spurred the whole regrading game. I have a big problem with that, because ultimately, the collector suffers, and the company grading the cards makes more money.

As to your question on how SGC would grade it, I think it gets a 7 with them. Just for comparison, here's my '56 Topps Feller graded by SGC as a 7. I've had this card for more than six months, so who knows, maybe they've changed their standards, too.



Regardless, it's a really nice example you have there. Feller was a machine, and I wish I could have met him just once. I've long had the utmost respect for Rapid Robert.

Anyhow, I'm completely happy with my card, and can't see the urge to upgrade it ever creeping up. There are too many other cards I want, so this one will sit in my collection until they stick me in the ground.

[the 'stache]

Darren and Bob, put me down, too, as one loving those '54 Bowman Dodgers. If I ever get a De Lorean time machine, I'm going back to that season to watch the boys play at Ebbets Field. That's not the year they finally beat the Yankees, obviously, but they had a hell of an offense that year. Duke and Gil both hit 40 bombs and drove in 130, Jackie was still an All Star, Pee Wee had a career year at the plate, and though Campy had a real down year, he was still capable of the big swing. He rebounded in a big way in 1955. And my favorite Dodger twirler from that era, "Oisk", paced the team with 18 wins.

Carl, that DiMaggio is outstanding, but I can't stop looking at the '57 Kluszewski. Look at those guns, too. Jesus.

[KCRfan1]

You know Bill, I think we all know this was in good fun. It was April 1st.

That said, we have some board members who have some very deep pockets. So for one of them to pull the trigger on one or all of those Mantles wouldn't surprise me much.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by KCRfan1

You know Bill, I think we all know this was in good fun. It was April 1st.

That said, we have some board members who have some very deep pockets. So for one of them to pull the trigger on one or all of those Mantles wouldn't surprise me much.

Oh, I know. I wasn't trying to be a stick in the mud, but I guess it kind of came off that way. And, you're absolutely right, Lou. Nothing should really surprise me. Not only do some collectors have deep pockets, but they've also been collecting a heck of a lot longer than me. It wouldn't surprise me at all if somebody on the forum had a collection passed down to them, and some of those '52 Mantles could have been ones they had graded.

I showed my father the latest copy of The Intelligent Collector from Heritage, and it included a centerfold showing what some of the best auction results were from 2015. There was a PSA 8 '55 Clemente, a PSA 10 '61 Clemente, a '52 Topps Mantle, etc. Dad was born in '47, so he would have collected some of those years. Grandma threw them out.

[KCRfan1]

Bill,

I know I wish I would have bought more in the 80's than I did. ....and kept the cards. Makes me ill to see prices today of what I used to have!