Great job brother. What really got my attention was that 200% interaction on your comments and 33% of all your subscribers liked this video that's incredible that's bias ever seen you should be very proud of yourself sir
Oh wow! That’s really cool to know! This community has been super friendly and positive, it’s always a compliment to have someone take time out of their day to comment. Like yourself! Thank you for watching and commenting, Don!
Thanks, JDK! I try to have fun with it - so I very much appreciate people that want to have fun along with me! Thanks for watching and commenting - what do you like to collect?
IT’S YOU!!! Man, I’ve been trying to hunt your name/channel down to give you credit!!! What’s your name? On the next one, I’ll give you card-cover credit!!!
@@DavidGonos lol, my name's Aaron. Been watching your videos for awhile, good stuff 👍🏻. Got a chuckle when you pulled out that grade cover. I call mine the top hat, because I mainly grade with SGC, top hat goes with the tux. I remember pulling one of those "limited edition" classic Shaq's, mine has a smashed corner unfortunately. I think my favorite card from your sub is the Frank Thomas rookie sensations. Your right, they were a very big deal, only in the Jumbo's if I remember. The big hurt is one of my PC guys. Look forward to more videos. Peace.
@@thecardclosetcanada5443 haha the top hat! That’s brilliant. I made one for PSA, SGC and HGA horizontal slabs (I have four coming back soon). My Classic Shaq had a dinged corner out of the pack, too! I forgot those Rookie Sensations only came in the jumbos! Yeah, man, tough get when you’re only spending like $10 a week on cards back then. Thanks for relaying this and for watching! I also stole your idea of putting the card with the guessed grade on there… Man, I’m an IP thief! Sorry about that. Thanks for being cool about it! I will attribute it going forward!
Your Vibe Attracts Your Tribe David! New to the hobby because I found my small collection from childhood. Have a Kobe Rookie and some cool Jordans from 92. Expanding the collection now. 👍🏼🥂
Haha thanks, Tanner! I love that! Gotta remember it! Man, a Kobe rookie is a nice find from your childhood! Well done! What are you looking for to help expand your collection? Vintage? Stars from your childhood? New superstars?
I owned 2 stores from 89 -94. Strike forced me to close. Good memories 👍, I remember kids pulling a lot of these cards and getting so excited. Especially when an upper deck Griffey was pulled. Whole store would explode. High fives
Terrific video! Like the way you did the PSA reveal of your cards. Maybe one day I will send some of my childhood cards to be slabbed as well. If it takes 16 months to come back, then that's fine because they are part of my PC. I just subscribed.
Oh thanks, much appreciated! They are getting graded cards back now at about four months, which is pretty good. SGC, though, is getting cards back within a couple weeks!
Hey David I was just perusing through your old videos and decided to watch this one for no particular reason. Was having fun with your first psa submission and trying to guess grades with you when you came across a Frank Thomas rookie sensations card. I said to myself “Self? You have one of those in your slab PC”. I found it and BLOW MY MIND it’s that same card in your video!! Anyway, since it was a starter of your collection, do you want it back?? More sentimental value for you than me. No strings attached. As far as I’m concerned it should stay in your hands. As always, thank you for continued generosity to me and my son AND the hobby!! -THE MOUSE (or Bill) Hi Shelby. 👋🏻
Hahaha thanks for going back and watching - and thanks for the offer! But I sold it because I got my happiness out of it already, haha. Basically, I’m kinda trying to have one card for each great player (outside of Shohei, Michael Jordan, Shaq and some PC teams). I have Big Hurt’s ‘90 Leaf rookie card slabbed, so that is the one for me. Thank you so much again, I really appreciate it. You, sir, are a Happy Hobbyist!
Just found your channel. Great reveal - I love these cards ! Even moreso - I enjoyed the fun you had with these, and how you so appreciate the cards themselves. I liked the setup of how you have your guesses on cards in the background. I’m approaching 17 months on a PSA order I’m antsy to get back !! 75 cards from their 1960s special. I keep hoping “any day now”. I’ll do a reveal on my channel. Great video and commentary again.
Wow! 75 cards from that era! I will be checking your channel out for sure! Thank you very much for your kind words! Cards are all about fun, but too many in this industry are basing their mortgages on cards, which makes it a little less fun for them. Haha thanks again!
I just checked your channel out and watched a little of one of your “Big Vintage Repack Rips”! I have to jump on a Zoom meeting, but can you explain to our viewers what those BVRRs is? Do you sell them or buy them from someone else? How does it work?
I have a Brett rc in a PSA 5. I think it's really cool that you graded cards that you've had since your childhood. I enjoyed this video, the sound effects and I subscribed. 😁👍
Thank you for commenting! I’ll probably leave as is, just cuz most of them are PC cards hand I don’t want to chase with more grading money. I do like CSG tho for sure. Thanks for watching!
Greetings from Robinson, Texas! I have never submitted my 70-80s football, but want to. Thanks for sharing your experience. It will help me if I decide to send them in.
