Comments: In October,
2002 I started with a tribute card - a 1980 TCMA Galasso, which
I subsequently had graded GEM MT by PSA in January of the following
year. In November, 2004 I picked up an issue contemporary to his
career, a raw example of the W575 card advertised in the auction
as VG-EX. Upon receipt I discovered an ink stamp on the reverse.
In November, 2005 I upgraded and won an eBay auction for a SGC 50
example. I was able to upgrade to a PSA 5 in January, 2006 off
eBay from seller and hobby friend, Brian Hodes. I've been looking
for a higher graded example ever since and have had no luck finding
one.
UPDATE: In August, 2024 I was checking my saved eBay searches when I found a seller parting ways with a near-complete set of W575-2 PSA-graded singles. I tried reaching the seller off eBay but had no luck. The asking price of $895 was a little more than I was willing to pay so I sent them an offer, and they countered. The card was centered slightly better, and brighter than the PSA example I purchased in 2006:
We agreed to a price and, after 18 years of searching for a higher graded example, I had myself a nice upgrade.....SOLD!!
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