October pick-ups
 

I'll get things started off on the Post-War forum w/ this "holy grail"!!!

http://photos.imageevent.com/derekgr...8%20Gibson.jpg

Wow Derek, very nice image minor league issue? What is it?

1958 Omaha Cardinals Team Issue
 

Sorry, I guess I should've been more clear!

It's a 1958 Omaha Cardinals Team Issue card of the legendary Bob Gibson. I had been searching for one for about 11 years now and couldn't be happier with the one I picked up. I was surprised at the relatively small size and thickness of the card stock, as I had imagined that it would be more "photo-like" in size and thickness. I was wrong on both fronts!!

The seller later e-mailed me the following: "this very card was on display earlier this summer when Bob Gibson's statue at Omaha's Werner Park was presented. Bob commented that he only remembered seeing one other and that was many years ago!"

Excellent Gibson. I didn't even know that existed :)

Incredible card, Derek. Congrats!

As a Cardinal fan and collector...... very nice

Gibson
 

Great card Derek. Had not seen one. How many were in that set . Anyone else of note ?

It's a 24 card set (23 players, one header card)...I don't recognize any of the other names in the set but maybe the Cardinals collectors know a few.

You can find a common for about $20 on eBay every once in a while. I haven't checked recently...except to snag Mr. Gibson (for about the price of 50 commons). :D

Great piece! I love those regionals and team issues.

A few items I picked up:

1950 Philadelphia Bulletin Ashburn:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...%20Ashburn.jpg

1951 Hage's Del Baker-Jim Reese:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...aker-Reese.jpg

1970 Atlanta Braves schedule w/great Hank Aaron graphics:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...20schedule.jpg

Mantle
 

This doesn't even compared to the other October pickups so far, but I will post anyway as it has taken a long time to find this one.

http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...psbb50ef9c.jpg

Big mail day
 

Jackson RC was picked up in a large lot of 66s and has been eluding me forever as I'm trying to complete my 66 set.

Koufax RC was picked up from a fellow board member as I start to entertain the idea of going after the 55 set.

Real happy with both!

Congrats Rob, both great pick ups. Hard to believe how much the value of that Jackson RC continues to soar on Ebay!

Recent pickups
 

Interesting, I bought the Robinson on eBay advertised as trimmed (came back from PSA).

Love the Robinson, Dan!!

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b6...ps77f50752.jpg


Finally pulled the trigger on the paige


http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b6...pse0f96825.jpg

1953
 

Nice looking Paige, T

I've been doing a lot of bottom trolling, picking up beater lots cheap. Here are a few all time Cardinals I found in some of them. The 74 Topps was picked up also. It has Brock on the back and Alex Johnson on the front.

Dan P
 

Dan - nice pick-ups... Your "oddball" / non-standard HoF rookie collection must be coming along nicely...

Do you have a site w/ your collection images??

Here are a few of my latest pick-ups..........

Damn Phil! You were the one who got the Ripken!! Great pick-up!!! I'm so mad I didn't just do the BIN price...I tried a best offer but knew it would sell for full price.

Great for you that you were able to sell yours for 3.5x just a few months ago!!

Very glaf to see it went to you though vs. someone else.

Thanks, Derek. I thought about making an offer but figured that someone would jump on it while I waited for an answer. Now if I can only afford an orange one...........

Derek,

I'm moving along slowly, trying to find oddball RC's along with well-centered RC's of post-war players. I don't have my website updated yet. I'm way to busy right now working and helping my two kids with their new houses.

Dan

Down to 11 on this set. Looking forward to putting it to bed!

I saw a auction house have one up..probably ends soon too. I cant remeber which one (orange version) had it tho??
REA has a 82 Fleer #176 RC Ripken PSA GEM 10 https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...x?itemid=27717
HA has a 82 Topps Traded #98T PSA 10 http://sports.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=7085&lotNo=80947

Huggins and Scott has the orange Ripken right now.


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Yeah, I know Andy. I'm not holding out too much hope for that one, money is pretty tight right now..............

If money is tight, there's no way you're going after it right now...already at $10k + juice (at PSA 4!!!!!)...incredible what's going on with the Ripken rookies (orange and blue)!!

