Love that you're not just a quality snob with these. Enjoying them for what they are first, like a kid would. But then, as we adults like to do...you appreciate and desire a clean, centered, as close to perfect example as you can hunt down! The hunt for excellence is very fun too!
Thanks Ryan…. you hit the nail on the head. Totally just looking for as good of a quality set of these as I can get now. With my intention of not flipping anything… I am just looking for the best quality version of each. The only thing I might sell, are doubles to fund purchasing missing pieces… but this strategy is hardly unique. It’s where the term “trading cards” came from right? 👍🏻
An Oak Sir .... 🤣🤣 Fresh shirt, fresh morning, 4 fresh packs!!! Can't wait man!!! love it... Thank you so much for sharing this opening with us mortals!!!!! 🙂🙃😉
Thanks Tony! Hey! I have some wrappers for you if you want… maybe put your address on here… and when I get it, I can then erase your comment… if you don’t want it published or something. I get it.
Thanks for sharing. I Hope you get some 10's out of the box. Maybe the 4th Luke will be a 10! The centering of these cards is all over the place. I Collect the Nintendo Topps cards and thought it was bad on those, but these have much more quality issues.
Another great reveal! It’s so frustrating that those black print marks seem to pop up on otherwise near perfect cards. I have a #5 Leia with those two black dots on the exact same spot as the one you pulled. The good news is that it was stilled graded a PSA 9. Overall, more nice packs from a very, very nice box! I anticipate more great pulls from the remaining 16 packs. Can’t wait!
On many of the Leia cards that were printed, those two black dots appear in the same area. Topps did a large print run of that card with that ink error. Many PSA graders think those dots are on every Leia card so they tend to not knock down the grade. I own a Leia PSA 9 that does not have those two black dots. Depends on whether the PSA grader does research in some cases.
I printed it myself… I have access to a large printer with canvas paper/roll. Any FedEx Office can print large things for you. You would just have to create the file, or find a high quality photo on Google to print. One that would handle being enlarged without getting pixelated.
Yes sir! I love hearing that you agree… on those two in particular. So do you think that in a perfect world where all other aspects were perfect… a slanted image print, would come out as a 9? Or would they hammer the card by 2 points for that?
@@e-dubrippinstuff9820 Yes, it’s certainly possible to get a PSA 9 with a slightly rotated/slanted image, but it has to be very minimal slanting. Surface, corners/edges would have to be perfect with good overall centering. You definitely have some PSA 9 potential specimens. I’m calling it - those two cards you pulled, #18 and #21 might get GEM MINT 10’s.
Thanks for the offer can you send your email address as I don’t think my address is getting thru due to RUclips policy again that’s for your generosity best wishes Tony
Love that you're not just a quality snob with these. Enjoying them for what they are first, like a kid would. But then, as we adults like to do...you appreciate and desire a clean, centered, as close to perfect example as you can hunt down! The hunt for excellence is very fun too!
Thanks Ryan…. you hit the nail on the head. Totally just looking for as good of a quality set of these as I can get now. With my intention of not flipping anything… I am just looking for the best quality version of each. The only thing I might sell, are doubles to fund purchasing missing pieces… but this strategy is hardly unique. It’s where the term “trading cards” came from right? 👍🏻
An Oak Sir .... 🤣🤣 Fresh shirt, fresh morning, 4 fresh packs!!! Can't wait man!!! love it... Thank you so much for sharing this opening with us mortals!!!!! 🙂🙃😉
Yeah, so much fun to watch…. What a rare treat
Thanks for your detailed analysis. great to have a video like this.
Those last 3 cards look like 9’s for sure with 10 potential
Thanks for sharing with us! Can't wait to see the next one.
Glad to see you filled in the collection with those packs I see another Luke in your future
What great videos you keep opening up a time capsule and I’m loving it best wishes with future openings can’t wait to see what comes next
Thanks Tony! Hey! I have some wrappers for you if you want… maybe put your address on here… and when I get it, I can then erase your comment… if you don’t want it published or something. I get it.
Another great video man!!! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing. I Hope you get some 10's out of the box. Maybe the 4th Luke will be a 10! The centering of these cards is all over the place. I Collect the Nintendo Topps cards and thought it was bad on those, but these have much more quality issues.
Thank you! It’s definitely a crap shoot with cards this old. I feel pretty fortunate I think.
