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MikeGarcia

07-03-2018, 12:29 PM

Picked this card up last night....now motivated to complete this beautiful set in the crease-free vgex range. Couldn't be happier!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180703/417d20423466a18074a56b7c1b562b70.jpg

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..That is a gorgeous #250TED--it was graded a looooong time ago---- can you figure out why it's a "4" , 'cause it looks so much better ? Thanks , juss bein' nosy..

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vintagebaseballcardguy

07-03-2018, 12:33 PM

..That is a gorgeous #250TED--it was graded a looooong time ago---- can you figure out why it's a "4" , 'cause it looks so much better ? Thanks , juss bein' nosy..

.Thank you, Mike. I don't have it in hand yet, but the seller (whom I trust) assured me no creases--corner and edge wear primarily accounted for the grade. Maybe a little surface wear. All in all, right up alley. :)

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Chuck9788

07-04-2018, 11:46 AM

Down to just 28 cards for my ‘54 set...

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Nice Jackie Jenson! The 1958 AL MVP.

Jensen announced his retirement from baseball in January 1960, primarily because of an intense fear of flying. As teams had increasingly turned to air travel in the 1950s, he had unsuccessfully sought to combat his aversion to flying, aided considerably by Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey, who arranged for therapy treatments. Once major-league baseball expanded to the West Coast in 1958, and with further expansion and constant air travel foreseen, these difficulties became virtually insurmountable.

Jensen returned to play for Boston in 1961, but turned to hypnotherapy when his panic attacks at airports became unbearable. Frustrated by a sub-par season (.263, 66 RBIs), he retired again for good.

Big Six

07-04-2018, 11:47 AM

Nice Jackie Jenson! The 1958 AL MVP.

Jensen announced his retirement from baseball in January 1960, primarily because of an intense fear of flying. As teams had increasingly turned to air travel in the 1950s, he had unsuccessfully sought to combat his aversion to flying, aided considerably by Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey, who arranged for therapy treatments. Once major-league baseball expanded to the West Coast in 1958, and with further expansion and constant air travel foreseen, these difficulties became virtually insurmountable.

Jensen returned to play for Boston in 1961, but turned to hypnotherapy when his panic attacks at airports became unbearable. Frustrated by a sub-par season (.263, 66 RBIs), he retired again for good.

Thanks...that card has proven difficult to track down both centered and at a reasonable price!

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Chuck9788

07-04-2018, 11:51 AM

They are both sweet cards.

Bob Swift was the Tigers catcher in the famous 1951 Eddie Gaedel photo.

http://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/eddie-gaedel-baseball.jpg

irv

07-05-2018, 04:55 PM

Finally got my hands on a decent copy that I actually won! :)

savedfrommyspokes

07-05-2018, 05:21 PM

Finally got my hands on a decent copy that I actually won! :)

Nice p/u Irv....more good progress for you on this set.

I recently grabbed these 3 'bums" in my quest to complete this beast of a set. I am down to 25 to go, all high numbers....the last 25 are pretty much the toughest that could remain....I still have 3 more tough "bums" to get. I did not count to see how many more Dodger cards I am still needing, but it appears a majority of the Dodger cards were in the last series of this set. Too bad this high percent of placement of NY cards in the last series did not help Topps sell more cards.

irv

07-05-2018, 05:56 PM

Nice p/u Irv....more good progress for you on this set.

I recently grabbed these 3 'bums" in my quest to complete this beast of a set. I am down to 25 to go, all high numbers....the last 25 are pretty much the toughest that could remain....I still have 3 more tough "bums" to get. I did not count to see how many more Dodger cards I am still needing, but it appears a majority of the Dodger cards were in the last series of this set. Too bad this high percent of placement of NY cards in the last series did not help Topps sell more cards.

Those are great looking cards again, SFMS.

And only 25 to go! :cool:

Curious, are you aware of this site/link? It is full of great info and gets updated frequently.
http://www.1952toppsbaseballcards.com/

Good luck with the remaining 25. :)

vintagebaseballcardguy

07-05-2018, 06:00 PM

Sweet 52s!

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jchcollins

07-06-2018, 07:40 AM

This is the first Seaver RC I've ever owned...

Very nice 5 Seaver. That will likely be the range I go for when I can afford one. Which I suppose I need to start saving since I've decided I'm going after the '67 set...:mad:

thatkidfromjerrymaguire

07-06-2018, 12:58 PM

BLongley

07-06-2018, 02:35 PM

Always wanted these two....

savedfrommyspokes

07-06-2018, 02:57 PM

Those are great looking cards again, SFMS.

