Discussing Eye Appeal And Looking At Vintage Football Cards- Sharing Some Of My Collection!!

While a lot of us talk about "eye appeal," I wanted to show some of my vintage football cards, through that lens. Jim Brown, Johnny Unitas, Otto Graham, Gale Sayers, Bart Starr, Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, and other Hall of Fame football players are included in my collection. I take an opportunity to show off some of my PSA and SGC graded cards as we jump into football season. I always enjoy having a chance to share some of the cards in my collection, and doing so with football cards, which I feel continue to be a good deal, is always a treat.
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[@ACollectorsDream]

Awesome football cards! I agree completely on football being undervalued. Thanks for sharing

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks Orlando. It'll be interesting to see if they every catch up some on baseball. Probably not, but possible.

[@fanstream]

Super vintage football cards --- the Bowmans look amazing!

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks so much!!

[@BringingTheHeat-VBC]

I love old Football cards! You have an amazing collection.

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks Mr. Petty. You’re a great friend.

[@Hodges1455]

Gave a video like. Fun seeing all those great football cards! Thanks for sharing

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks for watching!!

[@JeffsCardJourney]

When I saw your purchase of the 1950 Sammy Baugh at Strongsville - yes - I was inspired to buy that card and actually did a couple months ago. One of my favorite card also.

[@MidLifeCards]

That's awesome. To me, it's the most beautiful football card of all time.

[@Drhook2323]

Love the football card videos. Prices are definitely going up! You are my football card guru!

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks so much. Vintage football cards are the best.

[@macwaxxstacks]

You won’t find me turning away for football! The Bowman cards are so classic and look great. I found a small stack of 5-6 mixed in with some junk wax at an estate sale once and I’ve had an eye for them ever since . The Philadelphia cards reminded me that I need to look up the history of that company! Thanks for sharing your vintage football

[@MidLifeCards]

If I'm not mistaken, Philadelphia and Fleer were associated.

[@HawksNestCards]

Thanks for showing your football cards, They all looked great! I picked up a PSA 2 Jim Brown rookie last month which you were kind enough to show on your channel.

[@MidLifeCards]

Congrats!! That's an awesome card.

[@memphis370z]

Thanks for sharing. That '52 Baugh is amazing.

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks so much. I was thrilled to pick it up.

[@davidhenry4392]

Thanks for sharing! Love vintage football cards. Am slowly growing my PC of them.

[@MidLifeCards]

It's a marathon. I have many I'd like to add over time as well.

[@lifeboy7]

You are the reason I started collecting vintage football. I had no idea how cool they were until you had a video a while back picking up 1966 Mike Ditka. I’m always here for any excursions through your football collection. I recently picked up the 1969 Gale Sayers and Joe Namath-two of my favorite cards from an awesome set. Keep the football coming! 🏈

[@MidLifeCards]

The Sayers and Namath 1969 Topps cards are gorgeous. Two of my favorites.

[@sdrurylv7979]

Great video and even better collection. Baseball will probably always be king but when you show the football and basketball side of collecting I’m all in. This was a “10” for me.🏈

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks so much. That means a lot!!

[@scottspaulding2158]

What an awesome collection! So many vintage cards I need to get again for my collection. Thanks for sharing.

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks so much. I really appreciate it.

[@cardconnection4322]

Thank you for sharing! Great cards

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks for watching!

[@GoldenSlumber474]

Finally! That’s alright Graig. If some have click off this subject, I’m always here pal. I knew you’d bring out those Starr cards-beautiful! Your Unitas & Brown subsets are spectacular too!

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks my friend

[@SconnieTradition]

This was an awesome video! Thanks for sharing your vintage football pc and spreading gospel lol! I really enjoyed the Starr cards, of course. The Otto Graham RC is great as well. Such an awesome card from my favorite football set 1950 Bowman.

[@GoldenSlumber474]

Careful Graig! This guy may convince you to sell your Starr cards to him. Right Scott? 😉

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks so much. I love the 1950 bowman baseball and football sets. They're beautiful.

[@larrygitlin6017]

Nice collection of football cards.

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks so much. That means a lot.

[@willg.2045]

I know next to nothing on football cards, but I really like that 1969 Topps set design. Thanks, Graig!

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks so much. The Namath in that set is a beautiful card, too.

[@justinhoyle841]

Love it, Graig!! I've been traveling a bit and am getting caught up on your content and was thrilled to see you do a video on vintage football! You have some great stuff! The 58 Topps Jim Brown and 50 Bowman Otto Graham are two of my top 10 football cards of all-time! Hope to see more vintage football from you down the road!

