Comments: In April, 2001 I pulled the trigger on a beautiful PSA 8 1953 Topps card made available on eBay by 734. The card stayed in my collection for several years. I love the '53 set and also owned a Jackie Robinson PSA 8 as well as a PSA 7 Satchell Paige. In order to diversify the collection a little more I swapped out the Reese for this 1950 Drakes PSA 7 in December, 2006 from 3178 when it showed up on the Net 54 B/S/T site. I couldn't pass it up. In 2011, I purchased a GAI 8.5 example but upon receipt realized the card was trimmed. The side-to-side and top-to-bottom measurements were approximately 1/16" shorter than my PSA 7. I'm still looking for an upgrade to my NM card but have come up short.

UPDATE: On November 5th, 2015 I checked the Heritage Auctions website to review their latest offering.  As I reviewed each lot, I ended up tracking 17 different lots ending later that evening including an N28 Comiskey SGC 84, a N43 Ewing PSA 6, an E90-2 Wagner PSA 6, a 1914 Cracker Jack Plank PSA 7, and a 1952 Topps Eddie Mathews SGC 84.  All of these were potential upgrades for my collection, but not within the budget for this auction.  Two other cards caught my eye – a 1935 Diamond Stars Hafey PSA 8 and a 1950 Drakes Reese SGC 88.  I placed some bids in order to participate in the extended bidding frenzy.  The Reese was centered significantly better than my PSA 7.  I was outbid a couple times but in the end I won the card.  I had my upgrade!