2010 National Pickups,Pics, and Post

[calvindog]

Johnny, if my memory serves me Dan McKee had a T206 printer's scrap card in his case.

[cfc1909]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Johnny, if my memory serves me Dan McKee had a T206 printer's scrap card in his case.

Dan does have a few error cards at his table

Had fun seeing everybody and also met a few 54ers for the first time.

couple nice pickups-here is one from a very easy and friendly dealer

sorry I missed you Jeff

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[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Johnny, if my memory serves me Dan McKee had a T206 printer's scrap card in his case.

Correct. Just below the J=K Wagner.

[calvindog]

Aw shucks, Rob, I'm just happy to give back to the board.

Originally Posted by cfc1909

Had fun seeing everybody and also met a few 54ers for the first time.

Jim I missed you at the show. I wish I could have met you and a few others. Maybe next yr

Originally Posted by Jim VB

Are you sure the seller is OK with you talking about it? Publicly? On a message board?

I've heard that many sellers are using a new strategy that involves NOT TELLING paying customers what they have, or if it's for sale, and, if they do sell something requiring buyers to sign confidentiality agreements. Some sort of back-door marketing.

Of course, this information is very difficult to verify. Only ultra-high collectors, of penultimate items are supposed to be aware of this policy. Apparently, if the dealers reduce their sales low enough, this becomes some kind of a high end tax dodge.

This is a strategy only taught at the finest Ivy League institutions, and even then, only to those with tenure, who graduate Magna Cum Laude. This is not to be tried by sorted, red neck, community college alumni!



Sincerely,

Archive

Dear mr,archive...,

i just wanted to leet u now that I gradumated number ate in my clas out of 10 frum the ninth grade. Momma sid that i wus so smart i need not goo to the uder skool with them ther uder kids who nededd to learn more to B as smart as me.

Johnny Archive

mumma says she thinks you may be my daddy


In all seriousness though I will not name drop any dealers I made purchases through. That can be the privilege of the buyer who got the cards. Just some great times and stories.

[mrvster]

YOU GUYS ROCK!!MUCH THANKS!!

again, i wish i could meet all of you in person one day
thanks for the heads up!!i'm going to email him...fortunately i have met and e bought cards from Dan, he is an awesome guy all around...i hopefully will make a national one year...glad your all having a great time

GREAT PICK UP JIM!!!!!!!!!!!!

and if anymore are spotted, lmk

PEACE

Johnny

[Mikehealer]

It was a good time and really enjoyed meeting some guys I have talked to and emailed with over the last couple of years. I picked up a few cards some good deals and some not so great deals, but got some cards I had been looking for.
I thought this one was pretty cool.

[mrvster]

MIKE!!

Great snag!!color variation unmistakeable!!


PEACE

[Mikehealer]

Johnny, I also got a McGraw no cap with a yellow background from the same dealer.

[Irwin Fletcher]

Here's a few that I picked up at the National yesterday:

[Exhibitman]

A great show for me, lots of good cards and fun. Camden Yard is very nice, very pleasant ballpark. I liked the facility after I got used to the somewhat convoluted walkway arrangements from the hotel to the show. I traveled to BALT from NYC via train; lovely way to travel. I was very excited to see Independence Hall from the train as we passed through Philly. I wish I could have gone by train from LA.

I picked up this W-Unc Cobb. These were made with the art from 4 on 1 Exhibits that were in turn made from the art in the PC Back Exhibit set. I had been looking for some time for an actual strip baseball card not a cut from a 4 on 1 Exhibit. The difference is card thickness and stock but you have to see them side by side at least once for it to be apparent.

[HRBAKER]

I had a great time picking up quite a few HOF types, a few BF2s and T5s. This is my favorite pick up. Already looking forward to Chicago.

[e107collector]

Jeff,

That Baker Pinkerton has great eye appeal. Nice pickup.

Other than the Heritage T-206 Wagner that will be offered in Nov, did anyone happen to see any other T206 Wagners that will be coming up for sale this year?

