March Pick-Ups

[t206blogcom]

[the 'stache]

Eric, nice pickups. I really like '59 Topps.

Jason, I was about to say "nice Cecil Cooper rookie".... I'm such a Brewer homer.

"Cool that Carlton Fisk also appears on Coop's rookie".

[Cardboard Junkie]

Picked up a couple of 52's.

[ALR-bishop]

Great cards, David

[pepis]

Originally Posted by Cardboard Junkie

Picked up a couple of 52's.

If the Drapo had an 8 instead of a 6 and the Bell a 7 instead of a 5
it would be easily accepted,, i opened many 52 packs in the early 70s
and i know 1st hand they didn't come much better than those 2,
very nice pick ups.

[ALR-bishop]

Get yourself some of those Christmas Packs and do it all over again Jose

[HRBAKER]

Thanks to a heads up from CardinalCollector (thx, Randy) a ten year search has concluded. I overpaid but what the hey.

[ALR-bishop]

That's great Jeff. He only played one year in St Louis and some were happy when they got him and some leery due to his history. Plus Curt Flood was part of the deal to get him and that raised controversy everywhere. But he had a very solid year for them in 1970, 30 +HRS and 100 + RBIs as I recall, and Jack Buck even agreed to call him Dick instead of Richie

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

That's great Jeff. He only played one year in St Louis and some were happy when they got him and some leery due to his history, but he had a very solid year for them in 1970, 30 +HRS and 100 + RBIs as I recall

Thanks Al. I remember it well. I remember really being bummed out that his 1970 Topps card was just a photo of him in a Phillies uniform turned sideways instead of a beautiful Cardinal uniform.

[nolemmings]

Attaboy Jeff--much nicer than his '70 Topps Cardinals. Was he ever really called just Rich Allen though?

BTW, can you tell me what is the approximate ratio of unnumbered to numbered '71 Bazooka cards? The latter don't seem to hit my radar hardly at all.

[ALR-bishop]

I edited above. When Flood refused to report ,the Phils got Montenez instead. Check out what he produced for them in 1971. He surpassed some of Allen's rookie stats

[Volod]

Originally Posted by bfrench00

picked these up from another member yesterday.

The two most admirable Yankee heroes from the '50's are still hanging in there...

[Volod]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

You know me so well by now. Gorgeous card and a great pick up. The colors look amazing compared to my BVG 1.

What do they do - use a dartboard, or just take a wild guess?

[Cardboard Junkie]

....and a Lemon!

[the 'stache]

That's a lemon you definitely don't take back to the dealer

[ALR-bishop]

Agreed. Great card

[Robextend]

[ALR-bishop]

Rob--great Denehy rookie card. too bad Seaver tilts is a little

[Robextend]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Rob--great Denehy rookie card. too bad Seaver tilts is a little

It would be so much cooler if it was Brian Dennehy.

[DanP]

Originally Posted by Robextend

Rob, nice card!

[DanP]

All from ebay.

[DanP]

This was from a board member on ebay.

[Robextend]

Nice pickups Dan!!

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

Eric, nice pickups. I really like '59 Topps.

Bill,

Thanks

My wife and I just began putting this set together. Great fun so far!

Best Regards,

Eric

[Eric72]

Picked these up from a fellow board member earlier this week. Yankees, Dodgers, quite a few high numbers...a great lot of mid-grade cards that didn't break the bank

Nearing the halfway point on '55 Topps. This set has been an absolute pleasure to build so far...





Happy collecting, everyone. And have a great weekend.

Best Regards,

Eric

[CharleyBrown]

Nice pickups Dan!

[t206blogcom]

[CW]

Solid centering and basically no print snow. Nice!

[ALR-bishop]

Jason---a great first Mantle

[Cardboard Junkie]

Jason...beautiful 63 "Mick"!

Here's "The Big Cat" I got yesterday!

[t206blogcom]

Thanks everyone.

Nice cards!

[bfrench00]

some low grade stars

[Paul S]

Low grade perhaps, but you sure picked the right ones. Congrats!

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

Attaboy Jeff--much nicer than his '70 Topps Cardinals. Was he ever really called just Rich Allen though?

BTW, can you tell me what is the approximate ratio of unnumbered to numbered '71 Bazooka cards? The latter don't seem to hit my radar hardly at all.

Todd,

Sorry I just now noticed your question. Based on my observations they are certainly scarcer but not extremely rare. I see see cards like the Robinson, Aparicio, McCovey and Gibson in the numbered variation a lot. For the life of me I could never find a Dick Allen. Even at 12 Nationals when someone would have a small stack of "numbered," no Allen.

[JollyElm]

newcards.jpg

Grabbed these up at a local show. A pretty decently shaped Mantle (looks better than what the scan shows) and a very tough '61 high number.

[mintacular]

Picked up a few stars for my 57 set, overpaid a bit but that is the $ you pay for collecting a set you love...

[ALR-bishop]

Wow, great cards

[JollyElm]

Yowza!!

[KCRfan1]

Nice cards Patrick, well bought.

[mintacular]

Thanks guys, makes me feel better for paying 75% + of beckett $. I think the Richardson in particular was a card that I could've searched years to buy with that centering so I kinda justified the $

[Jlighter]

[Big Six]

Not sure why I'm doing this since I'll likely never own the Mantle, but I keep picking up nicely centered, mid-grade Yankees when I see them...here's the latest...



to go along with the others I have...



Frankly, I think I'm nuts...oh well.

[Iwantmorecards77]

A 1951 Bowman rookie is a little out of my reach at the moment, so this will have to do - my first Mantle!

[ALR-bishop]

Great start Iwant

[pepis]

Originally Posted by Iwantmorecards77

A 1951 Bowman rookie is a little out of my reach at the moment, so this will have to do - my first Mantle!

In my life as a baseball card dealer/collector coupled with the fact of being
a life long Yankee fan, i've gone through many Mickey Mantle cards over
the years, and that 53 Bowman has always been the one i like the most,
close second would be the 53 Bowman Berra Bauer Mantle.

nice pick-up for your first Mantle

[KCRfan1]

The 53 Bowman color is the nicest card set I have ever seen. Iwant, that Mantle is a classic card in every way.

[Iwantmorecards77]

Thanks, guys.

I over-paid just a little perhaps - but I thought it was for a reasonable price, strong centering, and from a reputable seller. I have no remorse!

I usually collect pre-war Hall of Famers and post-war rookies - but I always loved the '53 Bowmans and had to have this one - along with the Reese.

Nice pick-ups everyone!

[chaddurbin]

stumped on this one. card is clean, no crease or wrinkle...just oc. looks nrmt/mt, but grades a 2.5? maybe card is trimmed, only explanation but it got a number grade.

am i missing something obvious? help...

[GasHouseGang]

Well, come on Chad it has all that writing on the front. Actually, I don't see anything to explain the grade.

[KCRfan1]

Actually David, I don't believe you are too far off with " all that writing " on the front. If the card was trimmed, the card should not grade numerically and receive an authentic or something equivalent. I think the autograph gives the card the grade.