April Pickups

[MetsBaseball1973]

What show had those two gorgeous cards?!! Outstanding raw pickups. Always prefer that and at a show to boot. Nothing like raw pickups at a show.

On phone now but will post my own Gregg when back at the laptop. I remember certain cards so vividly from childhood, especially the "hot" cards like those Jefferies rookies, and even Rickey Jordan's!

[begsu1013]

Originally Posted by MetsBaseball1973

What show had those two gorgeous cards?!! Outstanding raw pickups. Always prefer that and at a show to boot. Nothing like raw pickups at a show.

On phone now but will post the Gregg when back at the laptop. I remember certain cards so vividly from childhood, especially the "hot" cards like those Jefferies rookies, and even Rickey Jordan's!

don't forget jerome walton!

[Tom S.]

Originally Posted by MetsBaseball1973

What show had those two gorgeous cards?!! Outstanding raw pickups. Always prefer that and at a show to boot. Nothing like raw pickups at a show.

Got 'em at the monthly Twin Cities (Mpls./St. Paul) area show.

The '71 Clemente (along with a '71 Lyle and '71 Powell and '69 Ted Williams that are just as nice) were brought by one dealer when I mentioned to him last month about how close I was to finishing those sets. He took down the card numbers that I needed, and he had them set aside for me when I got there today.

The '68 Ryan does have a couple of surface scratches on the front (one next to the R in Rookie and one going into the purple ball), but it's all about the centering on that card. It will look nice in my raw 1968 set binder though.

[MattyC]

Was watching this one tick down by the second, very nervously! Just saw my snipe prevail. Never saw one below 8s and 9s that had centering I could live with, until this bad boy...

[MetsBaseball1973]

I also had the Gregg Fever back in the day...

[AustinMike]

Two more Mantles in the mail today.

A '53 Bowman and a Manny Baseball Land 8 X 10 photo of unknown date, probably from the late '50s or early '60s. Kind of disappointed in the '53. The white marks to the right of his head are on the card, the rest are from the photo. Should have looked at it on the 'puter screen and not the phone. Might have noticed it then.

[Bestdj777]

Nice pickups Mike. The Manny's photo isn't one I've seen before and the 53 Bowman looks great. If you are concerned with the white spots, you can always go over them with a ball point pen like the previous owners of many of my cards have done. They are hard to see though and it looks very sharp.

[MattyC]

That 53B Mick is real sharp and those white/cream dots are not uncommon for the card. Worthy of the grade no doubt and presents really nicely.

Found this money looking Raines hiding out on eBay.

Also, just got these other ones delivered today and was able to do some proper clear scans at the office, so please do excuse the double images!
Always happy when cards in hand surpass expectations from the listing scans.

I am really becoming a huge fan of what I guess could be called "phantom" creases, and by that to say creases or wrinkles that appear only in certain, harsh light. This #144 Ruth, for example, loses almost all its creases when viewed in normal light in hand! It's really wild. Then under harsh light of course all its blemishes come out, but I always view my cards under normal light conditions. Can save bundles. My 1933 Goudey Gehrig has the same phenomenon; under harsh light, a vertical wrinkle/crease right down his torso; but in hand in normal light, the crease/wrinkle is completely gone!

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

If you are concerned with the white spots, you can always go over them with a ball point pen ...

LOL!!! I hadn't thought of that.