February Pickups

[Harliduck]

Great Mantles...and love the 63 Killer (my favorite player, and great SP card)...


Alright, I hope Matt doesn't chastise me too much on the OC of this card..haha..., but after months and months of having my heart broke, missed opportunities, and thrill of the chase, I finally won a 55 Clemente I am happy with. This also completes my 1955 Topps Set. I was hoping for a more centered version, but not having any major creasing (to be consistent with my set) was more important to me. I am flat out stoked, and can't wait to hold...







I also wanted to post this. Normally I crack graded cards for my sets (outside my registered player collections) but with all the Clemente Reprints out there I am going to keep this one in jail. So I don't have a hole in the binder, I thought I would buy one of the many reprints/archive cards. Then I found this. This card frankly scares the hell out of me...it will be interesting to see in hand but this could fool a lot of folks online. What do you guys think? It was fully advertised as a reprint, zero attempts to mislead, and it was $10. I bought it for the binder -



Claims it is the same size and everything. I have yet to receive it...but wow.

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

... but not having any major creasing (to be consistent with my set) was more important to me. I am flat out stoked, and can't wait to hold...

Congrats on the Clemente and completing the '55 set.. great set! I think I'm in the minority, but OC never bothered me nearly as much as corner wear, creases, or surface blemishes/fading. I feel like the focus was more on clean corners when I began collecting (80's), but the hobby's shifted to centering.. That may just be my personal experience though. Regardless, I've remained similar in my conditions tastes, though have come to appreciate good centering and see it as an added bonus.

[pawpawdiv9]

@John: Nice Clemente RC...i actually pulled mine out yesterday, and gazed at it, while searching for a card (52 BerkRoss Dimaggio) i just sold. Sorry, but i had to go with centered on mine Clemente. As for the RP, i wish they never made them.
I been thinking of buying a dealers showcase or a wall hanging one, cant decide, and bothers me about puting expensive cards in them in case of a fire.

@ Ian: Very Nice 52 Bowman Mantle...i have a lower-end one and displays nicely.

Guys,..my skin is a itching, auctions are ending and i have some cash to spend to feed my need. What will it be this time? I bidded on that nice Maris RC in HA, but exceeded my expectations. It may be vintage, or maybe football. Who knows? When i find it, it be calling for me. Sometimes good things are worth the wait.

[mintacular]

Like your VG Clemente RC. Picked this up as an upgrade to my raw one:

[geor952]

That '61 is amazing! Very nice card congrats!

[hammer]

Very tough card to find centered, been looking for years, Also focused with no snow storm on black uniforms of Mantle and Berra.

[esiason14]

[Bestdj777]

Missed out on one I really liked today but grabbed this.

[Harliduck]

Hammer...NICE 57 Mantle/Berra! I remember looking thru hundreds of those, and your right, tough...that is a BEAUTY!! Centered and bright, it really pops. Tough for 57s...

[Bestdj777]

Sorry about the scan size. Glad to add these: