August Pickups

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

My goal is to get the basic Topps set for Yount and Clemente both done. I'm making progress, slowly but surely.

Good luck on the journey and beautiful cards! I have been working on my player set for 7 or 8 years now, so I can understand the slowly but surely thing.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

Good luck on the journey and beautiful cards! I have been working on my player set for 7 or 8 years now, so I can understand the slowly but surely thing.

Chris,

Slowly but surely is fun, but I've been going at a crawl for a while, and I'm about to start hitting it. I've been working hard on build my savings back up for the last 4 months or so. I am almost at my target benchmark, then I'll just keep adding to it a little more each month.

I just added a PSA 9 '76 Yount beauty last night (perfectly centered), so I've got '76, '78, '79, '80 and '81. The later ones will be pretty easy. The '77 is tough to get as a 9. I'm looking at about $300 for that one, and probably a little more than that for the '75 mini. The standard '75 in an 8.5 will probably be about $500.

Clemente I've got two really nice ones, his '73 and '71. So I'm going to start working on him.

[jb67]

My most recent Bench pickup! Was not planning on getting this one so soon because it is not part of the Bench basic set but I justified it since I will be working on the Bench Topps set after I complete the basic. Never hard to find a good reason to purchase a card of your favorite player.

[the 'stache]

Here's the '76 Yount, just came in today. This thing is beautiful, and I love the new PSA cases.

[Yossarian]

Very nice Yount, Bill.
I have not focused on/looked at the '76 Topps set very much, but this card makes me want to jump in. Well done.

[MattyC]

What a fantastic baseball card that 76 Yount is. The cloudy background takes it to another level.

[jb67]

Bill,
Outstanding 76 Yount both front and back.

[toppcat]

Fresh from PA, probably a 1970's internal "team" item from Topps:

[brewing]

The 1976 is very under appreciated/rated. It's rare to find a 1st ballot HoFers 2nd year card so cheap.

[zachtruitt]

Nice Yount, Bill! I don't see any flaws in that "9". It could be a 10 if the grader got lucky the night before!

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by toppcat

Fresh from PA, probably a 1970's internal "team" item from Topps:

Dave,

Where did you find that? That's a cool piece. I'm guessing that was awarded to the employee who came up with the idea of the '75 Topps mini set.

Good start to the month, guys. Let's keep it hopping!

[mintacular]

Hi Bill, i'm a big fan of 75s too, check out this Brett I got as part of a set buy (sent it to psa for grading):

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

Dave,

Where did you find that? That's a cool piece. I'm guessing that was awarded to the employee who came up with the idea of the '75 Topps mini set.

Good start to the month, guys. Let's keep it hopping!

Evilbay....got lucky. I think Bad was good in this context LOL

[KingFisk]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

Here's the '76 Yount, just came in today. This thing is beautiful, and I love the new PSA cases.

That is a thing of beauty. Nice score!

[the 'stache]

Thank you, everybody.

Originally Posted by brewing

The 1976 is very under appreciated/rated. It's rare to find a 1st ballot HoFers 2nd year card so cheap.

I agree, Brent. I've been looking for this one in particular for a while, and when I saw it for $60 delivered, I had to jump on it. It's simply sublime.

Originally Posted by zachtruitt

Nice Yount, Bill! I don't see any flaws in that "9". It could be a 10 if the grader got lucky the night before!

Originally Posted by brob28

So true Zach, I'd love to see a 10 next to that, there would be no visible difference. Nice pickup Bill.

I would agree with you both. I looked at it again tonight under my 10 x loupe, and to be honest, it really looks like it could be a 10. But it doesn't matter to me, really. My Yount cards will all be 9s except for the '75, which I might start off with an 8.5 on both the regular issue and the mini. There are too many other cards I want to own, and a half point isn't going to cost me sleep at night.

[bobc88]

Another nicely centered '58 Topps all star received today.

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[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by bobc88

Another nicely centered '58 Topps all star received today.

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Nice Bob Friend, Bob.

There are a couple National League pitchers from the 50s and 60s I've always felt were overlooked when it came to discussions of star pitchers. Bob Friend and Lew Burdette are on that short list. I bring them up together quite often, and people are surprised to learn that they combined for 400 wins. 197 for Friend, and 203 for Burdette. Two great pitchers from my favorite two teams of that era.

[bobc88]

A couple for the Dodgers collection came in today.

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[the 'stache]

After getting Mr. Gibson in the mail, I was reminded of just how colorful the '75 Topps set is. So, I've decided to start working on the set. I already have this nice '75 Topps Yount. Only the teeny tiny little surface scratch on the upper right hand corner kept this card from being a pretty high PSA grade. Otherwise, the edges and corners are pretty much immaculate. Without that, this is probably a PSA 8, and higher if it weren't for a slight top to bottom centering issue. Still, this is a nice card for the '75 Topps set. When I get my PSA graded card, that will just go in the safe deposit box.



So now to a few new cards. I picked up my first group of '75 Topps, and they arrived today. I'd like to share them. They're exquisite. I'm going to try and build the set as close to near mint as possible. The Winfield and Yastrzemski were sold as EXMT+. I think the Yaz would grade a little higher, but think the grade for Mr. Winfield is spot on. There's a surface scratch on the upper right corner, and as far as I can tell, that's primarily the reason why this was graded the way it was. Once I've completed the set, I'll go back and look at the cards to see which ones need aesthetic upgrades, as the entire set will be displayed on my website. For now, it's a nice card, and gets me one step closer to 660. :D




I think I have a pretty good idea what at least two of my next few '75 Topps cards will be. :cool:

[RNH]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

After getting Mr. Gibson in the mail, I was reminded of just how colorful the '75 Topps set is. So, I've decided to start working on the set. I already have this nice '75 Topps Yount. Only the teeny tiny little surface scratch on the upper right hand corner kept this card from being a pretty high PSA grade. Otherwise, the edges and corners are pretty much immaculate. Without that, this is probably a PSA 8, and higher if it weren't for a slight top to bottom centering issue. Still, this is a nice card for the '75 Topps set. When I get my PSA graded card, that will just go in the safe deposit box.



So now to a few new cards. I picked up my first group of '75 Topps, and they arrived today. I'd like to share them. They're exquisite. I'm going to try and build the set as close to near mint as possible. The Winfield and Yastrzemski were sold as EXMT+. I think the Yaz would grade a little higher, but think the grade for Mr. Winfield is spot on. There's a surface scratch on the upper right corner, and as far as I can tell, that's primarily the reason why this was graded the way it was. Once I've completed the set, I'll go back and look at the cards to see which ones need aesthetic upgrades, as the entire set will be displayed on my website. For now, it's a nice card, and gets me one step closer to 660.




I think I have a pretty good idea what at least two of my next few '75 Topps cards will be.

I am also putting the '75 set together. Beautiful set. Huge improvement from '74.

[Davino]

Originally Posted by KingFisk

That is a thing of beauty. Nice score!

that deserves a 10!!!!!!!!! [Re: '76 Yount]

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by Davino

that deserves a 10!!!!!!!!! [Re: '76 Yount]

Thank you, Davino.

I couldn't wait to get it in my hands. I raced over, turned on my fluorescent lamp, whipped out the loupe, and spent a good five minutes straight looking at it. I couldn't believe how nice it was.

9..10..I'm just happy to own it. That one's never leaving my collection.

[39special]

It's been a good month so far