June Pickups

[Tere1071]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

Stoked to finally have been able to pickup a clean copy of this card. Yes, it's OC top to bottom, but that combo with the full bleed borders on '63 in terms of "noticeability" doesn't bother me in the least. I've had offgrade copies of this card with the same proportion centering s-s, and they were just dealbreakers. Other than that, very happy with the color, surface, and lack of print damage overall on this one.




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There was a discussion regarding off-centered cards in the pre-war forum and both sides (perfect centering vs having the card) had very strong opinions. Your 63 Mantle is a nice card by any stretch of the imagination, but being slightly off from top to bottom shouldn't detract from its collectibility. I think much of the impression that a card is less desirable if it's off-center has to do with the image and layout. My modest collection is probably around 70% off-center one way or another. For me, the individual card wears off-centering better than on other cards. Yes, I do try to upgrade certain cards that are way off-center which in turn detracts from the image, but in most cases, I'm quite satisfied. Now, rounded corners, wrinkles, and creases are an entirely different matter.

Happy collecting to all!

Phil aka Tere1071

Complete and off-centered: 1953 Bowman Color; 1971; 1972; 1974; and 1975 Topps Baseball

In progress and also off-centered: 1970 and 1973 Topps Baseball.

[Gorditadogg]

Just got this one today: 1967 Laughlin, showing Dizzy and Daffy Dean.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Tere1071

I think much of the impression that a card is less desirable if it's off-center has to do with the image and layout. My modest collection is probably around 70% off-center one way or another. For me, the individual card wears off-centering better than on other cards.

Thanks Phil. Yes, I would agree that cards with different design elements going on at one border can disguise centering issues better. The '63 Topps full bleed colors at the bottom and their "placard" effect do this; so do '53 Topps and the partial full-bleed element that is going on in that set. I once had a '53 Warren Spahn that was a PSA 5 (MC) and though the border was very thin at the top, the overall effect was just not such that it really caused difficulty on the eyes because the difference in the bottom design hid it. Centering is much more noticeable IMO on vanilla border issues like 1957 Topps, 1969 Topps, etc. etc.

[smellthegum]

Boy, some great cards this month guys!

Here's my take. 67 Brooks is still on its way to me. Now need just 4 to complete 1967 (Carew, 567 Hamilton, Colavito, 592 Shellenback/Willis). The 71s are all OPC.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by smellthegum

Boy, some great cards this month guys!

Here's my take. 67 Brooks is still on its way to me. Now need just 4 to complete 1967 (Carew, 567 Hamilton, Colavito, 592 Shellenback/Willis). The 71s are all OPC.

Nice. I picked up that '67 Belanger raw recently. Still was not cheap.