Enough With The Damn Money Talk; Show A Card That Makes You Happy

[Exhibitman]

Sorry, couldn't resist. My entry:

[Casey2296]

These two make me happy.
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[raulus]

Well, definitely not Drugged Earwig for me.

But a few that took me a long time to hunt down make me smile the biggest every time I see them.

[x2drich2000]

One of those I just really like the image.

[Vintagedeputy]

One of many that make me happy!

[G1911]

Love it. My current favorite that makes me happy (again )

[BobbyStrawberry]

One of my favorite old judges with a super bold and clear image:

[jthorst75]

A Xmas gift from my wife a decade ago...back when they were attainable

[Eric72]

A gift from a board member (thanks, Scott) shortly after I joined Net54. Still have 'em. They still make me happy.

[scotgreb]

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[Johnny630]

Willie and Dressed Beef

[nolemmings]

So young--looks like he should be with pa down by the fishin' hole.

[drapala]

Some postcards

[abothebear]

[BuzzD]

Not in a NYAL uni but this is really beautiful card for Johnny Priest

[HexsHeroes]

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[D. Bergin]

Well, you asked for it. Not Pre-War, and not even the right sport.

1978 Topps Gary Green Rookie Card

4 time Pro-Bowler and 5 time All-Pro. Member of the Kansas City Chiefs Ring of Honor and Chiefs Hall of Fame.

No, I don't have any special attachment to Gary Green or the Kansas City Chiefs.

Several years ago my dad was renovating his kitchen with my mom (the house I grew up in).

He pulled out the kitchen radiator and tucked behind the panel was this lone football card from my childhood. I used to practice "Knockdowns" against that radiator as a child.

Not to brag, but I was the "King" of knockdowns and all the other various sports card games we played in Elementary and Middle school. To the point we'd get to a certain point in the school year, and nobody would want to play against me anymore. I'd take everybody else's cards, and was probably waaaaaay too competitive about it. I'd win hundreds of cards and add them to my pile every week. I was kind of an as#hole about it to be honest.

I know, it's like saying I was the fastest kid in the 4th grade at my small town school. It doesn't really mean anything.

If only I was as good at actual baseball as I was at throwing a card straight out of a wax pack, at another card set up against a wall, I might have made something of myself.

Anyways, this is the one lone card I have left from those days of trading card dominance. Found in a kitchen radiator about 40 years after my card throwing prime. My dad remembered me practicing against that very radiator enough to call me in excitement as soon as he found it tucked back there.

I've been carrying it around in my wallet ever since, just like Bob Costas carries around his Mickey Mantle card in his. As you can see, my wallet has taken much more of a toll on the card then a game of knockdowns and decades of radiator dirt and grime took on it.

[Rich Falvo]

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[fkm_bky]

These all make me happy! I'll be even happier when I can add the one missing...Cobb Green. That's my goal in 2023...get me a Cobb Green in Poor to Fair condition. Of all of these, the Matty makes me the happiest.

Bill

[garymc]

It took a lot of emails and trade bait to get this one, makes me happy just to hold it !

[ALR-bishop]

Who ?

[brianp-beme]

Call me odd, but the fact that this Cracker Jack card is permanently attached to the 3/4" wooden plaque just makes me smile, and I love that the back text of the card has been copied onto the back of the plaque.

Brian

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by fkm_bky

These all make me happy! I'll be even happier when I can add the one missing...Cobb Green. That's my goal in 2023...get me a Cobb Green in Poor to Fair condition. Of all of these, the Matty makes me the happiest.

Bill

BroadLeaf Wagner?

[yanksfan09]

T he D381 got me one closer to the impossible set.

The Ruth gifting his teacher and mentor Brother Matthias a new car with his wife and Fred Merkle! Hard to get much cooler than that!

[DHogan]

This my favorite card. It makes me smile when I see it. A while back, someone on the forum posted a card that printed on the back of it. Said the player run's like a sissy. The pose for this player fits that description.




I borrowed this scan of a card someone else on the form had in their collection. It really makes me smile too.

[phillyfan24]

Just love this L.Brock rookie. Centered better than most, and for some reason (even though I'm a Phillies fan) I just like L. Brock growing up he was just a cool player.

[fkm_bky]

Originally Posted by Eric72

BroadLeaf Wagner?

It’s an EXTREMELY rare card!

It and the Plank are just fun reprints as owning either as real would require a MegaBucks lottery win tonight!

Bill

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

Makes me smile every time I look at this one...I'm not really even a Musial fan, but to me this might be the perfect baseball card (color, compostion, artwork, etc.):

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[the-illini]

Old Hoss

[lampertb]

Because I played there.

[bnorth]

I really like this card. I was lucky enough to go to my first big strongman show in August and got to see him compete. He is the GOAT of strongman and second place is closer to 10th than there are to Big Z. The Arnold Classic is known as the heaviest competition. Big Z won it 6 years in a row and 8 times overall. Second most wins is Brian Shaw and Hafpor Bjornsson(Thor) tied at 3 wins apiece.

[JollyElm]

Great variations always make me as happy as a cardboard clam...

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[mrreality68]

My One and only Wagner Card

[CobbSpikedMe]

These two make me happy for different reasons.

I've always liked the image and colors on the Fromme and I very happy to own one so I can look at it whenever I want to. And the Hannifan is the first prewar card I ever bought, and it got me hooked on prewar and Jersey City Skeeters cards.




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[bmattioli]

My father sent me this in 1986 while I was stationed at Torrejon AB Spain. Makes me smile for him and my time in the Military of which I miss and would join again tomorrow if I could..

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by fkm_bky

It’s an EXTREMELY rare card!

It and the Plank are just fun reprints as owning either as real would require a MegaBucks lottery win tonight!

Bill

The first time I read about the BL460, it was here on Net54. That "Archive" guy sure did post quite a bit:

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=81559

[Arazi4442]

One of my favorite Yankees.

[michael3322]

Love this thread. So many fun cards.

Here’s my entry.

It is also reminiscent of that famous scene in Die Hard…

https://youtu.be/gWfk_1ixTyw

[pete zouras]

board pickup

[GregMitch34]

Not a card per se but interesting. Some here will be familiar with a fairly scarce but widely seen "Chicago White Sox at Royal Gorge" postcard. It's a colorized view of all the players outside their train along a famous river gorge and bridge with Big Ed Walsh and etc. They were on their way west for spring training. Bunch of people here had a lot of fun about a decade ago when I posted mine and asked folks to ID some of the players. A wild month ensued with people intent on IDing every single player! Fun.

Anyway: this inspired me to find and purchase--at a state railway archive--an original black and white photo from the same shoot in a slightly different spot. One of a kind. Here it is. Feel free to ID players!

https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1672792245

[tedzan]

These cards make me HAPPY !


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And strangely enough....so, does this "psychedelic" Billy Johnson make me HAPPY ! !


TED Z

T206 Reference
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[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

My One and only Wagner Card

Yowza! Major league card there, Jeff.

[Leon]

Because of their bold colors I can look at these every day. I would love to pick up about a dozen (or 1) more if anyone has any?

and 1 of my favorite images on a postcard.

[Webster]

Favorite OJ poses hands down.

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[refz]

Because I’m happy

Not pre-war but I just love this card!

[Schlesinj]

The first card I bought after I graduated college and got my first job.

Got it autographed a few years ago.

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[JimmyC]

* My first Hero growing up....
* The first set of cards I remember buying as a kid growing up were 1970 Topps....
* He hit a homer in the very first baseball game I attended.....

Love this card.....

[ksfarmboy]

Carl Mays on right with cub rppc.

[brianp-beme]

W519 Schang on the front and his Cast Away friend Wilson on the back.

Brian

[DeanH3]

Love me some biggie T206's