Tony

[Taxman]

I arrived at the National on Wednesday and stayed until Saturday afternoon. I left town with 1000 in my pocket and came home with 1900 and the items below(the basketball boxes are empty). While in Baltimore I was able to go on a tour of Camden yard. My goal of going to the National was to get Jim Browns autograph(nice guy shook my hand and looked up). I was able to upgrade my Namath rookie from a 4 to a 5. It was nice to get to meet other board members(Mike, Matt, Bill, Neil, Bill). Thanks Mike for tkts to the PSA luncheon. The National was nice but my plane trip back was the icing on the cake. I got to sit beside Bart Starr. We talked the whole flight from football to baseball(he is a huge Stan Musial fan..even had the SI with the article on Musial) to local Alabama politics. I did get some cards graded by ISA due to the fact it was only $5 per card and a 1hr turn around. Their grades seemed to be fair. Also got to meet Carol. She was very nice and helpful.





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[bijoem]

picked up this card....

[calvindog]

Holy crap, Joe, you finally left the National? Isn't there still 15 minutes left?

Jim VB

Your attempt at humor is nearly as disappointing as the fact that your very existence in the hobby continues.

Whilst we spoke to many long-time collectors and dealers, professionals who enabled us to build a world class collection, and chatted with fellow collectors, several of whom hold multiple IVY degrees, the highlight of our
two day visit to the National was the support we received from more than a dozen dealers and collectors who follow, but never comment, on our Net 54 postings.

They mentioned you and one other of our "fans" as two blow hearts with too much time on their hands, and very little knowledge about the history of the hobby. Our only regret was that we did not have your picture with us, so we could have made toilet seat covers for the convention's bathrooms.

Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List
bdorskind@dorskindgroup.com

[Rob D.]

Picked up a couple T206 Lajoies with common backs, but nothing too exciting on that front. I bought the Matty below to go with the Ruth, Gehrig and Cobb in my collection. The big names from that set are extremely affordable.

The blank back E92 of Lajoie wasn't a Baltimore pickup but rather the result of a chance I took on eBay a few months ago. After looking at it in person and concluding it's legit, I decided to get SGC's opinion and have it slabbed at the National. Nice to have a gamble pay off.

(If the sellers of the cards below do not wish the scans to be posted, please contact me -- in strict confidence -- and I will remove them.)

[Woundedduck]

Gorgeous cards everyone. I know a lot of people don't like to share how much they pay for their pick ups but I wish they would. Being still new to vintage I'm always trying to gauge how much I should be paying and what a good deal is.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by Yankeefan51

They mentioned you and one other of our "fans" as two blow hearts with too much time on their hands,...

I am unfamilar with the meaning of this term.

Does the illustrious board genius mean "blowhards"?

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by Woundedduck

Gorgeous cards everyone. I know a lot of people don't like to share how much they pay for their pick ups but I wish they would. Being still new to vintage I'm always trying to gauge how much I should be paying and what a good deal is.

I agree the inclusion of prices would be a helpful in determining current values, but I don't think many posts will include them.

One reason is to protect sellers who might be friends. If I know that a seller/dealer gave me a better price than what he was willing to do for other interested buyers, I don't want to throw him under the bus by making others aware of that fact.

Plus, and this reason is more of a factor, you're probably going to see a lot of these cards on the B/S/T within the next few months -- some possibly this week. Posting a price paid here would prevent the 400 percent profit some would hope to make. VintageCardPrices.com and eBay have dealt a blow to guys who flip with the hope of making 3x or 4x their money. They're not going to sabotage themselves.

If it helps, I paid $130 for the Matty and $200 for the Lajoie in my post above.

[Matthew H]

Rob, I seriously doubt any dealers showed you their "real inventory" so you should be OK.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by Matthew H

Rob, I seriously doubt any dealers showed you their "real inventory" so you should be OK.

No, no. They did. Rob always asks... in confidence.

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by Matthew H

Rob, I seriously doubt any dealers showed you their "real inventory" so you should be OK.

Yes, and knowing that has left me brokenharded.

[Matt]

fixed.

Originally Posted by Rob D.

broken hard head.

[DJR]

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[Jim VB]

Very nice pick up David!

[jmk59]

Well I always suspected Jim was a blow heart. Now I know for sure.

J

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by jmk59

Well I always suspected Jim was a blow heart. Now I know for sure.

J

'Tis true!


(Did you check with Bruce, three times, before making that comment?)

[bcornell]

Very nice, David! Leave it to the non-sports guy to get a vintage haul like that.

