More Fresh PSA Inventory - Just Collect Adds an Additional 800 PSA Cards to Inventory!
Just Collect continues to increase its PSA inventory, listing over 800 PSA-graded cards on Tuesday 3/1 and Wednesday 3/2.
More than 100 cards have sold in the first two days, so act quickly.
With vintage and modern cards from all sports and non-sports, there is something for everyone.
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Wagner, Ruth, Gehrig Items Highlight Memory Lane's "Own It Now" Catalog: Last Week, Make an Offer!
From a T206 Honus Wagner to multiple Babe Ruth signed baseballs to decades-old mint condition Hall of Famers, dozens of high-quality,
high-grade and rare pieces of sports memorabilia have been assembled by Memory Lane Inc. over the last few months for its second
Own it Now catalog event which is now live.
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Rich Altman's Boston Show Adds Football Legend Jim Brown: April 1 - 3, 2011
Rich Altman is hosting his public autograph event at the Shriner's Auditorium in Boston from April 1-3! And it has just been
confirmed that NFL Hall of Famer, Jim Brown, will be joining Bobby Hull, Lee Smith and the 1968-69 Boston Celtics Reunion Team!
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CLASSIC CONTEST
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The 1960 World Series - One for the Ages
Baseball season is less than a month away. As Spring Training moves along, teams are trying to get in shape for the long,
grueling 162-game season. The goal is the same for all of them... they want to be crowned World Series champions in 2011. Over the years,
there have been some fantastic battles in the postseason. Most people feel that the 1975 World Series war between the Boston Red Sox and
Cincinnati Reds ranks number one but one that also gets a lot of votes in the 1960 World Series between the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh
Pirates. In the following article, using the special World Series cards from the 1961 Topps set as illustrations, we revisit the October
classic.
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SET REVIEW
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PSA Set Registry: 1952 Bowman Baseball, The Forgotten Set?
The 1952 Bowman baseball set is one of the most beautiful issues ever manufactured yet, somehow, it remains overlooked compared to
many of its counterparts during the 1950s. Containing a plethora of stars including Yogi Berra, Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Stan Musial
and Mickey Mantle, this 252-card set is often considered an afterthought to the classic Topps set from the same year. In the following
piece, we take an in-depth look at a vintage baseball set that just might be a sleeper in the trading card world.
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PSA SET REGISTRYSM SPOTLIGHT
Mike's Comics - The Number One Current Finest 1973 Topps Comics Baseball Set
Over the years, Topps produced many specialty sets to compliment their dominant base issues. Topps gave us things like coins,
tattoos, stickers and scratch-offs to keep collectors doing what they do best - collect. Now, some of these were actually released to
the public and others were of the Test variety, never quite making it to mass production and distribution. That made them even more
desirable. During the 1960s, Topps seemed to kick that plan into overdrive and that continued into the 1970s. One of the unique
issues Topps produced was the 1973 Topps Comics Test set. Containing a host of Hall of Famers like Hank Aaron, Johnny Bench and
Nolan Ryan, this 24-piece set has a lot of star power within. As a result of the star selection and scarcity of the issue, these
comics are pricey. The Ryan alone sells for thousands of dollars in virtually any condition. This is the only complete set in
registry history to reach an impressive set rating of 8.60.
Click here to view this award winning set.
New Set Registry Special!
All Sports and Non-Sports - $10 Per Card/No minimum - Cards Valued Under $500 Each.
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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.
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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:
I saw an image of the PSA Gem Mint 10 1979 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky rookie coming up for sale this spring in SCP Auctions. How did it still receive a "10" grade
with the edges so rough-looking?
Answer:
For those collectors not familiar with the difference between O-Pee-Chee cuts and regular Topps cuts, the rough edges are exactly what you would
want to see on the O-Pee-Chee version. In fact, over the years, O-Pee-Chee was well known for the rough-cut appearance on their cards, which were
very different from the smooth look on Topps issues from the same year. While the degree of rough-cut varies, if you ever see a totally sharp and
smooth 1979 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky rookie card – run! That is not the way they were made and, most likely, it means the card was cut from a sheet
or trimmed.
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COLLECTORS SURVEY
Which of the following 1980s baseball card sets do you feel is the most important?
- 1983 Topps
- 1984 Donruss
- 1984 Fleer Update
- 1989 Upper Deck
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to answer. Results will be posted in the next Insider.
Results from last survey: 48% of respondents felt that tickets to an athlete's most memorable individual performance are the most valuable type of sports ticket. Click
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For Tickets Valued Under $100 • For Gold & Platinum Members • Turnaround is Approximately 45 Business Days
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PSA/DNA Special:
Autograph Grading Encapsulation Special
Any autograph cut or card sent in for the autograph grading service with a declared value of $150 or less is now only $15.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
| Bergie's Sports Card Dugout & PSA/DNA | 3/9/2011 | Highland Park, IL |
| 42nd Annual Chicago Sun Times Sports Collectibles Convention | 3/11 - 3/13/2011 | Rosemont, IL |
| PSA/DNA ITP at Frank & Sons Collectible Show | 3/19/2011 | City of Industry, CA |
| PSA/DNA at Palm Beach Autographs | 3/19/2011 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| PSA/DNA at B&L Sports Memorabilia Inc. | 3/20/2011 | Port Richey, FL |
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