Like # Pele.. Hi Mark- first time viewer and subscriber! I like your take/ beauty is in the eye of the beholder, for sure. Perfect is the enemy of the good- like you said, most people don’t have an unlimited budget- so, this is a great way to afford desirable cards with great eye appeal! Thanks for sharing and Good Collecting 👍❤️

Great cards Mark! I agree with you 100 percent. Centering tends to be hyper focused in the hobby and a clean off centered card does not bother me.

Hi Mark I agree with you on eye appeal, first for me is registration then centering and condition. Cards back in the day were not always perfectly cut and centered that is just how they came in the pack!

Great video Mark!!! couldn't agree more with your thoughts on eye appeal. You touched upon many different factors giving eye appeal to a card... one factor You mentioned that's underrated I believe is color, sometimes cards can be somewhat faded maybe not stored properly, You're not always sure how the previous owner has stored it or cared for the card (Even if they're in a slab)... I always look at color along with all the other specific details you mentioned. health and happiness to you .see you in Cleveland my friend... Jonathan..aka ...the Boston kid

Hey Mark…I agree with you, we all have our criteria for cards. My first criteria is definitely registration. After that it’s centering and overall condition. After being back in the hobby for 6 years now not only has my focus changed multiple times but also my criteria for the condition of my cards. I’ve also learned that the overall condition can sometimes be relative to the grade. It’s all a learning process, but it sounds like you know what your priorities are.

Mark, As our friend lou rok says OC cards need love to. Those are all Beautiful cards indeed. I dont think anyone would actually put centering above the image quality. Some of us or me I should say want both a perfectly centered card with a perfect image. Good images on cards are relatively easy to come by most cards have good images where as centering is extremely difficult to find with a good image. I myself have quite a few OC cards that I wont part with because of the pack fresh look and the fact that they are big cards that I dont want to even attempt to replace them😅. As us collectors always say beauty is in the eye of the beholder 😊. I also agree OC cards are getting less and less expensive so there a great way to add amazing cards to a collection. I used to hunt down PSA 8 oc cards because they are extremely hated by people and I loved how cheap they are. Obviously I have changed my opinion on those but if I still collected OC cards those are hands down the greatest deals out there. Thanks Mark for sharing your thoughts I loved this 👊🤙🤙

Mark, I am 100% on board with your perspective. The card came from the pack that way. Some can be so bad that it is distracting, but for most, it is fine. This is a topic I was working on, too, so you will have some additional online support soon 😀

I have the same thoughts, registration and lack of snowing are my top preference. Centering hasn't ever been important to me

Im with you. Off center doesn’t bother me. Creases done either depending on the year and where it’s at. Great share

Nice one Mark. All fabulous cards. Eye appeal. I'm the same way. Can be o/c & can have sharp corners & coloring for me. Building my 66T set, notorious for being o/c but as long as the card has eye appeal for me it's ok. My latest video I bought a Tony Conigliaro o/c but ok to me. Take care!

Nice share. Love some off centered cards. They personally do not bother me when they are OC. I know it really bothers some people. Enjoyed.

I like your broad definition of eye appeal. There are as many interpretations of that term as there are collectors, and you acknowledge that. The Williams is a stunner, especially for card 1. In that vein, the Snider is a toughie with grading, being the last card in the set.

Perhaps MLB Hall of Famers who played for the Dodgers in the twilight of their illustrious career (like Frank Robinson, Juan Marichal, Gary Carter) might be a nice addition to your Dodger card collection.

Very cool! I have never seen cards this old, with such a grade! Congrats! Sweet for the collection for sure! Thanks Mark!

Awesome pick up Mark! That card hits my sweet spot of Cuban issue and Dodges player. I picked up the Bill Terry in this set a few months back. Congrats!

Wow great cards Reese was born in Meade county Ky right next to my county love the Sutton rookie and the Catfish rookie the 58 Robinson is nice to the color pops on that card

Wow! That card is so cool. I’ve never heard of those before. Congrats on adding it to your collection. Take care!

Super cool! Love the rare stuff and your Cuban is even more rare than I expected. Great video!

Gave a video like. Congrats on that find, Mark! HOFer Dazzy Vance is a fun player. I really enjoy the back of that card too. Thanks for sharing

Cool little card there Mark! Congrats!

