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RobDerhak

07-23-2015, 01:50 PM

New Here, hope this is in the right subforum...

Posted the same thing on Blowout, but I do need a little help identifying a couple of the oddball pennant/stickers...any help is appreciated, and I look forward to learning my way around here!

(sorry about the upside down photos...I rotated them all correclty, but Photobucket links didn't update apparently...tried to fix, but no luck)

This was a shaky hand Estate Sale. 4+ Hours later, I'm still shaky from adrenaline from finding the Estate Sale we all dream about after 30 or so years of looking (minus a 10 year hiatus I guess).

Let me set the scene...I tried to go to a different Estate sale at 9 am open today that listed "cards from the 60's"...well, either they wrote their address wrong, or I did, because the place doesn't exist. So....I hit stop #2 a little earlier than I thought I would...it was about 20 minutes away from where I had tried to go already, so I got there about 15 minutes after it opened at 9:00 and the place was PACKED, but nobody was looking at baseball cards!!!

This Estate Sale had promise to me because of two things. 1) There was no details on the cards listed...not even years, just "Baseball Cards", and 2) There was lots of unopened early 90s stuff pictured AND a ton of military items (some of you know where I am going with this already I'm sure)...so I was hopeful...but what I found was NOT what I expected at all...

So, I walk in & First cards I see are a stack of cases & screw downs in Ziplocks. Cards ranging from '33-'66, and mostly priced at full book or more with a few excptions. '66 Mantle @ $125 that looked like a solid 6-7 candidate was most tempting high $ card. But I did grab a couple low $ cards from this stack.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_113350_zpsm9kfrnfn.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_113350_zpsm9kfrnfn.jpg.html)

Nothing crazy, but some nice mid grade vintage stuff at a fair price, which is all I ever really hope to find from these things...

Stack #2.

Heart Rate jumps...mixed in with a bunch of 91 Upper Deck Frank Thomas' are these beauties...

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_113421_zpstaeyzisg.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_113421_zpstaeyzisg.jpg.html)

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OK, so there ARE Desert Shield cards here...just like I hoped to find...now...how many will I find?!

There was a little jewelry box filled with Topps Stamps & such for $12. I told him to start me a pile and reserved those, not really knowing what all would be in there...no idea there'd be a Mantle/Aaron/Spahn, etc...any info on the mini Reds Pennant & NASA/Senators stickers/iron ons is appreciated

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continued......

RobDerhak

07-23-2015, 01:51 PM

So, I walk away from the main table to explore, he says that "I think all the good ones are up here, but there are cards everywhere at this auction, have fun!"

There is a large shoebox at an adjoining table with a sign "Cards $5 each unless marked". Well, OK...$5 seems steep for commons, but I'll flip through in case something slipped through the cracks...cards are loose, not in cases, but they are neatly organized by team. I start flipping through a bunch of commons, mostly '61-'75, a few 50's here & there.

I come across this in good shape, and think, hmm...Maybe there will be some nice semi stars in this box for $5

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_113651_zpsyut56yul.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_113651_zpsyut56yul.jpg.html)

Then I keep flipping, and my heart rate keeps rising.

In the order I found them...keep in mind $5 per card

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_113722_zpsw7fpfv3d.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_113722_zpsw7fpfv3d.jpg.html)

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continued......

RobDerhak

07-23-2015, 01:52 PM

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So, I've got a stack of 100 or so cards and I am amped up. I back away from the table, and realize there is another box on the floor. I ask him if these are priced as marked or what, and he says, nope, we're just doing the $5 each thing on them too...Allrighty then...the '57 Spahn may grade a 8 or 9...I mean it is NICE

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_115418_zpsxcls5k1d.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_115418_zpsxcls5k1d.jpg.html)

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These Hopalong Cassidy cards were in a snap case with some randoms (76 Brett, a stack of Cecil Fielder rookies (?) for $5...no idea on their value

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_120735_zps7pkd5iyz.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_120735_zps7pkd5iyz.jpg.html)

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At this time I decided to go back through the first box to see what I missed...there were a few...I'm sure I left more there that I should have bought...I could barely see my adrenaline was pumping so fast

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_115603_zpsgfyzfuq9.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_115603_zpsgfyzfuq9.jpg.html)

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Throughout the house there were cards...

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Then I found the little plastic box I hoped for and bought it without opening it to see what was inside...

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_121013_zpsmldnjwwz.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_121013_zpsmldnjwwz.jpg.html)

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No big stars (minus Lasorda I guess), but still...

continued.....

RobDerhak

07-23-2015, 01:53 PM

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_121137_zpszkwyvsrv.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_121137_zpszkwyvsrv.jpg.html)

$7 a box...

