November Pickups!

[luciobar1980]

I'll kick things off. Happy to get this really nice '65 Rose PSA 7!

[jthorst75]

Shoutout to P-town. Great Rose and his best card IMHO. Love that centering!

[luciobar1980]

Originally Posted by jthorst75

Shoutout to P-town. Great Rose and his best card IMHO. Love that centering!

Thanks! It's definitely between his 64 and 65 for me.

[ASF123]

Originally Posted by jthorst75

Shoutout to P-town. Great Rose and his best card IMHO. Love that centering!

That is a really nice-looking card.

I’m torn re Rose. I’m working on a HOF collection, so he’s obviously not included, and buying his cards kind of makes me queasy for equally obvious reasons.

And yet…he has some great-looking cards, with those mid-60s Reds uniforms. And I got into collecting cards as a kid in 1986, when the first cards in the Topps set had his earlier cards all lined up. So those cards became almost mythical to me, and I still get a little twinge of that feeling when I think about owning them.

[luciobar1980]

Originally Posted by ASF123

That is a really nice-looking card.

I’m torn re Rose. I’m working on a HOF collection, so he’s obviously not included, and buying his cards kind of makes me queasy for equally obvious reasons.

And yet…he has some great-looking cards, with those mid-60s Reds uniforms. And I got into collecting cards as a kid in 1986, when the first cards in the Topps set had his earlier cards all lined up. So those cards became almost mythical to me, and I still get a little twinge of that feeling when I think about owning them.

Are you torn then because you collect HOF and he's not HOF and may never be?

Otherwise, I feel like the community holds him up as equal to a HOF and his prices definitely are in line.

[Gorditadogg]

I just love well-centered '63 Fleers. I am getting close to finishing the set, have 51 out of 64 now. Demeter is one of my favorites from the set- he looks like Sheldon from Big Bang.

[ALR-bishop]

He really does

[ASF123]

Originally Posted by luciobar1980

Are you torn then because you collect HOF and he's not HOF and may never be?

Otherwise, I feel like the community holds him up as equal to a HOF and his prices definitely are in line.

I’m torn because of his…character issues. The credible statutory rape allegations even more so than the gambling, although the gambling is a major issue as well. Just not the kind of guy I want to spend a bunch of money on for cards.

[sbfinley]

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

Love the 64 FG set. 10 card set but one can only hope to get 9, there's a third Nagashima that just doesn't show up for sale.

[jayshum]

Slowly making progress on the 1971 Topps Greatest Moments set

[skelly423]

Not here yet, but on his way

[jchcollins]

Not high end obviously, but one I’ve wanted for awhile. I think a 4 on postwar vintage is a nice compromise between affordability and eye appeal.




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[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by ASF123

I’m torn because of his…character issues. The credible statutory rape allegations even more so than the gambling, although the gambling is a major issue as well. Just not the kind of guy I want to spend a bunch of money on for cards.

It's always tough and a bit of a line to cross when we expect too much in the way of our sports heroes being (necessarily...) good at other areas of their life. The HOF on the whole has what's probably a pretty low bar to clear; there are alcoholics and drug users in the HOF, there are wife beaters and criminals. Other HOF's other places have enshrined murderers. Pete's problem is mainly that the 3rd rail he chose to step on was one so tightly wound to the game he loves, hence the harshest judgment possible that was handed down. But does it really make him a continually terrible person who is not worthy of respect for what he did on the field? I'm torn on the issue myself. Have been ever since it happened when I was 12. But my observation just for the moment is that it's problematic for baseball, or any sport - when some of their major record holders, the guys that did the huge things - cannot be enshrined for such reasons.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

Not high end obviously, but one I’ve wanted for awhile. I think a 4 on postwar vintage is a nice compromise between affordability and eye appeal.




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That's a dandy, John. Well done!

[JLange]

Happy to add this to my rookie card collection - Mario Mendoza!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendoza_Line

[jason.1969]

Picked this up today from Hobby legend Kit Young!

[irv]

This has always been a tough raw card to find centered, especially top to bottom, imo, so, while just looking at other 52's, I came across this one and decided to grab it up.
It is not perfect but I believe this is the most centered one I have ever seen when searching for raw cards.

[jason.1969]

And another Meal Ticket for good measure.

