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autograf 05-03-2014 06:01 AM

May pickups
 
Nothing huge but after seeing that 1960 Topps Banks with the printing in the border, I picked up the only one I saw out of all the 1960 Banks on ebay at the time. Don't know how scarce it really is but it'll fit in with my 1960 set as a small oddity......


http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eT...IMAGE_1569.jpg

http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_B...IMAGE_1568.jpg

ALR-bishop 05-03-2014 07:01 AM

Banks
 
Tom-that is a nice one and show further how a little or a lot of the writing can appear based on the cut. I would think PSA , SCD and Becketts ought to recognize this one at some point. It is scarce but not rare.

the 'stache 05-07-2014 01:21 AM

It's May 7th, let's get this topic going, gang.

I got these at the very end of April, but didn't get them scanned until tonight. These two are part of the Robin Yount master set I'm working on.

http://imageshack.com/a/img836/7240/h5ey.pnghttp://imageshack.com/a/img834/7019/auq8.png

JollyElm 05-07-2014 05:20 AM

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Paid through my butt for it, but now I got a second 1967 Topps Spiezio error card in my clutches. This is one of the toughest cards to get in any shape, so I am stoked to have it!! Looks like I'll be breaking out the panty hose to clear away all of that gum and wax residue to give Ed a bit of a makeover.

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ALR-bishop 05-07-2014 07:05 AM

67 Spezio
 
Was fortunate to get one before it had much hobby recognition. Since it is now on both the SCD and Registry master set lists it has become a "have to have" card in a popular set. Folks have been asking big premiums for it

Exhibitman 05-07-2014 11:07 AM

For my Koufax collection:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...x%20Leader.jpg

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...h%20Koufax.JPG

For my print freaks collection:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...20back%201.JPG

pawpawdiv9 05-07-2014 01:26 PM

I had some Ebay bucks, and bought a 2014 baseball pack for my brother.
It had a red refractor (of some dude i dont know) and a game-used patch/jerey of Joey Votto and a rookie card of a pitcher(Brewers)
I dont know much at all on these new players or who they are...thats why i dont care much for this new stuff.

the 'stache 05-07-2014 02:40 PM

Chris, if you have any questions, I'm happy to help. That's my forte, strangely enough. I subscribe to Baseball America, and do a lot of scouting.

39special 05-07-2014 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Exhibitman (Post 1273606)

Great stuff Adam!!

kailes2872 05-07-2014 08:24 PM

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A couple of upgrades for my sets -

Harliduck 05-08-2014 11:58 PM

In between set building (taking a "break", lol), I am building an SGC 34 Goudey set and trying to finish my Harmon Killebrew SGC player set. I am ALSO working on getting every Killebrew Topps base card autographed (because I need a reason to have ANOTHER complete base Killebrew set, haha).

Anyhow...here are two I picked up today -


http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjQwWDQ4MA...TOwVc/$_12.JPG


http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIxMFg3OD...S2tCd/$_57.JPG



By all accounts...I now have at least 8 of each base Killebrew cards collected in 9 different ways. A BVG set will be next...maybe I'm a little obsessed...lol.

MattyC 05-10-2014 02:38 AM

Super stoked on this one-- spent six years building a mini set in all 10s and 9s so I know these cards pretty well. This is the best Ryan #500 I've ever laid eyes on, and I've seen every 9 thus far. The colors and overall image of this card have been a favorite since I was a kid.

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...ini-nolan-ryan

MattyC 05-10-2014 09:18 AM

There Goes The Set "GPA"!
 
Yes, you can upgrade an 8 to a 2.5...

Was looking at 7s and 8s, and then along comes a 2.5 with centering and a front that smokes all of them. Nothing centered was out there. Just a barren wasteland of OC cards. I mean, finding this card centered is a rugged mission.

Somewhere out there, someone must've come across the ebay listing and was like, "That much for a 2.5?! That's insanely overpaying!" Meanwhile, to me, it was an absolute deal. I happily threw the VCP grid all out of whack to get this freak into the collection. Minor staining on back is what drops it.

Thank you, technical grading guidelines!

This card is one of my all-time favorites; I remember being a boy, and something about the composition of the photo just struck me.

This is Exhibit A in why I will always rather pay a fat premium for a great-looking, lower-graded card, than pay VCP average for an average-looking higher graded card.

