Originally Posted by The Cardboard Fan (Post 1492622)

I am slowly working on a PSA graded HOFer RC collection that consists of grades of 6+ for pre-war vintage(I know some I will not be able to afford or even find), 7+ for post-war vintage, and due to larger availability either 9 or 10 on modern just depending on the pop reports and how bloated the prices are. All cards in my PC will be in the new PSA slabs. I am not opposed to considering old PSA slabs, SGC, BVG/BGS, even GAI in certain instances but keep in mind price wise that I will be crossing them over. I am willing to trade (once my wife and I settle into our new house in February) or purchase if priced right and as my funds permit of course. Let me know what you have within my needs and we can go from there.

Current PC: Still to be scanned
1961 Topps #141 Billy Williams RC - PSA NM 7
1977 Topps #144 Bruce Sutter RC - PSA NM-MT 8
1982 Donruss #405 Cal Ripken RC - PSA MT 9
1982 Fleer #176 Cal Ripken RC - PSA MT 9
1982 Topps #21 Bob Bonner RC/Cal Ripken RC/Jeff Schneider RC - PSA MT 9
1983 Donruss #277 Ryne Sandberg RC - PSA MT 9
1985 Donruss #438 Kirby Puckett RC - PSA MT 9
1988 Fleer #539 Tom Glavine RC - PSA GEM-MT 10
1989 Score #645 Randy Johnson RC - PSA GEM-MT 10
1990 Fleer Update #87 Frank Thomas RC - PSA GEM-MT 10
1991 Upper Deck Final Edition #2F Pedro Martinez RC - PSA GEM-MT 10

To be submitted for crossover:
1964 Topps #541 Rookie Stars/Phil Roof/Phil Niekro RC - SGC NM-MT 8

Incoming:
1988 Score #638 Tom Glavine RC - PSA GEM-MT 10
1989 Bowman #266 John Smoltz RC - PSA GEM-MT 10
1989 Topps Traded #41T Ken Griffey Jr. RC - PSA GEM-MT 10
1990 Leaf #300 Frank Thomas RC - PSA GEM-MT 10


Thanks for the look,

The Cardboard Fan

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb (Post 1492638)

Good luck with your quest. Your grading criteria for everything post-war would make for a very nice collection. If you go with "true" rookie cards for pre-war, 6's will be an impossibility in more cases than not. If you are talking "mainstream" rookie cards like 1933 Goudeys and Cracker Jacks, etc., it may be possible but quite expensive.

If you have any specific questions, I spent 10 years doing this type of collection, just PM me.

BTW Michael, just noticed that you are in the Orlando area as well, just moved here last summer from NJ.

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector (Post 1492665)

it costs 5 dollars to get a new psa slab from an old one...and if you are crossing over a few cards at the same time than postage really doesn't matter...so not sure you need to talk about 'old psa' slabs versus new as its just 5 bucks I believe in terms of costs..

Originally Posted by h2oya311 (Post 1492696)

Best of luck w/ your collecting goals! Like Phil, above, I have been working on my HOF rookie collection for about 10+ years and am constantly needing to move some of the more "common/liquid" material when life takes precedence or when an esoteric one-of-a-kind type card surfaces. I probably have a few things that would fit your needs.

Take a look at my imageevent website below (on my signature) or email me if you ever want some advice.

Enjoy the journey!!

Originally Posted by Stetson_1883 (Post 1492706)

Feel free to check out my store below. Good luck!

Originally Posted by The Cardboard Fan (Post 1492704)

Thank you, I know the costs are not overwhelming but as mentioned first preference will be the new slabs. I will consider the others but there are additional costs involved grading, shipping, insurance, etc. as well as the costs for PSA membership I believe if I am going to grade with them. That I have to check the specifics on.

Originally Posted by jimivintage (Post 1492738)

Best of luck! I certainly have no idea what your budget is, but I will say this about my own experiences. I had similar aspirations a few years ago, but the reality is that if you really just want a RC of each HOFer, you'll end up taking whatever grade you can get. There were times that I down graded so I had more cash to spend on another RC. And....when a rare RC shows up....you buy it! I wanted a La Presse Conlon for so looooong....and I finally have one coming that I felt I got a good price for (thanks, Derek!) PATIENCE IS KEY!!! :)

Additionally, those grades don't exist for every HOFer's RC either, especially for prewar or Negro Leaguers. I'm kind of glad though, too, since some of the low grade ones are expensive enough!

Derek and Phil are great resources, as mentioned before, so if you have any questions, they're the guys to go to. :)

Jimi

Originally Posted by Mountaineer1999 (Post 1492773)

Good luck Michael. I wanted to try this but after considering cost I decided any card of the player manufactured during their playing career would have to do. It'll be fun to follow your process if you keep this post updated.

Good luck!

