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Old 01-20-2014, 10:19 PM
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Pretty amped about this acquisition. A card long-shrouded in mystique that really made it interesting to me over the years.

Someone over on the PSA boards came up on a real find of a few copies a ways back, but there are still only 29 in all grades.

Very few cards to chase from this era, which is another thing that drew me to it...

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Nice....do you have a scan of the back?

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What in the heck is that???
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Nice. Got a checklist for the set?
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Special edition Topps single card issue. Here is mine, freed from Bondage. Although if mine were in a 10 I guess I would leave it there too


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man look at those stats. if only the guy never had any back issues.
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... Someone over on the PSA boards came up on a real find of a few copies a ways back, but there are still only 29 in all grades. ...
If there's one thing you can depend on from 80s and 90s baseball cards, it's that the word "scarce" does not apply.

Here's another 32 just waiting for the laser cutter:


http://www.ebay.com/itm/201015207854

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That would look awesome framed on my office wall-- is it for sale?
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Since its a Topps card I am curious at to why there is no Yankees logo on his hat. That seems sort of odd.
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That would look awesome framed on my office wall-- is it for sale?
On Ebay:
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Thanks for the link. Seeing as the back is blank-- and thus they're of no use to any nefarious types with the aforementioned laser cutter, hopefully the price is negotiable 2k is a bit steep.

Regarding the lack of Yanks logo, that's what makes the card so interesting; clearly there was a license issue-- even though Topps had the license, some think perhaps the card was intended for foreign/global distribution and thus only Topps' mlbpa license, which covered player likenesses, applied.
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It isn't mine. Good luck with negotiations.
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If there's one thing you can depend on from 80s and 90s baseball cards, it's that the word "scarce" does not apply.
Tell that to the guy looking for a Mike Greenwell Blue Chips
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The card from the Movie Sluggers Wife What about Roy Hobbs
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Matt, Great addition, your passion for collecting is second to none. I love seeing it!

Rare or unrare, I could care less, I still LOVE collecting the 80's cards. i started collecting in 1987, and the first stuff I bought was 87 Topps. This was at the height of McGwire hitting 49 HR and Canseco cards blowing up. I have obviously branched out to everything from prewar cards to mostly Post War HOF rookies now, but I still buy the 80's wax and purchase the occasional 80's/90's graded card as it takes me back to simpler times when I was a kid selling blow pops and now N laters in middle school for .25 each to be able to buy a wax box each week to rip and trade cards with my friends.

As an aside, the 25 in my user name and also my email address is because my favorite player as a kid was Mark McGwire and he wore #25.
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The card from the Movie Sluggers Wife What about Roy Hobbs
Any ideas as to where the image on Palmer's card was taken? Does not appear to be the old AFCS....it almost looks like the Braves AAA team's park in Richmond. It has been a while since I have seen the movie, but I remember a lot of scenes in AFCS.
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Pretty amped about this acquisition. A card long-shrouded in mystique that really made it interesting to me over the years.

Someone over on the PSA boards came up on a real find of a few copies a ways back, but there are still only 29 in all grades.

Very few cards to chase from this era, which is another thing that drew me to it...


Awesome pickup. I have never seen or heard of one before this thread.

I still love 80's cards. I just bought a box of '85 Topps and haven't decided if I should open it or not...

Okay, I really mean...

when I should open it!
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Thanks man! 85 is a blast to open-- so many awesome cards in that set. Love the saberagen, Orel, Eric Davis, Corey Snyder, oddibe. So many sleeper favorites from back in the day.
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