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...-mickey-mantle

pawpawdiv9 05-10-2014 01:03 PM

Matty, that looks just as good as the GAI 8 (1st graded) currently at goodwin for 1.4k+ http://goodwinandco.com/1953-Bowman-...-LOT27650.aspx

darkhorse9 05-10-2014 06:22 PM

I can now, finally say I have a complete 1954 Topps set and not have to add "except for...."



http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps1834bafb.jpg

nolemmings 05-10-2014 06:26 PM

Nicely done! Iconic card with excellent centering. Attaboy!!

darkhorse9 05-10-2014 06:38 PM

That Aaron card will be freed from it's plastic imprisonment in 3....2...1...

MattyC 05-10-2014 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse9 (Post 1274976)
I can now, finally say I have a complete 1954 Topps set and not have to add "except for...."



http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps1834bafb.jpg

Massive props, my friend. That is my kind of card. One of the best centered Aarons I've actually seen! Those three white borders are of equal thickness with no tapering all the way around. Very, very well done. That's the kind of card I set insane snipes for relative to average because of eye appeal. Just awesome.

Harliduck 05-10-2014 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse9 (Post 1274979)
That Aaron card will be freed from it's plastic imprisonment in 3....2...1...

YES! I have a nice little collection of tags...:D


AWESOME CARD! Congrats...

ALR-bishop 05-11-2014 07:54 AM

Mantle and Aaron
 
Very nice Mantle, Matt . The 53 set is the only Bowman set I put together, mainly for the Musial.

Congrats on the Aaron and finishing the set Dark. And for freeing Mr Aaron from his plastic prison :)

pawpawdiv9 05-11-2014 09:04 AM

Congrats as well on the 54 Hank Aaron...It must took you a ton of searching to find a centered one...i remember when i found mine...they are tough to find. Mine was a PSA 4.5 and your looks just as comparable to it...so if your looking at 'bumping' up, i think its very well possible can be done. Could be a 4, corner wear is what holds it back, especially top/right.
If you need to look at mine, here is a link to it:
http://i1240.photobucket.com/albums/...psc3da1df2.jpg

MikeGarcia 05-11-2014 10:05 PM

Newest '57 T Yankees
 
http://imagehost.vendio.com/a/204295...S_0002_NEW.JPG


....my crappy old scanner doesn't do justice to slabbed cards ; I should buy a decent new one but I spend all my money on '50's Yankees baseball cards....If anyone knows of a BGS-graded Ford from this set that is available , I'd appreciate hearing from you. Thanks , MikeGarcia

ALR-bishop 05-12-2014 06:39 AM

Yanks
 
Great cards, Mike...even if they are Yankees :)

brian1961 05-12-2014 11:18 AM

Hey Matty,

Thanks for posting scans of your marvelous acquisitions. That Nolan Ryan is perfect, with its centering just the way you want it---distinctly sweet dead-centered! Without a doubt, that beauty is one of, if not, THE best card they produced in '75. The pose cropped to perfection, Nolan's intent look, the mountain in the background, the gorgeous dual colors framing it, and of course the time period---Nolan had pitched 2 no-hitters in 73, another in 74, and would pitch his fourth late in the spring of 75. Most baseball fans rated Nolan right at the top, in spite of his W-L record, 'cause his team was so weak offensively. Awesome card.

I for one would like to know by what basis would PSA smear that great-looking Mantle with a 2.5? What does it have--50 back creases or something? The picture registry is dead-on. Since I cannot look back without destroying what I've written, I do not recall any unsightly print defects. I would say to the grader the theme song line from the old Chatter the Chimp show:

"CHATTER, WHAT'S THE MATTER WICH YOU?!!?";)

---Brian Powell

David W 05-12-2014 11:22 AM

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These have all come in recently. The Spanish language Converse pamphlet is the only one I have ever seen. It is also signed by Brock and Orlando Cepeda. The 76 Twinkie card seems to be tough for some reason, it was the only Hostess card I did not have. The Brock auto looks good, and I assume the Cepeda is good, but do not know.

brian1961 05-12-2014 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by David W (Post 1275352)
The 76 Twinkie card seems to be tough for some reason, it was the only Hostess card I did not have.

David--Just a memory and conjecture from one who collected the Hostess at the time. As you propably already know, the Twinkie card was the package stiffener for Hostess's twin snack package. The 2 Twinkies were of course placed directly on the stiffener/card, and the oil from the snacks absorbed into the stiffener. Thus, virtually all of them have oil stains, and corner dings and/or creases. The single cards without oil stains would have been the very select few that escaped being packaged with a pair of Hostess snacks. The general public had absolutely no access to those.

As a result, they were not popular with us collectors. Besides, the cost for the twin-snack purchase put the cost for the one card distinctly higher.