And only 25 to go! :cool:

Curious, are you aware of this site/link? It is full of great info and gets updated frequently.
http://www.1952toppsbaseballcards.com/

Good luck with the remaining 25. :)

Thank you guys...Irv, thank you for the link, pretty neat site. If all of the HOFers that could have been included in this set if it were not for their contracts with Bowman, this set would have been a much, much tougher set to complete.

irv

07-06-2018, 08:02 PM

Thank you guys...Irv, thank you for the link, pretty neat site. If all of the HOFers that could have been included in this set if it were not for their contracts with Bowman, this set would have been a much, much tougher set to complete.

It sure would have but I still wish those players like, Williams, Musial and Paige, to name a few, were still in it. I know it's a very popular set already, but adding those players would have made extra special, imo.

jchcollins

07-08-2018, 05:25 PM

Picked up this strong mid-grade HOF for my 52 Bowman set. I've always loved this card...including the arrow painted on the fence in the background is a great design element. This card makes me happy.

Congrats, nice card. I had a copy of that as a kid (late 80's, early 90's) that I picked up for relatively cheap at the time ($20 or so) at a show. When I got home I noticed it had "1952" typed on the back. LOL, my first lesson in inspecting carefully before I buy. Oh well, it bothered me for about 5 minutes and then I loved the card anyway.

Peter_Spaeth

07-08-2018, 06:09 PM

More Mantles.

jchcollins

07-09-2018, 09:17 AM

Some more high # additions to this set that I’ve decided I’m collecting...

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DBesse27

07-09-2018, 10:54 AM

Lots of great stuff, but the 54 Ted is my personal fave.

Here are some random pickups:

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/playercollectorsshowcase/download/file.php?id=2023https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/playercollectorsshowcase/download/file.php?id=2024
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/playercollectorsshowcase/download/file.php?id=2025

thatkidfromjerrymaguire

07-09-2018, 12:40 PM

Congrats, nice card. I had a copy of that as a kid (late 80's, early 90's) that I picked up for relatively cheap at the time ($20 or so) at a show. When I got home I noticed it had "1952" typed on the back. LOL, my first lesson in inspecting carefully before I buy. Oh well, it bothered me for about 5 minutes and then I loved the card anyway.

Haha, yeah, unfortunately I'm STILL learning that lesson. I picked up a raw 52 Bowman Larry Doby for a good price at a card show last year, and I even checked the back. However, the lighting was pretty dim at that booth, and after getting the card outside in the sunlight, it clearly had been signed by "Kevin" lightly in pencil :)

thatkidfromjerrymaguire

07-09-2018, 12:44 PM

Always wanted these two....

Great looking 1975 rookies. I'm a huge Royals fan, and I was born in 1975, so naturally the Brett rookie is one of my all time favorites. My copy is pretty beat up, so my plan is to upgrade it to one like yours someday. But there's so many cards out there I'd like to own, that upgrading a card I already own keeps getting knocked down the priority list.

JollyElm

07-09-2018, 02:09 PM

Knocked the second to last high number needed for my 1967 set off of my list. Sure, the centering is off (just like 99% of the cards that year), but it looks like it just came out of the pack, so I'm happy with it. I probably paid much more than I should have for a card with a qualifier, but since my ebay bucks knocked the price way down, I got it for around 20 bucks.

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On a side note, I've needed this card for so long that something laughable came to mind. In the early days of the internet at the beginning of this new century, I used to post my want lists on various collecting sites and they would always be rejected for 'inappropriate language.' Ha ha! When I did further research, I discovered that the bad word causing all of the fuss was simply the second syllable of Joe's last name. That's it! So I changed his name to "Adc*ck," and then my posts were readily accepted. Very funny to remember those funny days of yesteryear.

jchcollins

07-09-2018, 03:57 PM

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jchcollins

07-09-2018, 04:04 PM

Sure, the centering is off (just like 99% of the cards that year)

And I thought it was just me! Thanks. :D Look at the Colavito I posted earlier today...I really never realized the centering issues the '67 set had before deciding to go after it.

Big Six

07-11-2018, 12:32 PM

Down to 24 remaining...

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Not thrilled with the print lines on the Bauer but I’ll upgrade that one later...

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BLongley

07-11-2018, 04:42 PM

Just another one of those that I always wanted, finally bought...

Big Six

07-15-2018, 08:37 AM

Down to 23...