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_121215_zpsjfbbkzfj.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_121215_zpsjfbbkzfj.jpg.html)

$4

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_121234_zps3qt60xpx.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_121234_zps3qt60xpx.jpg.html)

$5 box w/ '89 Upper Deck packs in it

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_121429_zpstaqvvtla.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_121429_zpstaqvvtla.jpg.html)

And then, the lottery ticket....

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_121454_zps1pcgxrfd.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_121454_zps1pcgxrfd.jpg.html)

No idea if they are Desert Shield or just plain ol' '91 Topps...2 of the boxes are sealed, two are not. If anybody knows how to tell the difference, please inform me. I looked at Houdinis break, and the box seemed to be identical to the regular '91 release...any help on these is greatly appreciated...

Anyway, thanks, hope I'm not breaking any rules with multiple photo posts to start, but I;m so damn excited about my find today I just have to share it!!!

Bestdj777

07-23-2015, 02:20 PM

Welcome to the forum. Such awesome finds. It looks like you got some beautiful cards. If you don't mind me asking, what was the final damage?

I believe there was a fairly recent discussion in the modern card section--directly below this one--about how to distinguish between Desert Storm/Regular Topps cards. I may be mistaken, but I think the answer was that the only way to know is to open them. I hope for you that they aren't regular Topps. Either way, for that price, I'd say it is well worth the money just to be able to flip through them.

RobDerhak

07-23-2015, 02:29 PM

Thanks for the reply...yea, I did a search for Desert Shield on this board and it seems to be the consensus that you need to open them...I did find a video on youtube that was a pack break, and it was a wax pack...the packs in the two open boxes of mine are cellophane, so that may be my answer...still probably wont bust open anything until I get a chance to do a little more research.

Total damage was a little over $800.

140 of the $5 cards + the unopened stuff, and a few other trinkets I haven't photoed yet...best of that lot is a 60's (i haven't researched it yet, I'm thinking '65ish) Stamped Auto Cardinals ball in plastic wrapper with the order sheet in the wrapper with it...it isn't sealed, but the ball can't be removed through the little hole in plastic...Facsimile autos of Gibson, Brock, Schoendienst, etc...I'll photo it later tonight I'm sure

Also a really old Little League Baseball (i'm thinking 50s?) that looks like it was never played with...things I couldn't live without, ya know :)

ALR-bishop

07-23-2015, 02:44 PM

There is a member here, Zach Wheat, who thinks he has ways to identify Desert Shield from regular packs. It is discussed in some of the old Desert Shield threads. He can also help distinguish between real and fake desert Shield cards. If you do a member search under the Community tab above, you can pm him to discuss it. He is always very helpful about what he knows

Edit---or you can pm him from his post in the "set finished ...white whale found" thread on this page

In 1991 Topps inserted one each of every prior years cards in their packs There were redemption cards for the 52 to 56 cards and cards thenvalued at over $ 50, and they would be no good now, but there could be some older cards involved, although far from mint

You have some Fleer inserts in there among the Topps Stamps and Transfers

7nohitter

07-23-2015, 03:50 PM

Rob....
Welcome...and thank you for sharing that find!! Wow, were you looking around, waiting to be caught like Red in The Shawshank Redemption???

AWESOME!

RobDerhak

07-23-2015, 04:09 PM

Rob....
Welcome...and thank you for sharing that find!! Wow, were you looking around, waiting to be caught like Red in The Shawshank Redemption???

AWESOME!

Lemme tell you, I didn't set that stack of cards down! I didn't hand them over to be counted, I counted em up, said there are 140 cards out of the $5 bin, feel free to recount em if you don't trust me, and he trusted me...I'm sure I missed stuff since I was one handed after going through the big box, but I wasn't gonna risk them flipping through and realizing their error if I dropped them off at the counter...does that make me a bad person? I hope not!

Eric72

07-23-2015, 04:52 PM

...the packs in the two open boxes of mine are cellophane, so that may be my answer...

I imagine there are no card fronts visible through the cellophane packs, as this would (obviously, unless I am missing something) answer your question. Out of curiosity, what is showing on the tops and bottoms of the packs?

Great find, by the way. Those cards you purchased at $5 each are absolutely awesome!

Additionaly, welcome to the board. Enjoy. You have landed upon a great website. Plenty of knowledgable collectors willing to help. :)

Best regards,

Eric

ls7plus

07-23-2015, 05:28 PM

Awesome find, and thanks for sharing!

Best,

Larry

RobDerhak

07-23-2015, 06:11 PM

I imagine there are no card fronts visible through the cellophane packs, as this would (obviously, unless I am missing something) answer your question. Out of curiosity, what is showing on the tops and bottoms of the packs?