Therefore, buying the Hostess box with the three cards on the back was cheaper per card and most of all, you could carefully cut out a MINT card.

If Brock was short-printed for some reason, that I cannot attest to, having no knowledge one way or the other.:)

Congrats upon adding two more Brocks. ---Brian Powell

bnorth 05-12-2014 12:38 PM

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Picked up my first print offset Mantle.:D

David W 05-12-2014 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by brian1961 (Post 1275371)
David--Just a memory and conjecture from one who collected the Hostess at the time. As you propably already know, the Twinkie card was the package stiffener for Hostess's twin snack package. The 2 Twinkies were of course placed directly on the stiffener/card, and the oil from the snacks absorbed into the stiffener. Thus, virtually all of them have oil stains, and corner dings and/or creases. The single cards without oil stains would have been the very select few that escaped being packaged with a pair of Hostess snacks. The general public had absolutely no access to those.

As a result, they were not popular with us collectors. Besides, the cost for the twin-snack purchase put the cost for the one card distinctly higher.

Therefore, buying the Hostess box with the three cards on the back was cheaper per card and most of all, you could carefully cut out a MINT card.

If Brock was short-printed for some reason, that I cannot attest to, having no knowledge one way or the other.:)

Congrats upon adding two more Brocks. ---Brian Powell

I have multiples of the other single serving Twinkies, but never see the 76 single servings for some reason.

bobc88 05-12-2014 09:31 PM

May pickups
 
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Nice '64 Topps Stand-Up. Only 76 more needed to complete the set!

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ALR-bishop 05-13-2014 07:24 AM

1964 Stan Ups
 
Good start Bob. Are you going to pursue the set. ?

MattyC 05-13-2014 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brian1961 (Post 1275351)
Dear Matty,

Thanks for posting scans of your marvelous acquisitions. That Nolan Ryan is perfect, with its centering just the way you want it---succinctly sweet dead-centered! Without a doubt, that beauty is one of, if not, THE best card they produced in '75. The pose cropped to perfection, Nolan's intent look, the mountain in the background, the gorgeous dual colors framing it, and of course the time period---wasn't 75 the year after he had pitched 2 no-hitters for the second consecutive year? Every baseball fan in the USA knew who Nolan was by then, and he was right at the top. Awesome card.

I for one would like to know by what basis would PSA smear that great-looking Mantle with a 2.5? What does it have--50 back creases or something? The picture registry is dead-on. Since I cannot look back without destroying what I've written, I do not recall any unsightly print defects. I would say to the grader the theme song line from the old Chatter the Chimp show:

"CHATTER, WHAT'S THE MATTER WICH YOU?!!?";)

---Brian Powell

Thx, Brian.

Here's a scan of the "grotesque" back of that Mantle which warrants the 2.5 grade, below. Also added a proper scan of the front as it arrived yesterday. Having owned a few of these now, this is the best front I've seen by far-- centering, focus, no PD on his face.

The issue is paper/ink fading on the left side text (by the card #, and the words "MANTLE" and "SEASON"), and some staining by bottom border.

http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/x...psbabd65de.jpg

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...-mickey-mantle

bobc88 05-13-2014 08:06 PM

1964 Stand-Ups
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop (Post 1275591)
Good start Bob. Are you going to pursue the set. ?

Very slowly...

the 'stache 05-14-2014 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MattyC (Post 1275600)
Also added a proper scan of the front as it arrived yesterday.

:confused: The "proper scan" is the exact same picture as the first.

MattyC 05-14-2014 07:20 AM

Bill, when I updated the scan on my collector focus page, because it uses the same link it also updated the first scan.

the 'stache 05-14-2014 04:22 PM

Ok, I gotcha, Matt. I thought I was seeing things. :p

jb67 05-15-2014 06:05 PM

A few additions to the collection
 
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Picked up a trio of JB's to add to my collection. First time posting to the monthly pickup thread. Thanks to everyone that posts. I enjoy reading this thread. No doubt this thread helps feed the addiction.

KingFisk 05-15-2014 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jb67 (Post 1276542)
Picked up a trio of JB's to add to my collection. First time posting to the monthly pickup thread. Thanks to everyone that posts. I enjoy reading this thread. No doubt this thread helps feed the addiction.

Sweet Benches!

the 'stache 05-16-2014 06:30 AM

Really nice Benches, JB! Welcome to the forum!

Matt, I'm with you on the '53 Bowman Mantle. One of my favorite cards ever made. That's on my short list of cards to get before the end of summer.

