February Pick-Ups...
 

I know it's not hi-grade, but I am pretty excited. I am going for low/mid/ex 54 Topps set, now only need 7 more that aren't commons, they just happen to be big ones...:D Knocked one off late last night, I now have both Teds -

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1954-Topps-Ba...PUg~~60_57.JPG


What's everyone else getting?

Two more for my '61 set, only 160 more to go!

54 & 61
 

Great stuff

1960 Topps Tattoo
 

I have been searching for this card for over a year. Finally found it and at a great price. Could not be happier. And, this was the last card I needed to complete my run of Topps Mantle Cards (minus the rarer test issues and one of the 52 Topps variations). Nice to finally check this off the list.

http://www.csauctions.com/images/main/fall12con290.jpg

This works for me ...
 

... and if anyone else has any uncut 1952 Topps for sale ... let me know!

I was looking at that kind of oddball stuff on Ebay this past week....didnt see it..otherwise i would of bidded on it (if it was on there)
Found some infomation on These things...Very interesting..
Is it tattoo or tatoo??
And the ones i see are with the RED TRIANGLE variation
http://boblemke.blogspot.com/2011/01...oo-mantle.html

Hi Pawpaw,

The tattoos were spelled "tattoo" in 1960 and "tatoo" in 1964. This is a 1960 issue. Topps produced five total for Mantle:
1. 1960 Topps Tattoo Mantle Portrait (pictured);
2. 1960 Topps Tattoo Mantle Auto-ball (just a ball with a facsimile signature);
3. 1964 Topps Tatoo Mantle Yellow Band;
4. 1964 Topps Tatoo Mantle Red Triangle (red packaging); and
5. 1964 Topps Tatoo Mantle Red Triangle (yellow packaging).

I was fortunate and was able to grab this off of Clean Sweep Auction's latest auction. I have only seen one on eBay in the last year and really wanted this to round out my set.

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...ps180861a8.jpg

Ricky Y

Really nice looking 61 cards Broby. If you are getting those off ebay...I apologize as I was probably bidding against you a couple times the past few months. Just got a renewed interest in collecting since about September and have focused on pre-1975 PSA, BVG, or SGC 6-7's of HOF's, minor stars, and Dodgers(willing to go down to 4.5's for pre 1961, and down to 3's for major HOF's cards in the 50's).

1961 just happens to be one of the easier years to find decent shape cards.

I have been able to pick up several cards, including a few at monster discounts...in particular a 61 Reds Heavy Artillery PSA 6.5, well centered and a PSA 6.5 Frank howard for basically chump change. Also a really pretty PSA 7 Bob Gibson(not for chump change lol), 7 Curt Flood, and a nice 6 McCovey and 6 Cepeda. The only one that cost over $10 was the Gibson. I did get kinda screwed on a BVG 6 Robin Roberts that has some kind of wierd staining and print marks or mold or something. I dunno how it got a grade of six as the markings really do detract from the card. Oh well, thats what happens when you win with a $2 or $3 bid.

Two so far for me
 

http://www.t206blog.com/wp-content/u...GC-96-Mint.jpg
http://www.t206blog.com/wp-content/u...GC-96-Mint.jpg

Great cards, guys. Jason I really like the Frank Robinson. The '73 Topps set seems to be mentioned often in discussions of least favorite sets, yet I love it. And it's amazing to me how many discussions of all-time greats tend to overlook Frank Robinson. Nearly 600 HRs, MVPs in both leagues, 57 hits shy of 3,000. There's no reason for it. He should be up there with Aaron, Mays, Mantle et all.

The 73 F Robby is one of my favorite cards. I remember pulling it from a pack
in 1973 with snow on the ground, after my mom brought home a pack from the grocery store.

I called my friend who lived down the road to tell him baseball cards were in the stores.

He 1 upped me later in the week, when a family friend who owned a gas station and had access to wholesale markers got him either a vending box or a wax box. Either way, he had fun at age 10 busting that whole box.

