New Acquisitions Thread.

[irv]

A couple old and a couple new.

Clark Gillies OPC RC 75-76 and an OPC Bobby Orr 76-77. Both cards were rather tough to find centered so I'm glad I was able to get both of these.

[FrozenInferno]

As my first post on this board I thought I would show my favorite card that I added to my PC a couple of weeks ago:





It's not my highest dollar card, nor is it in great condition, but to me this is one of those cards you take in any grade you can get because they don't grow on trees.

IMO the 1965 Topps Bobby Orr is/should be the hockey equivalent of the 1952 Topps Mantle. Similar eras, iconic card, Mount Rushmore hockey player, and extremely scarce. Love, love, love this card.

[irv]

Originally Posted by FrozenInferno

As my first post on this board I thought I would show my favorite card that I added to my PC a couple of weeks ago:





It's not my highest dollar card, nor is it in great condition, but to me this is one of those cards you take in any grade you can get because they don't grow on trees.

IMO the 1965 Topps Bobby Orr is/should be the hockey equivalent of the 1952 Topps Mantle. Similar eras, iconic card, Mount Rushmore hockey player, and extremely scarce. Love, love, love this card.

Great card, Kevin!

Welcome to the site.

[LuckyLarry]

It could be worse (here's mine)

[smellthegum]

Here are a few recent pickups...

[Kurri17]

Originally Posted by smellthegum

Here are a few recent pickups...

Great stuff. Love the 74/75 pack, very nice. My favorite year for all four sports sets from Topps in the '70s. Hope I can run across one of those some day.

[smellthegum]

Originally Posted by Kurri17

Great stuff. Love the 74/75 pack, very nice. My favorite year for all four sports sets from Topps in the '70s. Hope I can run across one of those some day.

Thanks! BBCE had 7-8 of them a few weeks ago and I managed to snag the last one. They went fast. 74-75 was the first hockey set I collected as a kid so it was purely a nostalgia purchase. I remember needing only Phil Esposito to complete it. Being in Bruins country during the peak of the Orr/Espo years that drove me nuts because nobody would trade me one! I never did get it and sold off the partial set (along with all the other cards I collected as a kid) at a yard sale a few years later.

[Kurri17]

Originally Posted by smellthegum

Thanks! BBCE had 7-8 of them a few weeks ago and I managed to snag the last one. They went fast. 74-75 was the first hockey set I collected as a kid so it was purely a nostalgia purchase. I remember needing only Phil Esposito to complete it. Being in Bruins country during the peak of the Orr/Espo years that drove me nuts because nobody would trade me one! I never did get it and sold off the partial set (along with all the other cards I collected as a kid) at a yard sale a few years later.

Great nostalgia pick up, and story. I lived in California in '71 until early '73. My first hockey card came out of a card vending machine at a 7-11, a 72/73 Topps, pretty sure it was a Golden Seal. I was eight and already a hockey fan due to the NBC broadcasts. Seemed like the Bruin were always on TV, so they were my first favorite team. We moved to Arkansas in early '73 and I never saw another hockey card until 1984. Pretty sure I was the only kid in my small Arkansas town that had a stick and puck. Have you rebuilt the set? Seems like a must haha.

[goldenage]

Originally Posted by smellthegum

Thanks! BBCE had 7-8 of them a few weeks ago and I managed to snag the last one. They went fast. 74-75 was the first hockey set I collected as a kid so it was purely a nostalgia purchase. I remember needing only Phil Esposito to complete it. Being in Bruins country during the peak of the Orr/Espo years that drove me nuts because nobody would trade me one! I never did get it and sold off the partial set (along with all the other cards I collected as a kid) at a yard sale a few years later.

My dad is from Worcester, and my first game was in the Boston Garden in the mid-70s. Got to admit as a 10 year old kid I was scared to death with so many drunk, screaming people around. I got over it.

[FrozenInferno]

Originally Posted by LuckyLarry

It could be worse (here's mine)

Any Orr is a keeper!

[Tay1038]

Larry, just picked up my PSA 1 yesterday, ironically my card must have been in the same stack as your card during the grading process being 1 digit ahead of yours! Fun stuff.