And that's a classic example of where the technical grade may be right, but the eye appeal just blows that grade out of the water. And with that eye appeal, if you ever sold it, it would command a premium well beyond your average card for that grade.

If you ask me, even after seeing the minor paper flaws on the back, I think it's undergraded.

And that Ryan is just nuts. I love the color.

Mike, great '57 Yankees. You have a good eye for clean cards. The centering on that Mantle is excellent.

Mark, congratulations on the '54 Aaron.

What is it with you guys, it's like you're going down my want list this month and just knocking them off one after the other. :D

John, very nice Killebrews. I wish today's players had a signature even remotely that nice. Ken Griffey Jr was the last one to have something that stylized. Too many of them are scribbles like this:

http://imageshack.com/a/img266/9556/...meotaveras.png

And that's a good example of his signature. :(

darkhorse9 05-16-2014 03:15 PM

The companion for my 1955 Topps Clemente has arrived.

I am now just three cards away from a complete low-grade set (T. Williams, J. Robinson, Y. Berra) Anyone out there have any of these three?

http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/z...psde712e17.jpg

MattyC 05-16-2014 05:36 PM

That Sandy has a freakishly clean yellow BG! Great pickup.

And those Benches are incredibly well-centered; the 69 is especially beastly to find without rugged tilt.

jb67 05-16-2014 06:11 PM

May Pickups
 
MattyC thanks for the noticing the centering. I recently decided to upgrade and have sold most of my other Bench cards that were a lower grade. Still need to replace the rookie card along with several in the 70's.

darkhorse9 love the Koufax rookie. Congrats on closing in on the set. How long have you been working on it?

the 'stache 05-16-2014 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jb67 (Post 1276927)
MattyC thanks for the noticing the centering. I recently decided to upgrade and have sold most of my other Bench cards that were a lower grade. Still need to replace the rookie card along with several in the 70's.

darkhorse9 love the Koufax rookie. Congrats on closing in on the set. How long have you been working on it?

Matt notices the centering in everything. :p

MattyC 05-16-2014 06:31 PM

It's a blessing and a curse!

jb67 05-16-2014 07:05 PM

Wow! Nice collection MattyC. You do have the centering down. BTW who coined the phrase "buy the card not the case"? I learned that lesson the hard way when I got back into collecting recently.

kailes2872 05-16-2014 09:43 PM

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Great day at the Robert Morris today. I was able to upgrade a few cards with Uncle Dick and others. But, more importantly, I was able to find a nice deal on a solid EXMT-NRMT '61 set with nice Mantles and crisp Hi #'s (especially the All Star cards). My set run is now void of holes from '57-85. Now the real work begins - rebuilding the card bankroll between now and the National.

ALR-bishop 05-16-2014 09:49 PM

1961
 
Very nice, Kevin

mintacular 05-16-2014 10:43 PM

Nice
 
Nice Kevin, I'll be at the show tomorrow. Hope you save me some nice 57s.

darkhorse9 05-17-2014 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by jb67 (Post 1276927)

darkhorse9 love the Koufax rookie. Congrats on closing in on the set. How long have you been working on it?

The sick part is I have only been working on that set for about a month.

I never planned to start on it since I had a 1955 Bowman set, but my local card store got in a ton of 1995 Topps mid-low grade commons and minor stars and offered them to me at $1.50 each. I grabbed all I could and ended up just ten cards short of the set.

I've documented my amazing luck in getting the Clemente rookie, so I went from there.

The most thrilling (to me) part is that once I get those three missing 1955 cards I will actually have every complete Topps set from 1954-2014

KingFisk 05-17-2014 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by kailes2872 (Post 1277019)
Great day at the Robert Morris today. I was able to upgrade a few cards with Uncle Dick and others. But, more importantly, I was able to find a nice deal on a solid EXMT-NRMT '61 set with nice Mantles and crisp Hi #'s (especially the All Star cards). My set run is now void of holes from '57-85. Now the real work begins - rebuilding the card bankroll between now and the National.

Awesome, Kevin! Looks like some real beauts in there.

KingFisk 05-17-2014 09:51 AM

A couple for the Hall of Fame rookie collection
 
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The Palmer rookie is still one of my all time favorite cards - that confident look of a premiere pitcher about to take the world by storm - right on the precipice of a dominating career, Cy Young awards and World Series rings. It just captures that moment right before so perfectly.

And why this Drysdale is a 5 is beyond me. Maybe the color is a little muted, the borders a couple of touches off center but otherwise I could look at this card all day long!


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