Collecting Graded Rainbows...

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by raulus

Not my jam, but bully for you for wanting it. I can definitely see how you might want more than one copy of a card, particularly if you really like the card.

Personally, whenever I get a second copy, I sell off my duplicate. Although it can take some time for some of the esoteric stuff, particularly if you want a solid price (read: 5x market).

Funny...never put it in the thought of duplicates like that, because I do the same, when I get a double of anything of value I normally sell or trade it off for something I don't have. 98% of my collection is also raw, how I like it...but I do have a lot of graded 50's mostly because I want the high end stuff authentic. I simply don't trust a 56 raw Mantle for example. But yes, I LOVE this card, always have...seeing duplicates on this one is exciting. Collecting these bucks my own trends...lol

[Harliduck]

I'll add that the two raw ones I submitted on my own, both came back a 2. I kept the best one, sold the other and with the sale funds bought the 2.5 for the same amount. The 2 I kept I've had for years...on the bottom there is a small chip with a tiny ink mark. It's clean and well centered other than that. I thought it would be a 1.5 with the ink...and the other a 2. Was disappointed when I got the same grade to start with!

[CW]

Yep, I'm doing the "PSA rainbow" of the '77 Topps Mark Fidrych rookie card, and I'm also dumb enough to do the half grades. I now have 13 of the possible 18 grade levels in the run, so I'm over 2/3 of the way there.

That's a really sharp looking Killebrew run as well, John! You've made some solid progress already. Good luck with the rest!

Here's what I have so far:











some notes on the run:

I've got all the upper grades covered, ie. 8 - 10, so the expensive cards are done. It's the lower half grades that have become tough to find. As of today, only one 4.5 exists, and there's only two 2.5s.

On the bright side, the PSA 1.5 in my collection is currently a 1/1 , and my PSA 6.5 is a pop 2! While it would be easy to purposely rough up a card to get the PSA 1, I'm going to try to do this naturally by buying & submitting cards just as they arrive. The search continues...

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by CW

Yep, I'm doing the "PSA rainbow" of the '77 Topps Mark Fidrych rookie card...the PSA 1, I'm going to try to do this naturally by buying & submitting cards just as they arrive. The search continues...

Go on eBay and look for raw copies advertised as VG.

[CW]

Originally Posted by Eric72

Go on eBay and look for raw copies advertised as VG.

Got it covered.

[Elberson]

I hope I dont run out of things to collect

[bnorth]

Great cards CW and Harliduck. That is one of the few ways I have not collected, yet.

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by Elberson

I hope I dont run out of things to collect

Not going to lie...it's a real problem. Putting post war sets together is a fun journey, you learn a LOT. Then...your done. I tried starting over, I have duplicate sets in 60, 64, 68, and 69...but it didn't have the same magic. I still love grabbing sets and constantly looking for upgrades, but there is no chase there. I won't do 52 sets, I just can't stand doing anything knowing there won't be a completion. I've wrestled with 52 Topps many times, only to lose interest. There are other post war sets to chase but I have no interest. I've gone through and got most of the variations, fun...but...I love and appreciate pre-war, dabbled in that...but I just can't do it, just an honest zero interest. I am in the minority, when I hold a T-206 I just don't like them. The size, the "paintings". Part of me says, sell it all off, and start over. But I love my cards and I have a ton of memories in those notebooks. I've dabbled in the new shiney stuff...mostly graded 10 Bowman autos of my local Mariners...that's fun but I know its a foolish spend. Plus, the new stuff just kinda sucks. So...that's where I am at...trying to invent ways of having fun and having some sort of chase.

Seeing "the bird" run is rather exciting...I may have to pick a favorite "to me" card from that era and do the same. I like it.