PSA 10s

the 'stache · #1 09-18-2016, 06:36 PM

Oh, yes they are.

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Originally Posted by FourStrikes

sure, they're not all beautiful

FourStrikes · #2 09-18-2016, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by the 'stache

Oh, yes they are.

thanks, Bill (and others) - while the cards DO have their individual faults, my "they're not all beautiful" was in regards to the "PSA 10s" title of the thread - I'm more than happy with all/each of them, but wanted to stay as on topic as possible with the OP's theme.

DS

gopherfan · #3 09-22-2016, 06:15 PM

As someone putting the 1980 set together in PSA 10 (about 40%), this makes me sad. I don't have $35,000 for one card. I have about 10 of them in 9's, and 4 of them I can't see anything wrong. I hate the crack and resub game. But for $35,000, I guess I can do it.

the 'stache · #4 09-22-2016, 06:37 PM

It's not worth it, Rob. If you're looking for the very best eye appeal humanly possible, a PSA 9 is more than good enough.

I think the whole registry game is ridiculous. It's a bunch of people showing off how much money they've spent. Because if you need an electron microscope to find a flaw in a PSA 9 that makes it inferior to a 10, you're doing it wrong. At that point, it becomes a registry score, and bragging rights are more important than the cards themselves.

I'm building the 1975 Topps set in a PSA 8, and I'm completely happy with what I've got thus far. I look at a card like this...

and I'm tickled pink. If one of the corners has the tiniest hint of white, or if the centering left to right is only 52/48....who cares? I could warp back to 1975, and open 1,000 packs trying to find this same card in that identical condition.

I'm very happy to have what I do. It's just not worth obsessing over, to me.

gopherfan · #5 09-23-2016, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by the 'stache

It's not worth it, Rob. If you're looking for the very best eye appeal humanly possible, a PSA 9 is more than good enough.

I think the whole registry game is ridiculous. It's a bunch of people showing off how much money they've spent. Because if you need an electron microscope to find a flaw in a PSA 9 that makes it inferior to a 10, you're doing it wrong. At that point, it becomes a registry score, and bragging rights are more important than the cards themselves.

I'm building the 1975 Topps set in a PSA 8, and I'm completely happy with what I've got thus far. I look at a card like this...

and I'm tickled pink. If one of the corners has the tiniest hint of white, or if the centering left to right is only 52/48....who cares? I could warp back to 1975, and open 1,000 packs trying to find this same card in that identical condition.

I'm very happy to have what I do. It's just not worth obsessing over, to me.

It may be about the score, but I guess I like the competition. I also have the 1997, and the 1999 sets almost finished. Those are the years my kids were born. I hope they like them when they are done.

minibatsman · #6 09-23-2016, 08:02 PM

birthday sets I like that grading all those cards wow or searching the net for them sounds like a full time job. however you get it done good for you. I was going to send a 50 card set of 1925 cars off to be graded. PSA has never graded a single one of them. I guess I would make the registry? for a set that nobody really cares about. I am going to get it framed and matted it will look pretty nice on my wall. I was told 1925 nz ? I cant find them .
I got 39 boxing, plains, ships and train sets going to do every one the same way.
take them out of boxes and books and enjoy them.

minibatsman · #7 09-22-2016, 07:19 PM

would should could I agree with all of yall. if it wasn't for the 6 figure difference? I would trade a 10 Ricky for your 48s today nice cards. when I closed the store I really couldn't give them away. I did continue to pick up mainly older commons and have got major head aches digging through them in the past week. I had no idea the higher graded cards were going for so much. I got a box of graded 8 n 9s and some 10s Griffey, Favre, Smith. a Brett 9 rc. with others selling 30 of them on e bay I will just keep it. I am going to join PSA I got some 50 through 70s cards that I think are worth grading? never had much luck with grading. all this said I do feel better about the cards I do have than I have in years. I have always tried to build sets with little interest in graded cards. don't miss understand me I do like graded cards. I did find quite a few cards that given some time I could if anyone is interested be willing to do some trading to complete raw sets?