[@MidLifeCards]

Mine too. I love those cards so much.

[@antwill3680]

These are all beautiful cards. The sad reality is, if those were the player equivalent in baseball, the set would be virtually priceless. Incredible collection.

[@MidLifeCards]

100% agree.

[@davidlapointe7446]

Awesome vintage football cards. Just got my first 2 bart starr cards. Just worked a fb game where he threw one of his first pro touchdown passes in Janesville Wisconsin. Great show Graig. Have a great week

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks so much. I really appreciate it.

[@SportsGuru17]

I love vintage cards. That’s a great collection!!!

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks so much.

[@the80slivehere]

Hi Graig! I love football cards and hockey cards so very much! Not the most popular cards! Both Vintage and Modern for me. Wonderful collection! 😃👍. You have several of my Dad's favorite players who I have come to admire - Otto Graham and Slingin' Sammy Baugh. I hope you are pleasantly surprised by your views. Football rules! 🏈. Go 'Canes! - Heather

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks so much. I have so many more vintage football cards that I'd like to get.

[@johnbaranzelli3090]

Football Cards Rule! I am primarily a vintage FB collector along with he Niners/Giants. Love your cards!

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks so much!!

[@TJ_Is_Online]

Love the football cards!

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks. I love vintage football. I wish more channels focused on them.

[@The_Cincinnati_Kid]

This viewer is “up” on football cards. Also gave a like. You have a great football collection. I’ve been going after more vintage football starting at the National

[@MidLifeCards]

So many awesome vintage football cards. And, while nobody else seems to be paying attention to them, I'll keep acquiring more.

[@The_Cincinnati_Kid]

@@MidLifeCards football is dirt cheap right now. I just picked up a ‘69 Topps Lance Alworth in a PSA 5 for $19.92 including shipping and tax.

[@jeffkoll4002]

I am a football card collector first, so for me this was one of your best videos. I have some vintage football, but not as much as you. Always like to see the cards and hear your stories. I buy a lot, relatively speaking, of raw football. Mostly 1970’s cards. Get some graded, but keep most raw. You can just see the card much better not in slabs. Since I plan to keep most of them, no great reasons to grade them. Thanks for the video!!!

[@MidLifeCards]

I get leaving them raw. They're a lot of fun to look at that way.

[@DavidBradley-y6y]

Yes a lot the cards or beautiful you have

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks. I appreciate that!!

[@DonHamlin]

Your video definitely makes me consider getting some football cards, specifically the early Bowman look great. I’ve collected vintage baseball cards on and off for fifty years but have never bought one football card from a dealer.

[@MidLifeCards]

They're so affordable for what they are.

[@MrJmangini]

Great football cards! Love em ❤

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks, my friend.

[@jasonkirkman2355]

I have been recently looking at vintage football cards and I have started to gravitate to a few. I gravitate towards fran tarkenton, Joe Namath. I started a John Elway run for my daughter because she love Elway.

[@MidLifeCards]

Great choices!!

[@360stockflips]

One of my greatest hobby regrets... About a year or two ago on eBay there was a 1981 Topps Cello pack with Joe Montana on front, and a Dwight Clark on the back. How cool is that? It may have taken a mega bid, but how could you ever regret that, and I'm not even much of a football or sealed wax collector.

[@MidLifeCards]

That would've been really cool.

[@jasonconte2674]

Love the vintage FB! I’ve been picking up more and more. Feels like an opportunity in the market to get playing days cards of all time greats at reasonable prices before the market jumps.

[@MidLifeCards]

I completely agree.

[@CollxCardz]

Picked up a 59 Yale Lary because of your show. Onward.

[@MidLifeCards]

Awesome.

[@DonOlszewski-th1ir]

Great Video Graig ! I definitely think you will reach out to more collectors on why to get into vintage football. Logically you could build a whole set from the 50’s for same price of a baseball set from mid 70’s would be my guess. They are much rarer, the sets are much smaller, and much cheaper due to interest obviously. It looks like you have an awesome start on some really great all time Hall of Famers. It was really fun being with you at Strongsville to help with the decision making on the Sammy Baugh’s. I will always remember that day. I hope you go stronger on football and your pirate set after you get your last grail card in baseball. I watch all your videos and if this one gets less likes and comments at least you will know who your best fans are ! 😂

[@MidLifeCards]

I thought about you a lot while making this video, Don!!

[@28relics]

Most were all under graded and love the video you got me looking at vintage football wish you would stop 😂

[@MidLifeCards]

LOL. I love vintage football cards.

