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Calamerica
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CLOSED - no interest. Back to FeeBay.
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7 minutes ago, Buzzetta said:
I had cal sign a ball once but he signed it with what he had... a black ballpoint pen... that hasn’t aged well
I have a Jeter bat and the only other bats I would like is an auto Ripken or Mattingly bat. Even in the Bronx, Ripken commanded respect.
Ripken was always a favorite of mine despite his obvious shortcoming of not playing in pinstripes.
Ripkin's father yanked Cal Jr. out of a game in the middle innings one time - he did not want to ruin the 2,350-whatever playing streak but he had to let the kid know who the Manager was.
All my relatives and friends were hating on the old man except me. I love Cal Jr but the old man WAS the boss - what he says has to go.
I had a Don Buford bat - broken off throw away - it was the heaviest allowed by MLB back oil the day. it WAS heavy!
My uncle had a Frank Howard full bat - also the heaviest allowed by MLB. Howard used to wave that bat like it was a badminton racket!
Yes I love the Orioles but have extreme respect for the pinstripes. When the Orioles can't win I find myself rooting for the Yanks.
I li ve in S. CA but only went to a handful of Dodger and Angels games. Just not the same. They are okay, I guess, but the Orioles are for me.
CAL who dreamed of being a Oriole starting Pitcher as a small boy.
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39 minutes ago, Buzzetta said:
It says "but".... Cal's vision is fading and soon he won't be able to tell the difference between a 9.8 and a trimmed 2.5 with moderate color touch and a married cover.
Just like Cal Riplen, eventually every Cal finds themselves on the bench...
Ripkin.
CAL who is a HUGE Baltimore Oriole fan since boyhood and until the end of time....
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11 hours ago, Funnybooks said:
Bakersfield, CA???
Curious CAL
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8 hours ago, Buzzetta said:
I was but a child when this column was written... a child.
"BY" a child????
Hope not...
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1 hour ago, lou_fine said:
Yeah, sadly is just the same old, same old...................I guess the old pump and dump game keeps finding new opportunities and new willing suckers who are more than happy to dig deep down into their pockets.
Gamestonk
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14 minutes ago, divad said:
Cal? Is that you?
Topic content, yes. Creator of this post, no.
CAL still honest after all these years....
- COI and The Lions Den
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2 hours ago, Buzzetta said:
I have a better idea @Mmehdy
Once a year the forum should have a vote to allow a previous member who has been banned to come back. Just one.
Here is a sample list:
Bad idea. Once they are mustered out - no exceptions.
CAL the gatekeeper
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1 minute ago, Buzzetta said:
I absolutely agree. There is also the branding issue. When one mentions "CGC" or really at the point "CCG" the thought process steers toward comic books. As I mentioned with the Jordan card, I have thought of sending it into be put in a different company's holder. At this point I would not think of putting it in a CGC holder. CGC is known for comics... a sports card belongs in a holder from a company that specializes in grading sports cards.
Good thinking!
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If no bites by late Sunday night PST I will close this out.
CAL who at least tries
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42 minutes ago, Randall Ries said:
Well, it's just that kellyssuperheroes has a restored #50 as well. Plus the same countertop shown in the picture. Your description says this was bought at a show. You just said here you bought it at an estate sale. Pretty book, though.
My bad for equating a "show" for that Estate Sale. I did not want the world to know about that Estate Sale when I first listed the item which was shortly after we returned on our trip.
CAL who still travels for funny books
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3 minutes ago, comicwiz said:
I did an appraisal on a Wayne Gretzky Rookie quite a few years back. I want to say at least 3 years ago. At that time, perfectly centered PSA 9's were selling right around $23K-$25K.
A BVG 9 (and I have to say, the amount of comparables were thin) were selling around $6K.
There is no question that Beckett graded stricter, you could see it just in the way the 9's looked from PSA compared to Beckett - it was also not unheard of that people were picking-up BVG graded RC's like Gretzky's and resubbing them and they'd get a higher grade. I truly believe this s what inevitably caused people (particularly those who found out the hard way) that they were leaving money on the table for other people to profit.
Not going to deny it, I was one of those people. BVG's began getting scarce, but it was worth the trouble to crack and resub every time.
Because the appraisal was for replacement value, I made the value conditional on the very low supply of BVG graded cards, much less 9's, so it helped the client in case something were to happen, because with $6K, he could barely buy an OC (Off-Centered) PSA 9 in those days.
That was my experience, and after seeing that value disparity between the two, there is no way on earth I'd grade something with Beckett to have someone buy, get it regraded, and made 3-4x what I should have made by sending the same card, without doing anything to it, to PSA.
Thanx for that info! Appreciate the time!
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Just now, Buzzetta said:
Yeah... PSA is the go to company...
Don't know exactly when the tipping point was but it happened at least for certain generations / eras of cards.
I had Albert Pujols and Tom Brady rookie cards I made some decent coin off of - BVS far outpaced PSA.
But that was easily 2000's...
Times do change things....
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4 minutes ago, 500Club said:
Always been strong here in Alberta. Edmonton and Calgary have a high number of LCSs per capita compared to other areas I visit.
Thanx for the info.
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Just now, 500Club said:
I’m not entirely sure, TBH, as I have been a recreational hockey card collector for the last couple decades, and don’t follow the graded market closely. I do remember the time period you recall, where BGS 9.5s drew the premium.
Any graded card cognoscenti here to chime in?
How is the Comic market where you are at up North???
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6 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said:
One meelion sesterces.
There isn't one Cal. A pence copy I mean. That's what we call a ND copy in the UK (Post Man "No Deliver" copy, stoopit iriot
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I think you are right.
I had over 5,105 RAW IMSMs in 2003 and would have saved the UK Pence( d) copies.
Only three double-covers of IMSM and I have ALL THREE just can't bring myself to sell them.
Cal still the KING of IMSM
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37 minutes ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:
I miss CAL'S Column.
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3 minutes ago, 500Club said:
There’s been a reputational shift. PSA draws the premium now.
May I ask how that happened???
CAL who still finds the occasional box or two....
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On 9/12/2011 at 6:29 AM, Pirate said:
Older one but best I could find. I think he's a hermit now.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b190/pirate23/scalednerd-xmen.jpg
Forensic evidence: NO pic of IMSM thus this cannot be CAL.
CAL a fan of True Crime....
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how much?
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22 minutes ago, comicwiz said:
Honestly, apart from my feelings towards them, PSA is where the money is at. Everyone knows this. On certain cards, particularly the value differences between say a PSA 9 and BVG 9, you would have to be nuts to consider using anyone other than PSA.
I know you know your stuff as I recall you from the early 2000's here.
I WAS in the sports cards from 2001 - 2005 and lost small six figures.
I made far more off of BVS Beckett 9, 9.5 than I ever did PSA 10's no matter the card/series.
The Customers 80% or more said Beckett was superior.
Your take?
CAL who used to sell a lot....
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30 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said:
I used to Cal, yes. I had about a hundred different ASM errors at one point of varying descriptions. I used to wind up the old STL forum members with them before the site sadly went kaput. The green Spidey #5 was another cool one. I put them all in a thread once I think, somewhere. They all went long ago now, alas. I just kept the #65 because it was so unusual.
Have any IMSM you might want to sell???
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2 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said:
The ASM #65 Cal? You'll be hard pushed - I've only ever seen two copies like it. Cool isn't it.
YES Cool it is!
Do you know of any more HIDDEN GEMS such as ASM 65???
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On 1/28/2021 at 12:21 PM, paperheart said:
if anyone answers "30 long boxes of junk," please PM me
OK I will
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I will
Archie 132.
CAL back in action!!!