Any interest in a piggyback PSA bulk order? CARDS AT PSA - GRADES POPPED!!!

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by bensie

I was pretty happy with my submission. I missed something on my 1971 Munson card, but otherwise I got about what I expected.

That's frickin' awesome. And so close on the vast majority of cards. What's your process for establishing your 'expected' column? I'm seeing visions of an old jeweler with a loupe attached to his eye.

[bensie]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

That's frickin' awesome. And so close on the vast majority of cards. What's your process for establishing your 'expected' column? I'm seeing visions of an old jeweler with a loupe attached to his eye.

I actually just eyeball them in my office with decent lighting . I don't spend a lot of time on it. I think with mid grade cards like this, you don't really need magnification. I'm really curious to see what I missed on the Munson card. I bet it has a wrinkle that I just didn't catch, but I swear that thing looked clean. I had about 10 of that card, and this looked to be the best.

edit: when I got back into collecting, I'd purchase multiple of the same card in different grades so that I could teach myself how grading worked. I have rainbows of 1986 Topps Nolan Ryan, 1981 Topps Harold Baines, 1986 Topps Traded Andres Galarraga, 1968 Bench, and 1968/1969 Nolan Ryan. I also purchased a huge lot of BGS graded 1986 Topps of various grades. I then spent a few hours just studying them and learning what gave them the grades that they were assigned. Since then, I've had literally thousands of graded cards pass through my hands and I've further refined my 'eye'. With each card I get, I look over it until I see what the major condition issues are. It's been a lot of fun, and I get excited when a card I have pops low like that Munson. I see it as a very good learning opportunity!

[bensie]

Oh, I forgot to mention...

I'm currently trying to build my own rainbow of 1981 Topps Harold Baines (my favorite player as a kid). This is where I buy lots of raw cards off ebay, sports lots, etc. and then select/submit, trying to get every grade and half grade. The challenge here is that I want to build this rainbow only using cards that are centered. I don't want centering to be a factor in the condition, and I also don't want to intentionally damage any cards. My wife thinks I have mental problems, but I've been having a real blast with this project.

[bobbyw8469]

Eye candy while we wait for next week to ship these back out...

[bobbyw8469]

We are trickling out.

[AddieJoss]

Thanks for doing this.
Cory

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by AddieJoss

Thanks for doing this.
Cory

I haven't forgot yours Cory....I'm doing some each night....it was a LOT of cards.....a lot of submitters!