I collected baseball throughout my childhood but started switching to other sports just before Covid. My switch to non sports cards was around 2022 where I met Marc (uncommon_curator on IG) at the Chicago sports spectacular that year. While walking around the whole showroom floor, I noticed that his booth had stuff out of the ordinary stuff that really caught my eye. My buddy Tom and myself stopped to chat with Mark for maybe 30 minutes about all this old boxing, music and movie star cards that he had lying out on his table. Having never seen stuff like this, we were very intrigued to say the least. Not knowing much about most of his cards lol, These mid to late 60s Dutch Gum cards caught my eye instantly! I’m such a music fan that I had to buy these without a doubt. Just how great both the groups are and how vibrant the pink and the green are on both these cards, I’ll never stop collecting them!

My beloved Jackie Robinson card is up at auction on Fanatics Collect--has good eye appeal centering, but corners are rounded. Still a beautiful card, with strong color.
https://www.fanaticscollect.com/items/4609973/1948-leaf-jackie-robinson-rookie-79-sgc-2-gd

Big numbers for SGC here. Hopefully the turnaround times are improving as well!

I was preparing to send in a sub recently but then I realised they'll be at Front Row Card show in Pasadena in two weeks, so I'm going to drop them off in person for some take home service. Saves a little on shipping (& peace of mind!)

One of the more random pieces I own, but as a Pats fan it's often a little difficult to get into the higher priced items - this popped up on eBay for $70AUD (so 50ish US) as a raw purchase, so I grabbed it back in 2022. Unique bit of history as he is the ONLY touchdown scorer in that tight Super Bowl between the Pats and Rams in 2019 - so I thought it would be cool to have such a nice rookie card of his for the PC of my teams!
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Pretty happy with the grade it received after I sent it off, one I always like coming across when I go through my cards.

Just a quick question for the hive - have a couple cards I'd possibly like to get sent off & returned quick for possible flip, but I'm also an impatient excitable sort with these things. Anyone have any recent experience on SGC turnaround? I know it slowed right down for a while there & I'm unsure if I've heard of any improvement.

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If it hasn't improved, I also wonder how people will reevaluate their grading choices. While SGC price point (without membership requirement) is still pretty unbeatable in the majors, it does soften the enthusiasm & open up the mind to considering other options if the turnaround time isn't at all reliable. It was one of their key drivers, & I've had large submissions with them come back insanely quick in the past - but if it's going to be 4+ weeks then I may simply just sell raw on some of my flips, and just purely PC grade for awhile.