Football Pickup Thread

[tim]

I've been thinking about starting the 1964 Kahn's set for some time now. I couldn't pass up the chance to start it off strong with the quarterback from my hometown team.
--Tim

[jb67]

Nice looking Tarkenton and love the looks of the 55 Bowman lot.

Just picked these two cards up from a local card show. Plan to send them in to get graded. The backs are very clean on both cards. Hope to get at least a 5 or better. Funny how you can go looking for baseball cards and end up with football cards.

[iowadoc77]

Those are very nice, especially the Baugh. Good luck with grading!

[jb67]

The centering is what sold me. There were a couple of other cards in the about the same condition but the centering was off so I passed. Hopefully they will not come back as being altered. They don't appear to be but then again I am not an expert and this is the first time buying a raw grade bowman from the 50's. No matter how it turns out they both still look good to me and that is why I made the purchase.

[oddball]

Both of those cards present themselves very nicely. Congrats on scoring those!

[TanksAndSpartans]

This is one of those rare cases where I put in a bid on an auction thinking for sure I would lose and I actually won. I can't decide if I like the card... I looked at the black spots under magnification and it didn't tell me much - still don't know what they are - marker/paint? I bid on it because I thought the surface was relatively nice. Even some of the scratches that show in the scan are on the case (the case is well loved for sure - I think they may have played catch with it... while drinking). I guess the card is growing on me... I like the concept of picking up low grade cards that present decently, but then once I have them my OCD starts to pick them apart. Here it is:

[T2069bk]

[iowadoc77]

John
I like the Luckman. That set is a great one. If your OCD decides you can't keep it, let me know. Haha

[sb1]

Originally Posted by DezHood

This is one of those rare cases where I put in a bid on an auction thinking for sure I would lose and I actually won. I can't decide if I like the card... I looked at the black spots under magnification and it didn't tell me much - still don't know what they are - marker/paint? I bid on it because I thought the surface was relatively nice. Even some of the scratches that show in the scan are on the case (the case is well loved for sure - I think they may have played catch with it... while drinking). I guess the card is growing on me... I like the concept of picking up low grade cards that present decently, but then once I have them my OCD starts to pick them apart. Here it is:

Those are more than likely rubber band marks/remnants, still a nice card.