I've been working on a small Matt Read collection ever since I saw him play on Versus and found out he's a 25 year old rookie. There's something to be said about a guy who perseveres and comes into the league at that age when most rookies are 18 or 19. Anyways, after waiting for 3 days for Beckett's grading site to reopen I found out what my submissions were graded at:
ItemID Set Name Player Final Grade
6997323 1988-89 Topps Wayne Gretzky Sweater 9.5
6997322 2011-12 Upper Deck Exclusives Matt Read YG 9.5
6997321 2011-12 Upper Deck Matt Read YG 9.5
6997320 2011-12 Upper Deck Matt Read YG 10.0
My first 10!! Very happy with the results. The Gretzky was from a 88/89 topps box break from 5 years ago and figured what the hey, let's see how it grades. I was shocked at that 9.5 too. Here are some other cards in the pc
![[Image: ReadSpectrum05.jpg]](http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz71/niemicollector/Matt%20Read/ReadSpectrum05.jpg)
![[Image: ReadExclusives009.jpg]](http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz71/niemicollector/Matt%20Read/ReadExclusives009.jpg)
My fingers are crossed that he's a SP in Ice this year.
ItemID Set Name Player Final Grade
6997323 1988-89 Topps Wayne Gretzky Sweater 9.5
6997322 2011-12 Upper Deck Exclusives Matt Read YG 9.5
6997321 2011-12 Upper Deck Matt Read YG 9.5
6997320 2011-12 Upper Deck Matt Read YG 10.0
My first 10!! Very happy with the results. The Gretzky was from a 88/89 topps box break from 5 years ago and figured what the hey, let's see how it grades. I was shocked at that 9.5 too. Here are some other cards in the pc
My fingers are crossed that he's a SP in Ice this year.