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  1. My Top 10 Cards

    10. 1972 Topps Julius "Dr. J" Erving RC PSA 8 NM-MT



    9. Joe Montana 1980 Topps RC PSA 9 MINT



    8. 2008 Exquisite Enshrinements Michael Jordan 4 of 23

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    Updated 08-28-2011 at 04:44 PM by tarheelsnipe

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  2. Ebay Collecting Truths

    Some generalizations I've learned in my years of buying on Ebay.




    1. If an autograph auction has to say the authentication company is one of the best in the business, it’s not.
    2. If the description says the card is NrMT-MT or better, you’ll be lucky to get it in NrMT-MT.
    3. If a set or lot of vintage says NrMT on average, the star cards are no better than EX.
    4. It the auction doesn’t say on-card auto, it’s a sticker.
    5. If the auction says it “might” be
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  3. My Top 5 All-Time Want List

    1. 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan RC
    2. 1980 Topps Magic/Bird/Erving RC
    3. 1970 Pete Maravich RC
    4. 1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain RC
    5. 1961 Fleer Oscar Robertson RC

    This is my personal want list, and the reasons are varied. As I receive the cards on the list, I'll update their status below. For the most part I like high end cards, but vintage is tough to find in decent shape at a decent price. I prefer PSA over BGS grading because of the trimming rumors surrounding ...

    Updated 05-29-2009 at 02:01 PM by tarheelsnipe

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  4. Quest Completed - My Holy Grail – The 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan RC

    I managed to scrape together some more money after my wife decided to do some house cleaning. After selling off some junk we had laying around, I was up to almost $1,100 dollars which was the price range I wanted to spend.

    After adding every PSA 9 Jordan to my watch list, I noticed one that was hovering around the $850 mark with 12 hours to go. The only problem was that the seller only had 41 feedbacks. The upside was that they were all positive, and all from buyers. I messaged ...
  5. My Holy Grail – The 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan RC

    Update:

    I managed to scrape together some more money after my wife decided to do some house cleaning. After selling off some junk we had laying around, I was up to almost $1,100 dollars which was the price range I wanted to spend.

    After adding every PSA 9 Jordan to my watch list, I noticed one that was hovering around the $850 mark with 12 hours to go. The only problem was that the seller only had 41 feedbacks. The upside was that they were all positive, and all from buyers.
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    Updated 01-02-2010 at 07:08 AM by tarheelsnipe

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