Dean's Cards

[Cliff Bowman]

Bash him all you want, I have bought several unlisted print errors and severely miscut cards from him over the past several years and never had a problem with him. If you are looking for cheaper cards of the same grade then ignore him and look on eBay.

[ALR-bishop]

Agree with Cliff and John C. Sorry about your experience John O

Given what has happened on prices maybe waiting for the market to come to their prices is not such a bad strategy. Seems to have worked for them for years

[toppcat]

I buy midgrade cards from Dean's and have never had an issue.

[butchie_t]

Deals on cards can be made at Dean’s, one just has to shop for them.

B. T.

[Casey2296]

I've bought a few cards from Dean's, mostly graded and cards that just weren't available elsewhere, happy with the cards and service. Almost pulled the trigger on a 51B Mantle psa 3 for 11k in 2020, kicking myself for that one. Always go to his website and buy direct for a discount and no sales tax.

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Bash him all you want, I have bought several unlisted print errors and severely miscut cards from him over the past several years and never had a problem with him. If you are looking for cheaper cards of the same grade then ignore him and look on eBay.

I agree with Cliff. I have purchased from Dean's and have not had issues.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Zach Wheat

I agree with Cliff. I have purchased from Dean's and have not had issues.

Me too. I have had nothing but great experiences with Dean's and with the insane price run ups they are now cheaper to buy from than most other places. I just bought 2 T210s from them WAY cheaper than I could find anyplace else.

[Harliduck]

I'll admit, it's great for the hobby that they have turn some of their reputation around and nice to see (for once) some positive around Deans Cards as normally a thread here would not go well. It was funny to see when the covid surge hit that some of his once outrageous pricing turned into decent deals for a bit there...I had to pay a few dollars extra for some of the Bowman high number Umpire cards while going for that set, chuckling that they had some better deals.

Last time I will rip into them here, and will bite my tongue in the future. Take advantage of my wife and not stand behind it will gain a lifetime ban from me, no matter what, but again, good that such a large supplier is making some folks happy.

[deweyinthehall]

Well I took the plunge - just to get an idea before going way in, I ordered 11 1967 1st series cards - mostly commons but with the error/No Trade McCormick, the Mets team card and a couple other Mets which always seem to be a bit more. Total was about $35.00. Scans suggest all are in good shape - like Ex+ even though he has most listed as VG. Curious - in one assortment of VG+ samples of one card, all looked fine except one which had a nasty crease about a inch long in one of the corners. So, it pays to look and not just snap one up because it's in the grouping of the condition you're looking for.

[deweyinthehall]

Originally Posted by deweyinthehall

Well I took the plunge - just to get an idea before going way in, I ordered 11 1967 1st series cards - mostly commons but with the error/No Trade McCormick, the Mets team card and a couple other Mets which always seem to be a bit more. Total was about $35.00. Scans suggest all are in good shape - like Ex+ even though he has most listed as VG. Curious - in one assortment of VG+ samples of one card, all looked fine except one which had a nasty crease about a inch long in one of the corners. So, it pays to look and not just snap one up because it's in the grouping of the condition you're looking for.

Ok - my shipment came today.

I have to say I'm very satisfied. Of the 10 cards which he graded VG-EX, I would say each would have been graded at least EX+ and a couple ExMT by other dealers I do business with (and will keep doing business with, to be clear). Sharp edges, light corner touches, some centering issues.

The one he graded VG was a Matty Alou which physically is as good as the rest, but the purple printing of PIRATES is slightly off from the black letter borders. Still, not so much that I won't use the card in my set.

So, I'll be going back for more.

[ALR-bishop]

Dewey you have obviously played the game of life pretty well. ‘Nuf said