[FrozenInferno]

Originally Posted by Tay1038

Larry, just picked up my PSA 1 yesterday, ironically my card must have been in the same stack as your card during the grading process being 1 digit ahead of yours! Fun stuff.

Larry owns the SGC, the PSA one was mine

But you're absolutely right. In fact, your copy ran at auction four or five weeks ago and I lost the auction by THREE DOLLARS. Talk about disappointment.

But the next day the same seller listed another one that was graded in the same batch, and I won that auction which is the card I posted above. He actually sold a third one after that as well that had been bent in half with a huge crease down the middle.

Whoever bought your copy relisted it on eBay maybe a week ago on a BIN/OBO and it looks like you got the deal done

It's a great looking PSA 1 for sure! I wish I had bid a few dollars more lol

[goldenage]

Loved the centering on this one, so had to buy it.

[Throttlesteer]

Very nice Lemieux!

[jb67]

Agree. That is a nice looking Mario!! Congrats goldenage!!

[irv]

Originally Posted by goldenage

Loved the centering on this one, so had to buy it.

Very nice, Goldenage!

[jb67]

What a great first post. Congrats and welcome to the Orr rookie club!!!

Originally Posted by FrozenInferno

As my first post on this board I thought I would show my favorite card that I added to my PC a couple of weeks ago:





It's not my highest dollar card, nor is it in great condition, but to me this is one of those cards you take in any grade you can get because they don't grow on trees.

IMO the 1965 Topps Bobby Orr is/should be the hockey equivalent of the 1952 Topps Mantle. Similar eras, iconic card, Mount Rushmore hockey player, and extremely scarce. Love, love, love this card.

[Exhibitman]

Picked up a few sweet raw cards for my PC. These are what I remember pulling from packs:

[irv]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Picked up a few sweet raw cards for my PC. These are what I remember pulling from packs:

Nice gets, Adam. I remember the 72-73's the most from my youth, and thanks to mom and/or dad, I still have some.

[Throttlesteer]

A few recent grabs

[irv]

Originally Posted by Throttlesteer

A few recent grabs

Nice pick ups, Anson!

[LuckyLarry]

Just in from the Great White North 1954-55 Parkhurst Maurice Richard now just two cards left for my set with the "bio" backs!
Larry

[Kurri17]

Despite my many collecting interests, my largest player collection is of Jari Kurri with over a thousand unique items (and since I'm a bit of a hoarder probably fifteen hundred or more overall). A fan from the early '80s, despite an extensive collection, this one has eluded me since the beginning. A fine Finnish gentleman ran this one down for me in trade for a rare Finnish issue of another player. I have dealt with so many Europeans, especially Finns, over the years in the building of my collection and they have been amazing people to deal with. I have only seen a very few of these ever, so acquiring this one is exciting and a key addition to my collection. Thought I'd show it here as it is a lesser seen item.
*(my apologies Irv, I know you've seen it elsewhere)

1978-79 Finnish SM-Liiga Jari Kurri

[tjhorn92]

As I dive back into collecting I want to fill out a couple of my favorite players from childhood. Plus I wanted to buy a PSA and KSA for a low price, hold them, and compare them with my own two eyes. These sure look good to me and very similar and they both came this week.

Excited to contribute to the site.

Time to find some more cards.

[Kurri17]

Originally Posted by tjhorn92

As I dive back into collecting I want to fill out a couple of my favorite players from childhood. Plus I wanted to buy a PSA and KSA for a low price, hold them, and compare them with my own two eyes. These sure look good to me and very similar and they both came this week.

Excited to contribute to the site.

Time to find some more cards.

Very nice. Two great ones there, can't go wrong with Lafleur, but I especially like the Perreault. Have a small little PC of him going. Enjoy the search for your next additions.

[tjhorn92]

Originally Posted by Kurri17

Very nice. Two great ones there, can't go wrong with Lafleur, but I especially like the Perreault. Have a small little PC of him going. Enjoy the search for your next additions.

Thank you, sir! I’ve enjoyed looking at your collection. The internet makes shopping easier in many ways but I do miss hitting up stores and card shows to find the right card. And hockey card shopping deep in the heart of Texas will prove to be interesting!