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Jim65
05-01-2018, 04:00 PM
Just received (thanks Howard) 1968 Topps Disc Tommy Davis
Congrats. You don't see those come up for sale very often.
oiccup41
05-03-2018, 12:33 AM
These are really April pickups but just got them in scanned tonight.
1971 F. R. Woods All-Star Photos - This set looks great in person!
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1966 Dodgers Team Issue Don Sutton
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/963/26990396117_c7b9bf504c_m.jpg
Peter_Spaeth
05-03-2018, 04:54 PM
First Rose RC I have owned in years.
Big Six
05-03-2018, 05:22 PM
The 1970 Kellogg’s cards are just fantastic...
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Jim65
05-03-2018, 06:23 PM
First Rose RC I have owned in years.
Beauty
mr2686
05-03-2018, 06:41 PM
I love those Kelloggs cards.
Big Six
05-04-2018, 09:41 AM
One more...need to stay off the Bay for a few days..
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Mark70Z
05-04-2018, 01:50 PM
Just received (thanks Howard) 1968 Topps Disc Tommy Davis
The Topps Test Disc looks amazing!
RayBShotz
05-04-2018, 02:20 PM
First Rose RC I have owned in years.
Peter - That 6 is stunning! WOW! Nice pick up.
RayB
Gobucsmagic74
05-04-2018, 02:27 PM
First Rose RC I have owned in years.
Nice one Peter!
Marchillo
05-04-2018, 04:05 PM
May birthday month plus 15% off means bigger purchases than I’m used to. Grabbed a low grade Brooksie rc for TTM and a couple of HOF RC’s. Saved over $60 off the Banks/Kaline. Got the Brooks a couple days ago.
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Marchillo
05-04-2018, 04:07 PM
Wanted to grab a Rose RC as I’m less that 30 cards from the 63 set but with nothing in my range at a good value it will have to wait. Really wanted to take advantage of the 15% coupled with gift cards.
Jim65
05-05-2018, 05:45 AM
The Topps Test Disc looks amazing!
Thanks Mark, Im happy to finally add it to my collection.
TheBig6
05-07-2018, 01:20 PM
Nice cards guys
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JollyElm
05-07-2018, 02:31 PM
So happy to add this piece of Say Hey deliciousness to the mix...
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just arrived .... one of the greatest PSA 3's I have ever owned. Asked the seller, and he said there is the slightest surface wrinkle under his neck area ... moving the card at an angle you can see one, but it is barely there.
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toppcat
05-07-2018, 04:23 PM
Just received (thanks Howard) 1968 Topps Disc Tommy Davis
Zounds-a tough one for sure!
jason.1969
05-07-2018, 04:26 PM
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just arrived .... one of the greatest PSA 3's I have ever owned. Asked the seller, and he said there is the slightest surface wrinkle under his neck area ... moving the card at an angle you can see one, but it is barely there.
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Sweet Willie. That is the best 3 I have ever seen. Congrats.
Peter_Spaeth
05-07-2018, 08:27 PM
A PWCC-HE sticker would look nice on Willie. :eek:
profholt82
05-07-2018, 08:30 PM
Holy Toledo! That is a beautiful 52 Mays. Congrats, Neal.
Anyway, I added a few cards to my growing collection recently. Kalines and Killebrews are always welcome additions, and this is my first Clemente, so that's exciting.
https://i.imgur.com/7oZh8Lj.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/MmgA1YS.jpg?1
aconte
05-07-2018, 08:31 PM
Sweet look Mays guys!
A PWCC-HE sticker would look nice on Willie. :eek:Lol
Thanks fellas
Great pickups all over this thread
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LuckyLarry
05-08-2018, 05:10 AM
Picked up some duplicates at our local monthly show this past weekend. The “collector” grade Mantles cost $45 total for both. The difficult to find Choo-Choo Card was stickered at $30 but all the dealers cards were 50% off plus discounted 10% if you bought more than one card. So the ‘66 hi number short print tough to find “Choo-Choo” was $13.50 a bargain I think!
http://www.net54baseball.com/picture.php?albumid=542&pictureid=24415
LuckyLarry
05-08-2018, 05:31 AM
I also found 36 “trashed” 1972 Topps Hi numbers in the dime box. HELP!
http://www.net54baseball.com/picture.php?albumid=542&pictureid=24416
just arrived .... one of the greatest PSA 3's I have ever owned. Asked the seller, and he said there is the slightest surface wrinkle under his neck area ... moving the card at an angle you can see one, but it is barely there.
