Mid-Grade Collectors

71buc · #1 03-08-2019, 06:45 PM

Fun thread...I dont buy more than a handfull of cards each year. When I do I try to focus n HOFers between 1952 through 1973. I prefer to stay in the 350 to 500 range for the best PSA 6 I can find. It seems that with the current standards a PSA 6 is a very pretty card. Centering as long as it doesn't carry an OC qualifier bother me. On regional cards like the Wilson Frank's I will settle for a PSA 4 or 5 in my price range.

jchcollins · #2 03-14-2019, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 71buc

Fun thread...I dont buy more than a handfull of cards each year. When I do I try to focus n HOFers between 1952 through 1973. I prefer to stay in the 350 to 500 range for the best PSA 6 I can find. It seems that with the current standards a PSA 6 is a very pretty card. Centering as long as it doesn't carry an OC qualifier bother me. On regional cards like the Wilson Frank's I will settle for a PSA 4 or 5 in my price range.

I would agree that 6 is a pretty nice place to play in 1960�s cards and earlier. Unless just dramatically O/C, they usually have nice corners and surface features. Most of the newer 6�s (where PSA is being tough) and some cards present like 7�s or 8�s. If you don�t mind a bit more corner wear, I also think that PSA 4�s and 4.5�s are great value for the money. It takes awhile, but you can find centered 4�s of HOFer�s from the 50�s and 60�s for a fraction of the price that some truly high or investment grade cards sell for.

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GasHouseGang · #3 03-14-2019, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 71buc

Fun thread...I dont buy more than a handfull of cards each year. When I do I try to focus n HOFers between 1952 through 1973. I prefer to stay in the 350 to 500 range for the best PSA 6 I can find. It seems that with the current standards a PSA 6 is a very pretty card. Centering as long as it doesn't carry an OC qualifier bother me. On regional cards like the Wilson Frank's I will settle for a PSA 4 or 5 in my price range.

I'm pretty much the same as you Mike. I start getting nervous if I get much higher than $500. This card was on ebay and it looked nicer than most of the PSA6's I saw. When the 15% off day came I picked it up for a price I was more comfortable paying. The picture they had was taken with a phone and made it difficult to tell condition, but it turned out to be really nice for the grade. This is a scan I made.

KendallCat · #4 03-14-2019, 08:27 PM

Here are a couple of my favorites.

71buc · #5 03-14-2019, 09:11 PM

David and Kieth, No matter the grades those cards are serious eye candy.

swabie2424 · #6 03-14-2019, 11:09 PM

I love this thread. To me it represents the heart and soul of vintage collecting.

For me mid-grade is a subjective term and depends on the card. Personally I try to collect “upper” mid-grade cards. So for 1950’s as 1960’s I stay in the PSA 6-7 range. That’s my sweet spot. 8’s just seem like too expensive 7’s usually (a dash more centering) and 9’s and 10’s are unattainable unless one is highly motivated for a specific card. I honestly can rarely tell the difference between a 9 and a 10.

But as I said the older the set the lower mid-grade becomes. In the way of an example I enjoy PSA 4-5’s in the 1940 Playball set. That’s my 1930’s-1940’s mid range.

jchcollins · #7 03-15-2019, 07:03 AM

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Here are a couple of my favorites.

Incredible cards. I would imagine that for a Cracker Jack Cobb, 4 may be well more than "mid-grade" among remaining examples.

KendallCat · #8 03-15-2019, 11:07 AM

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Incredible cards. I would imagine that for a Cracker Jack Cobb, 4 may be well more than "mid-grade" among remaining examples.

Thank you fo the comments everyone - very much appreciated. Been lucky on a couple of these cards that I was able to pick them up at a good price, and I try to find cards that look like a PSA 7/8 but for some reason have slower grade. The Cobb I won in REA and paid strong for it but in hand it looks like an 8. There is zero chance I find a CJ Shoeless to make a pair with it without selling a car or a kid 😄

KC

GasHouseGang · #9 03-15-2019, 03:27 PM

Mid-grade?

swabie2424 · #10 03-16-2019, 09:40 AM

I’d say that’s the low end of high grade. But one could argue the very top of mid-grade. Obviously centering is the only real issue. No matter what ya call it, that card is bonkers! #drool

IgnatiusJReilly · #11 03-15-2019, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by KendallCat

Here are a couple of my favorites.

Wow, those cards are the definition of eye appeal and �strong for the grade�. Thanks for sharing!

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