That's a beauty! Super rare!!

Ah, Cuba. I thought Baguer was French, but it's Spanish. I learned something.

Beautiful card Mark! Orlando is your man for details on the set. He has a ton of knowledge on Cuban issues cards.

Rare Cuban issue, congratulations

Gave a video like. Great goals for the National! I will only be there on Thursday for the show and the KZbin meet up. Look forward to meeting you, Mark.

One more thing... I have found at the national I go in with a specific plan and then I see all kinds of things that I wasn't planning for .. hopefully you can stick to your plan..lol

Great goals my friend!I want to see You with that Jackie Robinson in your hand that you're looking for at the KZbin get together Thursday night. I will be on the hunt in Cleveland for a 1970 Topps Nolan Ryan PSA 7 or a 1965 Sandy koufax PSA 7.. see you in Cleveland.. Jonathan

Great goals Mark! New subscriber here. Make sure you hit up the You Tube content get together on Thursday! It's a great time! Great Universal Toy Wheat and Cracker Jacks

That would be awesome to get a Jackie Robinson or Duke Snider. Cracker Jack is nice also. Enjoy yourself Mark & connecting with fellow YT collectors. Take care.

This is a beautiful and balanced tribute. Mays is in my top three for greatest of all time. I believe he appeared in all five of the first Topps all-star subsets, before they suspended their inclusion after the 1962 season. I know that Jackie Robinson critiqued superstars such as Mays and Ernie Banks for not being sufficiently outspoken, but each man had his own way of spearheading progress. For instance, Mays' persistence in buying a nice San Francisco home, of which I was not previously aware, speaks volumes about the strides he made toward fair real estate practices. I think he lived in Harlem during his years in New York, but Harlem was an old well-known area with some upscale sections for prosperous African-Americans.

@5:30 I was wondering if that was the card in your photo, and now I know, haha. Hope you achieve your collecting goals at the National.

Mark, I love this video cause we have some of the same goals, but unlike you, I'll be staying in California. I hope you get the 49 Bowman Jackie. Please let us know what the prices are like. I am very curious. I probably can't swing a deal until The National next year but I am curious to see what you find. Same with the 1915 Cracker Jack. Let us know what you see. I need the cards you already own (Wheat, Miler and Hummel). I have the other three guys. Best of luck! Let us know how you do.

Awesome goals Mark, I wish I was able to attend this year. Best of luck, looking forward to seeing what you pick up!

Sounds like you have a great plan going in and wish you the best of luck Mark!! See you soon at the show! Dave

Awesome goals Mark. I’ll be at the National too & the meet up on Thursday night. Looking forward to hopefully meeting you there as well. It will be here before we know it.

I wish I was going this year. Probably next year if possible for me. That ticket will be amazing with both signatures!

Sounds like a great strategy Mark! Looking forward to meeting you at the get together my friend.

Awesome video. Would love to see a follow up video after the national with what you got. You showed some amazing cards. Really liked the Cracker Jack and Universal Toy. Looking forward to connecting at the National.

Great goals! I only go to the Chicago one since I live 20 miles away but it is always enjoyable. Signings are my favorite time and Eck is great.

Hope to see you at the National

Good luck at the National! Some pretty cool goals. I won't be going, too much time off work already this year.

Nice tribute to the Say Hey Kid and beautiful cards. All his cards have great photos. Willie and the Duke is one of my favorite cards. We lost a great ambassador to the game. Truly a humble man. Take care

Nice share. Ive heard that as well about Jackie saying Mays should he more vocal. Great share of Mays. Thanks for sharing

Nice tribute thanks for posting

Great cards and tribute. RIP Willie Mays

wonderful tribute Mark, I was absolutely heartbroken to hear about Willie, a true legend on and off the field. I have my own tribute forthcoming.health and happiness to you .. Jonathan.. aka the Boston kid

Good job, Mark! Great tribute and cards. Take care!

Ha! This was a fun video. Thanks for sharing!

Wonderful tribute to Willie Mays, Mark. Willie was my childhood hero. IMO The Say Hey Kid was the greatest all round ballplayer of all time. Some true treasures in your collection. Thanks for showing us those classic '58 cards.

Nice tribute to Willie Mays, one of the best to ever play the game! Some really nice cards Mark.