Oh cool! If you’re submitting for just your personal collection and you don’t mind waiting, then I’d wait for them to do another special where it’s like $18 per card. Or you can go through SGC and CSG, which are pretty good also, and will get them back to you much quicker.
@@DavidGonos Thanks! I am grading to sell. I finally got all of my cards out of my moms house after they have been sitting in my old bedroom closet since the late 80s 😂 I have been trying to lean as much as possible about grading companies and PSA seems to be too dog for now, but SGC seems to be making some progress in the resale market. I also have thousands of commons from 79-91 that I’m researching on how to sell on eBay and Facebook. That may be very labor intensive though.
@@DavidGonos Let you know in 6 weeks Just did it today lol But in the past I've done ok with it Really depends on who is looking at your cards This time it was a SGC order one of the cards was a resub from a HGA order Went from a HGA 8 to a SGC 9 But the way PSA has been so strict in the last year I've been buying 8s and lower to resub down the road With the current grading prices I'm only slabbing cards I plan to sell right away until they run specials
Earl Campbell had a contract dispute with Topps back in the day. Because of that, the 1979 card is not just his rookie card... it's the only year Topps released any Earl Campbell cards during his playing days. However, in the 1979 release, he is pictured on four cards from the set... his player card, a record breaker card, the oilers team leaders card, and the rushing leaders card (with Walter Payton).
Michael Russo dropping Topps sports card history on us! That’s fantastic! I never knew that, Michael, thanks for sharing! What is your collection like? Who do you like to collect the most?
I couldn’t agree more - especially when they were in your collection for decades and you just want to protect them from getting in worse condition. Haha
Yeah, I JUST got back my 37 card lot after 18 months (submitted March '21 like yourself!) and yeah, there's about 15 cards I wish I had never sent in. But I bought one those round light magnifiers and the whole shebang and thought I looked VERY carefully and still got burned on some. I think we collected around the same time (mid-70's). Love the 1974 Topps Baseball set! By the way, I must have been in a "test" area because all my 1975 BB cards were the "mini" variety.
Wow! That’s crazy, I had some minis when I was a kid, but I have no idea where they came from. That’s good to know that even with a magnifier, it’s still tough to get the grades you expect.
@@DavidGonos what people dont think about is that graders probably havnt even collected in their life..they get trained very little but your taking their word for what they say it is..imagine all you do all day at work is grade cards..what if you woke up with a headache that day ..or have some other issue going on in your life..do you think they are grading the card the same as they would on a good day? maybe even their eyesight could be not as good as someone else..too many variables for me at least to pay the money it takes to get these slabbed.. like that Griffy, you mentioned and you can clearly see it wasnt placed in the holder right..so if they cant even get it in the holders correctly but your trusting them with a grade and handling of your cards..
@@DavidGonos I guess I learn something every time (this was my 2nd PSA submission). It seems they were VERY corner particular on this batch. Centering is big but not as big as corners. I had a '74 Killebrew that I had high hopes on, maybe even a "9" but got a "7" while my '74 Reggie Jackson I figured would be lower than Killebrew. Ended up with an "8" for him. Well-pleased there. Then I had a batch of '89 Hoops cards. Thought I filtered out the best Michael Jordan's (I had quite a few) but the two All-Star cards of him, which I thought were the best candidates for "10" came back "6" (basically worthless). My eyes bugged out on those. I wouldn't send in 6's on such a modern card. BUT, there it was, I think! A couple of dents (not creases) on each card, same place. Barely visible but still HOW DID I MISS THEM?
@@TimothySmiths I totally understand and I Kick myself a lot as I open the boxes and see some of the grades. On the flip side, I get enough high grades to keep me coming back (I'm already looking at some of my other cards to see what I might send in). Simply, you can't get a lot of money for ungraded cards (if that's why you are doing it and I'm about 80% doing it for that reason). Getting them on a slab and getting decent grades will profit you every time IF you are wise and selective. My selectivity this time left much to be desired but I'll probably come out a little better than even. And it's fun!
@@jamesr1021 I understand for resale..but that being said the wait time..the chance or poor grade..all of it to me doesnt seem worth it most cases..only if it is a top top value card would i deem it worth it..
Yeah I think with a crease like that on the Campbell you can’t really hope for anything better than a 4 or so, if the card was absolutely perfect besides that.
Thanks, Emir! Collecting cards is a ton of fun if you don’t measure success by if you hit that 1/1 or rookie auto in every box! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I personally never send my vintage cards to PSA unless they are centered and no creases. The whole point of grading is to invest in selling them in the future. When you factor in the cost if they are graded, you actually get more money in your pocket by selling non centered cards on e-bay when they are not graded. At least that's what I've learned from personal experience.
Grading also encapsulates and preserves for future years, so if I think a card, even if it’s beaten, will rise in value in 5-10 years, grading makes sense. I appreciate you watching and commenting, Jim - sounds like you’re a veteran collector! We always love hearing how people collect and what works for them. What do you collect the most?
@@DavidGonos My entire collection is T-206 through 1972. My higher end favorite cards are like a marriage. "Till death do us part". haha. They're never going anywhere.
