Vintage card you need that, apparently, doesn't exist centered

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

Darren...I honestly think that is the FIRST TIME I have seen a 72 IA Aaron that is centered! I have a few, all OC and didn't think a centered version was ever printed! I got imagine your getting PM's for that card...lol

It's the same with the 1972 Harmon Killebrew, Willie Mays, Willie Stargell, etc., 'in action' cards. Everyone on the planet can reach out from where they are sitting right now and grab a bunch of these cards. They are that ridiculously abundant. But finding one of those guys NOT falling off the left side of the card? It's safer to bet that humanity will achieve cold fusion before finding those cards centered.

[GasHouseGang]

This may not be as true today, but back before the internet, I walked all over one of the Nationals looking for a clean, nicely centered copy of the 1973 Topps All-Time HR Kings card. I never did find a good copy at that show. Sometimes it was the corners, most of the time it was the centering that was bad.

[mintacular]

71 Munson comes to mind. More later as I think this one out.....Basically every 72 BB

[Wanaselja]

I’ve basically stopped looking for a Bob Gibson RC. It’s been well over a year now.

[Bigdaddy]

Or, more often than not, when you do find the card well centered, the corners have been chewed off.

[jb67]

Originally Posted by Wanaselja

I’ve basically stopped looking for a Bob Gibson RC. It’s been well over a year now.

Here is mine. I remember BBCE listed it (several years ago) and I must have been one of the first to see it. I did not hesitate to pull the trigger on this one.

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

It's the same with the 1972 Harmon Killebrew, Willie Mays, Willie Stargell, etc., 'in action' cards. Everyone on the planet can reach out from where they are sitting right now and grab a bunch of these cards. They are that ridiculously abundant. But finding one of those guys NOT falling off the left side of the card? It's safer to bet that humanity will achieve cold fusion before finding those cards centered.

Had to check my set...I do have graded Killebrew that is centered and high end in my SGC Killer collection, but these are the 4 I pulled from my set. Aaron is the better of a couple, same with Mays...and decent...but that's the only Stargell I have and wow, I got to do better than that...lol. This thread is motivation to upgrade...several IA cards! I couldn't even in good conscience pull my Vida Blue, it's that embarrassing.