Originally Posted by CW (Post 1492777)

Just a few tips.... you do not have to be a member to submit to PSA. Many folks take advantage of the free submissions that come with the membership and may choose to become a member for that reason. There is a limit to the value of the card on the free submissions, though.

Also, to get a card from an old holder into a new holder all you have to do is pay $5 for a "reholder". In this case, no additional grading is done by PSA.

While this type of thread may be better suited for the "Buy/Sell/Trade" forum, we will let you slide if you post some scans or pics of some of your cards. :) ;)

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb (Post 1492876)

Just one piece of advice that I will share with you, if you feel that ultimately you will be looking for the earliest collectible for each pre-war HOF'er, wait until you can afford that item for each rather than buying more mainstream and continually upgrading from there. I did a lot of upgrading over the years and found that I lost money more times than not when I had to sell the old card.

Originally Posted by The Cardboard Fan (Post 1492799)

Good to know about PSA. I thought I posted in the B/S/T perhaps a mod can move this there?. Soon as we settle into our new house in a few weeks I'll be able to get caught up scanning.

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80 (Post 1492898)

I'm working on a similar collection but a different approach. I'm more interested in the bigger name guys, so I've added Mantle, Mays, Clemente, Gehrig, etc. I don't think I'll ever add every HOFer, but have also added most of the recent players in PSA 10, Griffey, Maddux, Glavine, Larkin, etc. I am willing to go lower grade than you mention because I can't afford the big cards in high grade, although I try to get the nicest grade I can afford at the time. I'm focusing more on post war than pre-war.

Originally Posted by Robextend (Post 1492900)

Good luck with your collection!

Here is my HOF RC set so far:

http://imageevent.com/vanslykefan/po...0&m=24&w=0&p=0

And HOF RC Autos

http://imageevent.com/vanslykefan/au...0&m=24&w=0&p=0

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper (Post 1493304)

Any site with an up-to-date HOF Rookie card list ?

Originally Posted by The Cardboard Fan (Post 1492622)

I am slowly working on a PSA graded HOFer RC collection that consists of grades of 6+ for pre-war vintage(I know some I will not be able to afford or even find), 7+ for post-war vintage, and due to larger availability either 9 or 10 on modern just depending on the pop reports and how bloated the prices are. All cards in my PC will be in PSA slabs with the new security label. I am not opposed to considering old PSA slabs, SGC, BVG/BGS, even GAI in certain instances but keep in mind price wise that I will be crossing them over. I am willing to trade (once my wife and I settle into our new house in February) or purchase if priced right and as my funds permit of course. Let me know what you have within my needs and we can go from there.

To be submitted for reslab w/ new label:
1961 Topps #141 Billy Williams RC - PSA NM 7
1977 Topps #144 Bruce Sutter RC - PSA NM-MT 8
1982 Donruss #405 Cal Ripken RC - PSA MT 9
1982 Fleer #176 Cal Ripken RC - PSA MT 9
1982 Topps #21 Bob Bonner RC/Cal Ripken RC/Jeff Schneider RC - PSA MT 9
1983 Donruss #277 Ryne Sandberg RC - PSA MT 9
1985 Donruss #438 Kirby Puckett RC - PSA MT 9
1988 Fleer #539 Tom Glavine RC - PSA GEM-MT 10
1989 Score #645 Randy Johnson RC - PSA GEM-MT 10
1990 Fleer Update #87 Frank Thomas RC - PSA GEM-MT 10
1991 Upper Deck Final Edition #2F Pedro Martinez RC - PSA GEM-MT 10

To be submitted for crossover:
1964 Topps #541 Rookie Stars/Phil Roof/Phil Niekro RC - SGC NM-MT 8

Incoming:
1988 Score #638 Tom Glavine RC - PSA GEM-MT 10
1989 Bowman #266 John Smoltz RC - PSA GEM-MT 10
1989 Topps Traded #41T Ken Griffey Jr. RC - PSA GEM-MT 10
1990 Leaf #300 Frank Thomas RC - PSA GEM-MT 10


Thanks for the look,

The Cardboard Fan

Originally Posted by Kenny Cole (Post 1493459)

I guess I have somewhat of a countervailing point of view. I'm not a HOF rookie collector, per se, but I'm a HOF collector with a lot of rookie cards. I think its fair to say that I have at least one period card of almost every HOFer with a card. I think I'm missing Pete Hill (3 known to my knowledge), Willie Foster (maybe 1 single card), Al Spalding (1 card, have the currency), and Selee (1 card, damn you Paul :)). If there is no card I'm pretty good on a period photo or something similar.

In any event, I would suggest that you move differently. There are about 10,000,000 cards of all the HOFers from the 1990s on. Every one. They are always available and you can always get them in high grade. That will be true 20 years from now. If you want to do the HOF rookie thing, I would suggest that you think about moving back a bit, and look at cards that aren't quite as easily available. Save your money, think about it, and pick an earlier card that meets your criteria. You can always circle back around and pick up the easy cards.