I actually have more proof cards graded than I have regular Kellogg's cards graded. I've got about 15-20 proof cards, all graded. As far as regular Kellogg's cards graded I've probably got about 10-15. Almost all of those came from buying a large lot and getting a random graded card.
None of my unopened packs are graded either.
Do some of you only collect graded cards? Do some of you have no graded cards and no interest in graded cards?
I primarily collect Kellogg's cards. I have other cards as well but Kellogg's have always been my passion. I have a few that I collected in my childhood. My grandfather introduced me to 3d cards by collecting Rold Gold all-time greats set for me. I was 9 years old. But most of my collection was obtained since 1989.
ReplyDeleteI have ungraded versions of every card and most variations. In the early nineties I was lucky enough to buy a number of huge lots. In one case I purchased 15 complete Rold Gold sets that were unopened. I opened them (sorry Matt). Also, my family found out I liked the Kellogg's cards and they bought a lot of complete sets from Larry Fritsch Cards when they were relatively inexpensive and gave me them as Christmas gifts.
In the nineties I worked with a couple guys who owned baseball card shops and they introduced me to PSA. My friends helped me grade a lot of my cards and between them and ebay I set out to collect PSA 9 versions of every Kellogg's cards. My favorite sets are the all-time great sets and 1972. So I collected all the PSA identified '72 variations (except Drago).
If you go to the PSA set registry and look at the Kellogg's and Rold Gold areas you will see my sets. They all begin with DRS. I have complete basic sets from 1970 to 1977 at PSA 9. I need 123 more cards to finish out to 1983. I'm working on the 1991 and 92 sets as well. I always thought that if I worked from the oldest forward it would get cheaper. But PSA has become very expensive and I don't have friends who grade large numbers of cards anymore. At $20 a card, 123 cars is much more money than I want to spend to complete the 70-83 run.
I don't regret doing the graded thing, but I was very lucky and was able to do what I've done much cheaper than could be done today. There are people on the internet who claim that holding PSA graded Kellogg's cards is not smart because they will eventually crack within the holders. I have only had one card (1975 #1) show a tiny crack after I had it graded. All the rest look good and it's been over 20 years in some cases. 1971 and 1975 is the worst year for cracking in my opinion because you had to collect the cards from the cereal boxes.
I don't know a lot about proof cards. I think I have three all-time great proof cards as they have blank backs. But I'm not sure about that.
1975 Roy White always seems to crack so that would be many people's guess as to which of your cards would crack.
DeleteYou need to become friends with one of those places that submit by the thousand.
By the way Larry Fritsch still sells Kelloggs in sets:
ReplyDelete1972 (54 Cards) . . . . $275.00
1972 3-D Greats (15 Cards). . . $210.00
1973 2-D (54 Cards) . . . . $165.00
1973 2-D Blank Backs (54 Cards) . . . . $210.00
1974 (54 Cards) . . . . $140.00
1980 (60 Cards) . . . . . $75.00
1981 (66 Cards) . . . . .$70.00
1982 (64 Cards) . . . . .$65.00
1983 (60 Cards) . . . . . $60.00
Also available:
1970 Football (60 Cards) . . . . $435.00
https://www.fritschcards.com/sunshop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=939
Much more expensive than when my family bought them for me at Christmas - the 1972 sets were originally less than $50.
We used to get his catalogues in the 1970s, but we usually ordered from a few other places - Wholesale Card Company and SCD classifieds.
DeleteI have pretty much no interest in graded cards but I did once get a card graded. At a flea market, I paid $5 for a 1999 UD A Piece of History GU Bat Babe Ruth. I'd never been interested in UD cards and was unaware of its worth but thought it'd be a very cool card to have. I was so surprised to later learn of its value that I decided to go ahead and have it graded. I was pretty happy to have it come back graded 9 or 9.5 (I forget which).
ReplyDeleteThat's a great card to get graded.
DeleteI collect graded cards, but it makes up less than 1% of my collection. That being said... I just picked up a Kellogg's card I've wanted for a long time... and it was graded. I hope to write about it this week.
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