April Pickups

[Robs70sCards]

Hi everyone-this is my first post here.

I got back into cards last year, totally as a bucket list item. I always wanted to have every set from the 70's. When I first started collecting as a kid in 1978 finding older 70's vintage cards was always cool, although I never ran into anything older than 1970, except for the 3 1968s that I have.

My April pickups include a huge lot of 1972s and all but 15 cards from the 1974 Topps set. With that, I now have on average 94% of every set from 1970-1979. Most of what's left is the remaining highs and high HOFers. Now the fun really begins

[jb67]

Originally Posted by Robs70sCards

Hi everyone-this is my first post here.

I got back into cards last year, totally as a bucket list item. I always wanted to have every set from the 70's. When I first started collecting as a kid in 1978 finding older 70's vintage cards was always cool, although I never ran into anything older than 1970, except for the 3 1968s that I have.

My April pickups include a huge lot of 1972s and all but 15 cards from the 1974 Topps set. With that, I now have on average 94% of every set from 1970-1979. Most of what's left is the remaining highs and high HOFers. Now the fun really begins

Welcome to the board. Make sure to post picts. of some of your favorite pickups. Sounds like you are going to reach your goal in the not to distant future.

[begsu1013]

Originally Posted by Robs70sCards

Hi everyone-this is my first post here.

I got back into cards last year, totally as a bucket list item. I always wanted to have every set from the 70's. When I first started collecting as a kid in 1978 finding older 70's vintage cards was always cool, although I never ran into anything older than 1970, except for the 3 1968s that I have.

My April pickups include a huge lot of 1972s and all but 15 cards from the 1974 Topps set. With that, I now have on average 94% of every set from 1970-1979. Most of what's left is the remaining highs and high HOFers. Now the fun really begins

welcome and lemme know what ya need for your 72 set...bought a couple thousand cards to complete my dads set at a steal. didn't have his checklist, but did complete it. anyways, might send ya some freebies!

[MattyC]

Welcome aboard and whenever convenient throw up some pix! It's a great and positive group here.

I feel like the older I get the more I appreciate and am in flat out awe of Hank Aaron. Consistency at that high level is so amazing. Great thing about the game is there are so many wonderful players with compelling personal stories to get into and collect. And let me edit and add in that Hank's second-year cards are shockingly affordable! I remember the Bowman '55 as a kid-- something about his pose and the upwards look just is so simple and peaceful. Rockwellian. Those Bowman cards, from 51 to 55, are just so freaking cool. Tremendous personality in each of those sets, for their own reasons.

[begsu1013]

nice pick ups matty! currently working on my aaron basic set. don't have the 71 yet, but did pick up the 55b a few months back. such an iconic card framed w/ the wood grain "color tv". reminds me of back to the future when marty sees the "honeymooners rerun" and although, I wasn't even thought of in '55, just imagine how cool it musta been to see "color tv". had to be pretty big considering it's the only invention that I can think of to frame a card.

just down right classic in every aspect!

and side note: other than perhaps berra, I agree that just about all of hank aaron cards seem to be waaaaaay undervalued...but don't tell anyone. still picking up all the centered ones i can beat you to!

[MattyC]

Berra is another sleeper legend-- if those two words can even go together. I mean the man had several seasons with more HR than K's! And with power. Plus it's not like old Yogi played in a small market-- though I can see how he was somewhat standing next to the sun in terms of the star wattage of his stud teammates.

Just saw this one on eBay and had to grab it. Was priced high for an 8 but still just a fraction of the 9s. Ran through the recent 8s on VCP and they all had worse centering and most had white dots, and this one didn't, so figured why not? Also, if I ever needed to sell it for crack, it seems like the kind of card that could wind up with a higher sticker on it if re-subbed a few more times.