1950's Topps/Bowman question

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by hawaiian bam bam

The only problem I see for me is, even though Im collecting these as a collector, someday whoever inherits these will have to sell them and consignment sites like dcsports dont take un graded raw cards, probstein123, I believe prefers graded cards (giving low priority to listing raw cards) and correct me if im wrong but I believe greg morris cards only wants/consigns high grade vintage (hes probably not interested in listing low grade vintage) and taking them to a LCS to sell will only get pennies on the dollar, as their are alot of scumbags in our hobby that will prey on those (whoever inherits our collections) that know nothing about our hobby just to make a few dollars.



so, that would be the only sticking point for me at this point.

There are plenty of auction houses like Sterling Sports Auctions who would help retrieve solid value for such cards.

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[hawaiian bam bam]

Im looking not so much as auction houses in the future, but instead the easier possible method for those that are left with selling them, which to me would be a consigner like probstein. where they can just be boxed up, shipped out and then just wait for the check to come in!

In that sense, graded cards would be the easiest, however, with there being approx 3,100 topps cards from 1951-1959, has anyone ever attempted trying to get a complete (or as near complete as possible) run of 1951-1959 topps all graded! I cant imagine the cost of that and also all the storage space needed to store 3,100 slabs! would be cool I think.

[ALBB]

a VG ( or slightly worse ) card has always been perfectly fine with me

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by hawaiian bam bam

In that sense, graded cards would be the easiest, however, with there being approx 3,100 topps cards from 1951-1959, has anyone ever attempted trying to get a complete (or as near complete as possible) run of 1951-1959 topps all graded! I cant imagine the cost of that and also all the storage space needed to store 3,100 slabs! would be cool I think.

Yes, multiple people have done that. Although that's pretty much the opposite of what you claim you want to do.

[homerunhitter]

For those that collect raw cards, is it necessary to put them in a penny sleeve? (If they are in low grade condition, do penny sleeves even matter? (Do they keep them from sticking together and blocking together like some of the cards from the 90’s?)

For those that put them in top loaders, do you notice the top loaders turn yellow after awhile?

[John1941]

Originally Posted by homerunhitter

For those that collect raw cards, is it necessary to put them in a penny sleeve? (If they are in low grade condition, do penny sleeves even matter? (Do they keep them from sticking together and blocking together like some of the cards from the 90’s?)

For those that put them in top loaders, do you notice the top loaders turn yellow after awhile?

It's not necessary to keep vintage cards in penny sleeves. As G1911 said, you can just keep them loose in boxes. All of my dad's collection (mostly 1970-75), with the exception of one binder, has been kept in boxes for the last half century and the cards are fine. (Not just low grade - my dad's 1974 Topps set is high grade. You just have to handle the cards deliberately.)

1990s cards stick together because of UV coating. Cards made of cardboard are fine.

And actually being able to touch your cards is a big part of the pleasure of collecting.

[Volod]

Originally Posted by homerunhitter

For those that collect raw cards, is it necessary to put them in a penny sleeve? (If they are in low grade condition, do penny sleeves even matter? (Do they keep them from sticking together and blocking together like some of the cards from the 90’s?)

For those that put them in top loaders, do you notice the top loaders turn yellow after awhile?

Your post reminded me of an experience of mine with plastic sheets back in the stone age of the hobby. At that time, the horrors of PVC had yet to be revealed, and it did not occur to me to consider how twenty years of storage might affect old pasteboard as I began to put together my fondly remembered card sets. I ordered a large lot of Johnston Cookie cards from a very reputable dealer and when I anxiously opened the shipping carton, was immediately struck by the repulsive odor of the waxy PVC sheets the cards had been encased in for who knows how long. Of course, the cards too, although mostly in excellent condition otherwise, all reeked of the PVC stench. I thought of returning them to the dealer, but understood that he was an old timer in the hobby and quite likely had an olfactory disfunction, so did not notice the problem with his cards. So, the upshot of that experience was that I became very cautious about ordering cards and after receiving them stored them in high quality sleeves - mostly mylar - where they remain to this day, some fifty years later. I have never felt the need to use top loaders, as I wanted to be able to actually feel the cards when looking at them. But, I learned of another drawback to soft plastic when after a few years of storage, some of my sets had developed a noticeable curvature from being stored upright in their boxes. My solution to that was to make sure that the sets were all packed tightly enough so as not to lean even slightly in the box. As well, preferably stacked sidewise, instead of endwise to avoid bending in any direction.