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Brian H (misunderestimated)As of now all of my OJs are graded -- I think one or two were crossed at some point. However, I believe that I am quite atypical. OJs are probably less likely to be graded than almost any other vintage card woth much more than the grading procedure itself -- especially by collectors.
As one of Hal's earlier post indicated, the grading of the back brings down grades of OJs so that most OJ collectors (especially those who started before the grading companies got into it) find SGC/PSA grades reflect collectors' grades less than just about any set I can think of except perhaps the Mayos. Personally I prefer my PSA/SGC graded 1 cards with good corners and clear pictures with some signs of scrapbook removal to the PSA/SGC 3's I have that have faded pictures and rounded corners.
Additionally the long time OJ collectors with the big collections have not submitted their cards for grading for the most part (correct me if I'm wrong here). In fact, the biggest sellers of OJs around right now -- TIK and now Dave Levin have generally not submitted their cards. Cards from other vintage sets of similar value (even low grade), converesely, are much more likely to be submitted by active sellers.
That said the HOF lists above are more or less in keeping with what I view as the relative scarcity of the OJs to one another. Still, I would trust someone who has been actively collecting the OJs for a while (prime example Jay Miller) alot more than these pop reports results and I would also suggest that Lipset's list in his book is probably more accurate as well -- although it ommits Hanlon and McPhee who were not yet HOFers when he wrote it. (
I would reprint Lipset's estimates but I can't seem to find my copy ....
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