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PSA SET REVIEW
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1959 Topps Baseball: Bring on the Pizazz!
The 1959 Topps baseball set is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. The set, which boasts a colorful design, a high-number All-Star run
and a slew of great combo cards, has been a favorite of collectors for many years. Along with the usual suspects in Mantle, Mays, Aaron, Clemente and
Koufax, this great set features the only recognized rookie card of legendary hurler Bob Gibson. In the following piece, we take an in depth look at this classic issue.
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PSA SPOTLIGHT
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Lasorda Wine: A Treat for the Connoisseur and Collector Alike
Tommy Lasorda is known best as the fiery former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Always passionate about the game, Lasorda has been one of baseball's greatest ambassadors over the years.
What most people do not know is that Lasorda is also passionate about something else -- wine. In fact, Lasorda has been making his own wine for years and the reviews have been very good.
In the following article, we examine a collectible of a different sort but one that ties to a baseball legend.
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PSA SET REGISTRYSM SPOTLIGHT
Steve Swan - The Number One Current Finest 1980 Stop 'n' Go Football Set
Replacing the previous 5-time award winning set, this collector has taken over the #1 spot and is this year's "Best of the Registry" winner. This set is filled with
some of the greatest names in football: Drew Pearson, Fred Dryer, and Franco Harris, just to name a few. This collector has populated his set with several of the
finest graded examples. Achieving a 9.40 set rating, one could say this set is not far from perfect with a Finest Possible Set Rating of 9.75. Very nice!
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PSA Set Registry Awards 2009
Winners have been announced. Congratulations to all of our participants for another fantastic year! To review the list of winners, please
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To view the 2009 HOF Inductees, please click here.
PSA Set Registry Luncheon July 31st
Email invitations have just been sent out. If you did not receive your invitation and wish to attend, please check to ensure that the email address
you are using in our database is valid. If it is not, please update your account by logging in to the Set Registry and click the "Your Account"
link which appears in the upper left corner of the page. If your email is valid, check to make certain your email provider is not spamming email
from collectors.com. In either case, contact setregistry@collectors.com and we will re-send your invitation.
Your RSVP must be received by July 20th.
Set Registry Special - Sports & Non Sports Cards - $14 per card - No Minimum Quantity Required
$14 per card/5 business days (approx.) - cards valued under $500, Sports and Non-Sports Cards. No Minimum.
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Visit the Set Registry News
page and learn which set composites have been recently added to the Registry and other Set Registry news.
Fun, informative, and sometimes controversial, the
PSA Set Registry Messageboard is the place to get involved with other
collectors who are currently participating in the Set Registry program or are just
beginning.
Click here to chat on the Set Registry Messageboard.
The PSA Set
Registry is a work in progress and we invite your comments and ideas.
Send your suggestions to setregistry@collectors.com.
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PSA Q & A
Question:
This year, Randy Johnson reached the 300-win plateau so does that make his collectibles a good investment?
Answer:
This is always a tough question to answer due to the variety of factors that make an athlete's collectibles desirable.
The one great thing about someone like Johnson reaching such a terrific milestone is that since collectors tend to assemble
collections by theme, this automatically makes Johnson a necessary component for anyone compiling a 300-Win Club collection.
So, entry into a specific club will always have a positive effect on the demand for a member's collectibles. That said, it doesn't
necessarily mean that the effect will be great. Other factors such a popularity and scarcity will also have an impact.
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COLLECTORS SURVEY
Which of the following entertainment autographs do you think is the most important?
- Marilyn Monroe
- Elvis Presley
- Michael Jackson
- John Lennon
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to answer. Results will be posted in the next Insider.
Results from last survey: 31% felt Kobe did what was expected of him so demand for his collectibles remains strong but stable.
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PSA GRADING SPECIALS
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Collectors Club Grading Special #1
Sports and Non-Sports: 1960 to Present.
$4.50 per card / 25 Card Minimum Quantity Required.
For Cards Valued Under $100 each.
Turnaround Varies with Demand.
For Gold & Platinum members only.
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Collectors Club Grading Special #2
Sports and Non-Sports: All Years.
$6 per card / No Minimum Quantity Required.
For Cards Valued Under $100 each.
Turnaround Varies with Demand.
For Gold & Platinum members only.
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Free Autograph Grading Special through PSA/DNA!
Any full-price submission sent to PSA/DNA for autograph authentication between July 1 and July 31 will be graded for FREE!
Turnaround time varies with demand.
No Collectors Club membership required!
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
| Collectors Showcase of America | 7/10 - 7/12/2009 | Chantilly, VA |
| Sports Spectacular | 7/16 - 7/19/2009 | Rosemont, IL |
| Collectors Universe Public Friday | 7/24/2009 | Santa Ana, CA |
| The 30th National Sports Collectors Convention | 7/29 - 8/02/2009 | Cleveland, OH |
| East Coast National | 8/13 - 8/16/2009 | White Plains, NY |
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