April Pickups

[CW]

Very nice, Shaun! I have two cards on my "want list" right now, and that's one of them. Sweet cardboard!

[CharleyBrown]

Thanks - I've been coveting it for a long time so I'm glad to finally add it to my collection.

[Harliduck]

WOW. I love that card and everything about it. Good show!

[pawpawdiv9]

With like 5 major auction house coming out with catalogs...sure there be some major 'grabbage' or 'sticky fingers' showing up at a great deal. We need to pool our $$$ and hit the lottery. There is ton-age of items and I WANT THEM ALL!!

[KingFisk]

Hey guys, first time poster after lurking for awhile. I was a big time collector as a kid during the junk wax era, have collected Carlton Fisk cards (raw) off and on since I was 10, and recently started buying graded cards. Loving getting back into the hobby and buying the primo cards I couldn't afford or trade for when I was a kid. I recently picked this up quite reasonably - I think it's a beaut - aside from the centering - nice edges for a '71, sharp photo. I think this would have qualified as a PSA 8OC on a different day! But maybe the beauty is just in the eye of the beholder in this case...

[h2oya311]

Nice Blyleven rookie. I'm a stickler for centering (personally), but your card doesn't bother me all that much. I'm a HUGE fan of cards that look better than their technical grade. Kudos to you.

Oh, and welcome to the board! Lots of great/knowledgeable people here. No other forums compare. At least W/R/T pre-war.

[Harliduck]

Welcome Karl...that's a sharp Bert.


Picked up another Killebrew for my SGC collection...41% done for the Basic Set...

[Leon]

Originally Posted by KingFisk

Hey guys, first time poster after lurking for awhile. I was a big time collector as a kid during the junk wax era, have collected Carlton Fisk cards (raw) off and on since I was 10, and recently started buying graded cards. Loving getting back into the hobby and buying the primo cards I couldn't afford or trade for when I was a kid. I recently picked this up quite reasonably - I think it's a beaut - aside from the centering - nice edges for a '71, sharp photo. I think this would have qualified as a PSA 8OC on a different day! But maybe the beauty is just in the eye of the beholder in this case...

Welcome to the forum Karl. Those 71's and their black borders are tough. Those are great looking corners on that one. I collected those from their packs as a kid....all long gone now. Congrats on your pick up....

[autograf]

Ed.........that's a tough one.......I've got 11/97 of the high numbers. The tough part is finding them centered and in VGEX to EX for decent prices. Seems like they're getting more expensive. I've picked off a couple here and there but then I have to think about the 4-5 big $$$ high numbers.....I'm not all in on them as of yet.....still working on some other 1960's Topps sets at the same time..........

[KingFisk]

Originally Posted by Leon

Welcome to the forum Karl. Those 71's and their black borders are tough. Those are great looking corners on that one. I collected those from their packs as a kid....all long gone now. Congrats on your pick up....

Thanks Leon! And great place you got here.