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[Promethius88]

Originally Posted by sfh24

Down to 1 card for 1966 (EXMT range) set after purchasing "Choo Choo Coleman #561" in NRMT yesterday.


Only card needed is: Detroit Tigers (team card) #583


All upgrades are complete. Once the Tigers card is added the set will be 100% finished.

Are you just looking for one raw?

Originally Posted by Promethius88

Are you just looking for one raw?

Yes sir, all cards go into a binder. I have popped cases on several PSA 6s to 8s and put them in the binder. Preferably the Tigers card would be at least EX+. I have not put anything below EX in this set.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by sfh24

Yes sir, all cards go into a binder. I have popped cases on several PSA 6s to 8s and put them in the binder. Preferably the Tigers card would be at least EX+. I have not put anything below EX in this set.

Very nice! Love the binder!

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Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Very nice! Love the binder!

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I spend the majority of my free time looking through my set binders. Never gets old.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by sfh24

I spend the majority of my free time looking through my set binders. Never gets old.

I am about to get my 1953 and 1954 Topps sets out of their white storage boxes and set up in Archival Methods binders. I will leave the stars graded, but I have some graded commons to crack out. Can't wait to get the sets in the binder!

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Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

I am about to get my 1953 and 1954 Topps sets out of their white storage boxes and set up in Archival Methods binders. I will leave the stars graded, but I have some graded commons to crack out. Can't wait to get the sets in the binder!

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I have considered getting some of the key cards which I would consider "exceedingly" expensive and keep them in graded status such as a PSA 7 or better Nolan Ryan, Seaver, Pete Rose when it comes around.

My current Ryan in my 1968 is likely EX which knocks the value down. If the cards are under $500 in value, I am comfortable with them in the binders.

[JollyElm]

I love the binder talk. All of my 1957-75 sets are in binders, and for countless years I've been trying to upgrade them by going to shows and hitting ebay, etc., knocking off a card here and there. I absolutely love the tactile feel of the cards and the wonderfully musty, nostalgic aroma of the old cardboard comes through whenever you leaf through a binder. But it's come to the point now where virtually everything I buy is graded. The main reasons for that are two or threefold:

First, when the time comes to sell my cards, having them in slabs will be quite a leg up for establishing perceived value and whatnot.

Two, if I'm looking for something on ebay, it is virtually guaranteed that ungraded HOF'er cards will have such inflated prices that it'll be more than prudent to spend a little more and get a really nice one that's already graded. That's what happened when I was finishing off my 1961 high numbers. $70 bucks for an ungraded All Star to put in the binder, or around $100 (and less during ebay coupon days) to grab one up in PSA 8? I enthusiastically went with the latter. (The same sort of thing happened with 1967 high number, Rocky Colavito.)

Lastly, I gotta be honest, when I see really nice ungraded HOF'ers from the 60's being sold by dealers who specialize in graded cards, I often wonder, "Why didn't he get this one graded? There must be something going on. Maybe it's trimmed and/or was rejected by PSA or something??" Granted, there are plenty of other reasons why a card hasn't been graded, but it never hurts to be careful.