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Wow! Incredible Mays/3, Neal.
Congrats! :)
scmavl
05-08-2018, 12:34 PM
I posted this on the Mantle thread but after a hiatus, it feels good to be adding this classic piece of cardboard to my meager collection.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/964/27109084747_57d8697f9f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Hix9qT)
CobbSpikedMe
05-08-2018, 02:54 PM
I also found 36 “trashed” 1972 Topps Hi numbers in the dime box. HELP!
http://www.net54baseball.com/picture.php?albumid=542&pictureid=24416
72 Hi numbers in a dime box? How could you not buy them all Larry!?
Nice.
LuckyLarry
05-08-2018, 03:57 PM
72 Hi numbers in a dime box? How could you not buy them all Larry!?
Nice.
Ummm I did lol
toppcat
05-08-2018, 04:15 PM
My sole REA win
Chuck9788
05-08-2018, 04:49 PM
1976 Hostess Twinkies
http://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/149066/149066-9599135Fr.jpg
cardinalcollector
05-09-2018, 10:07 AM
My sole REA win
Very nice pickup Dave, a Classic!
JollyElm
05-10-2018, 03:12 PM
Added a bunch of sweet HOF'ers, 3 of them coming from a fellow boardmember through the B/S/T...
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mr2686
05-11-2018, 08:48 AM
Love the 61 Clemente. Really nice!
JollyElm
05-12-2018, 03:34 PM
Using the recent ebay coupon code, I was able to grab up this beautifully centered 1961 Mays high number at a good price, bringing me incredibly close to finally finishing off this nightmare of a tough set...
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Gobucsmagic74
05-14-2018, 04:06 PM
Fully Bonded
Not really the grade/condition I was after, but this card was a tough one to obtain.
smellthegum
05-15-2018, 08:00 AM
just arrived .... one of the greatest PSA 3's I have ever owned.
Fantastic Mays Neal! I'm jealous -- still need that one.
Here's a mixed batch of my April and May additions.
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ZiggerZagger
05-15-2018, 07:20 PM
Thanks to Pete Gustafson for this beauty. Always a real pleasure working with him.
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horzverti
05-15-2018, 08:44 PM
Awesome card Jarrod! Wait, Mickey isn’t wearing a bow tie?? :D
I posted this on the Mantle thread but after a hiatus, it feels good to be adding this classic piece of cardboard to my meager collection.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/964/27109084747_57d8697f9f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Hix9qT)
jchcollins
05-16-2018, 05:44 AM
eBay splurge, now I need to sell some things...With due respect to the card with burlap borders, this is my favorite early Ryan. Still with the Mets, a bit of an awkward pose, and a high-numbered card in one of the last sets where that would matter.
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clydepepper
05-16-2018, 09:56 AM
Also known as the impossible dream (completing it anyway)
Some months ago, I decided to take on the easier portion of the set, cards 1-280. With the two cards shown here, I have completed that.
Next are the next thirty cards: #'s 281-310. I just purchased ten of those thirty along with six others I already owned. So, I need just 16 more to have the first 310 cards of the 407-card set.
Everyone knows who #311 is and I don't see ever landing one of those. Goes against my principles (and bank account) to grossly overpay, even an essential card like that.
I only own three of the remaining 97 cards in the set and may not manage to get much closer...so, the 310 will most likely be my 'farthest on' point.
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invest
05-16-2018, 05:15 PM
Awesome Jackie Robinsons!!!
Troy
Fully Bonded
Gobucsmagic74
05-17-2018, 07:36 AM
Awesome Jackie Robinsons!!!
Troy
Thank you sir!
Big Six
05-17-2018, 08:31 AM
I took a Chance...
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scmavl
05-17-2018, 08:50 AM
Awesome card Jarrod! Wait, Mickey isn’t wearing a bow tie?? :D
Ha! Maybe I'll draw one on him, Curt. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt the value much. ;)
Peter_Spaeth
05-17-2018, 08:58 AM
Some 65Ts.
Also known as the impossible dream (completing it anyway)
Some months ago, I decided to take on the easier portion of the set, cards 1-280. With the two cards shown here, I have completed that.
Next are the next thirty cards: #'s 281-310. I just purchased ten of those thirty along with six others I already owned. So, I need just 16 more to have the first 310 cards of the 407-card set.
