1982-83 Wrestling All Stars PSA Graded Cards

[Dpeck100]

Thanks for checking out the thread and the comment.

The Andre card is a great one!

It pictures him winning the NWA Tri State Tag Team titles with Dusty Rhodes from the Super Dome Wrestling Spectacular Show on December 25th 1978.

Andre was really in his prime at the time.

Here is the full pic.

https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...act=mrc&uact=8


Here it is in a Wrestling News publication where they took their photos and used them for the trading cards sets they made.


https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...act=mrc&uact=8

[Cozumeleno]

Was glad to find this thread. For the last four years or so, I've only collected pre-war cards. Big wrestling fan and decided to try my hand at collecting some high grade first cards of wrestlers, including modern ones.

Also want to put together a fully-graded PSA 1982 and 1983 Wrestling All-Stars set. I started with a few today and somehow wound up with 16 so I went a little overboard. Bought mostly 7s and 8s but got a 9 or two.

I'd love to get an Andre the Giant and am going back and forth between his 1973 magazine cutout and one of the 1974 Yamakatsus. I personally think the cutouts aren't really cards (even the magazine calls them 'wallet-sized photos' as opposed to trading cards, which they did for the larger ones in 1981, ironically). But I am surprised at how well the cutouts have been doing and they do seem to be respected as 'cards.' I'm a little torn because I'd like Andre's first real card but, man, I'm hard-pressed to call the cutouts cards.

[wrestlingcardking]

I got the 1973 annual Andre the Giant in a PSA 10 and I also have the 1974 Yamakatsu Andre the Giants in PSA and those are the first pack issued cards. Good luck on whatever you decide. I may be selling what you are looking at.

Originally Posted by Cozumeleno

Was glad to find this thread. For the last four years or so, I've only collected pre-war cards. Big wrestling fan and decided to try my hand at collecting some high grade first cards of wrestlers, including modern ones.

Also want to put together a fully-graded PSA 1982 and 1983 Wrestling All-Stars set. I started with a few today and somehow wound up with 16 so I went a little overboard. Bought mostly 7s and 8s but got a 9 or two.

I'd love to get an Andre the Giant and am going back and forth between his 1973 magazine cutout and one of the 1974 Yamakatsus. I personally think the cutouts aren't really cards (even the magazine calls them 'wallet-sized photos' as opposed to trading cards, which they did for the larger ones in 1981, ironically). But I am surprised at how well the cutouts have been doing and they do seem to be respected as 'cards.' I'm a little torn because I'd like Andre's first real card but, man, I'm hard-pressed to call the cutouts cards.

[wrestlingcardking]

i probably have some graded all stars that you may need as well. Not looking for too much for them, I just upgraded over time with them.

[Cozumeleno]

Originally Posted by wrestlingcardking

i probably have some graded all stars that you may need as well. Not looking for too much for them, I just upgraded over time with them.

I just noticed your name on some of the listings on eBay - you have some really great stuff. Let me take a look at your listings and message you. The 1955 Buddy Rogers card you have is impressive.

[Dpeck100]

Good luck in your quest to complete a graded set.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Japanese-wr...4AAOSwgBNaxJqf


This auction is a good one in my opinion. I think the opening bid is fair and the seller is a good one from Japan.

I was skeptical early on about the 1973 paper cards but to Rob's credit they have done extremely well once graded. You routinely see cards sell for solid prices. I have always wondered if the buyers realize what they are getting before in hand but the trend continues and they move. Personally I prefer hard stock cards so the 1974 Yamakatsu I posted is your best choice for an early Andre if that is your preference.

I think the reason they are treated as cards is they are numbered and in later years referred to as trading cards. There is such limited material that was released in the US during that time frame so it is good that collectors have an offering that has images that show case the wrestlers from those years.

I personally prefer the 1982 Wrestling All Stars Andre over all of his other issues but once again that is a personal preference and it is fair to say I am biased because I own so many.

[Cozumeleno]

Thanks, David - I saw it shortly after it was listed and am keeping an eye on it. Appreciate the insight on the seller. In browsing numerous forums, I see your name as well as Rob's pop up frequently so glad to see you both active here as you both obviously know quite a bit.

This is really a side thing for me right now but I'm focusing on high-grade PSA rookie cards. I still actively watch wrestling so I'm even buying recent ones with as long as the populations aren't high.

While you're here, I think I noticed in a thread that you mentioned picking up a lot of high-grade Macho Man 1985 OPC rookies. Had you submitted any of those for grading? The post may have been an old one, I'm not sure. I recently bought this PSA 9 off of eBay and, while I believe I overpaid on it, was something I desperately wanted. Many of the high-grade Savage cards I've seen have been designated as OC by PSA and nothing is above a 9. Currently, there are only two of them. About 40 have been subbed and more than half have come back as OC. I'm sure more non-OC cards are out there, obviously, but that seems to be a problem with that card. Was wondering if you'd noticed that with other cards in the set.