Two Nice Crack-Resub .5 Upgrades...

[MattyC]

Cracked these and resubmitted them...

The Satch is big as only one PSA 2 is recorded in VCP. Was a 1.5. Probably only a handful of this card are both centered and focused, across all grades.

I was hoping the Aaron's eye appeal would carry it to a 3.5 from a 3, as so very few hit the eye like this one, with the side borders starting even at the top. Sean B found this one raw for me at the National-- good eye, Sean!

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images/show/mattianc/the-collection/15021/1948-leaf-satchel-paige-rc

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images/show/mattianc/rookie-cards/18920/1954-topps-hank-aaron-rc

[Shoebox]

Two very nice looking cards. I have hopes of getting a Satchel for my collection in the future.

[Scott36153]

Cracked these and resubmitted them...

The Satch is big as only one PSA 2 is recorded in VCP. Was a 1.5. Probably only a handful of this card are both centered and focused, across all grades.

I was hoping the Aaron's eye appeal would carry it to a 3.5 from a 3, as so very few hit the eye like this one, with the side borders starting even at the top. Sean B found this one raw for me at the National-- good eye, Sean!

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images/show/mattianc/the-collection/15021/1948-leaf-satchel-paige-rc

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images/show/mattianc/rookie-cards/18920/1954-topps-hank-aaron-rc

Nice Paige!!!

[glynparson]

Is awesome. Much better eye appeal than some of the high grades out there. The Aaron certainly pops as well. Congrats.

[Yossarian]

MattyC

Both great cards. Well done.
If you don't mind me asking, did you find them both on E-Bay? If so, did you pay commensurate for the stated grade or did you have to fork over an 'aesthetic premium?'

[MattyC]

Paid $600 cash for the Aaron raw.

With the Paige it's hard to say, since so few sell and the pricing data is often dated on this card. It was a 1.5 and I paid more than the last 2 had sold for and less than what a 2.5 sold for-- but that 2 had sold five years earlier and the 1.5 utterly destroyed it in terms of eye appeal.

In general I always buy the card and have no problem paying a seller what a higher grade card costs if the card in question looks head and shoulders better than 90%+ of those in the next grade up.