Tattoos and Tatoos
 

So why did they change it back and forth over time, intentional or careless mistake ?

http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1352564044

http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1349628330

Haven't picked up a post-war card in some time, happy to add this one to my collection:

No clue. Assuming it was a careless mistake?

Topps Push Pulls
 

There are 3 baseball "cards" in the set

http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1336665087

http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1336665006

Thanks John, I'm sure you're not the first Net 54 member I've come up against in my travels, no doubt not that last! I recently finished a '56 set and jumped into this one. I'm about 70% done with my set, buying both graded and raw. I have also found it a bit easier to get '61's in nice condition, much eaiser than other cards from the late '50's and early '60's. The card stock they used that year was some real sturdy stuff. One other thing is that wax is easy to remove from these cards so I've been able to get some great deals on cards with stains and remove them with relative ease (speaking of the card front only). Are you going for 100% graded set?

PS - Always liked the heavy artillery card, great title.

Those push pulls a pretty cool, '60's issue? Just noticed the Gehrig is the same photo frm the '61 Topps benched card.

Cheers,

If only there really was a wayback machine...
 

Great recall. Reminded me of a box experience of my own. My father once owned a small tobacco/magazine store and I used to help him out once in a while after getting out of the service back in the 60's. One day, I found him standing in the stockroom, scratching his head looking at two large boxes that had been hidding in a corner. They were waxboxes of 1968 Topps cards left over from the year before. He was sure his distributor wouldn't take them back for credit because they were over a year old. I can still picture him, chomping on his cigar and waving at the boxes as he told me take them out back and toss them into a dumpster. Meant nothing to me then - I had long since lost all interest in cards. But, now I have to wonder how many HOFers were in all those unopened packs.:eek:

Sweet
 

Sweet Reese, great "3". awesome

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...y%20Mantle.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...%20Dodgers.jpg

Thanks, I overpaid a little, but I figured it looked nice so I had to take it.

I also LOVE this card.

Those Push-Pulls are really unique; haven't seen them before.

I picked this one up in the latest Love of the Game auction.

http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/...f/1951Reds.jpg

Topps 1951 Team Cards
 

Nice card Chris. I put together the full set , 18 cards, and know it can be tough to find them in as nice of condition as yours

Thanks Al! Fortunately for me, I only collect Cincinnati Reds cards so this is it for me. Although, this is the dated version. I may pickup an undated one if I come across it.

Every time I come here, I learn something new. Or I see something I've never seen before. Bravo, gentlemen.

Those push pulls are amazing.

I really feel like I grew up at the wrong time. All the cool stuff came out before I was born. :(

Topps in the 60s
 

Bill---the Push Pull set was 1965, and like the 3 Hocus Focus /Magic Photo issues, the Who Am I issue, the Great American Stamp issue, the Scoops issue, and others, it was not limited to baseball. It had 36 subjects, only 3 of which involved baseball

The 60s were the heart of the Golden Era for both issued and unissued Topps test issues, which ended in the early 70s

Koufax and Clemente for the price of one!
 

Agreed! Awesome card, especially for a "3"

Chris, one of the coolest cards I've seen in a long time.

Here is my most recent pick up (aside from my 65 Uecker)

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...141bcc4f75.jpg

I guess I'm still on my low grade Mantle kick. I just picked this one up a few days ago at a very reasonable price (at least I thought it was). I just love getting a Mantle from the mailbox when I get home from work!

Thanks,

AndyH

Musial 46 Propagandas
 

I've been looking for this card for awhile. I "won" it in the Love of the Game auction. BTW... they were great. Super fast shipping.

Love the Mantles guys....I in fact love the "Mick" aka the Commerce Comet.
I picked this up today within the hour.

http://i1240.photobucket.com/albums/...ps58a1a103.jpg

Wow Dan, awesome card!! And I agree, LOTG is excellent in every way.

Great pick-up, Dan!