Everyone knows who #311 is and I don't see ever landing one of those. Goes against my principles (and bank account) to grossly overpay, even an essential card like that.
I only own three of the remaining 97 cards in the set and may not manage to get much closer...so, the 310 will most likely be my 'farthest on' point.
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Nice cards, Raymond. I am fairly close to completing my #1 to #310 run as well, but with some pricey cards still needed to complete that run, I am not so sure that will happen let alone the #311 to #407 run.
I'll keep picking away here and there but there currently isn't any rush to complete it. I enjoy the challenge/chase anyways, so as long as I am having fun, that is all that matters. :)
Marchillo
05-17-2018, 05:25 PM
Working on a Fergie auto run like my Brooks run posted in the April thread. Also gonna work on Ryne Sandberg soon. I’ll probably get these cased up eventually when SGC has another special as I really like the look.
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Working on a Fergie auto run like my Brooks run posted in the April thread. Also gonna work on Ryne Sandberg soon. I’ll probably get these cased up eventually when SGC has another special as I really like the look.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180517/a5b4b7bb7725aff7f6df74d9de2678a9.jpg
Nice collection/run of the first Canadian elected to the HOF. :)
vansaad
05-17-2018, 07:43 PM
A Bond Bread for me as well.
https://i.imgur.com/rAHNoUQ.jpg
DBesse27
05-18-2018, 07:55 AM
Peter, the 65 Yaz is my favorite of his base cards. Nice one!
jfkheat
05-21-2018, 01:34 PM
The 1968 Cepeda is an upgrade for the PSA 9 in my 68 All Star subset. I now have 16 of the 20 card set in PSA 10. The Cepeda is a tough one to find in a 10 as there are only five. Only Clemente and Gene Alley have lower pops at four each.
I picked up a couple 1958 All Star cards a couple weeks. These two just arrived. I guess this will be my next project set.
James
invest
05-21-2018, 01:46 PM
This was a tough one to find for me since I really wanted a clean back with minimal chipping. Happy to add it :-)
Troy
dclarkraiders
05-21-2018, 06:14 PM
This was a tough one to find for me since I really wanted a clean back with minimal chipping. Happy to add it :-)
Troy
Very nice Schmidt RC. Congrats on the pickup.
Duane
ValKehl
05-21-2018, 08:52 PM
I'm stoked to have won this in the recent REA Auction for my Pete Runnels collection:
profholt82
05-22-2018, 08:26 PM
Picked up a few 70s Topps at an antiques mall over the weekend; nothing crazy, but a few of my favorite stars. I once saw Dave Winfield at a card show in the late 80s. I was just a kid, and he walked right in front of me. I swear, I've never seen anyone as big and impressive as he was. Like a Greek god or something. I'm still after his 74 rookie, but I really like his 75 card.
https://i.imgur.com/AwgmEO8.jpg?1
clydepepper
05-24-2018, 12:47 PM
To finish my abbreviated set - the first 310.
Why am I having to deal with all these managers so close to the 'finish' line?
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gregr2
05-24-2018, 04:56 PM
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Peter_Spaeth
05-24-2018, 05:05 PM
Pretty much completing my post-war rookie run.
scmavl
05-25-2018, 07:45 AM
Ended the month on a high note. (The line on the right is glare from the holder)
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clydepepper
05-25-2018, 07:58 AM
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Puckettfan
05-25-2018, 08:48 AM
Finished the month out with some really nice additions:
Trying to complete a mid-grade 50s Mantle run, so I was happy to add this 1959 Topps example. Great centering and color
1951 Bowman Nellie Fox goes into the HOF Rookies collection.
luciobar1980
05-26-2018, 12:59 AM
Had a separate “guess the grade” contest thread for this. I’m pretty proud of this one. :p It’s a beauty. Great gloss and color! Got it raw from original owner, first submission to SGC. :D
https://i.imgur.com/Mh59Hvt.jpg
scmavl
05-26-2018, 06:11 AM
That Yaz is SHARP.
kid4hof03
05-26-2018, 08:30 AM
A couple of low grade Mantle's with decent eye appeal this month
Peter_Spaeth
05-26-2018, 08:34 AM
Almost centered well enough for Matt. :eek:
luciobar1980
05-26-2018, 08:59 AM
A couple of low grade Mantle's with decent eye appeal this month
Wow, interesting how similar these two photos are! Yeah, I mean I know it’s his stance, but still...
savedfrommyspokes
05-26-2018, 01:03 PM
Congrats to all of those getting closer on hitting their goals for their 52 Sets....the difference between the 52 set and almost every other "mainstream" post war set is the amount of patience required to complete this set (within your own budget).