Damn, I'd always wanted to get one of those Ripkens eventually. Looks like, even in bad condition, they've worked their way out of my typical price range:(

Anyways, some great pickups this month guys.. Especially the rookies.

My lone pickup. Money got really tight. This might be it for a while. So I guess I'll be living vicariously through you guys... Unless, I start selling some of the dead weight in my collection..:(

C. 1950-53 Kansas City Monarchs Christmas Card with Willard Brown
(second player from right, hand on shoulder). Thanks Derek!

I feel your pain. I have overshot my budget. My wife has been very cool about it this time. So, don't feel like the Lone Ranger. I am going to have to knock off for a while.

Yeah. It's not so much, dropping out of the game for a bit, that get's me the most. But that, when I don't have any disposable money, all the stuff I've been looking for pops up for cheap, and keeps trying to suck me back in.. Already a day into deciding that I need to drop out for a bit, I'm already fighting off the urge on 2 items right now. I've got a feeling I'm gonna cave in and get one of 'em..Hopefully not both.

So bid 'em up guys, and save me the troubles..

Yep, I can definitely relate. Every time I think about the need to step back for a little bit, something unexpected ALWAYS pops up. And, yes, I am addicted.

Managed to pick up a large Dormand postcard and a handful of premium photos.

http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6e402ee5.jpg
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...psc5329140.jpg
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...ps045955ff.jpg
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9d2c34cf.jpg
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...ps78863b92.jpg
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...psaabb5df3.jpg

Mantle
 

Very nice Chris

Thanks Al! I love these oddball items.

Chris, nice adds....remember cards come 1st, then its the dog/kids and then the wife.
You will find another 55 armour coin later....the black one on Ebay, i pointed out was 'rare', but spending like 1800 is a huge chunk.


I bidded on a 54 Aaron RC that ended last night...of course shill bidded happen and i gave up ( Probstein auction) whoudda thought that?
Someone that has not bidded in 30 days, place 1 bid. Crazy
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1954-Topps-1...p2047675.l2557
Shill Bidder:

Bidder Information
Bidder: p***l ( 4168Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999)
Feedback: 99% Positive
Item description: 1954 Topps #128 Hank Aaron Rookie RC HOF Braves SGC 60 EX 5 " HIGH END "
Bids on this item: 1

30-Day Summary
Total bids: 108
Items bid on: 81
Bid activity (%) with this seller: 70% Help
Bid retractions: 4
Bid retractions (6 months): 51

Holy Toledo, pawpawdiv9!!! How blatant on the shill bidding. 51 retractions in 6-months? 70% activity with the seller? Just horrible.

There are some sellers I don't even bother with because of the obvious shill bidding. Too bad because there are some nice items that I would have gotten into from time to time.

There's always someone out there looking to corrupt a process, especially if they can make a little more money.

Hahah, thanks Chris. Fortunately, my fiancé takes care of the dog herself, and she has no room to complain regarding my treatment of her. So, might as well get some cards right?

Now and After
 

She is your fiance now Chris. After you are married you get to take care of the dog and handle complaints about cards :)

Haha, which is why I am trying my best to complete my collection before the wedding!

I should add that I am very fortunate that she supports my collecting, although I am not entirely sure she understands it or can appreciate why money is better spent on cards rather than jewelry.

Do yourself a favor: create a spreadsheet listing your entire collection then a few days before the wedding print it and mail it to yourself via certified mail. When it arrives, don't open it, just put it aside. Just in case there ever comes a day when you have to show what assets you came into the marriage owning.

These two are a HUGE pick up for me. They may not be world beaters, but they represent the last two cards I needed to complete the 1957 set!

With that set complete I now only need to finish the 1958 set (38 cards) before I have every base set back to 1954.

http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/z...psa26be327.jpg

Here's a cool Jackie Robinson Daily Dime Bank from the 1950's!

Cool piece Jeff

Just browsing ebay looking to add some Whitey Ford memorabilia to the collection and found this nice piece

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...psd1aa2609.jpg

Congrats on completing the 57 set!

I really like that Jackie dime bank. Thats a cool piece.

Question
 

This is very neat. If you don't mind me asking, where did you pick this up at?