Agreed. AWESOME pick-up Dan:D:D:D

I've been wanting one of these for a long, long time:

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps696541fd.jpg

Beautiful Koufax RC, Dave.

That's a nice one! Congrats!

very nice...astonishing piece....as my jaw hits the floor.

Very nice David, excellent pickup.

David, that Koufax is beautiful!

1954 Berra Auto
 

I picked this up last week. If I get it authenticated do you guys think I should go through PSA or SGC? I've never used SGC before. Should I just authenticate it or get the card graded as well? I appreciate your thoughts...

http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/y...psee3756c3.jpg

Yes..use SGC for this..they are authentication autos now ---bonus specials on it.

It's great that SGC is into authenticating autos now, but I have concerns over who is doing it. It's not enough to say "hey, we're doing this now" if the people behind the scenes have somewhat questionable skills.

Mike Root was Director of Authentication at James Spence, and I've read several horror stories as to the accuracy of JSA's "opinions". Authenticating signatures that were later deemed forgeries, autographs obtained in person being opined as a fake. It doesn't matter how many autographs this person has purchased over the years. What matters is the accuracy with which each individual autograph is considered. I don't want to pay somebody $50 bucks for an auto on a $1,000 card if they're just going to look at it and say "ya, that looks right". For the authentication to be accurate, the signature in question should be compared to known, authenticated examples. They need to be looking at the signature under magnification, and I just don't know if this service is spending the time necessary.

The important thing to remember is that when you pay for this service, you are purchasing an opinion. I know that people on Ebay think that having a PSA/DNA, or a JSA authentication is a gold mine. All I'm saying is exercise caution. Never has the phrase "caveat emptor" been more appropriate.

Just aquired this one, my new favorite Post-War card in my collection:D

Shawn, your beautiful upholstery is surpassed only by the wonderfulness of your card! ;) Congrats!

Is that the card the government tried to take back and had stamped as fakes or something like that. I ran across some that didnt have the stamp.

I sure hope not:eek:..no I'm 99% sure that it is the real deal
But yes you are currect pawpaw, there were fakes that weren't stamped produced in the 80's I believe. One clear indicator would be the black outline on Rose's helmet.

SGC Authentic Press Release

SGC has recently developed a new autograph authentication division (SGC Authentic). The division will be headed by Mike Root (Director of Authentication/Senior Authenticator). Mike has owned and operated sports collectibles stores for the past 20 years. Mike has spent that time buying and selling autographs, as well as attending countless sporting events and signings where he acquired thousands of in person autographs. Mike was the former Director of Authentication and Lead Authenticator for a nationally recognized third party authentication service for the past three years. With a wide range of knowledge and a top notch team of consultants SGC is looking forward to authenticating autographs throughout the hobby.

I came across this 80 T Fred Stanley card with the yellow print variation...any ideas on if this is a tough card or not? The next card is a 1967 Topps FB card of Ben Davidson (I know this is the BB forum), BUT, it is mis cut and has the edge of a 68 Topps baseball card on it's bottom edge. Does anyone have any ideas how a 67 FB card would be cut next to a 68 BB card?? Were the 68 BB and 67 FB cards on the same sheets, or were the sheets themselves from the same group of card stock?

Chipped another 54 Topps monster off the list, getting close.


http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1954-TOPPS-BA...S(w~~60_12.JPG

The Ben Davidson card is from the 1968 Milton Bradley board game "Win-a-card". The board game had 1967 T FB, 1968 T BB, and some Topps Roadster cards.

http://jul10.hugginsandscott.com/cgi...l?itemid=23253

http://sports.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleN...&lotIdNo=13001

Mantle Tab Bottle Cap
 

I just picked this one up off of ebay. I was so excited to come across the Tab variation of this that I didn't examine the picture all that well before bidding. Anyone have any idea what the gray foam material is around the inside? Given the wear on the inside and out, I would say this is legit. Just not sure if it came with this or not. Never seen another with that rubbery material on it.