Great find, by the way. Those cards you purchased at $5 each are absolutely awesome!

Additionaly, welcome to the board. Enjoy. You have landed upon a great website. Plenty of knowledgable collectors willing to help. :)

Best regards,

Eric

Thanks for the welcome!

Yea, the back is showing on the front & the back of the pack, so no info to be found there...that was my first hope as well!

JollyElm

07-23-2015, 07:15 PM

Welcome aboard!!!

If you're looking to do some trading, I could use the '61 Koufax, a '63 Mays and the '63 Fleer Spahn and/or Koufax. Check out my bucket to see a ton of stuff I have available for trade.

skelly

07-23-2015, 10:02 PM

I always thought it would make an interesting reality type show to throw a bunch of fifties cards in boxes, put them out at a yard sale and tell people to pay what they think would be fair. Congrats on the find. The reality nowadays is that most of these estate sales price cards in vg shape at 50-80% of "book value" and the cards don't get much of a look. I'm always fascinated by the fact that whenever there are cards for sale at those general merchandise type auctions ( the one's with furniture, books, costume jewelry, box lots, etc... ) the cards always sell for way more than they should. Off grade 74 Nolan Ryan, 67 Bob Gibson... the kind of cards that would just sit in a five dollar box at a show will go for 12-15 dollars at these auctions.

Zach Wheat

07-24-2015, 06:47 AM

And then, the lottery ticket....

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_121454_zps1pcgxrfd.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/IMG_20150723_121454_zps1pcgxrfd.jpg.html)

No idea if they are Desert Shield or just plain ol' '91 Topps...2 of the boxes are sealed, two are not. If anybody knows how to tell the difference, please inform me. I looked at Houdinis break, and the box seemed to be identical to the regular '91 release...any help on these is greatly appreciated...

Anyway, thanks, hope I'm not breaking any rules with multiple photo posts to start, but I'm so damn excited about my find today I just have to share it!!!

Thanks for the heads up on the thread guys. Rob, nice find. The DS boxes I have seen look like the regular 1991 Topps boxes. Are your boxes wrapped in cello? I have not seen DS boxes wrapped in cello - other than BBCE certified boxes (see below). DS boxes will look exactly the same as regular issues 1991 Topps boxes - even the 4 yellow bordered 1991 Topps cards printed on the bottom of the boxes do not have a DS logo on them.

One of the ways you can tell a DS pack is to use a strong blacklight and shine it on the back of the pack. The red trim on the reverse of DS cards should glow or fluoresce; if it doesn't it is likely not a DS pack. However, if every pack in the box glows or fluoresces, there is a high probability it is a DS box. Here is a pic of "sealed" Desert Shield boxes by BBCE (below).

Z

stlcardsfan

07-24-2015, 07:24 AM

Congrats Rob, great stuff! Where was the sale located?

campyfan39

07-24-2015, 08:24 AM

That's amazing congrats! The condition on those 62's is incredible. Glad you brought a pocket full of money

Beatles Guy

07-24-2015, 09:05 AM

Nice haul!

Zach Wheat

07-24-2015, 09:35 AM

Were those 1991 Topps boxes wrapped in Cello?

Z

GasHouseGang

07-24-2015, 10:09 AM

Wow, nice score! We all dream of finding something like that.:D

RobDerhak

07-24-2015, 11:51 AM

Thanks for the heads up on the thread guys. Rob, nice find. The DS boxes I have seen look like the regular 1991 Topps boxes. Are your boxes wrapped in cello? I have not seen DS boxes wrapped in cello - other than BBCE certified boxes (see below). DS boxes will look exactly the same as regular issues 1991 Topps boxes - even the 4 yellow bordered 1991 Topps cards printed on the bottom of the boxes do not have a DS logo on them.

One of the ways you can tell a DS pack is to use a strong blacklight and shine it on the back of the pack. The red trim on the reverse of DS cards should glow or fluoresce; if it doesn't it is likely not a DS pack. However, if every pack in the box glows or fluoresces, there is a high probability it is a DS box. Here is a pic of "sealed" Desert Shield boxes by BBCE (below).

Z

Thanks for weighing in.

So I opened one of the unsealed boxes last night and it was a dud...just plain ol' '91 Topps & only 1 Chipper.

The sealed boxes are wrapped with the (here is the part where I start to sound like a moron) crinkly type of plastic...not the type of plastic that stretches when pulled...does that make sense? I saw (i assume it was your) post about the blacklight when I did a quick google at the estate sale yesterday...I may need to see if I still have my blacklight stuffed in a closet somewhere and check 'em tonight.

