Ebay 1947 Bond Bread

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by Snowman

Don't be a dumbass Ted. Unlike your moral compass, I'm not broke.

Oh thats rich, Projection at its finest!

The soaker, presser, stainer remover Sleeps well at night!

Maybe your therapist can help you overcome this, as well as your other broken parts

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Snowman

Because those are blank backs with horrible cuts and much higher print runs. I don't even consider those to be baseball cards. To each their own though. Collect what you love.

Yeah, those blank-backed B&W product insert 'cards'...ugh.

[BigfootIsReal]

Originally Posted by BioCRN

As someone who ignores centering (as long as it's not terrible) and prefers a clean surface with nice color as a #1 priority, I've seen centering win out over creases and scuffs nearly all the time.

Being on the other side of one of the most popular aspects of the hobby really drives home how much people will pay for centering, especially when multiple examples are up for sale/auction at the same time.

It's not exactly news that centering is king, but I'm still kinda surprised how much surface damage people will ignore for centering. Some people won't even touch a card that's not mostly or totally centered. They don't even want to consider it unless it's extremely rare and even then they're looking to upgrade asap. There's a lot of them, too.

Exactly! As long as a card is centered people disregard the fact it's been doctored to get it centered, they overlook that it has more creases than Nancy Pelosis' face or that there is dog crap smeared on the front. But hey, the card MIGHT smell, but it's centered.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by BigfootIsReal

Exactly! As long as a card is centered people disregard the fact it's been doctored to get it centered, they overlook that it has more creases than Nancy Pelosis' face or that there is dog crap smeared on the front. But hey, the card MIGHT smell, but it's centered.

You could post a card with 40 40 borders and as long as it was slabbed no one would notice and people would ooh and aah over it.

[BigfootIsReal]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

Oh thats rich, Projection at its finest!

The soaker, presser, stainer remover Sleeps well at night!

Maybe your therapist can help you overcome this, as well as your other broken parts

He's a Card Dr? Tell me more please

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Yeah, those blank-backed B&W product insert 'cards'...ugh.

Most collectors do not prefer them. To each their own. Someone asked why the other Jackie isn't more popular. I just gave my point of view.

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

You could post a card with 40 40 borders and as long as it was slabbed no one would notice and people would ooh and aah over it.

People like Brady Hill and Marshall Fogel? Those guys just can't get enough trimmed cards in their collections.

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by BigfootIsReal

He's a Card Dr? Tell me more please

I am very open about the fact that I occasionally soak vintage cards in water. Some people, ignorant people with very tall horses, do not like this. The only person here dumb enough to incorporate his political views into his screen name is apparently one of them.

[gunboat82]

This thread gave me the bug. He's a little dinged up, but at least he's centered!

[BigfootIsReal]

Originally Posted by gunboat82

This thread gave me the bug. He's a little dinged up, but at least he's centered!

Holy Batman! Who gives a frog's fat ass about the creases and round corners, the way people value centering, sure to get 1.2 mill at auction

[Carter08]

Originally Posted by BigfootIsReal

Holy Batman! Who gives a frog's fat ass about the creases and round corners, the way people value centering, sure to get 1.2 mill at auction

I join many others that would prefer this card (which is an awesome one) to something that looks less handled but is off center. An added bonus is I know someone didn’t trim the corners which is what happened with many older cards that have sharper ones.

[packs]

Can you expand on your battle against appreciating centering? Why wouldn't someone appreciate centering?

[gunboat82]

Originally Posted by BigfootIsReal

Holy Batman! Who gives a frog's fat ass about the creases and round corners, the way people value centering, sure to get 1.2 mill at auction

I think $1.2M might be a bit steep for this specimen, but I could see it closing somewhere in the vicinity of $4K in the right auction. Maybe $2.5K if I drew a mustache on it.

[BigfootIsReal]

Originally Posted by gunboat82

I think $1.2M might be a bit steep for this specimen, but I could see it closing somewhere in the vicinity of $4K in the right auction. Maybe $2.5K if I drew a mustache on it.

LOL.....I think a stache would only increase the value around here

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Snowman

People like Brady Hill and Marshall Fogel? Those guys just can't get enough trimmed cards in their collections.

There are certainly some very high profile guys who either don't care or seem oblivious to trimming.

[tiger8mush]

Originally Posted by gunboat82

This thread gave me the bug. He's a little dinged up, but at least he's centered!

Congrats on your pickup!

[BigfootIsReal]

Any guess on the auction price of a PSA 5 ?

[calvindog]

If I buy your 5 will you stop asking the same question every few days?

[BigfootIsReal]

How about a PSA 4

[calvindog]

Ok, that was funny. 😄

[BigfootIsReal]

Or a PSA 6 that's over graded by one grade.

[packs]

Is it centered?

[BigfootIsReal]

Originally Posted by packs

Is it centered?

Pretty close

[packs]

Probably 1 million. With mustache, 1.8 million. If it were centered with mustache, probably close to 4 million.

[BigfootIsReal]

Originally Posted by packs

Probably 1 million. With mustache, 1.8 million. If it were centered with mustache, probably close to 4 million.

OK, now I'll have to seriously consider selling.

[BigfootIsReal]

Originally Posted by packs

Probably 1 million. With mustache, 1.8 million. If it were centered with mustache, probably close to 4 million.

The thing is though, I don't know if a Hitler stache or Rollie Fingers stache is worth more.

[gunboat82]

Originally Posted by BigfootIsReal

The thing is though, I don't know if a Hitler stache or Rollie Fingers stache is worth more.

Like most things, it depends on the bidder. If Curt Schilling is bidding, for example, the answer becomes obvious.

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Wish I still had this one! Paid a whopping $1000 to a nice gentlemen here on Net54 in the year 2017.

And sold it for a whopping $2500 in 2018 :-(

P.S. Pelosi is sexy

[bcbgcbrcb]

A.J.:

That has to be the nicest low-grade example of that card that I have ever seen. Don’t feel so bad though, it could be worse. You could have bought 5 cards c2010 (not the 1980’s when stuff cost next to nothing) for under $5K each which have all sold for $100K+ today. Except, they have been gone since 2014. Then bought everything you currently own during 2021 and watch 80% of it drop to half of what you paid for it. Imagine being that person…….