Another great reveal! It’s so frustrating that those black print marks seem to pop up on otherwise near perfect cards. I have a #5 Leia with those two black dots on the exact same spot as the one you pulled. The good news is that it was stilled graded a PSA 9.
Overall, more nice packs from a very, very nice box! I anticipate more great pulls from the remaining 16 packs. Can’t wait!
Really?? You still got a 9!? That gives me hope. Thanks for sharing. And yes, this box has been great up to this point 🤞🏻🤞🏻
On many of the Leia cards that were printed, those two black dots appear in the same area. Topps did a large print run of that card with that ink error. Many PSA graders think those dots are on every Leia card so they tend to not knock down the grade. I own a Leia PSA 9 that does not have those two black dots. Depends on whether the PSA grader does research in some cases.
Curious if you don’t mind sharing where you got your deskmat? I’d love to order a customizable one.
I printed it myself… I have access to a large printer with canvas paper/roll. Any FedEx Office can print large things for you. You would just have to create the file, or find a high quality photo on Google to print. One that would handle being enlarged without getting pixelated.
@@e-dubrippinstuff9820 awesome thank you!
The two standout cards, in terms of quality, from this pack rip video are at 20:00 and 20:35 (card #18 “Artoo-Detoo is missing” and card #21 “The Tusken Raiders” respectively). As you rightly pointed out, these two cards are very well-centered from left to right and from top to bottom (each card has a chance to be a PSA 9 and possibly a GEM Mint 10 if surface, edges, corners are perfect). And…
One of the inspecting habits people should do is to look at the small black text that runs along the bottom of each card, the text that reads “** © 1977 20TH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORP. All Rights Reserved.*” The “location” of that text is an indicator as to whether your landscape or portrait card is well-centered from top to bottom-PSA deducts at least one grade if that text is too low near bottom edge of the card (which will show that it isn’t centered top to bottom - if text is too low, there will be more border space at the top). That text needs to be a bit away from the bottom (like the way it is on the cards #18 and #21 you pulled - the text is perfectly placed on those two cards); it also reveals whether the image of the card has a tilt or rotation where it is not lined up with 45 degree angles. If that text is angled (starting low and moves slightly higher at an angle) and not parallel to the bottom edge of the card, then there is a tilt to the image and PSA usually deducts for this. Also….
On the topic of “centering,” I noticed that in your 5th Series Orange PSA Return video, that the majority of cards in your submission were off-center. The Orange 5th series cards have the thinnest of borders around the card images of all the 5 different 1977 series which therefore makes it extremely difficult to get perfect centering. If the centering isn’t perfect from left to right or from top to bottom (even if slightly off by a couple millimeters), PSA graders will usually lower by two grades which is why you ended up with a lot of PSA-8’s. I actually use a ruler and measure the the borders to ensure they are all close in millimeters. Just some “centering” stuff to keep in mind. And…
Btw, that #63 “May the Force be with you!” Luke you pulled at 13:25 has a chance for a PS9 (if there are no surface or corner/edge issues). That’s a PSA low POP marquee card that collectors want.
Look forward to your next pack rip video. Hopefully there are a few more Luke rookies in the box. Hoping you get a high quality one that could yield a PSA 8 for your growing collection!
Yes sir! I love hearing that you agree… on those two in particular. So do you think that in a perfect world where all other aspects were perfect… a slanted image print, would come out as a 9? Or would they hammer the card by 2 points for that?
@@e-dubrippinstuff9820 Yes, it’s certainly possible to get a PSA 9 with a slightly rotated/slanted image, but it has to be very minimal slanting. Surface, corners/edges would have to be perfect with good overall centering. You definitely have some PSA 9 potential specimens. I’m calling it - those two cards you pulled, #18 and #21 might get GEM MINT 10’s.
Is it a good time to invest in 1977 psa 9 star wars cards now??
15:55 another Han Solo #4 with an extra mis-aligned star to the left of the copyright. I wonder if all 1-star #4 cards had this misprint.
Thanks for the offer can you send your email address as I don’t think my address is getting thru due to RUclips policy again that’s for your generosity best wishes Tony
Do you maybe have an Instagram that I can DM you through? I’m doing my best to keep personal/collection profiles separate.
I don’t have instagram can you give me an email address to correspond with you
Can I have yours 😬? Mine is my name… prefer not to. I get it if you don’t either.