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1960s-TAB-MIC...N6w~~60_12.JPG

Thanks Randy....this makes perfect sense. In comparing the color of the back of this 67 FB card, it matches the color of my 68 BB MBs cards perfectly. And as with the 68 MB BB having a slightly different color on the back than the regular issue, the same is true with the 67 MB FB. Thanks again

I have noticed that the Yankees and Mets are the only two teams with 1967 Coca Cola caps made that way, apparently the bottling plant in the New York area had a unique way of manufacturing the caps. Each teams caps were made by the local bottling plant.

Most of the eleven cards on the top row of each of the E* and F* sheets from the 1980 Topps set were affected by a printing flaw where the red ink didn't go all the way to the top of the card. There are varying degrees of the depth, and each card is affected differently, some in the name, some in the position pennant, and some in the top border line. The affected cards that I know of are Ted Cox, Sammy Stewart, Junior Kennedy, Junior Moore, Fred Stanley, John Wathan, Dave Rader, Reggie Cleveland, Steve Braun, Harry Chappas, Tom Poquette, Rafael Landestoy, U. L. Washington, and Will McEnaney. There are several on eBay, usually $50-$100.

Thanks Cliff. Very interesting. Glad to hear it is something from the factory.

Thanks Cliff for the info on the 80's cards!

Got this in the mail today:

Goes
 

Great card Adam.

Cliff---I have all the 1980 yellow oddities you mention ( although in several the name is not affected), except Cox. Do you have it and if so can you pm me a scan or describe it. Also, I have a Scarberry which seems to be similar to the ones you list


Al

whew, thank you..i already have that Mantle card....I sure hope im not bidding on items you other Mantle buyers are interested in. I have what seems to be a good bunch..but sticking to the cards is tough...theres so much other stuff thats cool to have.
Looking to grab a Dan-Dee one of these days.

I picked-up this beauty from PWCC's recently concluded auction:


http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps137f1ea2.jpg

Jenkins Rookie
 

Very nice, Pale

Nothing like realizing a childhood dream...

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1954-TOPPS-12...JSQ~~60_57.JPG



Got the Kaline and Aaron in the same week, time to relax and enjoy. My midgrade 54 set is looking pretty good...only Banks and Mays left for the big boys. I'll be staring at the Aaron for hours...can't believe I FINALLY own one.

Great pick up John. The Aaron rookie is always a keeper.

It took me forever to find it. It's on the E* Sheet along with the Fred Stanley, John Wathan, and the Junior Kennedy. I haven't found any variations of the other seven cards in the row yet, maybe the flaw begins with the Ted Cox card.

1980 Yellows
 

Thanks, Cliff. What are the other 7 cards ?

the result of a wtb: rose post on here a couple months back. another all-topps rookie card checked off.

http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps51eae37f.jpg

Great Aaron rookie, John. You cannot get more classic.

John, I love that Aaron. :)

Nice Aaron John! Can't wait to see it. You're really knocking off the big boys of those 54's!

I'm not sure I killed it on the price ($50) but nonetheless a pleasant surprise tucked among the shiny at the local mall show.

There are some nice cards posted! Here are a few of my recent pick ups....

Here is a nice stack of 59's I got in the mail yesterday.
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...7e434c4381.jpg

And a few Mantles! I love getting Mantles!
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...141bcc4f75.jpg

An upgrade to my 65 Mantle... My brother John now owns my other one! The fun part about brothers collecting is the trading we get to do!
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...1b7c0e0fe9.jpg

Nice cards, Jason!

Who doesn't love collecting Mantles, lol.

1959
 

Mantle is Mantle. How about that Curt Raydon

I agree! Anyone can own a Mantle! :) But a Curt Raydon rookie card...priceless! :D

Raydon
 

Jason---it really is one of my favorite 59 cards, and 59 was the first set I finished as a kid. Look up his bio sometime