Hey Guys,
My Girlfriend's father passed away almost 20 years ago and she had told me that her father collected cards. I didn't think much of it at the time, but as our relationship got more serious I began asking her questions about them. She told me he had some really good sets and that her mother said that they were hers to keep.
Fast forward to last Sunday. We decided to go to her house that she grew up and in she showed me these trunks that were full of baseball cards. There were a lot of very impressive cards. Even though I don't collect baseball cards, I know some of these cards are absolute classics.
I know I am going to grade some of these cards. The 1960 Topps Mantle looks to be at least a 7 possibly an 8 and I almost crapped my pants. There is also the 1955 Ernie Banks which is what seems like pristine condition for the set (compared to the rest of the cards, but realistically a nm-mt 8 maybe a grade lower)
My question to you, fellow collectors, is: do I grade with PSA or BGS? Through my research, I have seen an overwhelming amount of PSA cards for these sets and that is what I had figured was the norm. However, the few times I have seen a BGS card, it seems to sell on par with the equivalent grade for PSA (or am I wrong in thinking this?). Also, with PSA, you basically have to sign up for a membership. I am pretty sure that it would be worth it for these cards. I was just look for some opinions and possibly direction. Any help is greatly appreciated! Look below for the sets
Some of the sets she has are (many are partial due to her brother weeding through and taking some cards) as follows:
1953 Bowman (Partial, missing THE Mantle and a few others, but has quite a few decent names like Slaughter, Hodges, Mathews Spahn, Fox, Rizzuto, A Yankees Trio with Mantle, Bauer and Yogi Berra, etc.)
1954 Topps (Again missing the mantle, but has Ted Williams Jackie Robsinson, Rizzuto, Snider, Mathews, Ford, Berra, Banks, Lasorda, Kaline)
1955 Topps (Missing Mantle, but has Ted Williams, Kaline, Banks, Spahn, Jackie Robinson, Zimmer, Koufax, Killebrew, Rizzuto, Berra)
1955 Bowman (Only Big Names here are Ernie Banks and Maybe Don Larsen and Don Zimmer)
1956 Topps (No Mantle, has Ted Williams, Spahn, Banks, Kaline, Robinson, Aaron, Clemente, Koufax, Campanella, Berra Rizzuto, Fox Willie MAys, Snider, Killebrew, Feller, Ford, Reese, and Aparicio)
1958 Topps(DOES have a Mantle! Ted Williams, Snider, Maris, Kaline, Koufax, Berra, Banks, etc.
1960 Topps (Has all the big Names including Mantle basically a complete set minus very few)
1961 Topps (Same as the 60, all big names including mantle, close to complete)
My Girlfriend's father passed away almost 20 years ago and she had told me that her father collected cards. I didn't think much of it at the time, but as our relationship got more serious I began asking her questions about them. She told me he had some really good sets and that her mother said that they were hers to keep.
Fast forward to last Sunday. We decided to go to her house that she grew up and in she showed me these trunks that were full of baseball cards. There were a lot of very impressive cards. Even though I don't collect baseball cards, I know some of these cards are absolute classics.
I know I am going to grade some of these cards. The 1960 Topps Mantle looks to be at least a 7 possibly an 8 and I almost crapped my pants. There is also the 1955 Ernie Banks which is what seems like pristine condition for the set (compared to the rest of the cards, but realistically a nm-mt 8 maybe a grade lower)
My question to you, fellow collectors, is: do I grade with PSA or BGS? Through my research, I have seen an overwhelming amount of PSA cards for these sets and that is what I had figured was the norm. However, the few times I have seen a BGS card, it seems to sell on par with the equivalent grade for PSA (or am I wrong in thinking this?). Also, with PSA, you basically have to sign up for a membership. I am pretty sure that it would be worth it for these cards. I was just look for some opinions and possibly direction. Any help is greatly appreciated! Look below for the sets
Some of the sets she has are (many are partial due to her brother weeding through and taking some cards) as follows:
1953 Bowman (Partial, missing THE Mantle and a few others, but has quite a few decent names like Slaughter, Hodges, Mathews Spahn, Fox, Rizzuto, A Yankees Trio with Mantle, Bauer and Yogi Berra, etc.)
1954 Topps (Again missing the mantle, but has Ted Williams Jackie Robsinson, Rizzuto, Snider, Mathews, Ford, Berra, Banks, Lasorda, Kaline)
1955 Topps (Missing Mantle, but has Ted Williams, Kaline, Banks, Spahn, Jackie Robinson, Zimmer, Koufax, Killebrew, Rizzuto, Berra)
1955 Bowman (Only Big Names here are Ernie Banks and Maybe Don Larsen and Don Zimmer)
1956 Topps (No Mantle, has Ted Williams, Spahn, Banks, Kaline, Robinson, Aaron, Clemente, Koufax, Campanella, Berra Rizzuto, Fox Willie MAys, Snider, Killebrew, Feller, Ford, Reese, and Aparicio)
1958 Topps(DOES have a Mantle! Ted Williams, Snider, Maris, Kaline, Koufax, Berra, Banks, etc.
1960 Topps (Has all the big Names including Mantle basically a complete set minus very few)
1961 Topps (Same as the 60, all big names including mantle, close to complete)