A 1971 PSA 8 Claude Raymond sold for over $3,500 on eBay

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

Wow, certainly is a nice card but I can think of 100 cards I'd rather buy for that money. Shows you the draw of set registry. I had to go see if mine was worthy...I'd say it's a strong EXMT, very crisp corners...and OC.

My log has mine graded as a 6. After reading this thread, I don't even have to look to know that it'll look just like that

[jchcollins]

High grade vintage commons going for stupid money is nothing new. The '71 Raymond is notoriously difficult to find anywhere near centered. That accounts for a lot of it...

[mikemb]

I decided to pull out my card and see what it looks like.

Mike

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[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by mikemb

I decided to pull out my card and see what it looks like.

Mike

Nice centering. I did the same with mine awhile back. It's sharp and centered nicely s-s, but is a bit low on the vertical centering. Alas, the potential PSA 10 I went looking for was not to be.

[G1911]

That's only $3,000 more than my complete set cost.

[Tere1071]

Lucky man, I decided to relive my childhood during the pandemic, plus I've obsessively done upgrades on a somewhat limited budget. Though economically impractical, I'd still do the same except using greater patience in my selections as my cards have sharp corners, but are mostly off-center as the rest of my sets.

Phil aka Tere1071

working on completing my 1970 and 1973 Topps Baseball card sets

upgrading my 1953 Bowman Color and 1971, 1972, 1974, and 1975 Topps Baseball card sets.