[@mrmjmiller]

Great football cards... Every time I hear the PSA guy say "grades can be different every time they are graded", my head explodes. One grade difference can double, triple or more exponentially changing its price. Your card values are based on the luck of the draw. That's crazy to me. Like all of us do these days, I look for under graded cards with grade eye appeal and on many occasions sent them in to get the proper grade IMHO...

[@ACD1994]

That's why I don't send cards to PSA. I feel like if I cracked out some of my SGC slabs, I could receive a higher grade, too. But is it worth it? I don't know...I don't know. Maybe once TAG or another company uses their technology to grade the vintage cards...none of this will really even matter. Hard for me to say except only time will tell. I would be interested how much of ''eye appeal'' TAG does their grading based off of.

[@MidLifeCards]

LOL. I know. Crazy that they outwardly say that now.

[@bradburchfield1112]

More football!!!!!!

[@MidLifeCards]

I love football cards, too!!

[@Vintage_Dave_T]

I started my football card collecting in the late 50s and I love the cards you showed. I have several of them from my boyhood collection, but not graded and not in as good as condition as yours. One thing I’m reminded of, as you were showing your cards, is I just love the old card sets because there no inserts or parallels or any of that nonsense. There was essentially just one card for every player and you could collect the whole set if you set your mind to it. Do you have the old Y.A. Tittles when he was with the 9ers. He had some really cool ones.

[@MidLifeCards]

I've long considered buying some YA Tittle cards, especially being a 49er fan. But, I don't have any at the moment. Some of his early 50 bowman cards are pretty sweet.

[@alltimesportscards]

You can show football cards all day long IMO. Nice video. I'm having challenges finding a few of the Otto Graham Bowman cards that fit my criteria.

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks so much. I'm thrilled to have them.

[@markstein1916]

The margin of error range for PSA and SGC is more like 2 points. So if you have a PSA "4" it could just as easily grade a 2 or a 6 on any given day. Awesome cards for the grades!

[@ACD1994]

So could an an SGC ''4'' be a SGC 2 or a 6 on any given day too? Possibly so. I don't know. It would be great to find out. That's why I like the experiment Graig did, but he removed the video. Hope he continues with that experiment. I think the results would be interesting.

[@MidLifeCards]

I just buy the ones I like the looks of.

[@bobwhite4671]

That 69 Sayers and 52 Sammy Baugh are my favorites. Grades are definitely low.

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks so much.

[@marcthesilvershark]

I gave it a like because one of your only videos 20 mins long. Actually watched all this one!😂

[@ACD1994]

True! Though one of Graig's videos from just a day or two. Was just under 10 minutes. The real short winded video.

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks for watching. I enjoy sharing my thoughts in details, which results in long videos. I get that I'm not for everyone.

[@brentrichardsbaseballcards]

Ya, Montana was ok. I’d put him in my top 20. 😂😂😂 (was actually mine and my dad’s all time fave)

[@MidLifeCards]

He's a stud.

[@CraigsCards62]

Enjoy football cards, my first love. The 69 seems undergraded. )))

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks. I love them too!!

[@tonyleebrick9050]

Amazing football cards! You need to stop this before I feel the need to expand into vintage football!! I have enough trouble keeping my focus! 😂

[@MidLifeCards]

Tony- Vintage Football cards are pretty freaking awesome.

[@mackeymintle66]

Nice cards. I have a few of those myself. When people finally care about football cards, my channel might see an uptick.😂

[@MidLifeCards]

LOL. That's funny.

[@360stockflips]

There is no nicer looking card than a 69 Gale Sayers. Yours is incredible... A 6?

[@MidLifeCards]

I really love the looks of it.

[@jamiehurt3887]

I am for more football videos

[@MidLifeCards]

Awesome!!

[@kanyefan7743]

Crazy that the 69 Sayers is a 6!!! Easily a 8

[@MidLifeCards]

I agree. It's a beauty.

[@kanyefan7743]

@@MidLifeCards have you ever thought about resubmitting cards?

[@kanyefan7743]

@@MidLifeCards can you make another football video when you get a chance? It’s not make vintage football KZbinrs out there

[@RL3sports]

I have 1000's of vintage football cards but im jealous of those. I dont have most of them. I think football is picking up steam. Being a set collector i see more prices going up. More $4 commons going for $15. A $40 semi star selling for $90. Just my small observation.

[@GoldenSlumber474]

Agreed. Prices are inflating of late

[@MidLifeCards]

Over time, I think vintage football will start creeping up.

