February Pickups

[GregC]

Yep, that 52 Mick is a beauty. I too have a serious jones for that card. I just need to get my 51 Bowman pick up paid for then that is up next. Stunning example with a bold image. Congrats, now sell it to me!! LOL.

Seriously though, you guys don't want a 52, that card is so last year...especially with great eye appeal in low grade. **These are not the droids you seek**

[Taxman]

Not baseball but February pick up...Thank to Earl and SGC..SGC received on Monday graded by Friday.

[ALR-bishop]

What the heck kind of coat was he wearing last night

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

What the heck kind of coat was he wearing last night

It took 35-55 minks to make that coat .

[bobc88]

It's not Ted, Hank or Mick, but I just picked up this nice '56 Topps Dodger.

[MBMiller25]

Nice Namath Auto'd RC! Dude was walking around the Super Bowl thinking he was a flat out PLAYA in that coat. That was hilarious! Namath is the best! I will never forget him trying to kiss Suzy Kolber on MNF.

Beautiful 56! I could never show the patience to do an entire graded set, but if I could, it would be the 56 set. Killer Set.

[MBMiller25]

Picked this up last night. I have been keeping an eye on this card for a couple year now. I love the color that this card exhibits with the red back ground and Navy of Mantle's cap. I finally found one without a bunch of print in the red, so I jumped on it.

[itjclarke]

This one's on its way. Excited to add this signed Leaf to my collection.

[callou2131]

Just picked up this one. Only 4 in population and None Higher.

[MBMiller25]

Ian, That's an awesome card! I congratulate you for that awesome pickup!

[esiason14]

Ian, definitely a late-in-life signature, but I had my eye on that one for a while as well. I shoulda pulled the trigger.

[MattyC]

And the hits keep comin. Great stuff. Total pop 4 is insane rarity!

Here's a good value, in my opinion. There was both a gorgeous 7 and 6 offered in this PWCC auction. Such centering as these two had is rarely found on a Koufax RC. I was on the fence about which to go for. My late grandfather was a huge Brooklyn Dodger fan, and my mother and uncle idolized Koufax. So I always missed the 8 I'd sold last year to fund my Ruth M101. Yet I also always knew that 8 was a condition-valuable card and I could find equal eye appeal one day for less money. Anyways, I debated the 7 vs the 6 hard the last few days.

The 7 had much sharper corners, and what really drew me to it was that rarely seen clean yellow background, free of print smudging we see on the 6. But there was a spot on the upper left white border, which is clearly why the 7 was not an 8. I knew my eye would always go to that spot when admiring the card. I also felt there was a mild tilt to the centering along the left side to the 7, so the 6 had the centering edge-- albeit by a fine hair. I decided I would pay, at absolute maximum, $500 more for the 7. I felt any wider spread than that, and the 6 was a much better value-- in terms of eye appeal for the money.

I also noted that the 7 had a much more prosaic and salesman-y write up, which I felt might tempt the bumpers out there or those who love a sexy hard sell. Whereas the 6 was accompanied by relatively little fanfare. Lastly, it seemed to me that the 7 was not completely free of print smudge in the yellow; I could detect faint traces, some of which might be more pronounced in reality, as opposed to the scans.

Sure enough, the 7 hammered at a whopping $900 more than the 6. So I feel like it's a great value, not being a $900 lesser card by any stretch; I would not have blinked were it in a 6.5 holder at all, as it looks to be in identical condition to another 55 card in 6.5 that I own.

[itjclarke]

Thanks Matt M & Kyle.

Kyle- I had also been watching the Musial for a while (since it listed) at what I felt was a pretty reasonable BIN. What finally pushed me over the top was a mysterious 10% off coupon that showed up as a small tab in "My eBay"?!? At first I had no idea what it was, thinking it was linked to some sort of credit card sign up or something.. only realizing it was legit the night it was to expire (valid 2 days). Definitely a great closing tool for eBay!

Re- your comment about the sig being late in his life, I'd posted this card for sig verification over on the autograph side because it was noticeably different than my other Musials (obtained in person).. and got immediate response saying the same. Regardless very happy to have it.. seems there are far few signed Leafs than BW Bowmans.

Separately, I also took in a lower cost '55 Dodger alternative from PWCC tonight. Probably didn't get a huge bargain, but less than it would be if it were in a 5.5 or 6 holder. Nice to get back to the roots with a raw card.