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05-19-2014, 07:35 AM
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Mantle 57
Chris -- this looks like it may have been someone's determined effort to once and for all obliterate that little ghost figure in the background
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05-19-2014, 08:11 AM
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Picked this up for $25 at my local card show yesterday (also came with an 8 by 10 photo of Ford) 1963 Topps card signed by Whitey Ford, cert. from JSA. Only thing I don't like about the card is that after it was signed someone had it laminated.
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1971 Topps Baseball Set: Complete 1965 Topps Set: 240/598 40.13% Complete 1972 Topps Set 136/787 17.28% Complete 2013 Topps Autograph Set: 84/660 12.72% Complete 2014 Topps Heritage W/SP's: 393/500 78.6% Complete
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05-19-2014, 10:09 AM
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05-19-2014, 03:21 PM
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Love that sheet Chris.....Jackie caught my eye at first glance.
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1916-20 UNC Big Heads collection Headed to LoTG auctions this November fall auction
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05-20-2014, 09:28 PM
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After swinging and missing 3 times in the last month, I was finally able to score my 59 PSA Campanella Symbol of Courage upgrade. I lost the Probstein auction when my $78.50 snipe was outbid by a dollar at the very end. For this one, I put in a snipe of $83.50. I was probably over paying, but it was the last card I needed to have my '59 100% upgraded. I got it for $46.65 - so I was very pleased.
On August 9th of last year, I made an offer on a mid/lower grade set for $1250. He accepted the offer. From that point, I went through the set card by card making a note of any card that had as much as a surface wrinkle. Some cards (May, Spahn, Spahn AS, Mantle, Banks, Kaline) were in terrible shape. Some were really close. For example, the Gibson looked to be fine at first but I noticed the slightest indication of a surface wrinkle when I held it up to the light. All told, I had to upgrade 130 cards - 22 superstars (1 PSA 7, 18 PSA 6, 1 PSA 5.5, 1 PSA 5, 1 BVG 6.5) and Frank Robinson bought raw (as well as PSA 6) 20 Stars/Minor Stars (1 PSA 7, 5 PSA 6, 1 PSA 5) Larry Doby, and Richie Ashburn bought twice because I didn't update my list right when I purchased 14 Team Cards (Orioles as a PSA 5, Yankees bought twice, Reds bought twice) 5 Combo Cards (Aaron/Mathews Fence Busters and Corsair Trio both PSA 7's) 17 Raw High Numbers - Bob Thurman bought twice 53 Raw Commons. My 130 cost me more than 2x the original cost of the set. I would have probably been better off just buying the higher graded set up front - but it has been fun upgrading it and getting it exactly how I wanted it. I am going to take another look at the album as I am sure there are a handful that I missed and will need to make those uniform as well. In the 137 duplicates that I now have for the set, I estimate that I have $600-$700 in condition adjusted value - but I tend to hold on to them. Anyway, I am sorry for rambling on. It has been quite the time and energy investment and I am pretty stoked to finally get the last card needed!
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