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Old 03-01-2022, 04:54 PM
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Wow, ol' Johnny is only a year older than me...haha...he looks 77 at best! Hard life for sure...

That's a good lookin' 55 Aaron. I've had a few come and go and I feel the same about the one I currently own...I still get giddy on pretty much any Hank Aaron...when I was a kid in the late 70s and early 80s he was my idol and to have his card was about the same as having a Ruth...unobtainable. Seeing an older brother of a buddy who had a wrinkled up 76 card with him as a Brewer seemed outrageous...that kid was a GOD. My first Hank was a 69 Topps card I got when I was 15...I will never forget that...felt like I had arrived...




Every time I see this card I just can't believe he let a photographer take his picture with his hair like this, classic hat head. I would have flat out refused!

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I wonder if I can make a fantasy card with a built in taser....

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This was shocking to us kids:



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Weird card from a serious set. What if it had been Mantle or Mays

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I don't know if I find it shocking that someone would trim such iconic sports cards, or that PSA didn't notice.
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You think Johnny Keane looked old? Here's Earl Weaver at 58:
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Weaver and Keane look like they've been married for decades; you know, just don't give a damn anymore about their appearances.
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Old 03-05-2022, 09:16 AM
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I don't know if I find it shocking that someone would trim such iconic sports cards, or that PSA didn't notice.
What would happen if the card owner sent it to PSA for either a re-grade or just to re-holder the card? Would PSA turn around and now say, "it's not the legit 6 we told you it was. Turns out it's trimmed." PSA authenticated the card and the card was subsequently purchased based on that authentication. Are they liable in any way to the current holder?
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Old 03-06-2022, 09:29 AM
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What would happen if the card owner sent it to PSA for either a re-grade or just to re-holder the card? Would PSA turn around and now say, "it's not the legit 6 we told you it was. Turns out it's trimmed." PSA authenticated the card and the card was subsequently purchased based on that authentication. Are they liable in any way to the current holder?
PSA thinks not, but it hasn't been court-tested.
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I don't know if I find it shocking that someone would trim such iconic sports cards, or that PSA didn't notice.
Oof! That Mantle... ouch.

However, that Wilt is most likely not trimmed, in my opinion. I have 3 of these Wilts, and a full set of the 61 Fleer cards. I'm very familiar with this set and have graded a bunch of these. The variance in size from the factory is remarkable (at least 3/16", maybe even a full 1/4" variance - it's THAT bad). Also, a large percentage of these have that horribly awkward diamond tilt like this one has. The bottom edge has the tilt too, it's just obscured by the bottom bumper, but if you look closely, it's there.
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For my money, this is just one of the most ghoulishly creepy looking pictures to ever appear on a baseball card. It gives me nightmares. He doesn't look human...

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Why don't you guys consider the 1956 Topps cards to have "Action shots"? Is it because they were hand-toned? Or because they also have profile pics on the cards? Something else?
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Weird card from a serious set. What if it had been Mantle or Mays

I’ve always wondered if there’s a story behind this one. Anyone know?
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I’ve always wondered if there’s a story behind this one. Anyone know?
There's a thread about it from 2019, but it doesn't look like they decided on anything.

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=273327
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Old 10-17-2022, 12:45 PM
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Billy Martin giving the finger on a baseball card is shocking? I'd be shocked if he wasn't giving the finger.

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Old 10-17-2022, 12:50 PM
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Wow, ol' Johnny is only a year older than me...haha...he looks 77 at best! Hard life for sure...

That's a good lookin' 55 Aaron. I've had a few come and go and I feel the same about the one I currently own...I still get giddy on pretty much any Hank Aaron...when I was a kid in the late 70s and early 80s he was my idol and to have his card was about the same as having a Ruth...unobtainable. Seeing an older brother of a buddy who had a wrinkled up 76 card with him as a Brewer seemed outrageous...that kid was a GOD. My first Hank was a 69 Topps card I got when I was 15...I will never forget that...felt like I had arrived...




Every time I see this card I just can't believe he let a photographer take his picture with his hair like this, classic hat head. I would have flat out refused!

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Not technically a card but a lithograph sold at the stick in 1960…

For those not familiar, the reference to reeg is referring to Bill Rigney, the manager at the time.

And naturally, mocking a player’s accent isn’t something that is encouraged these days.
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I'm sorry, but could a player possibly look any more like an absolute psychopath????

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Not a card, but pretty creepy. What was Joe thinking about ?

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I might not be shocked, but I crack up every time I see this card.



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I might not be shocked, but I crack up every time I see this card.
Double psychopath???
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What shocks me is that "screwball artist" Clyde was actually able to find the direction of home plate. He had a 14-7 mark with 33 SO and just 50 walks in 1951.
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He loved rain delays...because there was nothing but wet Beavers.

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