My Stanton collection

[Coninefan]

I try to pick up everything from 2008-2010 in graded form. BGS is a joke, but at least they have decent holders. I stick to gems because I'm anal about slab uniformity. Plus, they're 5 year old cards. They should be gem mint.

[ALR-bishop]

Do you have one of the Topps factory inaugural Marlins sets ?

[ls7plus]

What happens if Stanton poops out early, and turns out to be Rocky Colavito or Dale Murphy?

Best of luck,

Larry

[t206blogcom]

Really nice collection, thanks for sharing!

[Mountaineer1999]

Awesome collection... Some really nice looking cards

[1963Topps Set]

I thought Rocky Colavito was great. He had some monster seasons. He should be in the hall.

[quinnsryche]

WOW! What a great collection. You couldn't have picked a better guy to collect in my opinion. What's your favorite card in your collection? I like that bat barrel that says "Crafted for Giancarlo". Congrats!

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by 1963Topps Set

I thought Rocky Colavito was great. He had some monster seasons. He should be in the hall.

Yep--right along with Norm Cash, Graig Nettles, Don Baylor, Dale Murphy, Willie Horton, Boog Powell, Gil Hodges, and, oh well, you get the idea! Monster seasons in place of long sustained excellence may make it if they're on the magnitude of those of Sandy Koufax or Ralph Kiner, but the Rock had too few even approaching that level!

Best,

Larry

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by ls7plus

What happens if Stanton poops out early, and turns out to be Rocky Colavito or Dale Murphy?

Best of luck,

Larry

its a hobby not a money maker ..he will have fun collecting..if Stanton gets hurt etc who cares..

[VintageBucs]

Holy crap, incredible collection!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

its a hobby not a money maker ..he will have fun collecting..if Stanton gets hurt etc who cares..

Not at those prices, with that downside risk its not simply a hobby! By the odds, what lies ahead is monetary PAIN. Wait until the speculative and transient demand for the latest and greatest slugger dies down and see what he truly achieves before spending the bucks--believe me, as someone who went through the same phase in the early '90's, the cards, rare and desireable as they appear to be now, will still be there--the prices are simply likely to be quite a bit cheaper. A PSA 10 McGwire rookie in 1998-1999 was $5,000--lately they've been going for $530-$690. More recently, gold refractors of Joe Mauer and David Wright came out of the gate at $1500-$2000. Try getting a tenth of that for either now! Lots of bad things can happen, and more often than not, do, to derail a promising player's career.

Larry

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by ls7plus

Not at those prices, with that downside risk its not simply a hobby! By the odds, what lies ahead is monetary PAIN. Wait until the speculative and transient demand for the latest and greatest slugger dies down and see what he truly achieves before spending the bucks--believe me, as someone who went through the same phase in the early '90's, the cards, rare and desireable as they appear to be now, will still be there--the prices are simply likely to be quite a bit cheaper. A PSA 10 McGwire rookie in 1998-1999 was $5,000--lately they've been going for $530-$690. More recently, gold refractors of Joe Mauer and David Wright came out of the gate at $1500-$2000. Try getting a tenth of that for either now! Lots of bad things can happen, and more often than not, do, to derail a promising player's career.

Larry

if he pulling them from packs it not bad...people go to the casino and lose money..people lose money on hobbies...its a hobby

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

if he pulling them from packs it not bad...people go to the casino and lose money..people lose money on hobbies...its a hobby

Just so long as he's aware that Juan Gonzalez, Jose Canseco, Manny Ramirez, Sammy Sosa, Kerry Wood, etc., etc., as well as David Wright and Joe (give the Twins a refund, Joe!) Mauer all had their all too brief days in the sun too. We thought Juan Gonzalez was the new Reggie Jackson in the early '90's. Except for Wright and Mauer, been there, done that. I was, like a lot of collectors, deceived by a lot of the juicers (don't ever kid yourself that PED's are gone from the game--there are media scoops hiding in the wings just waiting to happen with regard to a lot of current stars--that is one genie that they'll never be able to get entirely back in the bottle!). Then too, some simply peter out far too early, through injury or otherwise (see Kerry Wood--almost unhittable early on, with a 100 mph fastball and nasty, sharp, late-breaking curve). Albert Belle's 50-HR, 50-doubles season was once the talk of the town too. MAKE NO MISTAKE--it certainly was not fun seeing $$$$ being transformed to pennies, but seems like every generation of new card collectors of current players has to experience it.

Hope you win out on Stanton,

Larry