I went back to the same this AM...it looked like nobody had gone through the box since me. Found 42 more worth grabbing @ 25% off today, he took 'em all the way down to $3 each since I bought so much yesterday...nothing crazy...my biggest miss was a '63 ROokie Stars w/ Gaylord Perry & another '61 Leaders w/ Koufax, mid stars like Kubek, Oliva, Kaat, things like that...a couple of Variant Checklists that have a little premium on them...two more sealed '91 Topps boxes appeared as well, so I grabbed them (now for $4 each), as well as half a dozen or so 90 UD Hi # Boxes just to rip hoping to find Aaron auto (fat chance, but for $3 a box, why not?!)

I'll probably head back over there in the afternoon tomorrow to see what kind of deal they'll make on the scraps since they are mid-high grade...bulk of what is left is '63 commons, handful of adjoining years.

RobDerhak

07-24-2015, 12:01 PM

Congrats Rob, great stuff! Where was the sale located?

Kansas City in a tiny little half of a duplex in an area of town close to the part of town that I don't go to at night.

Zach Wheat

07-24-2015, 02:56 PM

Rob,

Well it seems like you got some great cards regardless.....thanks for posting. Curious to see what your final tally is - after your third trip back tomorrow.

Z

bnorth

07-24-2015, 03:13 PM

Kansas City in a tiny little half of a duplex in an area of town close to the part of town that I don't go to at night.

Lol, When I worked down there laying brick in the mid 90's that was most of Raytown. The job site had armed guards 24/7 and a friend got robbed at gun point leaving work.

RobDerhak

07-24-2015, 03:54 PM

Rest of Day One Haul

Got these balls on day 1

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/IMG_20150724_162358_zpsujz6bmi8.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/IMG_20150724_162358_zpsujz6bmi8.jpg.html)

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Maybe '74 on the Cardinals ball? Still cool for $25, even though it is stamped obv

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http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/IMG_20150724_162629_zps5pgh9aqp.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/IMG_20150724_162629_zps5pgh9aqp.jpg.html)

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RobDerhak

07-24-2015, 04:02 PM

Day #2

Can't pass up a non tattered <$10 Goudey (25% off today remember)...not sure how I missed the DS Mack on day 1

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/IMG_20150724_162950_zpsm1giwnca.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/IMG_20150724_162950_zpsm1giwnca.jpg.html)

$3 each below

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/IMG_20150724_163038_zpssviymayn.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/IMG_20150724_163038_zpssviymayn.jpg.html)

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/IMG_20150724_163114_zpseglbmmln.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/IMG_20150724_163114_zpseglbmmln.jpg.html)

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/IMG_20150724_163148_zpsbnu5ylef.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/IMG_20150724_163148_zpsbnu5ylef.jpg.html)

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/IMG_20150724_163250_zpsefkhzklk.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/IMG_20150724_163250_zpsefkhzklk.jpg.html)

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/IMG_20150724_163335_zps2v5ow9vj.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/IMG_20150724_163335_zps2v5ow9vj.jpg.html)

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/IMG_20150724_163438_zpsuax9czvq.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/IMG_20150724_163438_zpsuax9czvq.jpg.html)

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/IMG_20150724_163512_zpsk4ci5m2v.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/IMG_20150724_163512_zpsk4ci5m2v.jpg.html)

Can't believe I missed the Gaylord rookie on day 1...it has some color spotting on it though :(

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/IMG_20150724_163603_zpsmmjggvq2.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/IMG_20150724_163603_zpsmmjggvq2.jpg.html)

These were in a snap case with 50 or so other '91 UD for $1.50...all KC guys in some way

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/IMG_20150724_163704_zpsorwx0dof.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/IMG_20150724_163704_zpsorwx0dof.jpg.html)

Exhibitman

07-24-2015, 07:13 PM

RobDerhak

07-24-2015, 11:02 PM

Nice haul. When I wholesale buy at a show from a table I price my purchase offers at $5-$10 per superstar, $1-$3 per star, and nothing for the commons, so judging from the # of Mantle, Koufax, Musial, Clemente, etc. and the condition shown you did really well. Essentially you made a wholesale buy and didn't have to eat the commons. The real question is how much will you keep? My weakness as a dealer is that I cant bring myself to sell the good stuff.

I'm a total HOARDER! I may sell some of the dupes...may try to make some trades to complete my set needs (55, 58 & 59 for now), and I think I just started a '63 set since I grabbed a chunk of the stars on the cheap :D

begsu1013

07-24-2015, 11:30 PM

RobDerhak

07-25-2015, 09:35 AM

welcome and SCORE!

there is no discrepancies between desert shield boxes and regular topps boxes, there is only one way to find out...open and rip a pack.

a good indication though might be if the house had any military mementos/memorabilia as well.

however, even steve from bbce has to pick out a random pack out of a box that is submitted as a "desert shield" box to find out. I believe he reseals this pack, in the same exact fashion as it was opened and is the only instance of this ever happening of such a reseal.

