January Pickups

[MattyC]

Help how? Meaning you need someone to hold some of your cards for you? Okay, I'll take care of your Seaver and 71 Ryan.

[39special]

Just got these today thanks to Tony.When I sold my
first collection 25+ years ago,I always regretted not
keeping my '56 Williams.Glad to add one to my current
collection.

[Samsdaddy]

Nice cards Steve. I LOVE the 1958 Topps Sport Magazine All - Star cards, they are my favorite subset of all Topps issues.

[itjclarke]

Thanks guys... #311 is definitely my biggest ever pickup, and will probably remain so for a long while.

Funny, when I do ridiculous things like prop it up on the kitchen counter while cooking, I barely notice the centering. Like said, am still floating

David- love the Banks.. That's actually the first vintage HOFer I obtained, albeit in far worse condition.

[Big Six]

So I started collecting baseball cards in the late '70's mostly by buying packs each year. My first card show was probably in the mid-1980's and it was a small Sheraton Hotel-type show...I get chills just thinking about it now. That said, my collection really only encompassed the years I bought packs. Neighbors two houses over from us had three kids (two boys and a girl) and the oldest - Michael - had a few baseball cards lying around that one day he decided he wanted to get rid of, so he gave them to me. He was in his early twentys at the time and I couldn't have been more than 13 or 14. One of the cards - the only card I remember - was a 1964 Topps Mantle. I have no idea what condition the card was in...all I remember was that stance...and those arms. They were the largest arms I'd ever seen on a baseball player and though I never saw him play, I knew Mantle was baseball royalty.
Anyway, I made a huge deal about his "gift" and said many thank you's and went home to show my parents my new cards...I also went to my old price guide and saw that the Mick was worth quite a few bucks...certainly the most expensive card in my collection!
Well...Mike had some remorse about the gift and made a pretty big deal about the card and wanting it back...so I guess I did the right thing at the time and gave the card back. It bothered me for a long time and my friendship with Mike cooled from that moment on. For over 25 years, I've wanted to replace that first vintage card in my collection...and with jjcollects' help, I have...

[MBMiller25]

This is really it for a while! Banks are tough to see in scans, but this thing is dead nuts centered all the way around. So stoked to add this card!

[MattyC]

Always loved that card; something so pleasing to the eye, the colors, the Cubs logo... And that particular specimen is what I am all about as a collector. That kind of centering makes a 1954 Topps card really stand out from its brethren: when the three white borders are all the same exact size. Great eye selecting that card, Miller!

SERIOUSLY GUYS, this section is jumping off in 2014 hotter than the Pre War side! One of the best card/forum experiences I've seen.

[Samsdaddy]

Originally Posted by Big Six

So I started collecting baseball cards in the late '70's mostly by buying packs each year. My first card show was probably in the mid-1980's and it was a small Sheraton Hotel-type show...I get chills just thinking about it now. That said, my collection really only encompassed the years I bought packs. Neighbors two houses over from us had three kids (two boys and a girl) and the oldest - Michael - had a few baseball cards lying around that one day he decided he wanted to get rid of, so he gave them to me. He was in his early twentys at the time and I couldn't have been more than 13 or 14. One of the cards - the only card I remember - was a 1964 Topps Mantle. I have no idea what condition the card was in...all I remember was that stance...and those arms. They were the largest arms I'd ever seen on a baseball player and though I never saw him play, I knew Mantle was baseball royalty.
Anyway, I made a huge deal about his "gift" and said many thank you's and went home to show my parents my new cards...I also went to my old price guide and saw that the Mick was worth quite a few bucks...certainly the most expensive card in my collection!
Well...Mike had some remorse about the gift and made a pretty big deal about the card and wanting it back...so I guess I did the right thing at the time and gave the card back. It bothered me for a long time and my friendship with Mike cooled from that moment on. For over 25 years, I've wanted to replace that first vintage card in my collection...and with jjcollects' help, I have...

Very cool story Matt.

[the 'stache]

Congrats on the beautiful Mantle, Ian. I'm really happy that you were able to add that to your collection.

Have you stopped looking at it long enough to sleep?