New FB Acquisitions

[LuckyLarry]

Thanks guys always fun to find that last card! I've been chasing that Nitschke on Ebay for awhile, it's not a rare card, but I guess it's popular among collectors For a price guide, I use the 2012 "Standard Catalog of Vintage Football" and it values this card at $80 in NM condition. I was looking for a "collector grade" example for about 20% of book and I think this dealers price was fair.
I'm experiencing the same thing as I try to complete my 1962 set, the cards aren't rare, but dealers don't have a problem selling them with a little "mark-up" These last four 1962 Topps "black beauties" will complete my 1960s Topps run:
#17 Ditka RC
#36 Ernie Davis RC
#88 Roman Gabriel RC
#90 Fran Tarkenton RC

Larry

Originally Posted by DezHood

Nice card Larry! - I think you got a good deal. RC in that condition for one of the all-time greats - I doubt that price would be possible on the baseball side of the hobby.

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by LuckyLarry

Thanks guys always fun to find that last card! I've been chasing that Nitschke on Ebay for awhile, it's not a rare card, but I guess it's popular among collectors For a price guide, I use the 2012 "Standard Catalog of Vintage Football" and it values this card at $80 in NM condition. I was looking for a "collector grade" example for about 20% of book and I think this dealers price was fair.
I'm experiencing the same thing as I try to complete my 1962 set, the cards aren't rare, but dealers don't have a problem selling them with a little "mark-up" These last four 1962 Topps "black beauties" will complete my 1960s Topps run:
#17 Ditka RC
#36 Ernie Davis RC
#88 Roman Gabriel RC
#90 Fran Tarkenton RC

Larry

Let me see if I have doubles of any of these cards, Larry. Not sure if I do but will check for you. What price point are you looking at for these if in collectors grade?

jeff

[LuckyLarry]

Jeff:

#17 Ditka $60 "ish"
#36 Johnson $35 "ish"
#88 Gabriel $20 "ish"
#90 Tarkenton $60 "ish"

Larry

Originally Posted by jefferyepayne

Let me see if I have doubles of any of these cards, Larry. Not sure if I do but will check for you. What price point are you looking at for these if in collectors grade?

jeff

[ksfarmboy]

Larry that's pretty crazy Nitschke had already played for 6 years before he got his first card. That would have been great if he had made the 57 set with all of the other rookies.

[LuckyLarry]

Clint: The standard catalog calls it his RC. Although "1st Topps card" might be a more accurate description I know about all the rookies in the 1957 Toops set, and I need two of them to complete my set #119 Starr and #151 Hornung.
Larry

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Larry that's pretty crazy Nitschke had already played for 6 years before he got his first card. That would have been great if he had made the 57 set with all of the other rookies.

[TanksAndSpartans]

Nearmint is showing a pre-rookie Nitschke - 61 Packers Lake to Lake. It seems so common for even star defensive players and OL to have their first major card several years later, I don't think about it that much anymore - lots of examples. Probably doesn't help that the football sets always seem to be relatively smaller the their baseball counterparts.

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by DezHood

Nearmint is showing a pre-rookie Nitschke - 61 Packers Lake to Lake. It seems so common for even star defensive players and OL to have their first major card several years later, I don't think about it that much anymore - lots of examples. Probably doesn't help that the football sets always seem to be relatively smaller the their baseball counterparts.

+1

And that Lake to Lake Nitschke is pretty tough to get!

jeff

[jthorst75]

Just picked up some more 1950 Bowman's.
The Rote is a proof, which is pretty unique.