Erik

This weeks mail


http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b6...psc7f5fc60.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b6...ps33176751.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b6...ps6a1749fd.jpg


http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b6...pseb48bcb4.jpg

Hi Erik,
I picked it up on ebay recently, here's the link

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Vin...vip=true&rt=nc

Great Robinson bank, never seen one of those before. Still chipping away at my ' 61 set - down to 11.



BTW - does anyone know how I can size these scans smaller?

VERY VERY cool Jeff. Thanks for sharing.

Erik

My two latest pick-ups.............

Phil, that Brock looks undergraded. Nice pick up.

Thanks, Brent, agreed. Most 6's & 7's are not nearly as well centered as this one.

Wow Gary, I can't imagine how that got a 4! is there something unseen in the scan? Great pickup.

Pickups from REA last night!

http://bid.robertedwardauctions.com/...em_27576_1.jpg

Shaun, WOW... nice pickups!!!

Thanks Dan! I'm hoping the 5 crosses over to a 6 or 7 at PSA. Back is a little off-centered, but everything else looks great on the 5. I'll know for certain once I get the cards in hand.

I've had great luck crossing SGC Bond Breads to PSA (SGC40 to PSA 5, SGC50 to PSA 5, SGC80 to PSA 7)... I'm hoping the luck continues!

Bill, if you can't do it with your scanner software and have no image editing software, check out this freeware:
http://faststone-viewer.joydownload....FdKf4AodwHcAHw

I use it all the time when I don't want to wait for Photoshop to load. Resizing is under the Edit menu. It does a lot more too. Check it out.

Sweet Jackies. I think they look WAY better in the handsome SGC holders. If not for resale to Registry types I think that black framing really makes cards pop.

1960 OPC Tattoo Mantle Auto Ball
 

I had this on my list for years. With only one ever graded by PSA, I finally gave up on finding one and removed this from the list. Pleasantly surprised to see this one pop up for sale. Now, I will just have to practice self-restraint and not eat the gum.


http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...psae863e17.jpg

Ya, I definitely need to hang out here more often. I'm enjoying collecting pre-war, but the vintage cards were my first love as a child, and I'm going to have to find some balance between pre-war, vintage and modern.

Great additions, everybody!!!

Dan, that's one of my favorite Clementes. Ok, who am I kidding? I love em all. But the 50s cards are just a cut above. The '58 Topps might be my favorite card from all the post WW II issues.

1960 Tattoos
 

:cool:
I have a set of these and some " unopened" packs. When collecting them I was always amused by sellers who offered unopened packs with possibility of a Mantle because it was easy to know who was in the pack by sliding the wrapped gum out.

Also, what was it Tattoos in 1960 but Tatoos in 1964 . :-)

I have always found that amusing as well. There is no way most sellers would take a risk of letting a Mantle go like that when they could easily look inside. So, I would never take a chance. Fortunately, this guy guaranteed it was the Mantle autoball and showed clear pictures of the printed in Canada lines on the wrapper to confirm it was OPC.

How do you store your unopened packs?

Now I will have to search for a Topps Venezuela Tattoo of Mantle, although I am sure that is not something I will ever come across.

Munson placeholder...
 

I've always wanted to own this Munson...got this one for a song and it will do quite nice until I can upgrade to a near mint example.

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...thurman-munson

Happy with the centering, and even the corners, to an extent. The scuffing on the bottom border must be from the scanner or the slab becuase it doesn't look that bad with the card in hand.

Matt,
Always liked that card as one of the original great actions shots. Nice pick up.
Drew

Great Jackie's Shaun, How is fatherhood treating you?

I can't say I have ever seen that pack. Congrats on the pickup. Are you having it graded or leaving it as is?

Nice Munson, I think everyone loves the pose on that card.

Thanks Matt. It is the first pack I have added to my collection. I have not had anything graded before and do not think they would identify the player on the label, so I will likely leave it as is. Any suggestions on how to store it though? I don't think they are particularly large packs, but want to keep it from getting crushed, etc., in my safe.

Here's a few oddball items I got in the mail today:
•*August 2, 1947 Bobby Doerr Day Promotional Card
• 1964 J.D. McCarthy Gaylord Perry Promotional Card
• 1973 Allied Printing Roberto Clemente Memorial Postcard