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Originally Posted by begsu1013

most of them were blue flipped originally.

so i had to pretty much take a gamble on a good bit of them that they would crossover as a numerical grade.
i did not want any altered cards for this project.
was happy even if they came back as 1's. some of them i scored big on.
especially on some of the bowmans, which i'll post later...

but as far as the technically graded 1s:

the 56 has paper loss.

the 53 has some transparent tape on left hand side.
hard to see, but it is there. however, was a relative steal considering overall eye appeal, red corner and centering.
all which were harsh personal standards for me on that one.

so those two are pretty much automatic 1's because of those factors.



the 59 was probably a 3, but considering the oc factor that
probably bumped it down to the 1.

and same goes w/ the 67. i think the severity of the crease
mixed w/ the oc appeal granted it the 1.



as for cards personally signed by mick, i only have one...

and i contemplated for a couple of years on whether or not to send it to get graded/entombed.

ultimately, i decided against it for several reasons...

1. i got it in person. and have heard horror stories about how people
have had items they got signed as a kid get kicked back as "non-authentic".

2. im a psa guy, they are not perfect, but i certainly didn't want to
have a black cloud of that magnitude happen not only to this collection
i was putting together but to such a memorable childhood memory as well.

3. most importantly, i didn't need psa's opinion on this one. my dad was
great about saving my cards and recently got them back. i still haven't
finish organizing them or going thru them. but i have pulled all sorts of cards
that would probably grade pretty high and carry some decent monetary value if graded.
but they never will be sent off. i keep the two collections separate and always will.

so w/o further ado, here is that signed 58 that i mowed countless yards to obtain just so i could get signed.
my dad bought the auto ticket but i had to buy whatever i wanted him to sign...it spent $50 on the 58
which was absolutely huge for me back then and even @ $50 the dealer took care of me. his name was
kit young. still in business i believe and for obvious reasons. i will never forget him.

Great story!

Thanks for sharing your info about your cards.