View Full Version : New Project...yay!
VinTX
03-18-2011, 11:21 PM
well the '55 Topps raw set is getting close to done. Got a few more I have to track down but most of em oughta be in the mail by now...so time to start working on the next one :D
So here's my first one for the new project. a 1954 Topps complete set all graded PSA 7 or better! I know atleast one other person on here has done this set or is working on it so hopefully mine will go well too!
First pickup:
#38 Eddie Stanky - PSA 8 NM-MT
http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad206/texans81/PC/Baseball/Vintage/1954%20Topps%20Set%20PSA/IMG.jpg
VinTX
03-18-2011, 11:33 PM
oops...this needs to get moved to the POST WWII forum :p
oops...this needs to get moved to the POST WWII forum :p
Moved for ya....and nice project. Good luck in the quest!!
VinTX
03-19-2011, 10:09 AM
Moved for ya....and nice project. Good luck in the quest!!
thank you much!
mintacular
03-19-2011, 10:52 AM
I think the 54s are awesome, loaded with RCs and HOFers, very unique. I would like to pick up the Whitey Ford--I think that is an awesome card
scmavl
03-19-2011, 10:59 AM
I agree with Pat, it's a very cool set. I remember a '54 Heinie Manush was the first "vintage" card I ever bought back in the late 80's. This set also has one of the most unique cards ever produced, the John & Ed O'Brien twins card. Great card, great set. Good luck!
http://cdn3.iofferphoto.com/img/item/197/037/818/qq9K.jpg
Big Six
03-19-2011, 02:12 PM
Good luck and enjoy from a fellow '54 collector...nice Stanky to kick things off...I'll be curious to get your feedback on what the toughest cards are for you to track down...
VinTX
03-19-2011, 02:43 PM
I think the 54s are awesome, loaded with RCs and HOFers, very unique. I would like to pick up the Whitey Ford--I think that is an awesome card
yeah its a really nice lookin set. that one and the '55 are real close together in terms of my favorite vintage sets, so naturally they're the first two I had to go after!
I agree with Pat, it's a very cool set. I remember a '54 Heinie Manush was the first "vintage" card I ever bought back in the late 80's. This set also has one of the most unique cards ever produced, the John & Ed O'Brien twins card. Great card, great set. Good luck!
That twin card is kinda cool. I've actually got one in a lower grade and I remember when I first got it I thought it was kinda unique. Thanks for the well wishes scmavl!
http://cdn3.iofferphoto.com/img/item/197/037/818/qq9K.jpg
Good luck and enjoy from a fellow '54 collector...nice Stanky to kick things off...I'll be curious to get your feedback on what the toughest cards are for you to track down...
I'll keep ya posted as I go and let you know when I start having trouble finding some :)
Got 6 more on the way now, all PSA 7's. Thanks to jeff8877 for hookin me up with a nice deal!
VinTX
03-25-2011, 07:12 PM
got those 6 in from Jeff, thought I'd post em up!
#043 - Dick Groat PSA 7 NM
http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad206/texans81/PC/Baseball/Vintage/1954%20Topps%20Set%20PSA/IMG_0009.jpg
#058 - Bob Wilson PSA 7 NM
http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad206/texans81/PC/Baseball/Vintage/1954%20Topps%20Set%20PSA/IMG_0008.jpg
#086 - Billy Herman PSA 7 NM
http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad206/texans81/PC/Baseball/Vintage/1954%20Topps%20Set%20PSA/IMG_0010.jpg
#099 - Bob Hoffman PSA 7 NM
http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad206/texans81/PC/Baseball/Vintage/1954%20Topps%20Set%20PSA/IMG_0011.jpg
#134 - Cal Hogue PSA 7 NM
http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad206/texans81/PC/Baseball/Vintage/1954%20Topps%20Set%20PSA/IMG_0005.jpg
#162 - Herman Wehmeier PSA 7 NM
http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad206/texans81/PC/Baseball/Vintage/1954%20Topps%20Set%20PSA/IMG_0007.jpg
VinTX
03-27-2011, 07:34 PM
well big thanks to a fellow board member on here this project just got a big shot in the arm! I just added 29 new ones to my photobucket album. Off to load them into the registry! For any who'd like to check em out, just click the link in my signature :D
You don't waste any time do u!:) Great cards!
VinTX
03-28-2011, 10:44 PM
You don't waste any time do u!:) Great cards!
I always try to get a big jump to start it off and then go slower after that. I feel like I need a solid foundation to start from so that i won't lose interest or get frustrated and feel like I'm not making any progress, lol. Now that I have a good chunk to build on I'll probably kinda take it easy and just pick them up here and there :)
thanks for the comment!
DanMc
03-30-2011, 03:42 PM
Good luck. One card on my want list is a 54 Duke Snider. I think that is a great looking card.
ThoseBackPages
03-31-2011, 08:09 PM
cant wait to see your Aaron and Kaline!
VinTX
04-06-2011, 11:12 PM
Good luck. One card on my want list is a 54 Duke Snider. I think that is a great looking card.
yeah that is a really nice one! i saw a guy at the show this past weekend who had a pretty nice Snider graded PSA 7. I told myself that if I made enough in sales to cover it that I'd pick it up, but fell a bit short ;)
cant wait to see your Aaron and Kaline!
well sadly you're gonna have to cuz it'll probably be a while before I pick up those guys!! lol.
picked up two new ones for the set with my ebay bucks. here's the first one!
#212 - Mickey Micelotta PSA 8 NM-MT
http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa358/nt_vintagecards/Personal%20Collection/1954%20Topps%20Baseball%20PSA%20Graded%20set/IMG_0002-1.jpg
VinTX
04-07-2011, 08:41 PM
...and here's the second!
http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa358/nt_vintagecards/Personal%20Collection/1954%20Topps%20Baseball%20PSA%20Graded%20set/IMG-1.jpg
VinTX
05-29-2011, 06:08 AM
well I guess its about time for me to dust the cobwebs off of this post and get an update on here! Finally picked up a new one for the set, and I must say its a nice one! hope you guys think so too :)
#132 Tommy Lasorda RC PSA 8 NM-MT
http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa358/nt_vintagecards/Personal%20Collection/1954%20Topps%20Baseball%20PSA%20Graded%20set/IMG-3.jpg
CharleyBrown
05-29-2011, 08:45 AM
wow the centering on that card is phenomenal. Nice pick up!
almostdone
05-29-2011, 10:56 AM
Isn't this the Lasorda from the poll you set up a few weeks back? Either way great card.
Drew
VinTX
05-30-2011, 01:46 AM
wow the centering on that card is phenomenal. Nice pick up!
thanks Charley, I was pretty happy with it too!
Isn't this the Lasorda from the poll you set up a few weeks back? Either way great card.
Drew
yep! I ended up picking up the Mays since that was the popular vote in the poll but then did really well at the card show here a couple weeks ago so I picked this one up too :)