I'm on a fool's errand

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by skelly423

I've decided to make a run at the 1952 Topps set. I've added an additional layer to my misery by setting out to only centred examples (45-55 or better) of every card.

'm sure many of you have taken the same approach and collected this set (or at least a portion of it), so I'm looking for some advanced scouting. Which cards were the hardest to find entered. I know the centring is generally awful in this set, but I figure there must be at least a few cards that are nearly impossible to find with the centring I'm looking for

I did the same and recently sold off with all variations sans Mantle and Mathews

Dealers would give me the oddest look when my "want oist" had notes like 55/45 and I wanted better!

The usual suspects that are low pops in USA 7 and 8, are the centering bears.

79, 80, 139, 180, come to might right off the bat.

As Dale mentioned Crandall, rogovin, nippy jones.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

I did the same and recently sold off with all variations sans Mantle and Mathews

Dealers would give me the oddest look when my "want oist" had notes like 55/45 and I wanted better!

The usual suspects that are low pops in USA 7 and 8, are the centering bears.

79, 80, 139, 180, come to might right off the bat.

As Dale mentioned Crandall, rogovin, nippy jones.

Gerald Staley also comes to mind, which also commands a premium, especially in the black back variation. I don't think I've seen a perfectly centered one, tbh? Always off top to bottom.

[Republicaninmass]

Link to my sold set, very few photos

Check out the chipman in the last photo! Think I paid 3x going rate



https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=316509

[irv]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

Link to my sold set, very few photos

Check out the chipman in the last photo! Think I paid 3x going rate

Just looking at your pics it's not hard to tell that many were cut the same way for the most part.
Your Shuba, Mizell and Burgess look very very similar to mine as far as centering goes.

[Gorditadogg]

Mine are a bit better on the centering, but none of these are 55/45 all around.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

Mine are a bit better on the centering, but none of these are 55/45 all around.

Yeah, only a bit.
Nice looking cards, Al.

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by irv

Yeah, only a bit.
Nice looking cards, Al.

Haha, well your Mantle is much nicer than mine, seeing as I don't have one.