Certified, Qualified and Glorified!!!

[JollyElm]

A Four Top(ps)...

Here is another group of sharp cornered HOF'ers. The 1957 Topps Larry Doby #85 has a bit of extraneous 'snow,' but is otherwise pretty sweet, the 1966 Topps Whitey Ford #160 is extremely sharp, but true to form it (unfortunately) sports a highly dominant southpaw side, the 1972 Topps Rod Carew IA #696 helps with my slowly building 1972 PSA 9 high number set, where I grab up OC's if they're not too badly off-kilter, and the 1973 Topps Mike Schmidt #615 high number rookie card is really nice if you're able to ignore the stain. I'm waiting for PSA to get back to me on my request to have the 'PD' properly changed to 'ST'...

[bobsbbcards]

These don't bother me much, since centered cards from this set are tough to come by at all.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by bobsbbcards

These don't bother me much, since centered cards from this set are tough to come by at all.

Love 'em!!!!!!

[JollyElm]

A big HUH???...

The 1962 Topps Green Tint Wally Moon #190 appears absolutely perfect. PD???? What PD???? Usually there's extraneous red or blank ink all over the place on GTs that get hit with a 'PD,' but this has just a touch of snow that is irrelevant when looking at it in hand. And speaking of snow, I've heard of yellow snow, but 1972 Topps Fergie Jenkins #410 is really pushing the envelope with a bit of blue snow. Perhaps someone used a Swiffer on 1963 Fleer SP Joe Adcock #46, because this sucker has no stains front or back (where is often found a bit of cookie or wax residue). This card is the poster child for how PSA graded cards earlier on with a quick ST or PD trigger finger. And finally, the 1963 Fleer Ruben Amaro #50 is actually a bit OC top to bottom, but man is it a sharp card, so I was happy to add it...

[JollyElm]

With prices rising so quickly on everything, I have really upped my bargain hunting game, and the result is these eight high-grade 1961 Topps O/C high numbers. Pretty sweet! I negotiated a deal for all of them (not off ebay) and am really happy about it.

First off, #523 Joe Gibbon is a really tough to find high number in higher grade. They are always snapped up quickly. If you search past ebay auctions (I exclude all of the sc*mbag card doctors), there is only one card that sold recently, and it's posted below. That straight 7 (which is crazily O/C) sold for almost 4 times as much as what I paid for this one, and I'll take mine over that one any day of the week. It is just pushed a tad bit to the top. And take a gander at #537 Bobby Locke and #557 Jose Valdivielso, each just a mere hair off center top to bottom. A pair of sharp-ass 9 OC's!! The PSA 8 OC #547 Leon Wagner also has similar centering...




These four (#528 Pedro Ramos, #532 Bob Hale, #546 Marty Kutyna and #551 George Altman) are a bit tougher to look at for many collectors, as they suffer the indignity of side to side centering anomalies, but I got them at a real nice price and they have sharp corners...



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[dio]

OC cards are undervalued and great buy in a lot of cases.
A lot of ppl compare a 8OC vs. a strong 6. Saying rather get the 6. But there's a lot of weak 6 I rather get a 8OC instead. Strong color. Bold color. Great registration. Shape bright paper stock. A card is not only about the centering

[JollyElm]

Get 'Em While They're Hot...

The 1961 Topps Mickey Mantle All Star #578 High Number is just a card you 'need' to grab if one becomes available at a relatively decent price in this insane market. The 1963 Topps Juan Marichal #440 is the embodiment of 'meaninglessly' OC cards. Because of the colored bottom borders in that set, when an image is pushed up a bit, it really doesn't matter at all aesthetically, as it may on a white bordered card. The 1967 Topps Willie Mays #200, has an obvious gum stain on back, but 'Sey Hey' cards are on a steep incline, so I felt good about grabbing this one before things get even more batsh*t crazy. And the 1971 Topps andy kosco (sic) #746 is a jet black, sharp cornered high number, so who the heck cares about that 'off' centering...