I do not know this from personal knowledge, but the guy that told me this is extremely reliable on unopened and I would not regurgitate this if I didn't think it was legit. but call bbce, in a week or so (as it's the national) and ask....it would solve your mystery really quickly.

as for feeling guilty, do not. you paid the price that was asked. it's not your position to price someones' items. the guilty feeling is because you stumbled upon one hellavu find and congrats!

and I will take that 63 berra please.

Yep, a guy on Blowout told me about Steve and I called him yesterday. Very nice guy that said, well, basically the same thing you said...just cross your fingers & rip! Nothing discernible between regular & Shield versions (I didn't ask him about, and haven't tried the blacklight trick Zach mentioned prior)

I've opened the two boxes that weren't sealed, both were just plain ol' '91 Topps. There was a LOT of military regalia in the house, and obviously there were some Desert Shield singles around too...and about 50 boxes of those Desert Storm cards, so there were a lot of things from that era that gave/give me some hope.

Bestdj777

07-25-2015, 06:04 PM

RobDerhak

07-25-2015, 11:17 PM

Worst case, you've got a lot of great gum for a very reasonable price :)

Those are some really awesome cards and a great score. Thank you for sharing! The Mantles--my only real area of expertise--are in beautiful shape and, alone, could potentially get you back what you have into the lot.

Yea, when I got to the Yankees section I could hardly breathe!

I've got him all ready to go to PSA...I've only done BGS grading before, so I'm not entirely sure what to expect, but I'm cautiously optimistic...any predictions?

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/Estate%20Sale%202015-07-23/IMG_20150726_000809_zpssztraavu.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/Estate%20Sale%202015-07-23/IMG_20150726_000809_zpssztraavu.jpg.html)
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stlcardsfan

07-26-2015, 02:37 PM

The 62 regular issue looks like a ExMt+, maybe NM. I'll go 6.5

Both 62 all stars look like 8s. Centering a little off on both so I'll go 7s.

63 looks like a 6 to me, although can't see bottom right corner.

Good luck!

hangman62

07-26-2015, 02:59 PM

RobDerhak

07-26-2015, 04:04 PM

Just a great find / pick up

All Im waiting for now is one of the morons/D-heads in this club to start in with..."something seems fishy" ..and Im not sure I believe this " he said on Monday it was xx cards..and then he posted on Tue at 7.45 am..saying its xy cards

Ral G

Geez, I was hoping this site catered to an audience mature enough that may make it Troll free. Oh well, if they show up, I'll ignore them, just like I do the Trolls on other sites.

Bestdj777

07-26-2015, 04:34 PM

RobDerhak

07-26-2015, 05:05 PM

I bet this story is made up. There is no way someone you just found that 90s wax like that at an estate sale :). All kidding aside, it's an awesome find. I love hearing stories like this and it makes me want to keep searching this stuff out.

As for the grades on your Mantles, I have no idea. I collect low grade and have only submitted twice for some really obscure issues. If I had these, I'd definitely wait for a monthly special and send the better cards/players off for grading though as I think you'd get much better returns with these in holders.

I know right? I went back day 3 & actually got 12 boxes of '92 upper deck for $20 (no Williams Auto though), must be in a fantasy world right?

RE: Grading, as luck would have it, I had paid the $199 to join PSA about 6 weeks ago. I had planned on a MUCH lower value use of my 15 freebies, but now 13 of these cards are going in the mail tomorrow with 2 of the ones I had planned originally still making the cut :)

whiteymet

07-27-2015, 10:43 PM

Nice pick up. Just be aware the Red Heart cards you showed are reprints, in case you did not know.

savedfrommyspokes

07-28-2015, 06:55 AM

Great vintage pickups! Good luck with the submissions, let us know how they turn out

In regards to the 91 DS cards, it may just be the lack of quality images used to display the pickups, but the typical definition of a legit DS card's logo does not appear on the DS cards pictured here. In addition, the logos appear much shinier on the cards pictured versus legit copies I have handled. Again, it could just be the images used here. Post some pics of the backs of these DS cards also.

RobDerhak

07-28-2015, 07:46 AM

RobDerhak

07-28-2015, 08:01 AM

Nice pick up. Just be aware the Red Heart cards you showed are reprints, in case you did not know.

Yep, the REPRINT at the bottom on the back was a dead giveaway :) (not to mention the high gloss, which would have blown people minds in '54)

There were about 15 of those sealed little packs, all w/ Mantle on top I just grabbed one of 'em for the hell of it.

