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08-13-2014, 06:04 PM
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Thanks Larry - 1 vote for Bowman
 Jeff - thanks for the compliment - I was a lurker for a long time enjoying other people's posts, so I try to pay it forward now.. I laughed when you said "painted by a four year old" - they are definitely an acquired taste - they used to look so strange to me, I guess I'm used to them now. I'm leaning towards the Leaf set even though I really want to like the Bowman and go against the grain a bit. I hope not too many graded Leafs are trimmed. Really interesting about them being oversized. And thanks for adding a picture to the thread - can you balance it out with a Leaf scan? One last thing I forgot to mention - the 48 Bowman Baseball cards are black and white too, but the Basketball cards are actually color - isn't that strange? I wonder if it would've put a dent in Leaf's popularity had Football been color too... Last edited by TanksAndSpartans; 08-13-2014 at 06:05 PM. 
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08-13-2014, 06:08 PM
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Sure. Here's one of the tough SPs.
 jeff
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08-14-2014, 04:43 AM
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John,
I have always been a fan of the Bowman set based on its simplicity of design. For what they lack in pizzaz they make up with the information on the reverse...just more substance than Leaf. I have put together sets or provided singles for a number of customers; there are definitely more Leaf collectors from my experience than Bowman. Last edited by Myachelydra; 08-14-2014 at 04:44 AM.
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08-14-2014, 01:32 PM
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Jeff, thanks for the scan.
John, thanks for jumping in. Not surprised to hear Leaf is more popular. Funny you mention the reverse - I really enjoy reading those too and while I do agree with you overall - there was one thing I liked about the Leaf write ups. The Trippi and Angsman cards actually mention the 47 title game. I'm sure the hype was nowhere near the modern day SB, but I thought it was kind of cool that Leaf felt it was important enough to mention.
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08-16-2014, 10:34 AM
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If I take a shot at 48 Leaf, I think I better go low grade - http://www.milehighcardco.com/Exceed...-LOT35469.aspx
Final Price = $176,298.93 It wouldn't be fun to me not to collect it gradually anyway
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08-17-2014, 07:34 PM
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48 Bowman
If you decide to start building the 48 Bowman football set, I am selling off my collection and have about 2/3 of the set graded in SGC available. I would be willing to talk about the entire lot if you have interest. I have all the stars/HOFers and most of the commons. You can check out my 48 Bowman set on the SGC registry. Let me know if interested.
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08-21-2014, 08:29 AM
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I collect both sets and love them both, like asking which kid you love more The leafs are easy to trim and a flood of them have gotten by PSA so educate yourself before you collect
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08-21-2014, 01:32 PM
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Hi Publius - I've seen your name on the PSA registry and I think someone said you host the gridiron greats podcast. Thanks for jumping in.
So how can you tell that recently auctioned set was trimmed? Can you show some examples from that set or others in PSA holders? Last edited by TanksAndSpartans; 08-21-2014 at 01:33 PM.
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