New Acquisitions Thread.

[goldenage]

Originally Posted by Throttlesteer

Some of you may have seen this book on Ebay, as it's been floating around for a while. I finally decided to pick it up. It's super cool and something I probably won't ever see again. Tons of great signatures, including: Howe, Beliveau, Richard Brothers, Bobby Hull, Esposito Brothers, etc...

I haven't received it yet, but can't wait!

I have never seen this, and can't tell you how cool I think it is too.
Very nice.

[LuckyLarry]

It's no secret that I don't know much about hockey or hockey history, but I really like the cards. And when I knock a card off my list I enjoy reading about the player. Like this 1955-56 Parkhurst Georges Vezina who was a member of the original class of nine inductees to the hockey hall of fame in 1945. I didn't even know there is an award for the best goalie each year in the NHL. The Vezina Trophy. I don't even need a price guide to tell me that this gum stained card was worth $16. Five more cards needed for this set.

[LuckyLarry]

Next two hits 1951-52 Parkhurst including #81 Max Bentley HOF 1966 and 1954-55 Parkhurst #65 Johnny Bower (with the Lucky Premium back) rookie card HOF 1976 and two time Vezina Trophy winner. I admit I had to come off my wallet a little bit for the Bower RC.

[LuckyLarry]

Final group of 1957-58 Parkhurst cards takes me down to needing five more for my set. #2 Ed Chadwick didn't have a great NHL career but that sure is a nice card, #3 2006 Hall of Fame member Dick Duff, then Bob Pulford who was a long time player and NHL coach HOF 1991.

[irv]

Nice cards, Larry.

Here's 4 recent additions of mine. Modern this time.

[goldenage]

Liked the centering on this one.

[LuckyLarry]

Adding to my '51-'52 Parkhurst set with these low grade (and hand colored) cards including the last card in the set #105 Jim Conarcher.

[goldenage]

Big mail day today.

[goldenage]

And this came in today also.

[goldenage]

And these OPC's came back from Orr as well. One is NHLPA, not OPC.

[irv]

Well done, Goldenage!

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by goldenage

And this came in today also.

Guess you made that decision about which '85 box to buy from that other thread

Are you gonna bust it open?

[goldenage]

Thanks Irv.
Yes, to me getting the Topps box seems like much more fun to open than an OPC box. The thought of spending so much more money and possibly getting just one very off center Lemieux and one Gretzky in the OPC box didn't make sense. The Topps box gives me certainly 2 and more than likely 3 Lemieuxs and Gretzkys. My chances of pulling higher grades are in the Topps box as well. Having said that, it would be a lot of fun to pull a high grade Gretzky and Lemieux in OPC.

[LuckyLarry]

Picked up some more '51s for my set

[LuckyLarry]

A couple more in from the Great White North

[irv]

Originally Posted by Kurri17

I thought I had noticed that you had that happen more than once recently. I'm a big Kellogg's collector, and you just have to throw condition descriptions out the window almost with those. If its not a great pic and I can't be sure, I pass. There are a couple of solid Kellogg guys I tend to do repeat business with. Hope your luck improves.

Thanks, Rob, but it hasn't, unfortunately.

Just had to have eBay intervene and repay me due to another seller jerking me around by not sending me a card.
I also received, today, yet another card that wasn't as described, or the same card that was in the sellers scans.
It is a Pierre Turgeon RC. The scanned card was perfectly centered and had the obvious OPC rough cut. The card I received today was OC like 70/30 and had very clean cuts.
At least in this case the seller is going to try to correct it as he said he had about 10 of these and said he likely just put the wrong card in the wrong mailer? (We'll see?)
The seller of my Larry Robinson RC refunded me 50% of the total cost, including shipping, which I agreed with so at least that one didn't turn out too bad.

Anyways, these arrived today on time, and without issue, so maybe things are looking up?
Just a mishmash of cards with a bit of a lean towards Fleury who I have been purchasing lately. (more on the way)

[Exhibitman]

Look what showed up yesterday:



I can't seem to find the post now but I thought this was stolen out of my mailbox last year. It showed as delivered but I had nothing. Apparently it was delivered to a neighbor who marked it as wrong address and gave it back to the postal worker. Must've been kicking around the local post office for five months. Made my day.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Look what showed up yesterday:

I can't seem to find the post now but I thought this was stolen out of my mailbox last year. It showed as delivered but I had nothing. Apparently it was delivered to a neighbor who marked it as wrong address and gave it back to the postal worker. Must've been kicking around the local post office for five months. Made my day.

Great news, Adam.

That card has increased nicely in value since your purchase so it's a double great day.

[goldenage]

Nicely centered 67 Orr with no white dot near his right knee pad and no white specs in the purple background (or whatever color that is).

I have a 67 Orr without the white dot or white specs also. It is
a higher quality card in my opinion.

Great pick up. Was it ebay ? Sorry I missed it. That's one I would have
bought to get signed.

[jb67]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Look what showed up yesterday:



I can't seem to find the post now but I thought this was stolen out of my mailbox last year. It showed as delivered but I had nothing. Apparently it was delivered to a neighbor who marked it as wrong address and gave it back to the postal worker. Must've been kicking around the local post office for five months. Made my day.