@@Politano1955 WOW! That sounds like a crazy legit collection! Thanks, Jim! Make sure you check out the Packstravaganza giveaway video from my main page - we’re giving away a vintage SGC slab, along with tons of other cards. Thanks for commenting!
The best way is to guess at the grade, or the range of grades it might be, and search for those cards on eBay. Just make sure you filter by items sold, so u see the final prices. Thank you for watching and commenting!
@@DavidGonos I have so many favorites. Mostly Mets Nets and ny Giants. Psa is so unpredictable. I was just talking to my bud about it. W the modern cards by the time u get them back, the prices have dropped so much it’s not worth it. Especially when the silvers come back 6,7,8 and the base comes back 9 and 10.
I just word that my other order with them, vintage cards that I sent at the same time, are in their way back to me right now! Expect another video next week! 17 months!!!
I will agree sending off Cano and Bonds cards to be graded is a mistake. Next time you can send them Tatis Jr. I don't collect cheaters. Also you illustrate why not to send off to PSA. 16 months is beyond ridiculous.
Yeah, if I could do over, I wouldn’t send Cano. I’d still send Bonds tho. I’m working on some cards to send to SGC next. Thanks for watching and commenting, Ken!
Welcome to the wonderful world of getting your cards graded!😄It is very exciting, nerve racking and will humble you. But I still do it but I've only graded with SGC. I like getting my cards back super quick for the standard price. But I pretty much only do vintage so SGC is great for that stuff. Enjoyed the video!
Think about if you bought a card off of someone on eBay and they said it would 16 months to ship. It’s criminal what PSA did in the past 2 years to collectors.
They need tp update 1972 is not mkdern...as time goes on when will 90s be vintage. Or modern is just forever now?? I mean most collectors werent even born in the 70s yet its modern lol...this hobby sometimes
Yeah, I think they already have, to be honest. They're cutoff is 1996 now, which makes a lot more sense considering how many ultra-modern cards are getting graded these days. Thanks for watching and commenting! Tell us about your channel a little bit!
Yep, I like CSG, and they are making big moves in the grading market. I sent in a handful to them last month and had some good results - but they hit me with a 3 for a rookie Lawrence Taylor. Unforgivable! Haha
Oh man, I always thought about people moving in between that time period (I moved from Orlando to Austin!), but I never even thought about how many people died in that time span!
All good rules to live by, although, I have a bunch of vintage I’m waiting on that will have similar low grades. Honestly, I love the cards and I just wanted them slabbed.
F Psa, they grade for crap and take forever and charge you to much. Sgc grades extremely accurate and to me look better than psa. Psa just gives off a slimeball vibe.
Well, to be fair, I sent these in before they had these turnaround times - March of 2021. But to your point of my insanity, I did send 12 more in last month, that I likely won’t get back until January of 2023. Haha
Thanks, Chris - unfortunately, it’s the best way to have your cards valued for quicker, easy sales. Plus, it looks good and protects it from future wear. I appreciate your opinion, though. Thank you for watching and commenting.
It's goofballs like this that are going to find out the hard way that they probably shouldn't brag about the thousands of dollars of worth of cards they have just strewn all over their house. Somebody's going to figure out where you live and come snatch all of those $1,000 cards off of your walls, because if I can come up with it, real bad guys already have and are probably making plans...
@@DavidGonos just wait man, you can deny what I'm saying all day long but one of these days, somebody that's much worse than me will see one of these videos and see the thousands of dollars you have arrogantly posted all over your walls and in your videos, they will figure out where you live and they will come Rob you.. when it happens, I sure hope you make a video about THAT... And I'm sure I could have called you much worse, I thought I was being nice... #TeamGoyim
@@DavidGonos it's definitely not a weird thing to say on someone's video, especially when that's exactly what they are doing and you are providing the exact example of the person I'm talking about. Instead of getting upset about it, you should understand the seriousness and what I'm saying and be grateful that I pointed something out to you that you clearly haven't thought about. You wouldn't sit there and post your bank account information all over the web would you? Do you have a bunch of gold and silver in your house that you just leave on display and make videos showing everybody where to find it? Sometimes, you can't just have people on the shoulder, sometimes you have to smack them in the back of the head with a shovel :-)
who would ever grade these 3,4 5, 6 ...there is no market for them ....to pay money to grading companies is just plain stupid for a collector...when it comes time to sell them you will get 40% ...period ..grading except for the very rare cards is totally worthless.
I think the energy and joy you had in this video is a wonderful thing. This made my day. Thank you
Wow, thanks, Apollo! That comment just made my day! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Great attitude! Glad to have stumbled upon your channel. Hope to see more celebrations like this in the future.
Oh awesome, thank you! Look for my video I already posted about my 2K subscriber giveaway! You’re getting on just in time!
Great job brother. What really got my attention was that 200% interaction on your comments and 33% of all your subscribers liked this video that's incredible that's bias ever seen you should be very proud of yourself sir
Oh wow! That’s really cool to know! This community has been super friendly and positive, it’s always a compliment to have someone take time out of their day to comment. Like yourself! Thank you for watching and commenting, Don!