RobDerhak

07-28-2015, 08:11 AM

duplicate post

savedfrommyspokes

07-28-2015, 10:52 AM

Overall, the more bold back (i.e. Junior Ortiz) is on about 10-15% of the cards...most of them are muted

My understanding is that the backs with the bold "40th" are not legit....after going through 1000s of DS cards, I have never seen a legit DS card with the bold 40th on the back.

In looking at the 6 cards pictured in the scans, the Ortiz and Larkin cards appear to not be legit, while the other 4 cards appear legit (tough to tell for sure w/o card in hand). The Ortiz should not have the bold back and on both the Ortiz and the Larkin cards the words "Operation Desert Shield" appear bloated as compared to the more refined legit copies.

Below are a few articles that discuss distinguishing the legit copies from the fake copies:

http://www.cardboardconnection.com/1991-topps-desert-shield-baseball-cards

https://sportscardinfo.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/how-to-spot-fake-1991-topps-desert-shield-cards/

http://www.psacard.com/Articles/ArticleView/4362/1991-desert-shield-set-true-pre-war-cards

RobDerhak

07-28-2015, 10:40 PM

My understanding is that the backs with the bold "40th" are not legit....after going through 1000s of DS cards, I have never seen a legit DS card with the bold 40th on the back.

In looking at the 6 cards pictured in the scans, the Ortiz and Larkin cards appear to not be legit, while the other 4 cards appear legit (tough to tell for sure w/o card in hand). The Ortiz should not have the bold back and on both the Ortiz and the Larkin cards the words "Operation Desert Shield" appear bloated as compared to the more refined legit copies.

Below are a few articles that discuss distinguishing the legit copies from the fake copies:

http://www.cardboardconnection.com/1991-topps-desert-shield-baseball-cards

https://sportscardinfo.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/how-to-spot-fake-1991-topps-desert-shield-cards/

http://www.psacard.com/Articles/ArticleView/4362/1991-desert-shield-set-true-pre-war-cards

I've read all those articles prior, none mention muted backs...so I decided to poke around

There are several listed on COMC that have bold backs...they all are all or nothing...i.e. all 9 Brent Knackerts that are on COMC are bold (from 6 different sellers) while all 11 Jose DeLeons (from 7 different sellers) are muted.

All Junior Ortiz on COMC are bold (there are only 2 at the moment), and the other players that I bought that have bold backs (Schofield, Guthrie, Gallego, Mack, Pagliarulo, Schiraldi, Scioscia) are all 100% bold backs on COMC.

All points to some really smart forgeries of some relatively low value cards, or all legit...

There are also PSA slabbed cards on COMC w/ bold backs (Lee Smith, Hershiser, Lilliquist for example), so that pretty much seals it for me that the backs are not a judge of authenticity

Thanks for looking out, but I'm pretty confident that between the military regalia at the sale, the relative low value of the players I bought, and the above research that they are legit.

Zach Wheat

07-29-2015, 06:37 AM

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/Estate%20Sale%202015-07-23/CCI07282015_zpszzgbdcyi.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/Estate%20Sale%202015-07-23/CCI07282015_zpszzgbdcyi.jpg.html)

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/Estate%20Sale%202015-07-23/CCI07282015_zpsjxyisllt.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/Estate%20Sale%202015-07-23/CCI07282015_zpsjxyisllt.jpg.html)

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/Estate%20Sale%202015-07-23/CCI07282015_0001_zps37awkmta.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/Antique%20Stores-%20Estate%20Sales-Auctions/Estate%20Sale%202015-07-23/CCI07282015_0001_zps37awkmta.jpg.html)

Overall, the more bold back (i.e. Junior Ortiz) is on about 10-15% of the cards...most of them are muted

DS cards printed on Sheet A* and B* should have a Bold 40th Anniversary logo on the back. You can see the sheet designation on the reverse of the card near the copyright logo at the bottom. So of the 6 sheets, approx. 33% of the cards will have a bold 40th Anniversary logo in bold red ink, assuming random distribution. Regarding the foil shield on the front, legit shields have come in both foil types ie gold and a more silverish foil. A number of the fake logos have wider shields or really fuzzy logos. However, the main tell on the best fake logos is the lowest palm leaf is shifted to the right or most often to the left.

On legit logos the palm leaf will come down between the letters R and A in the word "O P E R A T I O N".

Z

Zach Wheat

07-29-2015, 07:50 AM

My understanding is that the backs with the bold "40th" are not legit....

This is a misperception. Cards printed on Sheet A* and B* will have a bold 40th Anniversary logo. Approx. 1 out of 3 DS cards will look like this.

