My first ever graded cards in the mail!

[the 'stache]

Hey Carl,

First of all, some really nice cards you have there! Robin Roberts is one of the greats from the era I didn't know much about until recently. God, I love the internet and the wealth of information that is available. It's so easy to learn all about somebody like Roberts in just a few minutes. Baseball reference and all the other baseball websites are a Godsend!

Secondly, could the Phillies fan in you call Mr. Sandberg, and ask his team to take it easy on my Brewers? We have one more game later today, and I don't want to get swept. Thanks!

Originally Posted by KingFisk

So I am building a HOF Rookie Collection and was excited to get my hands on some raw cards and send them in to PSA.. Interesting to read all your comments on raw vs graded...for me, I like the graded cards for a few reasons...one...I love the presentation of the slabbed cards....they look like works of art in there...I really enjoy the fun of the registry....I like the (relative) peace of mind I get that I'm buying a real card, not altered or faked....and then the big (shameful) reason....part of me still feels like this hobby is an extreme indulgence, and I am bearing some daily guilt when I think that this money could've been spent elsewhere on more "practical" things...with the graded cards I feel like I could cash out at any time, which helps me assuage my guilt. Ridiculous? Probably.... anyway, here are my three cards!

Love this card so much....the Phillies fan in me is thrilled to have such a nice copy. I was hoping for a 5, and got it.

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This one, I was thinking a 5, and got a 6. Got a super deal on it, and nice to see the grade came in better than I expected.

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And...the one that has me vexed! I got this one for a song, and thought it was a 7 for sure! I thought that top edge was a nice little rough cut, obviously PSA didn't agree. I actually am still happy with the card, it's just frustrating because the grading/shipping is rather pricey, and I probably could've gotten a 6 for a lower all-in price. But, hey....the card is still nice, and I definitely got value bumps on the Roberts and McCovey.

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Anyway - bottom line - I am loving the hobby, it's awesome getting a lot of the cards I coveted as a kid, and I love looking at them knowing their mine...and that's really what it's all about.

[KingFisk]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

Hey Carl,

First of all, some really nice cards you have there! Robin Roberts is one of the greats from the era I didn't know much about until recently. God, I love the internet and the wealth of information that is available. It's so easy to learn all about somebody like Roberts in just a few minutes. Baseball reference and all the other baseball websites are a Godsend!

Secondly, could the Phillies fan in you call Mr. Sandberg, and ask his team to take it easy on my Brewers? We have one more game later today, and I don't want to get swept. Thanks!

Thanks guys. Growing up outside of Philly, I always got to hear tales of the great Robin Roberts and his feats on the mound...so it was cool to finally connect a little bit to that...and, sorry about the Phillies sweep of your Brewers..I thought for a moment they were going to be entering their annual "look we're contenders!" mode and decide they didn't need to blow the team up and the deadline...hopefully the Nats disabused them of that notion this weekend!

[Hammerin'Hank]

I hope to get a few cards back from SGC today. They were shipped Friday. I'll share scans when they get here.

What I like about SGC is that you can track your submission and see what grades your cards got before they ship them back to you. They are also about 3X quicker then PSA.

I'm getting a 1964 Topps Phil Neikro Rookie back that was given a SGC 86 - 7.5. I'm thrilled with that ! I was hoping for a 7.

Also getting a 1963 AL Leaders Mickey Mantle graded a SGC 84 / 7 and a 1975 Topps Hank Aaron graded a SGC 88 / 8.

[journeyto407]

Originally Posted by Hammerin'Hank

I hope to get a few cards back from SGC today. They were shipped Friday. I'll share scans when they get here.

What I like about SGC is that you can track your submission and see what grades your cards got before they ship them back to you. They are also about 3X quicker then PSA.

I'm getting a 1964 Topps Phil Neikro Rookie back that was given a SGC 86 - 7.5. I'm thrilled with that ! I was hoping for a 7.

Also getting a 1963 AL Leaders Mickey Mantle graded a SGC 84 / 7 and a 1975 Topps Hank Aaron graded a SGC 88 / 8.

Awesome cards...looking forward to the pics...especially the Aaron.

[Brianruns10]

First time I submitted cards to be graded, they were a batch of five or so raw commons from the '52 Topps series. One was a low number, the rest from the mid series. Most came back in the PSA 5 or 6 range, but one hit the jackpot and scored a PSA 8. Pretty much paid off all the other cards and the cost to grade 'em

[stlcardsfan]

My first four were as follows (submitted about a year ago), first my estimate when submitted, then the PSA grade:

59 Gibson 7 , 7
59 Musial 8, 9!
63 Mantle 5, 6
63 Mays 8, 7

I couldn't believe the Musial garnered a 9, and also couldn't believe the Mays only got a 7.

The Mantle's condition is very nice but is diamond cut. Surprised they graded it ExMt.

I did so well I submitted some more a few months later:

59 B. Rob 9, 8.5
75 Brett 8, 7
73 Rose 8, 9
73 Schmidt 8, evidence of trimming!!!!

I could not believe the Brett wasn't a 8 or better. However, there is a print bubble on his arm that may have affected it. I didn't even notice it when I submitted.

The 73 Schmidt I do not understand. I have had this card since 1973. I am re-submitting along with a 48 Bowman Musial I recently acquired. Maybe a 4 if lucky. Will try to post some pics sometime.