Free Postwar Cards Contest!

[betafolio2]

Originally Posted by wfubob

As a hint, all of them were whole grades, except the '53 Mantle, which was a .5. And one was returned not graded, so also guess which one that was and why.

OK, Bob, here are my guesses:

'53T Mantle -- 3.5

'54T Banks -- 5

'56T Mantle -- 4

'53B Mathews -- Ungraded (bottom looks trimmed)

'57T Robinson -- 6

'53B Abrams -- 5

'57T Mays -- 6

'54B Campy -- 6

'57T Drysdale -- 6

'56T Mays -- 4

'57T Williams -- 6

'57T Reese -- 6

'57T Clemente -- 6

'57T Colavito -- 6

[GasHouseGang]

I'll take a shot. Here are my guesses:

'53T Mantle -- 2.5

'54T Banks -- 5

'56T Mantle -- 5

'53B Mathews -- Ungraded (evidence of trimming) or they might say doesn't meet size requirements

'57T Robinson -- 7

'53B Abrams -- 4

'57T Mays -- 6

'54B Campy -- 6

'57T Drysdale -- 3

'56T Mays -- 5

'57T Williams -- 7

'57T Reese -- 6

'57T Clemente -- 7

'57T Colavito -- 5

[GasHouseGang]

You're right about standing on your head! What I really wondered though was who won? I'm too lazy to go back and compare all of the entries.

[sfmays24]

Hi Bob,

Here's my grades (I hope you got better ones):

'53T Mantle 3.5

'54T Banks 6

'56T Mantle 5

'53B Mathews N-8 Miscut

'57T Robinson 6

'53B Abrams 4

'57T Mays 5

'54B Campy 6

'57T Drysdale 6

'56T Mays 5

'57T Williams 6

'57T Reese 6

'57T Clemente 6

'57T Colavito 5

For fun... '57T Martin 7

[bn2cardz]

I had sent my guesses via PM. Last week, I hope you got it.

How did the contest go? Did anyone guess them all?

[wfubob]

Thanks all for participating. It was fun! Obviously, the quality of scan didn't allow for the best predicting. In all, there were 21 entrants. The winner got 11/14 correct.

The predictions compared to actual grades were pretty consistent with my reaction when I got them. The "thank-your-lucky-stars" winner was '56T Mantle, which somehow got a 5 (most predicted 4). Not that I'm selling, but I couldn't list that at 5 pricing with a straight face, with the obvious rubber band dings. Although the corners and back are really nice. The "candidate-possible-for-resubmission" winner was the '57T Williams, which also got a 5 (most predicted 6 or 7). Must have been the centering that got me.

Below are the actual grades. I'll post the slabbed scans later. I've checked and double-checked the entries, but if for some reason I misread yours and you think you got 11 or better, please let me know. Thanks again, was really interesting!

'53T Mantle - 2.5

'54T Banks - 5

'56T Mantle - 5

'53B Mathews - miscut

'57T Robinson - 7

'53B Abrams - 4

'57T Mays - 5

'54B Campy - 5

'57T Drysdale - 6

'56T Mays - 5

'57T Williams - 5

'57T Reese - 5

'57T Clemente - 7

'57T Colavito - 5

And, BTW, the 57T Martin was a 6

Bob

[wfubob]

Attached are the slab scans. Sorry for making you stand on your head to view them properly, still learning to scan

Included back to the '57 Williams. Anyone see why that got a 5? Centering?

And the Robinson doesn't have a white line through it...I need a new scanner if I'm gonna get serious about this...

SCAN0021.jpg

SCAN0019.jpg

SCAN0023.jpg

SCAN0022.jpg

SCAN0020.jpg

[scmavl]

All in all, that's not too shabby! Especially the F Robby and Clemente.

[wfubob]

Yes, I was really pleased with the Clemente and F Robby, in addition to the '56 Mantle. Was hoping for 6 with Banks for obvious reasons, but no qualms with the 5.

GHG, the winner wasn't off here, someone named wallymac757 or something that PM'd me on the Bay. He/she missed only the Teddy Ballgame (as did everyone save 1 I think), the '55 Mays, and the '57 Reese.

[betafolio2]

Thanks for the scans, Bob! It was nice to see the end result of your (and our) efforts from The Great Guessing Game of 2012! Very cool to see your PSA 7s! I think the poor registration was one of the primary reasons that some of your other '57s got only a 5. Just my opinion. (And my opinion's not worth a heck of a lot, especially considering I only got three right in the GGG of '12.)