When Topps switched to making DS cards some time during their 1991 print run, they switched to using a red ink that includes a brightener. This ink will flouresce under UV light and is a method for eliminating non-DS cards. Both cards printed with the bold red logo and the watermarked version (ie faint version on sheets C-F) will have flourescing logos. It has been discussed in previous posts that a significant majority (99.6%+) of DS cards were printed in this manner - so it is a good way to eliminate non-DS cards. To summarize, shine a black light on the reverse of the card. If the 40th Anniversary logo (bold or otherwise) doesn't flouresce - it is likely not a DS card.

I don't want to hijack the original thread. If anyone wants more info with pics and specific examples PM me and I can start a new thread with all the info., including other things I have learned since the original discussion.

Z

savedfrommyspokes

07-29-2015, 10:33 AM

This is a misperception. Cards printed on Sheet A* and B* will have a bold 40th Anniversary logo. Approx. 1 out of 3 DS cards will look like this.

When Topps switched to making DS cards some time during their 1991 print run, they switched to using a red ink that includes a brightener. This ink will flouresce under UV light and is a method for eliminating non-DS cards. Both cards printed with the bold red logo and the watermarked version (ie faint version on sheets C-F) will have flourescing logos. It has been discussed in previous posts that a significant majority (99.6%+) of DS cards were printed in this manner - so it is a good way to eliminate non-DS cards. To summarize, shine a black light on the reverse of the card. If the 40th Anniversary logo (bold or otherwise) doesn't flouresce - it is likely not a DS card.

I don't want to hijack the original thread. If anyone wants more info with pics and specific examples PM me and I can start a new thread with all the info., including other things I have learned since the original discussion.

Z

That was indeed my misunderstanding stemming from that previous thread.

In looking through my part set of DS cards, my copies of cards originating on the A, B sheets, none appear to be legit(place holders for now), thus my mistaken interpretation of that previous thread. As I have not added any cards to my set since before that thread, my method for determining legitimacy has simply involved reviewing the logo on the card front and looking for the obvious characteristics of either a legit or non-legit card.

In years past I had purchased multiple lots/part sets of DS cards on ebay as the cards pictured in the scans all appeared to be legit. However, once I had the cards in hand, I found that typically between a third and 2/5ths of each lot contained non-legit cards. In most cases, it still worked out cheaper to buy the cards like this versus as singles based on the price I paid for the entire lot. However, receiving this high of a percent of fakes became frustrating and over the past few years I have only relied on buying cards in hand.

In regards to the Ortiz and Larkin cards pictured in the scan, the scan makes these two cards appear different from the other four cards depicted in regards to the "shininess" and the font of the logo's text. The Ortiz and Larkin both appear shinier and appear to have a more bloated font, both characteristics of non-legit DS cards.

As the DS cards from this thread were part of an estate sale, these cards complete 24 year history is unknown. It is possible that the previous owner attempted to supplement his/her original collection of legit cards by buying non-legit lots/groups or singles on ebay encountering the same percent of legit and fake cards I had in the past experienced.

bnorth

07-30-2015, 05:15 AM

RobDerhak

07-30-2015, 07:23 AM

I love how a thread centered on finding things like vintage Mantles, Koufax, Clemente, Aaron, et all for $5 EACH has turned into a discussion about 35 or so common DS cards that everyone is judging based on some med-res (at best) scans :confused:

Just to add to the furor, here is a blacklight shot.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/moeron/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-07/20150730_081615_zps8bqedxyc.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/moeron/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-07/20150730_081615_zps8bqedxyc.jpg.html)

ALR-bishop

07-30-2015, 08:06 AM

bnorth

07-30-2015, 08:43 AM

"No idea if they are Desert Shield or just plain ol' '91 Topps...2 of the boxes are sealed, two are not. If anybody knows how to tell the difference, please inform me. I looked at Houdinis break, and the box seemed to be identical to the regular '91 release...any help on these is greatly appreciated"

Maybe this is what caused what you now consider a high jack :)

What Al said plus unless it is a crap home printer fake most believe vintage cards to be the real deal.

The DS cards are easily among the top 10 faked/altered cards of all time. Yes they don't sell for thousands of dollars but you can turn a worthless common into a card that sells for a few dollars. I usually avoid them because I have no clue what is real and what isn't.

RobDerhak

07-30-2015, 11:24 AM

Easy.

I didn't say the thread was hijacked because it hasn't been hijacked...I just said it was odd that such a focus has been put on the least valuable cards I found...I think is says one of two things...either this community is really interested in DS cards in general, or this community is hyper sensitive when it comes to looking for/assuming cards are fake...not judging either way, just an observation.

