September Pick Ups

[4815162342]

These are eye appeal upgrades.

[Leon]

Our forum members look like they are having a great month picking wonderful cards up.

This was a National pick up that didn't make the thread show yet...

[molenick]

From the last Huggins & Scott auction. Glad to come away with one card I needed, some of the prices were pretty strong, I presume because of the front/back combinations. A PSA 8 #83 Paul Waner with a blue back went for $7800 while a PSA 8 with a green back went for $1050 in April.

I do collect front variations (e.g., Greenberg/Greenburg) but not the same front with different back color and year combinations. It's hard enough getting one of each card!

[Leon]

A collector can never have too many Kottons. This one back from my first collection.

[bcbgcbrcb]

How bad was the buyback Leon? 3X?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

How bad was the buyback Leon? 3X?

Sold for 550 in my collection auction (Oct 2015).
Bought back for 1166, almost exactly 10 yrs later from the original buyer..., not a bad deal.

So, about 2x...which is less than I have bought back most of the other first collection cards for....I am happy.
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[Casey2296]

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Fantastic card Leon.
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[brianclat11]

All,
What a great month!

Tony,
That CJ Cobb is so nice.

Rob,
Love your Cobby too. Such a nice example.

Not as big as those, but I picked up this 48 Leaf Wagner today at the Raleigh card show....

https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1757812679

[Leon]

Originally Posted by frohme

Nice one, Leon - tough card!

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Mike

Thanks Mike. I had one in my first collection but this one is a bit nicer. I really like mascot cards.
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[hammertime]

A couple Rube Waddell pickups from Heritage.

[GasHouseGang]

I don't collect them, but I love that notebook cover.

[ramram]

I’m not a graded card collector but always wanted this particular Mantle. To my untrained eye though, this card seems much better than its grade. Any idea what brought it down?

Rob

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[ruth-gehrig]

Nice card!! What's with the ink or print dot on right side back?? Perhaps that's the deduction in grade?

Originally Posted by ramram

I’m not a graded card collector but always wanted this particular Mantle. To my untrained eye though, this card seems much better than its grade. Any idea what brought it down?

Rob

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[ramram]

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

Nice card!! What's with the ink or print dot on right side back?? Perhaps that's the deduction in grade?

That's kind of what I wondered....if that dot was substantial enough to bring it down.

Rob

[nolemmings]

Is that a print dot or maybe a piece of the gasket overlapping the card, which sometimes happens with SGC?

[ramram]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

Is that a print dot or maybe a piece of the gasket overlapping the card, which sometimes happens with SGC?

Same color, but it does appear to be just a print dot.

[brianclat11]

"I’m not a graded card collector but always wanted this particular Mantle. To my untrained eye though, this card seems much better than its grade. Any idea what brought it down?"




I love the 56 card. Yours is very nice for the grade. Top to bottom centering and maybe some surface wear & touched corners brought it down a bit. Who knows. Yours has great eye appeal. Congrats on the purchase!!

[ramram]

Originally Posted by brianclat11

"I’m not a graded card collector but always wanted this particular Mantle. To my untrained eye though, this card seems much better than its grade. Any idea what brought it down?"




I love the 56 card. Yours is very nice for the grade. Top to bottom centering and maybe some surface wear & touched corners brought it down a bit. Who knows. Yours has great eye appeal. Congrats on the purchase!!

Thanks Brian. I leaned into the eye appeal as well.

Rob

[B O'Brien]

Andy,
That’s an awesome Rube notebook cover! I really love the look of those and that one of the most eye catching ones I’ve ever seen. I’m going to have to break down and get one at some point. Throat would look great on the shelf.
Congrats,
Bob

[Brent G.]

I'd been waiting for this card to pop up on Net54 for about a year — many thanks to David for helping me bring it home!

[NYYFan63]

This beauty arrived yesterday. This is my first 51 Bowman Mays…




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[Svabinsky78]

The only Speaker item I own.

[wazoo]

Shag me baby!!

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Svabinsky78

The only Speaker item I own.

But it's a good one!

[nat]

Originally Posted by Leon

Sold for 550 in my collection auction (Oct 2015).
Bought back for 1166, almost exactly 10 yrs later from the original buyer..., not a bad deal.

So, about 2x...which is less than I have bought back most of the other first collection cards for....I am happy.
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So, basically he gave you a loan. Let's see, compounding daily that's an implied interest rate of about 7.5%. Heck of a lot better than you're going to do at a pawn shop, and they're not going to keep your Kotton for ten years, either.

[DeanH3]

Been consolidating some cards to go after a card I have wanted for years. Decided I better pull the trigger before it gets out of reach. Thrilled to add it to the pile.