I like your fun and post energy, David. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks, JDK! I try to have fun with it - so I very much appreciate people that want to have fun along with me! Thanks for watching and commenting - what do you like to collect?
That was a lot of fun !!!
Oh good! Thanks man! What do you like to collect?
I love the format of this reveal. Best I’ve seen. Great video.
Wow! Thank you! I stole the grade cover thingy from The Card Closet Canada guy - he’s great! Thanks for watching and commenting, Aaron
I love listening to John C. Riley reveal slabs. Haha! Great video.
Hahahaha I’ve never heard that before, but yeah, super nasally and throaty at the same time, I can see that. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I can totally hear it too!
I read your post before I watched the video and I couldn't get John c Reilly out of my head thank you
@@edward88yahoo haha great! Now I’ll have to fake-voice it next time! Haha
@@DavidGonos man keep on keeping on nice video cool childhood cards
Nice cards. Love that George Brett, the '75 set has to be one of my favorite designs. Pretty sweet grade cover you made there 😉
IT’S YOU!!! Man, I’ve been trying to hunt your name/channel down to give you credit!!! What’s your name? On the next one, I’ll give you card-cover credit!!!
@@DavidGonos lol, my name's Aaron. Been watching your videos for awhile, good stuff 👍🏻. Got a chuckle when you pulled out that grade cover. I call mine the top hat, because I mainly grade with SGC, top hat goes with the tux. I remember pulling one of those "limited edition" classic Shaq's, mine has a smashed corner unfortunately. I think my favorite card from your sub is the Frank Thomas rookie sensations. Your right, they were a very big deal, only in the Jumbo's if I remember. The big hurt is one of my PC guys. Look forward to more videos. Peace.
@@thecardclosetcanada5443 haha the top hat! That’s brilliant. I made one for PSA, SGC and HGA horizontal slabs (I have four coming back soon). My Classic Shaq had a dinged corner out of the pack, too! I forgot those Rookie Sensations only came in the jumbos! Yeah, man, tough get when you’re only spending like $10 a week on cards back then. Thanks for relaying this and for watching! I also stole your idea of putting the card with the guessed grade on there… Man, I’m an IP thief! Sorry about that. Thanks for being cool about it! I will attribute it going forward!
@@DavidGonos for sure man, no worries. Just keep making good content. Taker er easy.
Your Vibe Attracts Your Tribe David! New to the hobby because I found my small collection from childhood. Have a Kobe Rookie and some cool Jordans from 92. Expanding the collection now. 👍🏼🥂
Haha thanks, Tanner! I love that! Gotta remember it! Man, a Kobe rookie is a nice find from your childhood! Well done! What are you looking for to help expand your collection? Vintage? Stars from your childhood? New superstars?
Some really sweet cards, great variety but really stumped on that 3 for the Campbell card? Love those sound affects too!
Thanks! That Campbell grade broke my heart. The viewers/commenters helped me figure out what sound effects to use, haha thanks!
That crease on the Campbell RC is definitely enough to give it a 3. Its right down the middle of the card.
Upon further review, agreed.
Great video. I love the 92 Fleer Rookie sensations set.
We just did a similar video - except we drank during ours. Couldn’t wait for after.
Hahaha that’s awesome - drop a link in here for us to check it out!
@@DavidGonos th-cam.com/video/2IdCd7YpASY/w-d-xo.html
I'm glad you finally got them back home. I'm still at 16 months and counting on my vintage quarterly special order.
Oh man, yeah, I’m still waiting on a vintage order too. Still in grading stage after a couple months.
Good way to stay positive enjoyed watching . And I hear that XBOX in the background!!!
Haha thanks! I don’t have an Xbox! Maybe it’s my phone or my dog doing something weird?
Crease = automatic 3. That is a FANTASTIC 3 though. Amazing eye appeal.
Thanks, TD - is that the general rule? Crease = 3? I had also heard any pen mark on a card automatically makes it a 1. Have you heard that?
@@DavidGonos Yep
Just subscribed. Love the positive message on enjoying your cards and personal collection.
Oh awesome, thank you, that’s exactly what I want to get across! Can you tell us what your website is all about?
I owned 2 stores from 89 -94. Strike forced me to close. Good memories 👍, I remember kids pulling a lot of these cards and getting so excited. Especially when an upper deck Griffey was pulled. Whole store would explode. High fives
Very cool, Al! Thank you for sharing!
Terrific video! Like the way you did the PSA reveal of your cards. Maybe one day I will send some of my childhood cards to be slabbed as well. If it takes 16 months to come back, then that's fine because they are part of my PC. I just subscribed.
Oh thanks, much appreciated! They are getting graded cards back now at about four months, which is pretty good. SGC, though, is getting cards back within a couple weeks!
Hey David
I was just perusing through your old videos and decided to watch this one for no particular reason.
Was having fun with your first psa submission and trying to guess grades with you when you came across a Frank Thomas rookie sensations card.
