Database of TPG flips

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by ncinin

The website you provided a link to isn't entirely correct.

The flip they say was first and issued from 1991 to 1992 was used atleast until 1996 as I submitted cards in 1996 that had the flip as the 1982 Topps Ronnie Lott example.

The original flips had no number, just the alphabetic grade vg/ex, mint, etc.

I will find my NSCC program from the first Atlanta National where the PSA ad shows such flips. It has been years since I encountered the original flip with no numeric grade in the wild.

The long bar codes definitely were around for a number of years if my memory of it is right.

[ncinin]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The long bar codes definitely were around for a number of years if my memory of it is right.

In fact the SCP auctions PSA Genuine T206 Wagner with the 00000002 serial number was actually graded in 1996 or 1997 contrary to what many believe. I had a chance to buy the card raw and passed and Levi bought it and had PSA slab it. That slab still had the long bar code.

[bnorth]

This is as early as it gets with Beckett. They graded 12 cards in house to test the slabs before they ever graded a single card for the public. This is card #0005 from that test run. I bought this card from Leon who bought it from Mark Anderson.

I also bought serial #007 personally from Mark. It also has Jim Beckett III as the card. Mark couldn't remember for sure but thought 3 or 4 of the 12 cards graded in testing was the Beckett card.

[Kidnapped18]

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[jefferyepayne]

Thanks all. I appreciate the help.

jeff