1956 Mantle PSA 5....What is this sticker?? (Purple Label Company)

Buythatcard · #1 05-04-2018, 01:06 PM

I don't know about anyone else but once a card is in a slab, I have a real difficult time analyzing the condition of the card. I know a lot can be missed while it sits in the slab. So, I wonder how others can judge whether the card deserves any extra brownie points just by viewing a slabbed card.

Peter_Spaeth · #2 05-04-2018, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Buythatcard

I don't know about anyone else but once a card is in a slab, I have a real difficult time analyzing the condition of the card. I know a lot can be missed while it sits in the slab. So, I wonder how others can judge whether the card deserves any extra brownie points just by viewing a slabbed card.

Do you actually think the edges matter?

A2000 · #3 05-04-2018, 03:18 PM

The owner of purplesticker/slabsticker has this Johnny Bench in a 1 grade for sale with a purple sticker. Looks like a 1 to me

swarmee · #4 05-04-2018, 04:05 PM

Ah, that's reasonable. Card has very high eye appeal for a 1, presuming the back is clean. Most Bench RCs are *edit: more* off-center.

Paul S · #5 05-04-2018, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by A2000

The owner of purplesticker/slabsticker has this Johnny Bench in a 1 grade for sale with a purple sticker. Looks like a 1 to me

Except for the corners, staining and centering, it could have been a 2!

bobbyw8469 · #6 05-04-2018, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul S

Except for the corners, staining and centering, it could have been a 2!

you missed three spider wrinkles on the bottom......horrible card to get a sticker.

ruth_rookie · #7 05-04-2018, 05:36 PM

I was his first customer and got 2 for 2...

all kidding aside, there's no doubt that all 5's are not equal. Nor 6's. Nor 7's, etc. The question is "are people willing to pay for a third party to make that assessment?" we've already paid good money to have it graded, and now we pay again. not sure what the answer is. only time and the market will tell. can't blame someone for giving it a go, however. I wish you luck in your new endeavor. who knows, maybe it will pan out.

bobbyw8469 · #8 05-04-2018, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ruth_rookie

I was his first customer and got 2 for 2...

all kidding aside, there's no doubt that all 5's are not equal. Nor 6's. Nor 7's, etc. The question is "are people willing to pay for a third party to make that assessment?" we've already paid good money to have it graded, and now we pay again. not sure what the answer is. only time and the market will tell. can't blame someone for giving it a go, however. I wish you luck in your new endeavor. who knows, maybe it will pan out.

He's GOT to do a better job if he wants people to take him seriously. The 1956 Mantle with the star as well as the Johnny Bench rookie with the star are absolute jokes. Shoot, you can also say the 1965 Pete Rose PSA 9 with the star is a joke too...what is it gonna get, a '10'??? I don't think so. I can show him some cards to look so good for the grade it will make his head spin.

Leon · #9 05-06-2018, 08:30 PM

These folks are doing pre-war too so the thread was moved to the main page for discussion (as requested in the other thread)

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Originally Posted by ruth_rookie

I was his first customer and got 2 for 2...

all kidding aside, there's no doubt that all 5's are not equal. Nor 6's. Nor 7's, etc. The question is "are people willing to pay for a third party to make that assessment?" we've already paid good money to have it graded, and now we pay again. not sure what the answer is. only time and the market will tell. can't blame someone for giving it a go, however. I wish you luck in your new endeavor. who knows, maybe it will pan out.

Rookiemonster · #10 05-06-2018, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ruth_rookie

I was his first customer and got 2 for 2...

all kidding aside, there's no doubt that all 5's are not equal. Nor 6's. Nor 7's, etc. The question is "are people willing to pay for a third party to make that assessment?" we've already paid good money to have it graded, and now we pay again. not sure what the answer is. only time and the market will tell. can't blame someone for giving it a go, however. I wish you luck in your new endeavor. who knows, maybe it will pan out.

Congrats one the big green stars ! They look great on the holder! I would give those green stars a purple star.

bensie · #11 05-14-2018, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ruth_rookie

I was his first customer and got 2 for 2...

all kidding aside, there's no doubt that all 5's are not equal. Nor 6's. Nor 7's, etc. The question is "are people willing to pay for a third party to make that assessment?" we've already paid good money to have it graded, and now we pay again. not sure what the answer is. only time and the market will tell. can't blame someone for giving it a go, however. I wish you luck in your new endeavor. who knows, maybe it will pan out.

Well, the thing that really confuses me is if you have a '6' with a purple sticker, that implies that it's possibly undergraded, right? So maybe a '7', but not quite. Well, isn't that what the PSA half grades are for? So a '6' with a sticker means that the card is actually a '6.25'? Seems like a stupid idea, and I'd actually pay less for a purple sticker card since I'd have to spend effort removing that ugly purple piece of crap.

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