[3-2-count]

Mic drop addition Dean!

What a card! Congrats’

[DeanH3]

Originally Posted by 3-2-count

Mic drop addition Dean!

What a card! Congrats’

Thanks Tony. You were instrumental in helping me through the process. Much appreciated.

[Casey2296]

Awesome CJ Dean, congrats.

[brianp-beme]

Congrats Dean on the nice 1915 Cracker Jack of Matty. I always found it interesting that the Cracker Jack folk made it appear on this card that Matty was about 20 years old (he would have been 34+ years old when this card was released), looking as young as does in the Carl Horner photo from the beginning of his career that was auctioned off last year. I wonder if they used a youthful photo of him to create the artwork, or perhaps they just wanted him to forever be the golden boy.

Brian

[Arazi4442]

Originally Posted by NYYFan63

This beauty arrived yesterday. This is my first 51 Bowman Mays…




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Great looking Mays! So hard to find without the print marks, fisheyes, etc. Congratulations.

[DeanH3]

Thanks Phil and Brian.

Yeah, Matty had definitely declined when this card was issued. Sure glad they used the photo they did. Made for an instant classic.

[Mikehealer]

Originally Posted by DeanH3

Been consolidating some cards to go after a card I have wanted for years. Decided I better pull the trigger before it gets out of reach. Thrilled to add it to the pile.

Beauty of a card, Dean. You always seem to have great looking cards.

[DeanH3]

Originally Posted by Mikehealer

Beauty of a card, Dean. You always seem to have great looking cards.

Thank you Mike. Appreciate the kind words.

[dprendergast81]

Originally Posted by DeanH3

Been consolidating some cards to go after a card I have wanted for years. Decided I better pull the trigger before it gets out of reach. Thrilled to add it to the pile.

Wow! Whomever lost out on this one is flipping desks or trashing something in anger and disappointment! Congratulations on the awesome card!

[DeanH3]

Originally Posted by dprendergast81

Wow! Whomever lost out on this one is flipping desks or trashing something in anger and disappointment! Congratulations on the awesome card!

Thanks Dan. The card does look better in-hand too. Thrilled to have it. And using "card money" is icing on the cake.

[NYYFan63]

Originally Posted by DeanH3

Been consolidating some cards to go after a card I have wanted for years. Decided I better pull the trigger before it gets out of reach. Thrilled to add it to the pile.

Very nice Dean. Congrats!


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[bcbgcbrcb]

Better quit while you’re ahead, Rob. Collecting any more Mays rookies after that one will be anticlimactic.

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by Arazi4442

Great looking Mays! So hard to find without the print marks, fisheyes, etc. Congratulations.

Also tough to find centered like that!

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[DeanH3]

Originally Posted by NYYFan63

Very nice Dean. Congrats!


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Thanks Rob! Your Mays is a special card. Finding one with all the great qualities yours has is extremely difficult. Well done!

[NYYFan63]

Originally Posted by DeanH3

Thanks Rob! Your Mays is a special card. Finding one with all the great qualities yours has is extremely difficult. Well done!

Thank you Dean!


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[JJ McGraw]

This weeks haul for September……..and I finally got a beautiful T206 Mathewson Portrait…….all I need is the white cap one. For a Grade 1 , this card presents well, great color, my photo here does not do it justice. BIG shout out to Evan Kendall on the Matty. He made this happen for a price I could afford Thanks Evan!
Best of luck to all on the REA and Heritage auctions ending Sunday……..lots of great cards being offered.

[Leon]

Kind of beat up but it's a scarce 1947 Bond Bread Premium.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Leon

Kind of beat up but it's a scarce 1947 Bond Bread Premium.

Beat up schmeat up, great card of Stretchy Stan.


Brian

[Brian Van Horn]

Don't know the identity of the gentleman. I just like the photo.

[dprendergast81]

Originally Posted by NYYFan63

This beauty arrived yesterday. This is my first 51 Bowman Mays…




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That's a clean Mays! Proof that one doesn't need to pay the higher grade "premium" to get a beautiful card. I'll bet that this looks better than a lot in higher grades. Congrats!

[mybuddyinc]

................ I needed this card like I needed a hole in the head ..... ...... I just like redemption punches ...... ...... Hopefully a kid got a free candy bar ....................

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Fun, fun, Scott

[Leon]

Stevens Firearms..

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by Leon

Stevens Firearms..

Nice pickup, Leon.

[The Detroit Collector]

New Pickup, Curious if anyone knows why these are considered 1933. Mickey Cochrane wasn't a Tiger until 1934.