This was my 8th straight National... didn't pick up a single baseball card, but I didn't go home empty-handed, luckily. Always great to see my collector buddies.




Bill

[egbeachley]

David, nice pickup. I was wondering if he was going to come back.

Bill, thanks for the N283 scans. I was hoping to see them before they got sold but figured it was you who snagged them and I would see them soon enough.

[Abravefan11]

I had a great time at my first National and enjoyed meeting many Net54 members. I was able to pick up a couple of cards I needed included this E90-1 Richie.

[slantycouch]

Had a really nice time at my first National. I'll have to post pics later but a few of my highlights:

Meeting Josh A., Bill L. Leon,...
Drooling over Scott Levy's cards and chatting with him
Meeting William Peebles and looking at his incredible craftsmanship (www.huntingtonbaseballco.com)
Picking up some great wire photos from the TSN collection
Having a T206 Cobb (bat on) Sovereign 350 come back as an SGC 60 when I was hoping for a 50.
Talking baseball with Dmitri Young. Dude is a genuine guy.
Being able to talk concert posters (my other collecting passion) with one dealer
Seeing the complete set of 1949 Bowman PCL's
Having a chance to fully be a baseball/collecting geek in public, without shame.... haha

[ValKehl]

Net54ers on Thursday & Saturday. I kept reminding myself to look for the Net54 pins (thanks Leon!), but my eyes kept wanting to look down and focus on the vintage cards at the dealers' tables! I had a great time and picked up these cards for my type collection:
Val

[Jewish-collector]

I had a fantastic time !!! This was one of, if not the most enjoyable Nationals that I've ever attended. I'm glad that I was there Wed. thru Sat. It was really nice meeting/seeing many Net54 members as well as meeting some other longtime hobby collectors at the show.

Alan

[toppcat]

Well, if you missed it the show was pretty good. Nice to meet Leon and Scott B. and Richard Masson at Scott B's table. Got to talk and break bread (andrest my weary legs) and happy to meet all of you. If I missed you, you I will catch you next time. The array of cards at the booth was amazing; I have never seen more Old Judges in one place in my life.

[Sterling Sports Auctions]

Just wanted to say it was enjoyable meeting some vintage collectors I did not know and meeting up with others that I knew from the past. Sure wish I could have met all of you.

Lee

[tlwise12]

Met a few new people, found some cards, and had a great time...Sorry to post the basketball Aguilitas here, but it certainly is prewar and AMAZING!!!

Although my pick ups were great, the highlight of the show for me was getting to see more than a few Ruth autographed balls, a Joe Jackson signature, and an autographed album page containing Oscar Charleston and Josh Gibson...

[esehombre]

Travis--glad to see you got a Pedroso and a very tough Red Ryan to boot!

[RichR]

Awesome pickup DJR! Glad it worked out for you and thanks for sharing!

[vintagewhitesox]

Great pick ups guys. Very nice looking cards.

What a great week. Always nice to meet fellow Net54ers, glad I could meet taxman, Trae, Chris B., Leon, Dave R., and just a ton of people. It was a blast!

[scooter729]

nm...

[Leon]

I always go to the National saying that if I can get 1 thing for my collection then it's a success. So I guess it was a triple in that respect.......(small chance I won't be able to keep the Wags as I have put more into the collection than I should have, recently. Please see BST tomorrow .....j/k ...it is NOT for sale right now...)

[chaddurbin]

love the wagner...hoping to see it in the next b-l!

[DixieBaseball]

Memphis Catcher & Manager :

[E93]

Very psyched about this one:

Got this one from Leon in a trade.
JimB

[asoriano]

T205's from National.

Shooting for the number one T205 set on the SGC Registry.

click here for pick ups......http://imageevent.com/babybingbaseball/foruploads

Thanks to everyone who made these cards available at the show. I will say the T205 market was a more active at this show than previous ones.

A big thank you to the SGC guys who crossed many PSA cards as well as raw cards submitted in a very timely manner. I did have one fairly high end PSA card rejected due to color added. It was pretty obvious once Brian pointed it out and I was able to get a refund from the dealer. Thanks again to everyone at SGC.
Overall it was great to meet new and old card friends. Looking forward to Chicago.

[Bicem]

Great pickups Jim!

[E93]

Thanks Jeff.
JimB