I said to myself “Self? You have one of those in your slab PC”. I found it and BLOW MY MIND it’s that same card in your video!!
Anyway, since it was a starter of your collection, do you want it back??
More sentimental value for you than me.
No strings attached. As far as I’m concerned it should stay in your hands.
As always, thank you for continued generosity to me and my son AND the hobby!!
-THE MOUSE (or Bill)
Hi Shelby. 👋🏻
Hahaha thanks for going back and watching - and thanks for the offer! But I sold it because I got my happiness out of it already, haha. Basically, I’m kinda trying to have one card for each great player (outside of Shohei, Michael Jordan, Shaq and some PC teams). I have Big Hurt’s ‘90 Leaf rookie card slabbed, so that is the one for me. Thank you so much again, I really appreciate it. You, sir, are a Happy Hobbyist!
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanks for the wonderful content. Keep up the good work David!
Thanks, Aaron! I very much appreciate your feedback!
Nice job on the video! Really enjoyed the format. Congrats on the deGrom👍
Oh cool, thanks Jeff! Much appreciated!
Just found your channel.
Great reveal - I love these cards ! Even moreso - I enjoyed the fun you had with these, and how you so appreciate the cards themselves.
I liked the setup of how you have your guesses on cards in the background. I’m approaching 17 months on a PSA order I’m antsy to get back !! 75 cards from their 1960s special. I keep hoping “any day now”. I’ll do a reveal on my channel.
Great video and commentary again.
Wow! 75 cards from that era! I will be checking your channel out for sure! Thank you very much for your kind words! Cards are all about fun, but too many in this industry are basing their mortgages on cards, which makes it a little less fun for them. Haha thanks again!
I just checked your channel out and watched a little of one of your “Big Vintage Repack Rips”! I have to jump on a Zoom meeting, but can you explain to our viewers what those BVRRs is? Do you sell them or buy them from someone else? How does it work?
Great show! Looking to send in my first batch to SGC and hoping to unveil them on my show in the near future.
Oh awesome, think about doing a show where you guess what the grades are before you send it in! I will subscribe and look forward to the reveal!
I have a Brett rc in a PSA 5. I think it's really cool that you graded cards that you've had since your childhood. I enjoyed this video, the sound effects and I subscribed. 😁👍
Awesome, thanks Matt! Tell us what kind of breaks you do on your channel!
@@DavidGonos I mostly do junk wax but I haven't posted in a few months. Check out my favorite video.th-cam.com/video/bV64Rw_7j2A/w-d-xo.html
I would get them regraded they looked alot better than the grade you got. I would go with cgc. PSA miss grade cards all the time. Loved them all.
Thank you for commenting! I’ll probably leave as is, just cuz most of them are PC cards hand I don’t want to chase with more grading money. I do like CSG tho for sure. Thanks for watching!
Comical on the Campbell RC. Dead silence 😂. Great cards Dave👍
Hahaha that was a completely authentic reaction haha! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Greetings from Robinson, Texas! I have never submitted my 70-80s football, but want to. Thanks for sharing your experience. It will help me if I decide to send them in.
Oh cool! If you’re submitting for just your personal collection and you don’t mind waiting, then I’d wait for them to do another special where it’s like $18 per card. Or you can go through SGC and CSG, which are pretty good also, and will get them back to you much quicker.
@@DavidGonos Thanks! I am grading to sell. I finally got all of my cards out of my moms house after they have been sitting in my old bedroom closet since the late 80s 😂 I have been trying to lean as much as possible about grading companies and PSA seems to be too dog for now, but SGC seems to be making some progress in the resale market. I also have thousands of commons from 79-91 that I’m researching on how to sell on eBay and Facebook. That may be very labor intensive though.
Just watched this video wow that was an awesome Jacob Degrom psa 10 congrats
Thanks, Andrew -- I very much battled if I should sell it or not, but I pulled that baby, and dang if he don't look good in a display!
Awesome stack of cards there! Love the 2002 Pujols bat relic! And a DeGrom RC!! Very nice. ☺
16 month wait is absurd. 😨
Thanks, man, yeah I was real happy with both of those. I don’t have a Pujols rookie, so that bat relic might have to be my best Pujols card!
@@DavidGonos I'm in the same boat, still haven't got around to adding a Pujols RC to my collection. Probably going to go for a PSA 10 someday. 😃
16 months? They smokin crack? I'm not familiar with the card scene, but 16 months sounds rather.. Obscene.
Yeah, it’s a little crazy. And they still have another order that will be 17-months old in a couple weeks. Haha
People went crazy Grading their dollar cards during COVID making a huge back log
I celebrated by cracking 6 out of the 10 cards I sent in These companies are so inconsistent
@@BobMarley-ol6xt oh wow, how did they do when you sent to another company?
@@DavidGonos Let you know in 6 weeks Just did it today lol But in the past I've done ok with it Really depends on who is looking at your cards This time it was a SGC order one of the cards was a resub from a HGA order Went from a HGA 8 to a SGC 9 But the way PSA has been so strict in the last year I've been buying 8s and lower to resub down the road With the current grading prices I'm only slabbing cards I plan to sell right away until they run specials
First day production cards are just fun man!
