New FB Acquisitions

[Beansballcardblog]

That is beautiful.

Originally Posted by revmoran

Finished up this set

[LuckyLarry]

Todays mail brought a "puffy" mailer, loaded with football cards via a single eBay purchase. Seller "stung" me for $6 shipping on all these cards, and really went nuts with the tape trying to protect the cards. I wish sellers would think of the potential problems unwinding all that tape around the top loaders and understand tape and cardboard don't mix. Two hits to my set (28 cards away from my '48-'55 Bowman run) and eighteen duplicates for upgrades and trading

1952 Bowman large #136 Albert Rechichar SP standard catalog says $200 in NM shape this low grade card was $5.50 or 2.75% shipping not included.



1952 Bowman large #142 Tom Landry standard catalog says $525 in NM condition and this one cost me $41.01 or 7.8% shipping not included. HAHA I just noticed it's even centered pretty good!



Seller had a bunch of '52 Bowman large cards ending at the same time, so I put in quite a few snipes, and took home eighteen duplicates. Some of these will be upgrades for my set, others go into my OBC dupes box for trading. Most were one dollar each (14 of them were $1 each) then $1.25 $1.51 $1.51 $1.77 total $20.04 for the eighteen duplicates. Most of these duplicates book for $70 in NM and the total Standard Catalog price for these eighteen cards in NM is $1,220 and I paid $20.04 (not including the shipping fee) or 1.6% of book.
Larry

[sockwell123]

Congrats on finishing your set Revmoran! anything other sets in the works?

I've been eyeballing those Graham cards too.. maybe one day.

Great looking 1950 Bowman set, rev! Well done, sir.

Picked up two 1977 Topps Mexican 10's this month OK, rather two #10's, Bartkowski and a signed Zorn RC (still no Fran). Broke two rules on the Zorn acquisition, no stains and no sigs; however it is very well centered with a strong sig and just a slight gum stain left of his head. A lifelong Seahawks fan, always enjoyed the Patera-era Zorn/Largent connection.

[DBesse27]

Damn, Ty, a signed Mexican??

[Rookiemonster]

Awesome

Originally Posted by DBesse27

Damn, Ty, a signed Mexican??

Thanks Dan! The inscription intrigued me as well (without treading too deeply into net54's gray area on religion), Proverbs 26:1; "Like snow in summer, or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting a fool." Strange citation, great rookie card pairing with Largent, overall very happy.

Surprisingly there are quite a few TTM sigs on 1977 Topps Mexican football cards, as those gum stained pack fresh cards are released to the public, and a few enterprising persons/companies have recognized their rarity, but cannot capitalize on condition. IMO.

I'll keep an eye out for a Hannah

[DBesse27]

Thanks Ty. I want to meet Hannah and get my photo taken with him, and he does occasional signings here in New England. I've wondered what I would get signed when I do meet him, since I already have a signed RC. Maybe I should crack out my PSA 8 Mexican when that day comes.