vsnej Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 Flashback to the summer of 1968...Buying my Topps wax packs, flipping, trading and sticking cards on rear bike stays for that motorcycle sound! And of course as any 12 year-old would do as not to get his cards mixed up with someone else's - why not inscribe your initials on them...in ink! Question for the board - these worth anything? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiberry18 Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 IMO, I would slab them for the memories and to preserve them. In terms of value, I can't really say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vsnej Posted September 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 On 9/1/2021 at 9:54 PM, tiberry18 said: IMO, I would slab them for the memories and to preserve them. In terms of value, I can't really say. Yeah, that is probably what I will do...damn, where is a Flux Capacitor when you need one? :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiberry18 Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 Like the scene from Sandlot where they have baseball cards in their bike spokes. I agree with you. I would go back and save so many cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob420 Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 i would grade them if they are real but not with csg , for vintage like that id go with SGC , around the same price to sub and you get the cards back in a few weeks , if you want to wait for months and months and months and months use CSG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelSpy Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 I came across these 71 Topps from my teenage collection from so many moons ago. They were in binders collecting dust in the preverbal attic. Trying to decide if I should bite the bullet and get a PSA grade? Should I? BTW, no question about authenticity as I purchased them as a kid. Lester Hayes HOF wtf yo and micky 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockmaster Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 On 9/2/2021 at 11:42 AM, MichaelSpy said: I came across these 71 Topps from my teenage collection from so many moons ago. They were in binders collecting dust in the preverbal attic. Trying to decide if I should bite the bullet and get a PSA grade? Should I? BTW, no question about authenticity as I purchased them as a kid. I would say do what makes you happy and have no regrets. If you're questioning to grade them, then grade them. Whatever grade they can back in, I think you'll be pleased wirh the CSG slab micky 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoYewts Posted September 8, 2021 Report Share Posted September 8, 2021 I would grade them with CSG. My last orders of older cards that I sent to PSA got slammed. I am going to end up cracking some out to send to CSG. Just my opinion but I wouldn't waste my money sending them to PSA especially if you are not looking to just sell them off. micky 8 and Shockmaster 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vsnej Posted September 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2021 On 9/1/2021 at 10:19 PM, tiberry18 said: Like the scene from Sandlot where they have baseball cards in their bike spokes. I agree with you. I would go back and save so many cards. Yeah here is another one I would save tiberry18 and Ben Sloc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49rZelli Posted September 8, 2021 Report Share Posted September 8, 2021 On 9/2/2021 at 8:42 AM, MichaelSpy said: I came across these 71 Topps from my teenage collection from so many moons ago. They were in binders collecting dust in the preverbal attic. Trying to decide if I should bite the bullet and get a PSA grade? Should I? BTW, no question about authenticity as I purchased them as a kid. I would send to SGC for $30/card. DeLLBerto and Shockmaster 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockmaster Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/8/2021 at 1:03 PM, vsnej said: Yeah here is another one I would save Definitely get this graded. Rookie card for one of the all-time greats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vsnej Posted September 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 On 9/9/2021 at 11:19 PM, Shockmaster said: Definitely get this graded. Rookie card for one of the all-time greats. Yes sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiPoet Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 On 9/1/2021 at 3:00 PM, vsnej said: Flashback to the summer of 1968...Buying my Topps wax packs, flipping, trading and sticking cards on rear bike stays for that motorcycle sound! And of course as any 12 year-old would do as not to get his cards mixed up with someone else's - why not inscribe your initials on them...in ink! Question for the board - these worth anything? Thanks jaxmerchants@gmail.com I might buy one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Mahk Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 On 9/2/2021 at 11:42 AM, MichaelSpy said: I came across these 71 Topps from my teenage collection from so many moons ago. They were in binders collecting dust in the preverbal attic. Trying to decide if I should bite the bullet and get a PSA grade? Should I? BTW, no question about authenticity as I purchased them as a kid. CSG graded my '71 Ryan a 5.5 - ID is 1005604003 if you want to look it up. Fair grade, lined up with their grading standards. Yours looks notably sharper but centering is further off. Probably a candidate for sub grades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micky 8 Posted December 22, 2021 Report Share Posted December 22, 2021 On 9/2/2021 at 2:12 PM, Shockmaster said: I would say do what makes you happy and have no regrets. If you're questioning to grade them, then grade them. Whatever grade they can back in, I think you'll be pleased wirh the CSG slab agree i like csg for vintage slab looks good and there not crazy harsh, i watched a bunch of sgc reveals n csg, csg isnt any harsher on sgc wit the vintage n like ya said if your grading to preserve n look nice csg cheaper too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vsnej Posted February 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 Update... Just got back a few and very content with CSG. Lester Hayes HOF wtf yo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lester Hayes HOF wtf yo Posted February 28, 2022 Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 it really is a great slab... I'm not shilling for CSG but i truly hadn't realized how flimsy the PSA slabs are until i held one of each in both hands. vsnej 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockmaster Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 12:49 PM, vsnej said: Update... Just got back a few and very content with CSG. Looks good in the CSG slab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentpearson Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 (edited) From what I have noticed, there is actually a larger market for low-grade rookie cards like this than higher grade because they are more affordable and more people are able to buy them. Having said that, I would get them authenticated by whatever grading agency you choose (hint: SGC is great for vintage) - just know that when you go to sell, they won't fetch as much as higher grade copies. Edit: I should have read the thread before I responded. Glad to see you slabbed them, and you got a "2" - which is a good grade for a marked card. Congrats! Edited March 9, 2022 by brentpearson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vsnej Posted March 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 On 3/9/2022 at 2:06 AM, brentpearson said: From what I have noticed, there is actually a larger market for low-grade rookie cards like this than higher grade because they are more affordable and more people are able to buy them. Having said that, I would get them authenticated by whatever grading agency you choose (hint: SGC is great for vintage) - just know that when you go to sell, they won't fetch as much as higher grade copies. Edit: I should have read the thread before I responded. Glad to see you slabbed them, and you got a "2" - which is a good grade for a marked card. Congrats! Yeah I was happy with the grade and glad I got the sub grades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grinder1961 Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 On 9/1/2021 at 6:54 PM, tiberry18 said: IMO, I would slab them for the memories and to preserve them. In terms of value, I can't really say. Get them graded..They will sell for a good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northkorea Posted September 20, 2022 Report Share Posted September 20, 2022 On 9/2/2021 at 2:17 AM, Rob420 said: i would grade them if they are real but not with csg , for vintage like that id go with SGC , around the same price to sub and you get the cards back in a few weeks , if you want to wait for months and months and months and months use CSG This comment makes no sense. CSG's leadership staff and corporate group are the original SGC. The current SGC leadership team includes a known card doctor, they set up a non-serial numbering system, and they allow graders and staff to sell SGC graded cards. The three elements combined lead to a very high degree of conflict of interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
