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[QUOTE=DeanH3;2038685]I haven't sold any vintage lately. I did move a few modern cards this summer to fund vintage buys and I have no regrets on those. I certainly could make a few bucks from the vintage I bought just a couple years ago. But, I don't have any plans to sell.
It's really nice to see these mid grade gems get the attention they deserve. I expect the trend to continue as more people recognize the value offered. Thanks to all for sharing. https://www.net54baseball.com/pictur...ictureid=28307[IMG]https://www.net54baseball.com/picture.php?albumid=813&pictureid=28223[/IMG Love that Mays!!! Not to mention the rest of the 57’s you posted. |
Thanks David. You posted some beauties as well. Awesome stuff!
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That is a great 57 Mays.
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I consider myself a mid grade collector. What I look for in a card is good focus of the picture, decent centering but not diamond cut, and reasonable corners. Generally between a 4 and 6. With my 57's and 58's it's more about focus on the card.
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What an amazing group of cards. That 1.5 Mantle is insane! Definitely one of the nicest I’ve ever seen in that grade. While we are in a very heated market, I have been unwilling to part with any of my cards. My 1956 Topps set was built around the idea that mid grade cards were affordable but that boat seems to have left the dock these days. I’m taking a wait and see approach before adding more vintage. I really really want a 54 Banks in a 5 or 6 but I don’t think I can swing it at these prices. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
I got out of the prewar business for the most part earlier this year, and reinvested some of those proceeds into random cards that have been on my list in one way or another for years. Probably the biggest thing was upgrading my '56 Mantle gray back (from an SGC A to a SGC 4) but the rest were just things I had never gotten done: Reggie Jackson RC. '55 Bowman Banks. '71 Clemente. '72 Hank Aaron...
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I probably posted way earlier in this thread saying that I strictly collect raw stuff in the Ex range. Well, well. My how times have changed.
I sold off a bunch of my newer, modern stuff and picked up my first graded cards about a week ago. Now I'm hooked. I find that it's so much easier to move vintage graded. Heck, I'm having trouble moving my ungraded Ex or better stuff (want to move it and buy vintage graded). I find that I like the 5-6 range with focus on eye appeal. This was my first pickup. I paid a whole lot for it ($375 including tax) at the LCS, but I've been able to pick up a few other random vintage graded, and now I have 6 graded cards. When considering graded, I always thought I'd like the look of SGC with the black frames. But I got one in hand, and I don't like it. Plus, I'm very CDO. So I want everything the same (PSA). Anyway, I love vintage and collecting mid-grade stuff. https://i.imgur.com/CQdAERX.jpg?1 |
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Got the J-Rob from another member here:
https://photos.smugmug.com/1952-Topp...3FCF38D8-L.jpg. https://photos.smugmug.com/Willie-Ma...CA9B11DA-L.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Willie-Ma...9DB09249-L.jpg |
That 52 Robinson, and I say this with an unblemished record of staunch heterosexuality, is fabulous.
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I agree with Adam. Amazing Jackie. That '51 Bowman Williams is no slouch either. Thanks for sharing.
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Wow, that’s a strong group of cards. Nice job! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Great cards! |
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Oh are we showing off cards again? [emoji851] Here are some more “mid-grade” pickups from this year. Reggie and the '65 Mantle were liberated from graded slabs. Anyone care to venture what they were? [emoji16]
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Fantastic cards John. Can never get enough eye candy!
I'd guess Reggie and Mick were both 5's that have much better eye appeal than the grade. |
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[QUOTE=thecomebacker;2040856]Got the J-Rob from another member here:
Those are some stunning cards. The eye-appeal J-Rob, Willie and Ted are tremendous. |
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A couple more RC that I think looks better than the grade. The Ryan I bought from another member here less than a year ago. The Bench I bought on eBay around the same time for less than $100! https://photos.smugmug.com/Misc-Coll...299B8B90-L.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Misc-Coll...25D5C84F-L.jpg |
That is too funny, Ed, I have the same PSA 2.5 version of a Bench RC:
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...ps%20Bench.jpg I got mine raw out of a collection I bought several years ago and sent it in myself. Wish there'd been a Ryan in there...But I did find a few other mid-grade gems: https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...%20Jackson.jpg https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...ps%20Bench.jpg Not that I'd call the all star mid-grade but it was in the same collection. |
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A few of my favorite mid-grade cards that I've picked up over the years.
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Robert, that 57 Mantle looks amazing for the grade. I picked up this beauty off of the board's B/S/T.
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I've enjoyed scanning this thread. I'm a low grade collector so most of the cards shown here look practically perfect to me.
Just for fun, I once decided to self-grade all my t206's. I assigned a 1,2,3,or 4 to each of 5 categories then averaged for my overall grade. here are the categories : Creases, border, front clean, front paper loss, back overall. Here is the scale I used: 4-good 3-minor 2-tolerable 1-distracting thought you all may find that amusing! |
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Very Nice Bench 2.5 Adam, LOL!
Love your 69 Jackson and Benches as well. Soooo tough to get a centered Jackson RC like yours! |
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Love the borders on that 57! Also, that 48 Williams is an underrated card. Such an iconic image! Nice job. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Great cards fellas, I'm really enjoying this thread! jb67's 4.5 Aaron in particular is just fantastic! (so are many others, but that one just jumps out at me). I'm finding that mid-grade looks better and better as I age and my eyesight diminishes...it's getting harder to see with the naked eye those minute flaws that used to drive me nuts!
I collect mostly ungraded but here are a few encased mid-grade favorites that I've picked up along the way. |
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Sold some duplicates and picked up this beauty
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That’s a sharp 4.5. Nice work! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Thanks guys, really appreciate it.
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[QUOTE=gustomania;2047014]Sold some duplicates and picked up this beauty
Great looking Koufax. Well done!!! |
Hera are some mid grade cards that came in the mail this week https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...1d527aac5d.jpg
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Dead centered and slightly soft corners is a nice presentation.
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Thanks, I was watching it for a while....in the end just such a nice mid grade example.
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My 53 Bowman set ranges from a few cards in vg to near mint, with the majority in either vg/ex to excellent condition. I'm trying to upgrade my vg/ex cards to excellent but as the gap price-wise seems to be widening, my major stars will have to remain untouched unless I can either sell other parts of my collection and try to wrangle some trades.
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Finally found a nicely centered copy, and honestly could care less on grade.
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Thanks, I’ve been looking for about 18 months, ran across a few but either I missed them or they seemed to be trimmed so passed on them. But in terms of anything a PSA 4 or lower I think this has been one of the only I’ve seen so couldn’t pass up. Plus the last one need for his basic topps run which is nice!
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I love your kind of collecting , its collecting in its purest form. Slab collecting can be adapted to any range of condition or pricing. I buy both..Great stuff out there in lower range. I believe most people are focused on centering over all other attributes ( my view ) but old fashioned eye appeal works for me best..
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You are right though, sometimes you just have to eyeball a particular card and see how you feel about it. This is what too many slab-only collectors today seem to have lost the ability to do, in some cases it seems to me. |
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