#2011008 - 09/16/12 10:46 AM
Re: Collecting Raw Cards Again (Part Deux)
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Beautiful cards. Love the ford that one always seems off center some.
Not intending to steal VTG's thunder, but to answer 33rd's statement, here's mine, scan taken with a very old scanner. The first time I submitted it (years ago), it came back 84. I knew better way back then and got what it deserved the second trip.
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#2011009 - 09/16/12 01:03 PM
Re: Collecting Raw Cards Again (Part Deux)
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Yeah bbo just tease me with that. Awesome ford. That's a nice centered card. Kind of like the 56 ford it took me forever to get a centered 56. Still searching for the 59.
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#2011482 - 10/04/12 07:02 AM
Re: Collecting Raw Cards Again (Part Deux)
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Awesome centering that alone makes the card! Very Nice!
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#2011483 - 10/04/12 07:03 AM
Re: Collecting Raw Cards Again (Part Deux)
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I think with three bent corners, VG/EX is correct. Plus it has some yellow discoloration dots in the white borders. I doubt you will have it graded, but it would fit with my 1952 set in that grade, and be a slight upgrade from my raw VG card, so I would sub it if I owned it.
Sometimes I wonder about sellers who sell both graded and raw and why they don't grade one such as this. Maybe they did and it came back worse than they expected. So they crack it out and sell it raw for the grade they think it is.
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#2011484 - 10/04/12 07:09 AM
Re: Collecting Raw Cards Again (Part Deux)
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I think it would rate a half grade for the over all look of the card of course its a scan but if not a five it should pull a half grade in my opinion.
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#2011490 - 10/04/12 10:21 AM
Re: Collecting Raw Cards Again (Part Deux)
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I think it would rate a half grade for the over all look of the card of course its a scan but if not a five it should pull a half grade in my opinion.
That's what I was thinking too. If graded, it would probably be a 4.5, but I think it would have a shot at a 5. Either way, it's staying raw.
I'd had my eye on the one below for a couple of months and even made the seller what I thought was a very fair offer, but he declined.
Now, I'm glad I waited. And it only cost me about half the listed price because I used my quarterly eBay Bucks.
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#2011493 - 10/04/12 11:17 AM
Re: Collecting Raw Cards Again (Part Deux)
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Good thing you waited, Dave. Thats not a 5. Typical PSA overgrading. 2 bent corners and left side nick. Like yours better even with the corners. Centering makes up for that. Good job.
Edited by cammb (10/04/12 11:18 AM)
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#2011494 - 10/04/12 02:07 PM
Re: Collecting Raw Cards Again (Part Deux)
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bbo
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I think the surface scuffing and wear disqualify that PSA card from a 5. SGC might give it 50 (4) or 55 (4.5) on a good day. I still say VTG's raw card is a SGC 50 (4). It does present well and will look great in 8-pocket pages or a CS-1. For $70 instead of $99, he did pretty well.
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#2011495 - 10/04/12 02:40 PM
Re: Collecting Raw Cards Again (Part Deux)
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For $70 instead of $99, he did pretty well.
Thanks, guys! Actually he had the PSA 5 with a BIN of $126 OBO. I offered him $105 which was way more than VCP ($81.28) and he countered at $114 I believe. I passed and I'm glad I did. I got it for way less and like I said, my eBay bucks covered about half the purchase price.
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