I was introduced to this site recently. They use a complex math equation looking at the blinded card grade, collector eye appeal and actual grade to determine an eyeQ+ score. Then for those cards that qualify, give you a sticker to keep (or affix to the back of the slab) much like MBA or PWCC ratings - but determined with clarity and transparency (and for free if the card is worthy). Check out this 1937 Jesse Owens Ogdens card which received a GOD TIER eye appeal sticker!

Here’s a bit of an oddball… A 1959 comet suites candy card of Olympian Jesse Owens! I’m in fascinated with athletes like Jesse Owens, Jim Thorpe, Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and other early athletes that are both significant historically and athletically. It’s hard to believe that a card like this, stuffed into a pack or a box of candy has survived in such great condition. This one does not transact too frequently and I was able to pick it up for under $100 at a local hard show.

I’ve only started collecting tickets and ticket stubs in the last two years or so. But I try not to collect just any stubs, only debuts or significant events. This one is both historic and significant. This is from the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. It is when Jesse Owens made his Olympic debut in defiance of the growing presence in shadow of Adolf Hitler.

A very nice example of a 1936 Reemtsma Jesse Owens card that survived many different situations.

Jesse Owens’ performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics is one of the most iconic moments in sports history. He won four gold medals, shattering Adolf Hitler’s myth of Aryan supremacy on a world stage.