Yesss! I agree!… I need more people to agree so I can sell this! Hahaha! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I’m a Red Sox fan and Jeter was still fun to root for. Unless we were on the field with him.
I’m a Rays fan, and yeah, same thing, Jeter is fun to root for when he’s not playing your team. Haha
Earl Campbell had a contract dispute with Topps back in the day. Because of that, the 1979 card is not just his rookie card... it's the only year Topps released any Earl Campbell cards during his playing days. However, in the 1979 release, he is pictured on four cards from the set... his player card, a record breaker card, the oilers team leaders card, and the rushing leaders card (with Walter Payton).
Michael Russo dropping Topps sports card history on us! That’s fantastic! I never knew that, Michael, thanks for sharing! What is your collection like? Who do you like to collect the most?
Made me a subscriber after watching your video thank you ! For sharing
Oh great! Thanks for watching, commenting and subscribing!
New sub. Even though the grades aren’t always awesome, it’s always nice just or have them slabbed sometimes! Good video!
I couldn’t agree more - especially when they were in your collection for decades and you just want to protect them from getting in worse condition. Haha
That Degrom Gem Mint 10 was great. Of course I personally love those Orioles cards lol
Haha thanks! I thought the Ripken card would’ve done better, but I’ll take it!
Look up the Grading standards on the PSA web site, You are lucky to get a 3 with that crease
Yeah. The crease got me for sure.
Lots of great slabs!!!!! Sheesh lots of wait time but worth it!!! CHEERS!!!!!!!
You got that right! Thanks, Jason!
Yeah, I JUST got back my 37 card lot after 18 months (submitted March '21 like yourself!) and yeah, there's about 15 cards I wish I had never sent in. But I bought one those round light magnifiers and the whole shebang and thought I looked VERY carefully and still got burned on some. I think we collected around the same time (mid-70's). Love the 1974 Topps Baseball set! By the way, I must have been in a "test" area because all my 1975 BB cards were the "mini" variety.
Wow! That’s crazy, I had some minis when I was a kid, but I have no idea where they came from. That’s good to know that even with a magnifier, it’s still tough to get the grades you expect.
@@DavidGonos what people dont think about is that graders probably havnt even collected in their life..they get trained very little but your taking their word for what they say it is..imagine all you do all day at work is grade cards..what if you woke up with a headache that day ..or have some other issue going on in your life..do you think they are grading the card the same as they would on a good day? maybe even their eyesight could be not as good as someone else..too many variables for me at least to pay the money it takes to get these slabbed.. like that Griffy, you mentioned and you can clearly see it wasnt placed in the holder right..so if they cant even get it in the holders correctly but your trusting them with a grade and handling of your cards..
@@DavidGonos I guess I learn something every time (this was my 2nd PSA submission). It seems they were VERY corner particular on this batch. Centering is big but not as big as corners. I had a '74 Killebrew that I had high hopes on, maybe even a "9" but got a "7" while my '74 Reggie Jackson I figured would be lower than Killebrew. Ended up with an "8" for him. Well-pleased there. Then I had a batch of '89 Hoops cards. Thought I filtered out the best Michael Jordan's (I had quite a few) but the two All-Star cards of him, which I thought were the best candidates for "10" came back "6" (basically worthless). My eyes bugged out on those. I wouldn't send in 6's on such a modern card. BUT, there it was, I think! A couple of dents (not creases) on each card, same place. Barely visible but still HOW DID I MISS THEM?
@@TimothySmiths I totally understand and I Kick myself a lot as I open the boxes and see some of the grades. On the flip side, I get enough high grades to keep me coming back (I'm already looking at some of my other cards to see what I might send in). Simply, you can't get a lot of money for ungraded cards (if that's why you are doing it and I'm about 80% doing it for that reason). Getting them on a slab and getting decent grades will profit you every time IF you are wise and selective. My selectivity this time left much to be desired but I'll probably come out a little better than even. And it's fun!
@@jamesr1021 I understand for resale..but that being said the wait time..the chance or poor grade..all of it to me doesnt seem worth it most cases..only if it is a top top value card would i deem it worth it..
Yeah I think with a crease like that on the Campbell you can’t really hope for anything better than a 4 or so, if the card was absolutely perfect besides that.
Yep, I’ve come to grips with it. Haha
I like your style! You enjoy the hobby. I am the same way.
Thanks, Emir! Collecting cards is a ton of fun if you don’t measure success by if you hit that 1/1 or rookie auto in every box! Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@DavidGonos Agreed. PS You're welcome.
Not bad. The degrom is great. You didn't do too bad at all
Thanks, Ray! I do love that deGrom!
Nice video. Very enjoyable
Awesome, thanks for watching and commenting, Josiah! I appreciate it!
Good Show Bro! Love the Content
Thanks, man, much appreciated!
