Your Best Pickups of 2010

[Kawika]

Unless my aging eyes missed it, usually by now we've had a "best pickups of the year" thread. Share with your fellow cardboard junkies some of the vintage beauties (no cougars, please) that you were stoked to pick up in 2010.

(Here is the link for the 2009 thread: http://tinyurl.com/27h5ddu)

[Brian Van Horn]

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[53Browns]

More modern than I like to go but I couldnt help myself...

[rdixon1208]

[3-2-count]

In 2010 I somehow found myself drawn towards a couple Black Sox players, Buck Weaver & Chick Gandil.

[Robextend]

[calvindog]

David, great pickups as always.

[Ladder7]

A good year for all. I am off cards for a while. This one was an easy pick.

[vintagecpa]

Those are some beauty Ruths. Since we seem to be on a Ruth theme, here is my best pickup for 2010. I can't imagine myself topping this one for quite some time.

[Leon]

Great cards so far guys....and Jeff, please quit showing that Rose PC of Cobby.....but for a very bad investment, years ago, that would be in my collection. Such is life....glad it went to a die hard collector....

For me, it's hard to pick just one.....so here are a few....

[vwtdi]

Wow, we all had great pickups in 2010! Love the Connor David, lots.

[calvindog]

Leon, again thanks for the Rose Cobb -- and if you ever get the urge to move that T213-1 Cobb PLEASE CALL IMMEDIATELY.

[usernamealreadytaken]

A few of the nicer Hindu Slers I added and a better-than-the-grade-would-suggest Green Cobb.

[aaroncc]

This is a boxing item, but it's my favorite pickup of the year. Oversized albumen photo of Peter Jackson "12 x "18.

[bcornell]

Finally ponied up for the 2 big HOFers missing from my T204 set... In hindsight, I should've started with them and went from there.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by bcornell

Finally ponied up for the 2 big HOFers missing from my T204 set... In hindsight, I should've started with them and went from there.

Great cards, Bill.

[calvindog]

Bill, not to state the obvious but those are two extraordinary cards.

[quinnsryche]

WOW! 1 cabinet would be awesome, 4 is phenomenal. Congrats!!!

[53Browns]

I would become an indentured servant for that Rose Cobb. Just sayin.

[Jason Carota]

I just BIN'ed (?) a T206 Duffy yesterday, as well. Definitely another 2010 "best" for me.

[rhettyeakley]

My favorite pickup of the year was an easy one...


These ones all come in a close second...

[chaddurbin]

Originally Posted by bcornell

Finally ponied up for the 2 big HOFers missing from my T204 set... In hindsight, I should've started with them and went from there.

awesome! happy for u mr C

[tennisguy]

I am happy to have completed my Moses Yellowhorse collection in 2010! First picked up his 24' Zeenut, then got his 23' Zeenut, and finally just picked up his 22' Exhibit! It was a combination of time, patience and luck! Will post once graded. Great pick-up's in 2010!

Have a great New Year!

Ryan

[BigDaddyBowman]

[bijoem]

[Rob D.]

Oh, daddy, sweet Taddy.

[T206.org]

My favorites for the year!

[ksfarmboy]

Congrats again on that Johnson/Brennan PC Joe.

This was about my only card purchase for the year and made it just recently. Nothing spectacular but has fellow Kansan Zip Zabel in it along with Larry Cheney. Due to Zabel's limited MLB experience finding anything with him on it is very difficult.

[Exhibitman]

Nice stuff, folks!



I've wanted one of these ever since a friend of mine got one at the record swap meet across the street from Capitol Records in Hollywood back in the late 1970s.





Uncatalogued until this one:





Victor Young Perez was a Jewish champion fighter murdered at Auschwitz. This PC is autographed on the back:





Rare French issue of champion Robert Cohen:



Wanted one of these for a long time; thanks Great Recession for pushing the prices down to a level I could tolerate:



Thanks to our own Dan McKee in Baltimore in August:

[jb217676]

Here's my top 5 for 2010!

[majordanby]

i only made 3 purchases this year.

[quinnsryche]

Here's my faves for 2010!

[Lordstan]

These are the only cards I bought all year. Still a very good one!
Now up to 70 of 96 signed.

[wolterse]

These round out a solid 2010 ... can't wait to see what 2011 brings!

[terjung]

Great cards, guys!

Here are my best pickups from 2010...

[rhettyeakley]

Mark, great pickup on the Brandt '34 Goudey. I have never seen a signed Brandt Goudey, and am a bit surprised one exists gven his early death (1944). That has got to be one of the keys to the "signed set".
-Rhett

[Exhibitman]

Good heavens, Brian, any one of those E107s would be a good pickup for a year!

[bcbgcbrcb]

Fantastic stuff, Brian T!!!

[RGold]

Picked up this addition to my SGC Queen Victoria Master set and made progress on my 1933 Goudey set. Still looking for a Prince Albert(Hands Above Head or No Glove Showing), SGC 84 or better.

[deadballera]

couple of memorable pickups for the year...

[Rob D.]

 

[Kawika]

Wow, wow, wow and wow.
Guess you better get used to the taste of catfood.

[e107collector]

Everyone posted great cards so far. Best of luck to everyone in 2011.

Here are mine:

[e107collector]

Here's 2 more:

[Lordstan]

Originally Posted by rhettyeakley

Mark, great pickup on the Brandt '34 Goudey. I have never seen a signed Brandt Goudey, and am a bit surprised one exists gven his early death (1944). That has got to be one of the keys to the "signed set".
-Rhett

Rhett,
I agree that Brandt is one of the keys.
I had a different Brandt as well, but always was skeptical of its authenticity. I have no doubts on this one. I might send the other to PSA or JSA.
Mark

[smtjoy]

Amazing Cards Everyone!!!!

A couple of my favorites-

[paul]

A very easy first choice for me. And an easy second choice too.

[cdn_collector]

Holy crap! I've been a member of this board [and it's predecessor] for at least five years, and I have never seen so many collectors pick up so many big-time items in a single year. Not even close.

Thank you to all of you who share/show these pick-ups [and associated knowledge of these and other items] with the rest of us.

Best wishes to all for good health and success however you measure it in 2011.
Oh, and good luck maintaining your collecting momentum in the coming year


Regards,

Richard.

[thegashousegang]

My first Ruth, which is now an SGC50...and also helped finish my '21 set.

[Abravefan11]