Crazy story for sure. Glad it showed up and it is a beauty. Congrats.

[Jim F]

1961 Wheaties Great Moments in Canadian Sports complete set on an uncut sheet

[smellthegum]

interesting how there is a period after Phil on the Esposito Line card. As if an abbreviation for Phillip. I don’t ever recall seeing it done on any of his other issues, either Topps or OPC in years before or since. I wonder why they did just one card?

[irv]

Originally Posted by goldenage

Excellent pick ups. Love the Bruins team card.

Same. I had a little trouble finding one centered for the price I wanted to pay but this one, although not perfect, was pretty hard to pass up.

Originally Posted by smellthegum

interesting how there is a period after Phil on the Esposito Line card. As if an abbreviation for Phillip. I don’t ever recall seeing it done on any of his other issues, either Topps or OPC in years before or since. I wonder why they did just one card?

Most likely an uncorrected error I assume?

[rjackson44]

This crisp card

[LuckyLarry]

low grade 1955 Parkhurst #44 Jean Beliveau HOF four cards left for the complete set!

[Exhibitman]

I appreciate the way you collect, Larry.

[irv]

Some recent pickups.

[irv]

A couple arrivals today that I have wanted for a while now. (Both OPC)
They're not perfect but they're perfectly acceptable to me.

[goldenage]

Excellent pick ups. Love the Bruins team card.

[Jcfowler6]

This has to be one of the earliest hockey cards I’ve seen. It’s hammered but I love it.



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[Exhibitman]

Great Atlantic did some interesting cards

[Frankish]

A card (Morenz) and a photo (Conacher), both beaters but new to me.

[Frankish]

And two more recent photos (1950 and 59, I think).

[irv]

Originally Posted by Frankish

And two more recent photos (1950 and 59, I think).

Nice pick ups, Frank.

That Plante pic brings back memories of the pics I seen of Sawchuk.

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by Jcfowler6

This has to be one of the earliest hockey cards I’ve seen. It’s hammered but I love it.



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Not to get too nitpicking.... but the sport that is actually portrayed on that trade card is ice polo, not hockey. Originating in the US and somewhat popular in the late-1880s to approx just after the turn of the century, the sport was played on ice like hockey, but usually with a metal ball instead of a puck, and with short curved "polo" sticks - designed to be held with one hand and swung - similar to the movement of a polo player on horseback.

The game also included a variant played on hard surfaces with roller skates.
The sport slowly vanished in favour of the more popular game of ice hockey...

[Jim F]

An icy metal ball? That had to sting

[clarke442]

R.I.P.

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The one card of his where they spell his name wrong (ei)

[Tomi]

Just back from PSA. Razor sharp corners and edges but a few small surface issues take it down to a PSA 2. Can't complain about this one as they are impossible to find and when you do they are in bad shape. Happy to add it to the PC.

[Giroux]

Originally Posted by Huysmans

Not to get too nitpicking.... but the sport that is actually portrayed on that trade card is ice polo, not hockey. Originating in the US and somewhat popular in the late-1880s to approx just after the turn of the century, the sport was played on ice like hockey, but usually with a metal ball instead of a puck, and with short curved "polo" sticks - designed to be held with one hand and swung - similar to the movement of a polo player on horseback.



The game also included a variant played on hard surfaces with roller skates.

The sport slowly vanished in favour of the more popular game of ice hockey...

Sounds similar to Bandy which is still played today

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandy

[Jim F]

A couple nice sets

[Exhibitman]

Yeah, those are spiffy.

I am replacing slabs with raw:




Clarke looks soooo innocent.

[LuckyLarry]

I attended the "Philly" baseball card show this past weekend. Dealer had these New York American cards in a binder for $100. Negotiations netted me the hockey cards and a needed baseball card for the asking price so about five bucks each for the matchbooks which I thought was a good price (even though I don't really collect them).
Larry

[Ron]

Picked this up recently, was able to figure out all but 2 of the autographs

[jb217676]

Picked up this sweet Roy RC from our BST (Thanks Glenn!) and the Probert RC is from a group of cards that I just got back from SGC.

[Exhibitman]

Nice pick, Larry. I can't see the silvers too well but the bottom row has at least one HOFer (Dutton).

Added another childhood friend:

[ZiggerZagger]

Yzerman back from PSA, and the Trottier 2nd year was at a local card shop in Minneapolis.
Had to pick it up, as his son (Bryan Jr.) was a Junior Resident on the Internal Medicine service at the U of MN years ago.

The LCS had a huge box of PSA-graded Trottier that was clearly a PSA Registry set at one time, as well as other Islanders players.

[Giroux]

Bought raw and graded, 5/10

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[jb217676]

Great stuff everyone! Here's a few cards I sent to SGC a few weeks ago and were returned to me yesterday. Lots of fine grades, super happy! Excited to add "rookie cards" of Stacy Peralta, Snake-Eyes, Storm Shadow, Megatron and Deadpool to my collection LOL! Last two photos are of a Jay Adams Memorial Service Booklet I picked up from ebay.

[Ron]

Recent acquisition of two 1970s puzzles both complete

[camaro69]

updating my thread.