I'll try to source a "manlier" champagne glass for your next Topps Reveal.
That's why you're the best ... outside of when you bust me for saying the wrong company. Haha
I personally never send my vintage cards to PSA unless they are centered and no creases. The whole point of grading is to invest in selling them in the future. When you factor in the cost if they are graded, you actually get more money in your pocket by selling non centered cards on e-bay when they are not graded. At least that's what I've learned from personal experience.
Gotcha. Depends on what the card is, for me. This sub was from 2 years ago, learned a lot since then.
Grading also encapsulates and preserves for future years, so if I think a card, even if it’s beaten, will rise in value in 5-10 years, grading makes sense. I appreciate you watching and commenting, Jim - sounds like you’re a veteran collector! We always love hearing how people collect and what works for them. What do you collect the most?
@@DavidGonos My entire collection is T-206 through 1972. My higher end favorite cards are like a marriage. "Till death do us part". haha. They're never going anywhere.
@@Politano1955 WOW! That sounds like a crazy legit collection! Thanks, Jim! Make sure you check out the Packstravaganza giveaway video from my main page - we’re giving away a vintage SGC slab, along with tons of other cards. Thanks for commenting!
I'm just curious as I'm a new card collector and would like to send some cards to be graded. How do you get the estimated value of the card?
The best way is to guess at the grade, or the range of grades it might be, and search for those cards on eBay. Just make sure you filter by items sold, so u see the final prices. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Loved this video.
Wow, thanks, Carl! That’s fantastic! Who do you like to collect?
@@DavidGonos I have so many favorites. Mostly Mets Nets and ny Giants. Psa is so unpredictable. I was just talking to my bud about it. W the modern cards by the time u get them back, the prices have dropped so much it’s not worth it. Especially when the silvers come back 6,7,8 and the base comes back 9 and 10.
Enjoyed the show
Love your channel subscription added. 👏
Awesome! Thank you!
I live near Georgetown. Blue Hole cliffs are awesome!
Nice, I’ve heard of Blue Hole - I gotta check it out!
If the graders are tough we will be tough on ourself. I am not afraid to get cards regraded
It depends on the values, but yeah, sending one or two to another company ain’t a bad idea.
@@DavidGonos I totally agree.
@@DavidGonos Has to be worth it!
Did psa supply that 206 spacer on the pujols?
No, that’s actually part of the card.
It always seems like the George Brett 1975 card is graded tougher than others.
Oh interesting! Mine had that crease, which I don’t remember, but was very likely there to begin with. Haha
A lot of my friends are using SGC for grading cheaper and faster.
Definitely faster, but I don’t think it’s cheaper right now. Thanks for watching, Michael! What do you collect?
I would go nuts waiting 16 months for my cards
I just word that my other order with them, vintage cards that I sent at the same time, are in their way back to me right now! Expect another video next week! 17 months!!!
Love the shirt!! Tuxedo time but it's PSA🤣 is it birds eye pepper?
Hahaha I plan on making all future reveals tuxedo shirt time!
It’s called African Bird Pepper - good spice!
@@DavidGonos perfect!👌 I've got some hot sauce that uses birds eye pepper. Very spicy as well. From Malawi.
Peri Peri hot sauce! Yummy stuff! 🔥😍🔥
@@SPICY_BEAR it is good! My favorite
@@anthonym5917 oh yeah!?! I might have to try that! I love some flavorful hot sauces.
Glad yuo had fun, why grade 3-4-5-6s??????? Not worth the money to grade lesser cards.
I explained it in the video
I will agree sending off Cano and Bonds cards to be graded is a mistake. Next time you can send them Tatis Jr. I don't collect cheaters. Also you illustrate why not to send off to PSA. 16 months is beyond ridiculous.
Yeah, if I could do over, I wouldn’t send Cano. I’d still send Bonds tho. I’m working on some cards to send to SGC next. Thanks for watching and commenting, Ken!
Welcome to the wonderful world of getting your cards graded!😄It is very exciting, nerve racking and will humble you. But I still do it but I've only graded with SGC. I like getting my cards back super quick for the standard price. But I pretty much only do vintage so SGC is great for that stuff. Enjoyed the video!
Thanks buddy, SGC is great, too. I have a few I’m getting ready to send them again.
Think about if you bought a card off of someone on eBay and they said it would 16 months to ship. It’s criminal what PSA did in the past 2 years to collectors.
At the very least, they should offer some freebies to those who waited past 6 mos.
Name of this video should be. " That's not horrible".
Hahaha why, do I say that a bunch?
Brett has creases at top and bottom. Luck you got a 3. Yount a 1.5.
Oh boy oh boy gee wally! Hey cool it beav ur getting really riled up, oh boy oh boy you betcha wally
Haha thanks for watching
Dale Dobeck.
Can we turn our beds into bunkbeds?
Man I would love to send in my 300 Jordan cards but man I'm scared
Just send a handful, no reason to send everything
Crease on Earl and the bottom left corner is bad and other corners soft.
Yep, saw that for sure
It can’t be a blind reveal if you already know the grades!
