February Pickups

[KingFisk]

Originally Posted by Hammerin'Hank

10 Allstars
4 Gold Gloves
1 MVP
1 runner up to MVP
1 NLCS MVP
Played 7 seasons in a row without missing a game.
4 NL Pennants
1 World Series
2,599 hits
.294 Lifetime BA
1308 RBIs

Before the steroid era this was the resume of a HOF player.

Nice Garvey...I actually just got one last week too. I spent a few years in San Diego as a kid and it was awesome going to see the 84 Padres with Garvey, Nettles and Gossage...it was like seeing legends from eons earlier (i.e., before I was born) walking the earth as a 9 year old...those guys mean a ton to me.

[Hammerin'Hank]

Originally Posted by jthorst75

Thanks Steve. It's one of those cards that should be in everyone's collection. The picture is amazing and while the card may be overrated (not in my opinion); is there a better action shot out there???

I can't argue with the best action shot ever. The fact that it happen to come in the 1st set that every included color photos is really cool.

[jason.1969]

A mix of stuff waiting in my office after several days on the road.



The comic books and Ernie Banks card were from a cartoonist I met at the Ernie Banks statue. Yours for a little more than a stamp at his Etsy site--

https://www.etsy.com/listing/2139944...ue-2-portraits

The Rice and Reggie cards are two of my favorites from the 1978 Topps issue. The Reggie captures his greatest moments as Mr. October, and the Rice card was from his MVP year, easily one of the five best offensive seasons of the 1970s.

And the Alston is the ninth of 24 cards I need for my 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers team set. As a math nerd, I love the cartoon on the back.

[Hammerin'Hank]

Another mid-grade Red Man.

[Robextend]

[Hammerin'Hank]

Nice Palmer RC. He is one of the lucky ones, of that era, who did not have to share his RC with other players.

[Hammerin'Hank]

Another 1975 Topps upgrade......off PWCC's auction last night.

[jb67]

Nice looking 75 Winfield for the grade.

[DanP]

I finally finished my Stan "Musical" (as my wife calls him) display. It took me 2 years to find (and win) a decently centered 48 Bowman.

I'll post the display when I get a chance.

Dan

[Yossarian]

Nice pick up, Dan.
Yes, please post some shots of the display for the board to admire.

[MattyC]

Great Winfield and Stan The Man. Both would look right at home with higher grades, too. Both are really slept on great cards: the Winfield for its amazing colors and the Stan because he was truly one of the very few best to ever play the game-- I always have felt he doesn't get the props he truly deserves from a hobby standpoint.

[jb67]

Congrats on completion of your Stan Musial display. Looking forward to seeing it.

[jason.1969]

Originally Posted by DanP

I finally finished my Stan "Musical" (as my wife calls him) display. It took me 2 years to find (and win) a decently centered 48 Bowman.

I'll post the display when I get a chance.

Dan

With 3s like that, who needs 10s?

[Beatles Guy]

Originally Posted by DanP

I finally finished my Stan "Musical" (as my wife calls him) display. It took me 2 years to find (and win) a decently centered 48 Bowman.

I'll post the display when I get a chance.

Dan

So you were the one running me up on the '48 Musials Great looking card.

[almostdone]

That Musial is the last one I need for my collection and display. Now that your out of the way I can go ahead and complete mine as well.
Drew

[Hammerin'Hank]

Originally Posted by jason.1969

With 3s like that, who needs 10s?

No kidding........best freaking 3 I've ever seen.

Great card !

[Hammerin'Hank]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Great Winfield and Stan The Man. Both would look right at home with higher grades, too. Both are really slept on great cards: the Winfield for its amazing colors and the Stan because he was truly one of the very few best to ever play the game-- I always have felt he doesn't get the props he truly deserves from a hobby standpoint.

I thought that 75 Winfield was under graded too. The crazy thing is PWCC had 2 other 75 Topps Winfields that were PSA 8's (instead of SGC). The centering of the PSA 8's were not as good and they had some print problems (common with 75 Topps so I don't think it hurt their grade but it does hurt the eye appeal). The PSA 8's sold for 2.5X the price of the SGC 8 even though the card in the SGC holder was plainly superior to the other 2.

I'm just glad there are so many dummies out there who don't even look at the card condition and only look for PSA and a number beside it.

[MattyC]

Originally Posted by Hammerin'Hank

I'm just glad there are so many dummies out there who don't even look at the card condition and only look for PSA and a number beside it.

Amen to that. Their willing blindness creates some great finds for the rest of us! That Winfield was a real come up.

Just copped this insane Mays from Sean. The 51 Mays just does not routinely get found with this centering.

[Robextend]

Wow, awesome Mays!!!!!

[bcbgcbrcb]

Very nice Winfield Auto RC, Rob.

[TAVG]

Got these from fellow member hangman62 for nearly free because they are all trimmed....I'm not a stickler for condition lol

thanks!

[jb67]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Amen to that. Their willing blindness creates some great finds for the rest of us! That Winfield was a real come up.

Just copped this insane Mays from Sean. The 51 Mays just does not routinely get found with this centering.

