November Pick-Ups
Time to kickoff the new month of new cardboard additions. Here are a few of mine that just arrived. Very pleased with the 69 Pete Rose as it looks under-graded to me.
http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...ete-rose-psa-6http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...-bench-psa-9-2http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...ie-banks-psa-6http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...ete-rose-psa-7 |
Wow, love that 69 Bench!
|
banks looks great!!!
|
Quote:
|
1 Attachment(s)
The card isn't totally new, but the sig is... just signed at Waukesha Sports Cards. Hank's sig is aging a bit, but still like the way it looks, and very glad to get it while he's still signing.
|
Waukesha, Wisconsin? That's where I grew up. :D
|
Quote:
|
Thanks everyone for the compliments.
I'm not an autograph collector but if were to become one Hammerin Hank would be one of the first auto's I would get. itjclarke congrats on the auto. On his rookie no less. Very cool. |
The final player card I needed for my 56T Brooklyn Dodgers team set--just need the team card now.
Am not a big spender so it took all year to find a "good enough" specimen that worked with my wallet. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...96f75c85a8.jpg |
Quote:
Drew |
1 Attachment(s)
My new, not very attractive, '61 Post Cereal Maury Wills. Better than his '61 Topps though...
Attachment 210773 |
Quote:
|
1 Attachment(s)
Y'all have been good sports about indulging my occasional oddities, and I've been a good sport about NOT posting every new Isaac Newton card I find. But here is one I really love from a French chocolatier.
Not sure of exact date...one source said 1888, but I could see it as anywhere up to about 1910. Not easy to see from the pic, but the graphics are embossed, which I love, and I'm also a sucker for gold borders. Attachment 210786 |
|
Nice picks ups all. Especially the signed Aaron rookie. Awesome card Ian. This one arrived today. I'm very pleased to add a tough early Mantle.
http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=19398 |
1 Attachment(s)
For my fellow 1972 enthusiasts, this is one of the top 5 hardest cards from that set to find centered. I'm not into graded cards, but it's near impossible to locate one, so I grabbed this guy up the second I saw it!!
Attachment 210917 |
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
That Dan-Dee Mick is incredible!
|
Thanks guys. Definitely one of my favorites!
|
2 Attachment(s)
No, they aren't the highest technical grades I have ever purchased, but these have pretty decent eye appeal and the price was right. Thanks to fellow board member Steve Wilk for the Clemente.
|
Nice cards. The good thing about 56's is that with the oversize design and color pop that most of them have, you can find a bunch of cards that still display great in VG-ish condition. Personally I'm suspicious of most cards that old without at least a little patina on them. :)
|
2 Attachment(s)
1968 Topps Action stickers Seaver and 1974 Topps Deckle Jon Matlack
|
Quote:
|
Wow that Banks has incredible eye-appeal. Love that Bench as well. Some great cards as usual this month!
Here's my addition. I had previously owned 2 '54 Topps Gray Back Jackie Robinson cards in the past, and sold them off - and very much regretted doing so. Wasn't sure when I'd see one again at a reasonable price (707 has a PSA6ST for $2500). Thankfully, Heritage failed to indicate in the auction title or description that the '54 Topps was actually the MUCH tougher Gray Back version. The picture pack card (highest graded) was an added bonus. http://dyn3.heritagestatic.com/lf?se...oduct.chain%5D |
Robert - that 56T Mantle is a really great looking card. Definitely would not look out of place in a higher grade!
Here are a couple recent additions. First I'm a sucker now for centered Mantles. Already have a psa 5.5, but this one looks darn near as good and better centered. 53 Bowman I believe may be the most undervalued Mantle there is just comparing the numbers on the pop report... http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...owman-color-59 Also I finally got outside my comfort zone and bought something other than Mantle. I am leaning towards either starting a Maris run, or dappling in the rookie category. Haven't decided yet Maris may be better for my wallet though... http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...-1958-topps-47 |
Lotta star power on this page with Mick, Clemente and Jackie. Congrats guys!
|
Not technically the right era, but...
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...ed5ec79f98.jpg |
Quote:
|
3 Attachment(s)
I think this completes the Lou Brock Topps run. I do not think there is anything from Topps I do not have now.
Now I just have to fill the album with stamps. |
1 Attachment(s)
Hi gang,
I don't post very frequently because I don't buy cards for my collection all that often, normally just around Christmas and my birthday. But I had to pull the trigger on this '59 Willie for the price. Although the corners may make it a tad worse than advertised, (EX) it was still a deal for the money. No creases and decent centering. Trying to rebuild a collection right now of some older cards I had as a kid - and although I actually started out looking for a '63 Mays #300, this is what I wound-up with. :) -John |
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Man, $35!
|
Hated to let go of my Rose psa 6 a few months ago, but sacrificed it towards a Mantle. Now glad to have been able to luck up and find another with killer centering!
http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...1963-topps-537 |
1957 Kahn's Wiener Clemente
2 Attachment(s)
Hello Everyone,
I just picked up this 1957 Kahn's Wiener Clemente. Don't know much about it. One question I have is why some refer to it as a rookie card when Clemente is obviously featured in the 1955 and 56 Topps issues? Best regards, Joe |
I don't know much about the Kahn's cards as a set, but I do know that Clemente is one that Clemente collectors generally slaver over...in any condition. Nice find!
|
1 Attachment(s)
Technically not a November pickup, but since I don't post much...
Always thought this was a neat looking '56. The action shot I believe is from the '53 World Series - catcher is Yogi Berra. :) -John |
Quote:
|
Quote:
I suppose it's the same rationale as the 52T Mantle. Definitely, I will still continue to think of the 55T Clemente as the "real" RC, but I suspect this seller's response matches the thinking of others who attach the RC designation to the 57 Kahns. |
Quote:
That's quite a stretch. |
Quote:
|
I agree. I wasn't endorsing the viewpoint but merely sharing it.
In the case of Clemente, it feels particular odd to me given that Topps is Topps and Kahn's Wieners is...Kahn's Wieners. Now were things reversed and Clemente had a 54 Kahn's Wieners but only a 55 Topps, I would definitely endorse the 54 as his true Rookie and the 55 Topps as his "major issue" RC. Moving over to Mantle for a bit, that's kind of a tweener in that Bowman really was a major release, just not Topps. Still, I am in the camp that does not at all consider the 52T Mantle an RC. It's a spectacular card and a significant one to be sure, but to paraphrase Stan Lee, "1952 Topps Mickey Mantle...nuff said." I don't think it needs the RC label to underscore its prominence in the hobby. Jason |
Rookie Card
What is the official hobby accepted definition of a rookie card anyway ? :)
|
Admittedly bad form but am posting again now that the card is in hand. Much nicer in person!
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...4079344f40.jpg |
Paid a little over VCP, but I thought it looked great and might bump since it was slabbed before half grades.
http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/...psqbezexnv.jpg |
Not exactly a card but figured people on this side of the board may appreciate it a little more. The large image of Mantle was cut from a Jello advertising poster (the smaller image is a reproduction of what the entire poster once looked like) and then signed by Mantle. As a bonus, I discovered a Moose Skowron autograph on the back of it when I received it. By far one of my favorite pickups in a really long time and cannot wait to hang it in the future.
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/wskAAO...RA/s-l1600.jpg |
Really unique Mantle item Chris. I like it.
Drew |
Card or not, that is a very cool item!
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:07 AM. |