Down to 31 to go after another ebay bucks promo.....pretty much just tough hi#s left.
Congrats to all of those getting closer on hitting their goals for their 52 Sets....the difference between the 52 set and almost every other "mainstream" post war set is the amount of patience required to complete this set (within your own budget).
Down to 31 to go after another ebay bucks promo.....pretty much just tough hi#s left.
Great cards, again, SFMS.
You sure have a knack for finding great looking/centered cards! :)
savedfrommyspokes
05-28-2018, 06:05 AM
Great cards, again, SFMS.
You sure have a knack for finding great looking/centered cards! :)Thank you Irv.....my knack is better at posting the nicely centered cards versus finding them (I have not posted some of the less appealing pickups)......I do have some purchases I regret for this set and hopefully will upgrade them at some point. Overall, over the past year, I have passed on many cards that lack visual appeal for their grade.
clydepepper
05-28-2018, 04:46 PM
I was so pleased with my achievement that I couldn't wait to post it...to the wrong thread. :rolleyes:
These are the last for me for a while:
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ALR-bishop
05-28-2018, 04:56 PM
Bravo Raymond
jchcollins
05-29-2018, 10:10 AM
Pray for rain! I have not bought a ‘53 in a long time, but the qualifier (I guess?) made this one affordable to add to my postwar HOF collection.
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Thank you Irv.....my knack is better at posting the nicely centered cards versus finding them (I have not posted some of the less appealing pickups)......I do have some purchases I regret for this set and hopefully will upgrade them at some point. Overall, over the past year, I have passed on many cards that lack visual appeal for their grade.
I have as well. I was just overly eager to add to my collection without giving the cards themselves much thought. :o
Like you, I have also been, or have tried to be, much more picky, so to say, that what I was before.
I have also upgraded a few cards due to creasing/condition, but since I collect mid or lower grade mostly, not many more will be upgraded at this point.
profholt82
05-29-2018, 09:26 PM
During the late 80s when I first began collecting cards, my old man bought me a Topps binder that had facsimiles of a bunch of famous cards on the cover. Of all of them, I was most fascinated by the 56 Richie Ashburn. I thought it was the coolest card ever printed, and I actually ended up getting his biography from the library shortly after that. After all these years, I finally got the card, and I love it.
I also added a couple Yastrzemskis to the collection, including the glorious 73 Mutton Chop Yaz.
https://i.imgur.com/yCek648.jpg?1
Edit: I found a picture of that binder on the googlez. I wish I still had it.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3c/89/7a/3c897a8868f923d983c27ed03fe827c1.jpg
jchcollins
05-30-2018, 07:27 AM
During the late 80s when I first began collecting cards, my old man bought me a Topps binder that had facsimiles of a bunch of famous cards on the cover. Of all of them, I was most fascinated by the 56 Richie Ashburn. ]
I remember that album too. At various points I had the '52 Spahn, the '55 Aaron, and the '60 Snider. Sadly NOT the '52 Topps Mantle, lol.
Puckettfan
05-30-2018, 09:26 AM
Adam,
I had that same binder but had completely forgotten about it until just now. I kept my 1988 Topps (the set that first got me hooked) collection in that binder. Great memories and great market penetration on their part.
Kris
CobbSpikedMe
05-31-2018, 05:59 PM
Started a new set with these two beauties...
AndyH
jchcollins
06-01-2018, 11:36 AM
Arrived today. When I first started collecting cards as a kid, I hated this set. But it’s been slowly growing on me ever since. Some of the photos are gems. Given what was considered an action shot back then, I think this one qualifies as well:
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jchcollins
06-01-2018, 11:39 AM
Also, how could you not love the cartoon on the back. Seriously Topps this is all you could come up with? LOL. Me too, Harmon. Me too...:)
profholt82
06-01-2018, 04:35 PM
Great card. As a Killer collector, I like the 73 quite a bit because it features his classic batting stance. His 74 Topps is a good example as well. I've always said that they ought to call him "The Logo" like Jerry West is to the NBA. But I'm not sure if MLB even officially acknowledges that their logo is inspired by him, even though it clearly is.