Larry Doby cards

[Tere1071]

Originally Posted by todeen

Are the All-Star set and the Connie Mack All Stars a subset of the same set?

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No, they were separate sets. The All-Star set is very hard to find. Somewhere there should be an article online about the set.

As an 18-year-old kid I bought the Berra for $400 in 1979. About 10 months later I sold it for $650 and used the money to purchase my first running car. I had the car less time than I did the Berra. I wished that I'd never sold the card.

[ALR-bishop]

I have all five of the 1951 Topps sets, minus the 3 unissued Current All Stars, Roberts, Stankey and Constanty. They were not issued at retail and only a couple examples of each exist. In my experience the Current All Stars were the toughest of the 51s to assemble in unseparated complete format. The Connie Macks were the next toughest. It is also tough to assemble both versions of the 9 Team cards ( date or no date). The Blue backs are a little tougher than the Reds.

[bobsbbcards]

Originally Posted by Tere1071

...and used the money to purchase my first running car.

Did anyone else picture the Fred Flintstone mobile when "running car" was mentioned? No? Okay, I'm the odd one.

[ALR-bishop]

... but not peculiar

[Tere1071]

Originally Posted by bobsbbcards

Did anyone else picture the Fred Flintstone mobile when "running car" was mentioned? No? Okay, I'm the odd one.

Let me explain, my first car was a 1959 Chevy Impala Sport Coupe. I bought it with stars in my eyes (it needed a ton of work) just before my 18th birthday, even before I had my license. I was not allowed to drive it and eventually, the car wouldn't start and I ended up selling it when I got my first running car that I drove-a 1970 Mercury Marquis sedan for the princely sum of $650 in June of 1980. It used oil and after an accident that damaged the driver side doors, I sold it that December for $400. In hindsight, having a car was more important than the Berra at the time, it wasn't until later that I learned how unique that card is. Admittedly, I drove some cars until my late 20s that weren't too far removed from the Flintstone mobile, the difference being mine had a motor and brakes, in other words, "buckets."