Sweden Goodness - The Record Holder - Sven Rydell (PSA Fails Again)

 

 For all the media attention, marvelous goals and exploits of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, he still has come up short on the international benchmark. No, not to Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo - but to his own countryman - SVEN RYDELL.

 

ROSE MARIE Chocolates - Sven Rydell

 

Rydell's international tally of 49 goals is ahead of Ibrahimovic's current total of 46. What is fantastic about Rydell's mark is that he achieved it in only 43 matches, while Zlatan has done it in 93.

 

Unfortunately, neither player has appeared in a FIFA World Cup. However, Rydell did lead Sweden to 3rd place at the 1924 Olympics - before the first World Cup was ever played. 

 

Sven appears (above) in the rare 1930's ROSE MARIE chocolates issue. The set included Swedish personalities mostly from film and sport.

 

Another chocolataire, Cloetta, also issued a mixed sports stars set that included Sven Rydell.

 

1933 CLOETTA - Sven Rydell

 

Cloetta's included boxers, wrestlers and Olympians as well as soccer players.

 

Sadly, the card set has been mis-identified by the idiots at PSA. Once again, their refusal to listen, research or confirm exposes the arrogance of money grubbing swindlers.

 

A perfect example of an erroneous label on the tag of PSA's products.

PSA goof

 

President and CEO of PSA, Joe Orlando, sent an open letter last week begging for collectors to understand the procedure of grading at his company. He claimed that some hobbyist just "don't get it".

 

Sorry Joe, you just don't get it. You cannot label precious artifacts willy-nilly just because someone throws money at you.

 

There have been international collectors researching and compiling proven data on these soccer cards. So, we request that you either reach out and ask for help, or stay out of our hobby - once and for all.

Avoiding The Idiocy Of PSA

When it comes to the logical collector, a certain grading company just cannot help but appear to be idiots. For anyone who has read the book "The Card", many of the fears of a priceless collection become a nightmare of worthlessness.

 

I've tried to educate some of the people at PSA. However, one cannot make the blind see or the deaf hear. I've featured several of the "boners" that PSA has given us in their ignorance of soccer cards.

 

So, here is one more to add to the pile ...

 

Its labeled a "trading card".  Really ?  I thought it might be a flying carpet !  What's sadder, is that the card is listed on evil bay with what I would deem "over priced" - see also insane, nuts, wacko or just plain koo-koo.

 

I am hoping that my contacts at one of the other grading companies heeds my advice and pays attention to the market. They may just do well as soccer card guides as collecting has the greatest potential of any sport. Here is why -

 

1. soccer cards are still relatively affordable

2. The sport translates to any part of the world and so does the internet.

3. Because so much is unknown about the early sets, its a challenge even for seasoned collectors.

4. The largest nations for sheer numbers (China, Japan, USA and Brazil) now have the economy to purchase what was once produced for a collecting population of only a few thousand. Demand cannot keep up. The early collectors will have the picks.

 

 

 PSA are going to fool some people - but the smart ones will not fall for it. There are many dealers now on the Internet selling false "rookie cards" for good money because there is little guidance.

But that may soon change.

 

This (insert DirectTV situation here) is what happens when you  order PSA. Don't order PSA.