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by irv

This has always been a tough raw card to find centered, especially top to bottom, imo, so, while just looking at other 52's, I came across this one and decided to grab it up.

It is not perfect but I believe this is the most centered one I have ever seen when searching for raw cards.

Nice!

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[IgnatiusJReilly]

I have wanted one of these for about as long as I can remember. Finally was able to pull the trigger and I think the eye appeal is excellent!

1952_Topps_Robinson_1 by boosandpearl, on Flickr

[sbfinley]

Gorgeous Jackie!


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[thecomebacker]

Beautiful 52 Robinson! Looks like a 5.

Originally Posted by IgnatiusJReilly

I have wanted one of these for about as long as I can remember. Finally was able to pull the trigger and I think the eye appeal is excellent!

1952_Topps_Robinson_1 by boosandpearl, on Flickr

[rugbymarine]

Originally Posted by IgnatiusJReilly

I have wanted one of these for about as long as I can remember. Finally was able to pull the trigger and I think the eye appeal is excellent!

Stunning!!

[irv]

Originally Posted by IgnatiusJReilly

I have wanted one of these for about as long as I can remember. Finally was able to pull the trigger and I think the eye appeal is excellent!

Congrats, Ignatius!

Sharp looking card, and a huge one off the list I imagine?

[metroac]

Happy to find these at the Greater Boston Sports Collectors Club show in Wilmington, MA this weekend.

[IgnatiusJReilly]

Originally Posted by irv

Congrats, Ignatius!

Sharp looking card, and a huge one off the list I imagine?

Absolutely! This was on the want list for a long time. Definitely one of the top 3 cards in my collection now.

I came close to settling for lower eye appeal cards but Jarrod helped steer me back on track.


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[upstateNYmilb]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

Gorgeous Jackie!





Added a Killer Today

Gorgeous color on this card, talk about eye apeal

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[Wanaselja]

Originally Posted by IgnatiusJReilly

I have wanted one of these for about as long as I can remember. Finally was able to pull the trigger and I think the eye appeal is excellent!

1952_Topps_Robinson_1 by boosandpearl, on Flickr

Wow. Incredible.

[jchcollins]

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[rugbymarine]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

Beautiful 67 Frank Robinson! I'm not sure if it was an issue with the printing, or the yellow is more susceptible to fading, but the ORIOLES team name is more faded on a lot of the 67 Topps Orioles cards that I've seen.

Yours seems brighter than most.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by rugbymarine

Beautiful 67 Frank Robinson! I'm not sure if it was an issue with the printing, or the yellow is more susceptible to fading, but the ORIOLES team name is more faded on a lot of the 67 Topps Orioles cards that I've seen.

Yours seems brighter than most.

Thanks. I will agree it's a pretty card. Also interesting if you look, the font for "Frank" in his name at the top is about .5 of a row higher than "Robinson Outfield." There were some strange things going on in the early series in '67.

[ASF123]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

Thanks. I will agree it's a pretty card. Also interesting if you look, the font for "Frank" in his name at the top is about .5 of a row higher than "Robinson Outfield." There were some strange things going on in the early series in '67.

He must have accidentally nudged it with his bat.

[rugbymarine]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

Thanks. I will agree it's a pretty card. Also interesting if you look, the font for "Frank" in his name at the top is about .5 of a row higher than "Robinson Outfield." There were some strange things going on in the early series in '67.

I never noticed that before. I even went to check and my copy has that as well. Very odd!

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by rugbymarine

I never noticed that before. I even went to check and my copy has that as well. Very odd!

Yep. There are other typesetting oddities in the '67 set. Part of it's charm to me.

[jchcollins]

Not doing the '53 set or anything, but I've always liked Haddix and the story of his 12 inning near-perfect game in 1959. Love the fact that my town (Winston-Salem, NC) is mentioned on the back of this card - Harvey played here in 1947 in the minors.

The grade here appears to be based only on centering, which is a shame. The corners are 6-7 quality. I'll take that kind of undergrading all day long...




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[upstateNYmilb]

My 2 pickups that arrived yesterday. I'm very happy to pickup the Transogram Koosman, tough card from a tough set. Love seeing everyone's pickups this month!