Wow! Matty you did it again. Sign me up for a Mays with that centering any day. Well done.

[kailes2872]

Continued Progress against my '56 set. I was happy to put #135 in the rear view mirror...

[mickeymantle24]

Scratched another Mantle off my list, have a few more coming in the next few days. Awesome stuff as always guys!

[jb67]

Nice looking Mantle. Congrats.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Ted is one of my favorites. The Aaron rookie doesn't display the type of centering I usually go for, but the price was right and I like it.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by Hammerin'Hank

That's what its all about.........you got-a scratch the itch and the 75's are an easy way to do it while letting you save up for a bigger goal.

Thanks, Russ. I always have an itch, but it's even worse right now than usual. I think I'll pick up a few to tide me over.

[jason.1969]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Ted is one of my favorites. The Aaron rookie doesn't display the type of centering I usually go for, but the price was right and I like it.

That '57 Williams is a beauty. Man!!

[jb67]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Ted is one of my favorites. The Aaron rookie doesn't display the type of centering I usually go for, but the price was right and I like it.

Wow!! Not sure I have ever seen a better centered 57 Ted Williams. Congrats!! Never go wrong with an Aaron rookie at a good price.

[MattyC]

I was THIS close to grabbing that Ted if it's the one that Bruce had for sale on eBay. Fantastic card!

[mickeymantle24]

2 more Mantles to my PC! The 64 has quite a few scratches on the case so looked mighty crappy with my scanner, will either send it back for reholdering or try to cross it to a PSA 8. and the 65 is incoming.

[DanP]

Mike, WOW! Great cards. Congratulations.

[gregr2]

Nice pickups Mike!

[39special]

Chipping away at my Exhibit collection
Mantle and Koufax stat backs and a Mantle c and k not connected.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by MattyC

I was THIS close to grabbing that Ted if it's the one that Bruce had for sale on eBay. Fantastic card!

It's the same one, Matty. I have rarely seen a '57 Williams that well centered and that clear...

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by jason.1969

That '57 Williams is a beauty. Man!!

Thanks, Jason! I have been wanting to focus on some of Ted's cards for quite a while. He is one of my very favorites.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by jb67

Wow!! Not sure I have ever seen a better centered 57 Ted Williams. Congrats!! Never go wrong with an Aaron rookie at a good price.

Thanks, jb. I have owned two other '57 Teds, and neither was quite this nice. I have been wanting a decent Aaron rookie for a long time!

[jb67]

[QUOTE=mickeymantle24;1380099]2 more Mantles to my PC! The 64 has quite a few scratches on the case so looked mighty crappy with my scanner, will either send it back for reholdering or try to cross it to a PSA 8. and the 65 is incoming.

Hey Mike,
Post a link of the Mantles you have purchased. I would love to see what you have so far. Thanks.

[Robextend]

[mickeymantle24]

Hey Mike,
Post a link of the Mantles you have purchased. I would love to see what you have so far. Thanks.[/QUOTE]

Thanks guys! JB, the link to my Mantles are in my signature. I believe I am at 14 right now, still aways to go and some expensive ones to acquire. So if anyone has any they want to move pm me. I will also consider any upgrades with better centering.

[Vintageloz]

Some pickups over the last few weeks, progress on my 48 Bowman registry, my 38 Goudey set, a 52t upgrade and a hit to my rookie HOF set. Thanks to a few members for some great cards (Roberts and Foxx)

[gnpaden]

picked up this 57 Mays and some clean, unmarked checklists

[Hammerin'Hank]

Mike, those are some nice Mantles.

Steve, great exhibits.

Great additions for both of you.

Dang.......really great additional for everyone. Some really nice cards being posted this month.

[mickeymantle24]

Wanna give a S/O to Matt for selling me this sweet Rose RC. Card arrived today and looks even better in person!

[bcbgcbrcb]

Beautiful Rose RC, Mike. Congrats!

[jason.1969]

I was happy to pick this pretty clean card up at a nice price. Perhaps someday I will go for his full career as I have with Hank Aaron and J.R. Richard, but for now I have only the 1957, 1958, 1963 "Power Plus," 1964, and now this 1961.

Banks_1961.jpg

Sold my PSA 5 and downgraded just a tad to free up some money. Very happy with this replacement and the color is actually better than on my PSA 5.

[jason.1969]

Some of you know I am working on a 1956 Dodgers team set to commemorate Brooklyn's first and only championship in 1955. My goal, seldom realized, was to find great eye appeal and centering within the VG-EX or EX grades (or more to the point, within those price ranges). What a dream come true this Jim Gilliam was for me. With my aging eyes, I seriously wouldn't be able to distinguish this card from a PSA 10.

[jason.1969]

And not technically a card, but this Aaron cover has been my white whale since practically the day I returned to collecting. I wouldn't have even guessed that one this nice looking still existed. I believe it is also Aaron's first solo cover on a national publication, but let me know if I'm forgetting something.



Picked up the 1969 Banks as well to replace the 1956 Banks JET I donated to the Ernie Banks memorial.

[Jcfowler6]

An upgrade to my Clemente run.



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