Agreed - that’s why I waited to find out the grades. Not sure what you mean.
ANY SIGNIFICANT CREASE AUTO 3 OR LESS how do you not know that!?
YOU ARE SMARTER than me.
PSA order reveal, but dressed for #SGC Tuxedo Time!!! 🤵
Hahaha yeah, my plan is to wear that for all my reveals going forward. Thanks for watching, Bryan!
Surprised you didn’t send them to SGC wearing a tuxedo shirt. 16 months is unacceptable
SGC is the way to go these days.
Dah look at lower left corner on the earl campbell thats a 3.
Yep, spotted it later on.
They need tp update 1972 is not mkdern...as time goes on when will 90s be vintage. Or modern is just forever now?? I mean most collectors werent even born in the 70s yet its modern lol...this hobby sometimes
Yeah, I think they already have, to be honest. They're cutoff is 1996 now, which makes a lot more sense considering how many ultra-modern cards are getting graded these days. Thanks for watching and commenting! Tell us about your channel a little bit!
@@DavidGonos i just show off my collection and speak about current card events check it out!
@@budgetcardbreaks oh great! That sounds good, maybe some of our viewers can check it out too.
I would have been embarrassed to send this to psa.
That works out perfect - I would have been embarrassed to send that comment! Thanks for watching, Glenn!
Give csg a try
Yep, I like CSG, and they are making big moves in the grading market. I sent in a handful to them last month and had some good results - but they hit me with a 3 for a rookie Lawrence Taylor. Unforgivable! Haha
16 months? Lol people are dying before getting their cards back
Oh man, I always thought about people moving in between that time period (I moved from Orlando to Austin!), but I never even thought about how many people died in that time span!
16 months - holy crap. I"m sorry but this card grading thing is a scam. they should pay YOU back money...
Hahaha
never send in cards 7 or lower. If all corners are jacked, or any creasing on surface, DON"T send it.
All good rules to live by, although, I have a bunch of vintage I’m waiting on that will have similar low grades. Honestly, I love the cards and I just wanted them slabbed.
@@DavidGonos Great answer and the only answer. If you just want it slabbed and aware of condition, by all means, get it slabbed.
@@brockman562 Thanks, Manny! What do you like to send in for grading?
@@DavidGonos I honestly have yet to do it, but when I do, cards that look like 10s...or 9s, for any sport except hockey.
That doesn’t apply to vintage, only Modern
Man just show us the Damm cards
I wish I had some Jean Claude Van Damm cards to show you! Those would be awesome.
F Psa, they grade for crap and take forever and charge you to much. Sgc grades extremely accurate and to me look better than psa. Psa just gives off a slimeball vibe.
SGC continues to be on the rise for sure.
16 months? why the hell do you guys put yourself in so much pain and deal with a company with such BAD service?
Well, to be fair, I sent these in before they had these turnaround times - March of 2021. But to your point of my insanity, I did send 12 more in last month, that I likely won’t get back until January of 2023. Haha
The first mistake you made was grading in the first place lol. Grading is an absolute sham.
Thanks, Chris - unfortunately, it’s the best way to have your cards valued for quicker, easy sales. Plus, it looks good and protects it from future wear. I appreciate your opinion, though. Thank you for watching and commenting.
PSA is over priced
It's goofballs like this that are going to find out the hard way that they probably shouldn't brag about the thousands of dollars of worth of cards they have just strewn all over their house. Somebody's going to figure out where you live and come snatch all of those $1,000 cards off of your walls, because if I can come up with it, real bad guys already have and are probably making plans...
I’m a goofball? Thanks, guy.
@@DavidGonos just wait man, you can deny what I'm saying all day long but one of these days, somebody that's much worse than me will see one of these videos and see the thousands of dollars you have arrogantly posted all over your walls and in your videos, they will figure out where you live and they will come Rob you.. when it happens, I sure hope you make a video about THAT... And I'm sure I could have called you much worse, I thought I was being nice...
#TeamGoyim
@@guywilliams6569 Just a weird thing to say and post on someone’s video - but I appreciate what you’re saying. Just not how you’re saying it.
@@DavidGonos it's definitely not a weird thing to say on someone's video, especially when that's exactly what they are doing and you are providing the exact example of the person I'm talking about. Instead of getting upset about it, you should understand the seriousness and what I'm saying and be grateful that I pointed something out to you that you clearly haven't thought about. You wouldn't sit there and post your bank account information all over the web would you? Do you have a bunch of gold and silver in your house that you just leave on display and make videos showing everybody where to find it? Sometimes, you can't just have people on the shoulder, sometimes you have to smack them in the back of the head with a shovel :-)
@@guywilliams6569 Thank you
who would ever grade these 3,4 5, 6 ...there is no market for them ....to pay money to grading companies is just plain stupid for a collector...when it comes time to sell them you will get 40% ...period ..grading except for the very rare cards is totally worthless.
Thanks for your opinion, di sn
I enjoyed watching this video, thank you!
Oh great! Thank you for watching and commenting!