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[Joeybats]

Raw but very affordable, $23 for the pair. Couldn’t pass that up.

[ASF123]

Originally Posted by Joeybats

Raw but very affordable, $23 for the pair. Couldn’t pass that up.

Wow, that’s a great price. Where did you score those?

[bobsbbcards]

Originally Posted by rugbymarine

I never noticed that before. I even went to check and my copy has that as well. Very odd!

Me too.

[rugbymarine]

Originally Posted by bobsbbcards

Me too.

Wow! His name is almost into the border on yours. I'd love to rewind to early-1967 and be part of the conversation with the Quality Control department at Topps.

[Gorditadogg]

Talk about rabbit trails. I had to go pull all my 67T Frank Robinson cards, and yep, the first name is high and outside on every one.

And on another note, I went to the LCS yesterday to get supplies, and they had a new case set up for a new consignor. So of course I had to buy some random cards. Here is the best of them.

[stlcardsfan]

Went to a card show in St. Louis today. It was my first show in about five years, and I cannot believe how well attended it was. I have sort of been messing around with completing a third 1973 set, the first year I started collecting. Picked all of these up for $200, including this awesome complete set of blue team checklists. In great condition and unmarked. I had always been interested in them, but hardly ever saw them. I asked the dealer what he would take for the complete set, and he gave me a great price. Glad I went! PS. Still no idea how you guys upload pics to this site.

[Joeybats]

Originally Posted by ASF123

Wow, that’s a great price. Where did you score those?

Flea market and there are many more to score.

[irv]

Originally Posted by stlcardsfan

Still no idea how you guys upload pics to this site.

Dan, do you have a pic file saved on your computer where you download pics too?
I use "My Documents" on my computer and use that to upload cards from there to here.

I'll try my best here:

First thing is, below every post that you post in (scroll down slightly) you will see "manage attachments" click on that then go to "choose file" in the upper left corner when the other tab/window opens up. From there, choose "my documents or whatever file/folder you have uploaded your pics to on your computer.
Simply click on the pic you want to share here then click on open or upload or whatever your computer program reads then to the right of "choose file" here on the secondary window click "upload" then wait a couple of seconds to see your pic/scan populate below the area below "choose file" that will read "current attachments" then scroll down on that secondary window and click "close this window" then simply hit "submit reply" either right below here or right below where it reads "manage attachments" and that's it.
You'll see there is also, in the smaller window that pops up after hitting "manage attachments", a place to upload a file using URL's. I have never used that but I assume that would work also if you have your pics or whatever saved that way?

Just a tip, your pics will not load if they are too big, especially pics from a phone but some will downsize automatically by this site. Try and see?
If your pics are too big, Google picture resizer (there are many) and downsize them until they are small enough to be uploaded here.
I hope I explained this clear/easy enough but if not, don't hesitant to ask if needed. (Hopefully I haven't left anything out?)

Good luck.

[stlcardsfan]

Thanks Irv. I take the pictures with an Ipad ( or I have also done with my phone before). I then follow the steps you listed. I guess this site has a problem with Apple software? Or maybe I need to work on resizing them as you suggest. Will give that a shot sometime. Thanks for take the time to type your response.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by stlcardsfan

Thanks Irv. I take the pictures with an Ipad ( or I have also done with my phone before). I then follow the steps you listed. I guess this site has a problem with Apple software? Or maybe I need to work on resizing them as you suggest. Will give that a shot sometime. Thanks for take the time to type your response.

Pics have to be 1.2mb or smaller to post.

[jason.1969]

My 1941 and 1948 Carl Hubbell cards arrived this weekend. Am normally a Dodger collector and Giants hater, but I have a soft spot for Hubbell, Terry, and Ott.

[bobsbbcards]

Originally Posted by rugbymarine

Wow! His name is almost into the border on yours.

I was hoping the "roll eyes" emoji would give me away, but mine is exactly the same as yours plus a little Photoshop trickery. I apologize for any misunderstanding.

[rugbymarine]

Originally Posted by bobsbbcards

I was hoping the "roll eyes" emoji would give me away, but mine is exactly the same as yours plus a little Photoshop trickery. I apologize for any misunderstanding.

Two things I am not good at:

1) Photoshop
2) Understanding internet emojis

Well played, Bob!