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KCRfan1

07-15-2018, 09:30 AM

Matt,

Do you have the biggies covered in your 54 set, or do you still need Aaron, Banks, Kaline, Jackie, Mays, and both Ted's?

I can't help you out, just being nosey.

Peter_Spaeth

07-15-2018, 09:54 AM

Thanks to a board member.

Long hunt for this one.

rdwyer

07-15-2018, 01:20 PM

Picked up a box of 1948-1955 Bowmans. Over 600 cards! Mostly 1949-1952.

Big Six

07-15-2018, 01:58 PM

Matt,

Do you have the biggies covered in your 54 set, or do you still need Aaron, Banks, Kaline, Jackie, Mays, and both Ted's?

I can't help you out, just being nosey.

Hey! I have Jackie in a 7. I have Banks and Kalin but both are in SGC 4...need to upgrade those or sell to get better. Probably going to shoot for 6’s for the two Williams, Mays and a 5-5.5 for Aaron. Will be good enough for me.

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rsdill2

07-16-2018, 08:07 AM

Picked this up from a board member. Been looking for one for a while.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1768/43324436852_371e49024d_h.jpg

jchcollins

07-16-2018, 09:37 AM

I’m not doing the ‘66 set, but as a Cubs fan, this card has been on my want list for some time. Officially a high number SP, I’m not sure in the age of purchasing cards online that this can really be considered “rare” anymore - but either way I’m glad to have it!

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VoodooChild

07-16-2018, 12:37 PM

I don't post much on the Post-War side as I am mainly a Pre-War Pirates Type collector. I'm also not a set collector. However, a couple years ago I decided to build a '56 Topps set becasue it's always been my favorite Post-War issue. I'm over half way done including most of the big name HOFers. With the recent 15% coupon and ebay bucks, I was able to knock this one off the list. It's my first and probably only Mantle (and the "rarer" WB version), so I'm psyched:

jchcollins

07-16-2018, 02:40 PM

I was able to knock this one off the list. It's my first and probably only Mantle (and the "rarer" WB version), so I'm psyched:

Very nice for the grade!

JollyElm

07-16-2018, 04:13 PM

Used the 15% Off ebay coupon to ride the Ryan Express...

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The centering is pretty decent for these guys.

(And as a parallel to my 1966/1968 Mantle thread from a short while back, I posit these photographs were most likely taken during the same photoshoot. The notch on the right side of his hat coupled with the positioning of his blue sleeves seem to be big tells.)

Mark70Z

07-16-2018, 05:10 PM

Picked this up from a board member. Been looking for one for a while.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1768/43324436852_371e49024d_h.jpg

Robert,

The Brooksie looks GREAT!

GasHouseGang

07-16-2018, 05:28 PM

Finally picked up one of the 1973 2D Kellogg sets. Still need the 1971's, which I know I'll never complete. Here's a few of the cards from the set.

jchcollins

07-17-2018, 07:01 AM

The centering is pretty decent for these guys.

I had forgotten what a bear the centering on #712 Nolan can be. Mine was a PSA 6.5. It's centered better T-B than yours, but slightly worse L-R - maybe 70/30...but still a sharp looking card.

jb67

07-17-2018, 09:06 AM

Finally picked up one of the 1973 2D Kellogg sets. Still need the 1971's, which I know I'll never complete. Here's a few of the cards from the set.

Congrats. Kellogg cards are a favorite of mine. My uncle used to work for Kelloggs and would bring home tons of cards back in the day.

Kurri17

07-17-2018, 09:16 AM

Finally picked up one of the 1973 2D Kellogg sets. Still need the 1971's, which I know I'll never complete. Here's a few of the cards from the set.

Very nice. I love the Kellogg's sets, having completed them all, some more than once, and yet more in progress again. Yeah, I do like 'em haha. Good luck with the '71s, finding a good starter lot or two is huge if you're like me and can't pay what they cost one card at a time in NM.

rgpete

07-21-2018, 11:36 AM

After 35 years I bought the 24th card to finish the 1975 OKLAHOMA CITY 89ERS TEAM ISSUE that I paid a $1.15 for the 23 cards at a NJ Flea Market back in the 1980's

CobbSpikedMe

07-21-2018, 11:50 AM

Ron, That's an awesome pick up man. Congrats on finishing the set.

rgpete

07-21-2018, 11:56 AM

Ron, That's an awesome pick up man. Congrats on finishing the set.

