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[D. Bergin]

Nice card, but I see PSA still getting the date wrong on that issue.

[gonefishin]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Nice card, but I see PSA still getting the date wrong on that issue.

Definitely beyond my expertise.

Here is another of my boxing cards I picked and had graded because I thought it was such great condition. This one I sent to SGC.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by gonefishin

Definitely beyond my expertise.

Here is another of my boxing cards I picked and had graded because I thought it was such great condition. This one I sent to SGC.

For that set, that is great condition.

[G1911]

My kind of condition, a 1/1.5 type card but with the image pretty clean and the registration 99% right. Pretty much all T227 Johnson's are off a smidgeon at the bottom if you look closely, I don't think I've ever seen a perfect one. This is the Miner's Extra back, I have an Honest Long cut in a bit worse shape. The Miners is tougher but doesn't sell much higher. I only need Frank Klaus to complete the boxing Miners Extra subset.

[Exhibitman]

Looks like one I used to own.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Looks like one I used to own.

Doesn't that describe pretty much every boxing card?

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by G1911

Doesn't that describe pretty much every boxing card?

oh SNAP!

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Nice card, but I see PSA still getting the date wrong on that issue.

Good morning, Mr. Phelps. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to try and get PSA to fix the myriad wrong information in its systems in regard to boxing cards.

[ReefBlue]

Picked this up.

Looking for MSG Wrestlemania 1 ticket as well, Felt Forum ticket could be interesting, but not interested in CCTV ticket from some high school, sorry.

Let me know what you have!!

[steelcityexchange]

Absolutely love this!

Originally Posted by ReefBlue

Picked this up.

Looking for MSG Wrestlemania 1 ticket as well, Felt Forum ticket could be interesting, but not interested in CCTV ticket from some high school, sorry.

Let me know what you have!!

[G1911]

Pretty happy to add these to my humble little collection. I started picking up Red Suns about a year ago, and am up to 28 different cards now. I still don't think I will ever complete it due to the Johnson that probably isn't worth to me what it is to someone else, but I will be satisfied with as many as I can put together here. The back designs are great, and that most of the cards are photo repeats of the T218 issue that is my pet set makes it a fun complement. The misspelling of the series name bugs me just a little bit, but it's probably good they didn't fix it and give me another 50 variations to chase.


Some were interesting, and one is a benefit of cracking out. The Jimmy Walsh card does not appear to have the layer of gloss that even beater Red Suns have. Upon close examination under magnification, I can find no trace of it at all, which is a first. Not sure if this card missed the layer during production or was printed on different glossless stock, or it has lost it all to time.

I don't much care about condition, but I do mark in my collection spreadsheets cards I believe to be altered, in case I ever end up with a dupe and then have one for trade. I am not a fan of the graders, but usually find that while they miss tons of alterations, those they mark as A almost always are. I'm confused on these though. The Loughrey and Nelson both have a piece of scotch tape on the back to strengthen the crease, but the Loughrey is oversized and I can find no evidence of trimming on close examination of either card, or recoloring (which I am by no means on expert on). Does SGC consider this scotch tape an alteration? Perhaps it's a me thing and I've just always considered tape a "1" grade, but not altered/authentic.

Finally, there is a big "13" stamp on the back of the Wolgast that looks really, really familiar and I am sure I have seen before.

I don't recall seeing Richard Merkin before, but I like his taste.

If anyone wants to buy the slips at 10% of the card price, DM me . More seriously, I messed up my list and now have a duplicate Eddie Walsh, so I'm not cracking him out. If the underbidder happens to be a member and still wants it, slide into my DM's.

[RCMcKenzie]

Added Langford to Tolstoi's. Langford was the first Tolstoi I bought about 20 years ago. I sold it before I started going for the set. so had to add another.


Nice Red Sun's, I saw those, and was watching Attell, but it went for a decent price. My understanding is that Merkin was a pop-artist who had a large collection that Hake's has been selling for years.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

Added Langford to Tolstoi's. Langford was the first Tolstoi I bought about 20 years ago. I sold it before I started going for the set. so had to add another.


Nice Red Sun's, I saw those, and was watching Attell, but it went for a decent price. My understanding is that Merkin was a pop-artist who had a large collection that Hake's has been selling for years.

Congrats on another Tolstoi! I bet the Langford 20 years ago was cheaper . He used to pop up fairly often, don't seen him much at all anymore.

Thank you for the ID. Apparently this Mr. Merkin was a significant artist (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Merkin) and was on the cover of the Beatles Sgt. Pepper album. I don't remember seeing his vanity label before. I lost Attell, Jeffries and the higher grade ones. Can't imagine building sets like this to much of a condition standard. I want to pick up a single T211 now to go alongside them, though that set is probably outside my price range to go for bulk.

[Exhibitman]

if you want to see some sick Red Suns, go to Heritage and run a T226 search. They liquidated the Hull Collection in 2009 and he had some of the finest examples in the world, true things of beauty.