And you are correct, I did ask for help on the sealed boxes...which a couple of posters offered their advice on. And for the record, I did open 5 of them so far...all regular issue, no vintage inserts yet either :( lots of Larry Jones rookies though :)

Zach Wheat

07-30-2015, 02:45 PM

I love how a thread centered on finding things like vintage Mantles, Koufax, Clemente, Aaron, et all for $5 EACH has turned into a discussion about 35 or so common DS cards that everyone is judging based on some med-res (at best) scans........

Sorry Rob, I was concerned about that issue. I started another thread on the Post-80's section.....here is the link:

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=209297

Now back to Rob's awesome find...

Z

RobDerhak

07-30-2015, 04:15 PM

Sorry Rob, I was concerned about that issue. I started another thread on the Post-80's section.....here is the link:

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=209297

Now back to Rob's awesome find...

Z

Nothing AT ALL to apologize about...I asked a question about the boxes & you helped (thank you BTW!), and there were some links posted for those that had questions about authenticity.

baseballfan

08-01-2015, 03:56 PM

Great pick ups. Congrats

RobDerhak

08-13-2015, 04:14 PM

not really sure why the stargell came back as below size...I sure didn't notice any abnormalities on it...really shocked on the 57 Spahn getting a 5...I thought it was a 6.5 in its sleep

N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1963 Topps 553 1963 Rookie Stars
24672775 NEAR MINT 7 1963 Topps 500 Harmon Killebrew
24672776 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1963 Topps 345 Brooks Robinson
24672777 NEAR MINT 7 1963 Topps 340 Yogi Berra
24672778 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1963 Topps 320 Warren Spahn
24672779 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1962 Topps 471 Mickey Mantle All Star
24672780 NEAR MINT 7 1962 Topps 471 Mickey Mantle All Star
24672781 EXCELLENT+ 5.5 1962 Topps 200 Mickey Mantle
24672782 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1961 Topps 287 Carl Yastrzemski Star Rookie
24672783 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1964 Topps 300 Hank Aaron
124672784 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1964 Topps 200 Sandy Koufax
24672786 VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT 4 1954 Topps 250 Ted Williams
24672787 EXCELLENT 5 1957 Topps 90 Warren Spahn
24672788 EXCELLENT 5 1963 Topps 200 Mickey Mantle

MCoxon

08-14-2015, 10:51 AM

great haul. as always, some grades come back from PSA lower than hoped for, but you still seem to have made out like a bandit on this --

Exhibitman

08-16-2015, 09:38 AM

Just the 57 and 62 mantles will get you a bundle in the current mantle market.

RobDerhak

01-04-2019, 08:57 AM

Had another HUGE score yesterday at an Estate Sale...There were some Vintage Pennants and H&B bats pictured...didn't end up with either of them, but I did score a ziplock bag with "50's & 60's Baseball Cards" for $48

Decent Haul I'd say :eek:

The '67 Mantle, '68 Clementes, '68 Mays are all getting PSA'd for sure...expect 6's & 7's on them, the rest are likely 5s & down

If anyone has any knowledge on what the Hawthorne Musial 'card' is (It is about 1/2" larger all around than a standard card, printed on thick, but not cardstock paper) I'd appreciate it...My hunch is it is a card that came with the Glove, but my research has turned up nothing...front/back of that one is pictured

https://i.imgur.com/oN3A4Sg.jpg?2

https://i.imgur.com/TvXJB8I.jpg?1

https://i.imgur.com/xbqAafu.jpg?1

https://i.imgur.com/bEKWShw.jpg?1

https://i.imgur.com/rZoJBta.jpg?1

https://i.imgur.com/kf7IbLW.jpg?1

https://i.imgur.com/WL5UjxK.jpg?1

https://i.imgur.com/V2og7OA.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/inrN5Il.jpg?1

ALR-bishop

01-04-2019, 10:15 AM

The 67 Mantle is a variant of sorts, recurring red dot above the S in Yankees. The card can also be found with a red dot in the upper right front border, and with no red dot. Not sure which version is the scarcest, but none are hard to find.

MikeGarcia

01-04-2019, 10:58 AM

.You might wanna track the widow down and give her another $48 , just so you can sleep at night...

..

Bram99

01-05-2019, 05:47 AM

Since you haven’t posted a lot in the past, I am not sure if you are aware but there is an old rule that can be found in the archives of this site somewhere about estate sale hoard finds. The rule is that the find should be shared for free with any community member who has shown an interest by posting on the thread.

I don’t need much though, one of the Mantles would satisfy me.

Tony

RobDerhak

04-18-2019, 05:40 PM

Will post a photo after I pick it up, but my LCS just called saying my '67 Mantle was back from PSA....7.5!

Pretty stoked, the rest of the order should be back in a couple of weeks!