February, 2024 Pickups

[rugbymarine]

1961 Brooks Robinson (an upgrade for my set)
1960 Roberto Clemente
1957 Sandy Koufax (really tough to find a nice one!)

[Tom S.]

Ian, those are some very nice cards to start off February!

[jchcollins]

A pickup from a local show in January, pickup from the postman back from Boca Raton today. Very pleased!




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[RayBShotz]

Great start to the month.
Some high end OPC eye candy I just got in.
RayB

[Gorditadogg]

Nice cards, Ian. The 57T Koufax is a tough one, that is a good get.

I am getting SOOO CLOSE on my 65T set. Here are my latest.

[mikecala98]

Found a fun shop on my travels this past weekend and spent a long time going through stacks of vintage to find these:

[quitcrab]

Blank back proof. 1966 Koufax

[rugbymarine]

Originally Posted by RayBShotz

Great start to the month.
Some high end OPC eye candy I just got in.
RayB

That card is mesmerizing. Great pickup!

[Vintagedeputy]

These just arrived today; headed to SGC.

[cfp]

Starting to make real progress on my ‘53 bowman color set

[jchcollins]

The '62 Gibby high is an ebay purchase; had been after that one for awhile. Tough to find within shouting distance of centered - this one isn't perfect, but is nicer than most. The rest is LCS hodgepodge I've picked up the last few weeks.














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[JollyElm]

Had a bit of a bizarre time at a card show today, and in the end 'only' walked away with four cards.

I had a decision to make...
With everything stupidly overpriced at every table, do I spread money out and grab a few different cards I want at SMH prices...or do I find my go-to dealer and negotiate a way to spend it all in one place on a single, awesome card?? I went with option B and got this 1963 Topps #200 Mickey Mantle beauty (look at the centering!!) for a heckuva lot less than what recent SGC 5s have gone for, plus he agreed to throw in the really sweet and high-grade-eligible 1971 Torre and Brooksie cards, too. (Side note: come on, Topps!!! You couldn't zoom in a little more on #5 to make sure he DIDN'T look like a tiny cigarette butt in endless sand?? It was an epic World Series play!!! You should've done better!!)

And the 1971 Topps #513 Nolan Ryan is a little tricky. It looks awfully beautiful and I couldn't understand why someone hadn't snapped it up already (it had a surprisingly low price sticker on it) by the time I got there. Being no fool, I asked the guy, "Okay, what's wrong with it?" He chuckled as he handed it to me and said, "It's got a groove in it, in the film (I assumed he meant "gloss"). Not a crease or anything, but it's something strange." And sure enough, when you 'scangle' it in the light, it has this groove in the gloss that doesn't reach the card image itself. I said what the hey and made him a lowball offer, explaining that whatever it is, you have to assume whoever grades the card will have to deem it something along the lines of a wrinkle or crease, and he nodded his head in agreement and accepted my offer. It's centering is terrific, and the focus is outstanding, so it's a cool pickup.


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