Thank You it took me along time but it was worth it

Baseballcrazy62

07-21-2018, 12:54 PM

Glad to add these.323522

HOF Yankees

07-21-2018, 04:21 PM

some cards for the set

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/919/43555528221_ab9aba05cd.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/29mRt68)60toppskubek (https://flic.kr/p/29mRt68) by Jake Dahl (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153734087@N08/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1787/28668076467_600b71640a.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/KFiomt)60toppsgame6 (https://flic.kr/p/KFiomt) by Jake Dahl (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153734087@N08/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1785/43555529311_f37fd94a0a.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/29mRtpV)60toppsgame2 (https://flic.kr/p/29mRtpV) by Jake Dahl (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153734087@N08/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1790/28668077717_aa41e14a87.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/KFioJ2)60toppsgame1 (https://flic.kr/p/KFioJ2) by Jake Dahl (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153734087@N08/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1784/43555529891_c4a301b213.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/29mRtzV)60toppsnelliefox (https://flic.kr/p/29mRtzV) by Jake Dahl (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153734087@N08/), on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/841/43555595591_94aab8e947.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/29mRP7F)60toppsbattey (https://flic.kr/p/29mRP7F) by Jake Dahl (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153734087@N08/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1786/29683948528_cdfa2aa8fc.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Me4ZJ1)60toppsearlwilson (https://flic.kr/p/Me4ZJ1) by Jake Dahl (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153734087@N08/), on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/862/43555597431_5caaef1e43.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/29mRPEp)60toppstoolerc (https://flic.kr/p/29mRPEp) by Jake Dahl (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153734087@N08/), on Flickr

hcv123

07-21-2018, 05:20 PM

Funny thing was - I stumbled across this browsing the auction!! I missed out on the only other one I know of about 3 years ago (this one is in much better condition). Most of the other panels sold on the low side - of course someone (anyone here?) was battling it out with me for this one - 3 AM and too much $$ later - I am its proud new owner!

Mark70Z

07-22-2018, 06:04 AM

funny thing was - i stumbled across this browsing the auction!! I missed out on the only other one i know of about 3 years ago (this one is in much better condition). Most of the other panels sold on the low side - of course someone (anyone here?) was battling it out with me for this one - 3 am and too much $$ later - i am its proud new owner!

wow!

dio

07-23-2018, 11:56 AM

landed this one earlier this month
http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/ss223/dioworld/Cards/hank_aaron_7F.jpg (http://s578.photobucket.com/user/dioworld/media/Cards/hank_aaron_7F.jpg.html)

RayBShotz

07-23-2018, 01:18 PM

dio - That's an incredible Aaron!

Did anyone say, "Show me the Money?"
RayB

dio

07-23-2018, 01:24 PM

dio - That's an incredible Aaron!

Did anyone say, "Show me the Money?"
RayB

Thanks, i wasn't expecting to win. Nobody bid for the last 3 days, kind of suprised.

JollyElm

07-23-2018, 02:23 PM

If o/c is wrong...

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...I don't wanna be right.

Vintagevault13

07-23-2018, 04:46 PM

If o/c is wrong...

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...I don't wanna be right.

Haha. I agree and would take cards like that ALL day!

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rhettyeakley

07-23-2018, 09:26 PM

Looked for this one for a long time (I have only ever seen one or two)...

http://starsofthediamond.com/58omahagibson.jpg

Peter_Spaeth

07-23-2018, 09:29 PM

Looked for this one for a long time (I hove only ever seen one or two)...

http://starsofthediamond.com/58omahagibson.jpg

Well DAMN. Congratulations on that one. May I be so fortunate some day.

Big Six

07-26-2018, 02:12 PM

Down to 17 needed...

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brob28

07-26-2018, 08:16 PM

Great stuff guys! That Aaron is beautiful. I'll check in with a bit of insanity at starting this set - always thought the backs on these looked better than the regular issue.

JollyElm

07-27-2018, 02:09 PM

The long national nightmare is over!!! With my fellow Long Islander, Yaz, in the house, I have now finally and officially completed my 1961 Topps set (cue the fireworks display, footage of people dancing in the streets chanting "USA!!!! USA!!!!," and all sorts of bikini babes shaking their moneymakers)...

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...what a long, strange cardboard trip it's been!!! I am freakin' psyched!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Ugh...but now, of course, the process of upgrading the set begins in earnest. Stay tuned. In about 10 years or so, look forward to seeing a post celebrating how I've finally added the last card needed for my ever-so-slightly-improved set.)