[@EhlersMark123]

Which vintage football cards are on your short list of ones you're looking for?

[@MidLifeCards]

I'm missing a couple cards from my sammy baugh run, the 48 leaf and bowman. Also, I'm looking for a 51 Bowman Otto Graham.

[@jamesmcferran4938]

PSA graded results truly suck on occasion. Sorry for that description! Beautiful awesome cards! You definitely need some Jim Thorpe’s and George Blanda’s however…

[@MidLifeCards]

I've had some Blanda cards in the past. But, Thorpe is out of my price range at the moment.

[@earheadsix4119]

Sooooo…when are you going to show more hockey cards? Asking for a friend. (Is that how it’s done?). DYK Jim Brown discovered the group the friends of distinction. Love his movie Tick…Tick…Tick as well.

[@MidLifeCards]

I only have a handful of hockey cards and don't know much about them. So, I think it wouldn't make sense for me to do much content on it.

[@timothylittle8876]

That 69 Sayers is definitely undergraded. IMO. That's a nice collection Graig. And you can tell you bought the players cards you like and the eye appeal not the grade. I have a few football cards. And your video may Kickstart me to be more focused on better cards of a half dozen or so players. Most of my favorite players were in the 70s. Staubach. Walter Payton. I like John Stallworth because he played at Alabama A and M close to me. And he's still active in the community. And one other thing I love the cards that show the players with no helmets . Just makes for a better card to me. I'm good with football card videos basketball card videos. Pirate videos. A variety is what I watch anyway.

[@ACD1994]

Variety is the splice of life so they say.

[@MidLifeCards]

Thanks so much. So much history in vintage football cards, too. I love them.

[@checkmugged]

For the ‘71 Topps Sayers that was graded a PSA 7 you say the centering is off on the front at the very worst to 70-30 otherwise it would have got a much higher grade as it looks near perfect to you. Assuming that means a 9 or a 10, you are essentially saying that for that amount of front of the card off centering PSA docks 2 to 3 on the grading scale. Is that assumption something you believe to be true?

[@MidLifeCards]

You're probably right.

[@ACD1994]

What I like about the video. You're showing some cards from your collection. And they are cards from a different sport other than baseball. It has been said for years that vintage football cards have been under valued .I think vintage basketball too, but this argument could be made for lots of sports. Nothing will change...unless well...we will see. Now for what I didn't like so much about the video, is pooh-poohing on nearly, every single grade. This is actually, one of my pet peeves on KZbin. Though most your other viewers may be unbothered. However, I doubt you or anyone else would complain or would have been critical of those (PSA grades) had they all came back in high end grades. 8''s, 9's, and 10's. I think you may have unintentionally made the case for keeping cards raw. Then if you want. You can grade them yourself. Like Dylan does. And can buy your Mag Pro MidLife Slabs. There is one question though, we should ask ourselves. If PSA can change their mind on a day to day basis. What is stopping SGC then from not changing their mind too?

[@MidLifeCards]

I think SGC has better leadership...in my humble opinion.

[@danleal9711]

Look at the pop counts of vintage basketball, football, and even soccer versus baseball. Then check out the ratings and global popularity of the four sports; baseball is declining while the others are growing. One of two things is clear: basketball, football, and soccer are undervalued, or baseball is overvalued.

[@ACD1994]

There are some collectors who buy and hold soccer, and then when it's closer to the World Cup. They flip them. Not a bad way to make money if you know what you're doing. I only know of Messi, Ronaldo and Mbappe, but am not educated enough about their specific cards, and which ones I should want. So I don't go down that, rabbit hole.

[@MidLifeCards]

I don't disagree. The pop counts are much lower.

[@danleal9711]

@@MidLifeCards Keep making videos about vintage football, and make some about other sports. I saw you purchased some golf cards; those would make for an interesting video as would vintage Formula One and Boxing

[@DoubleDvintagebaseballcards]

What sport is this ? 😜👊👊

[@MidLifeCards]

The popular one that everyone watches on TV. LOL.

[@DoubleDvintagebaseballcards]

@@MidLifeCards the one no one wants there kids to play 😂😂👊

[@stevegallo8483]

i hate to disappoint you my friend, but Joe Montana is not the greatest quarterback of all time. That would be Tom Brady.

[@MidLifeCards]

Us 49er fans out on the west coast, love our Joe.

[@ACD1994]

You should root for the Ravens, Steve. They have the best chance to prevent Mahomes from a 3 peat. I may or may not be a Ravens fan, too.

[@stevegallo8483]

@@ACD1994 The way the refs continually help the Chiefs, I don't know if it can be prevented.