June Pickups

[horzverti]

Shaun,

Super photo of your son and Granderson. A priceless, awesome shot!

[jason.1969]

Just picked up a card I've been stalking for nearly a year. Will keep you in suspense till it arrives since the eBay pic isn't very good.

[jason.1969]

Nice card as always! I suspect yesterday’s bombshell will keep Rose out of the Hall for all of our lifetimes, and there will be some drop to his card prices as collectors no longer can hope to see a return upon induction. To me this is one of the saddest stories in sports...that such a great player could derail his career and legacy so badly.

[MattyC]

I do hope many guys holding centered Rose early issues were doing so hoping for that HOF value bump-- and now they should dump them at once to us collectors who don't care about that angle, LOL.

Personally, I've always liked so many of his cards just for the look and the great on field performer depicted. I didn't find yesterday's news to be a bombshell, since I think many people like me already felt the allegations were true (that he bet on his team to win) without needing corroborating materials.

I look at him kind of like Shoeless, in that he's an iconic collectible player with our without the votes of a bunch of "writers." I use that latter term loosely, since I don't put any real stock into the politics and subjectivity of HOF voting myself.

Anything where human subjectivity and opinion comes into play, be it voting for the HOF or even card grading, I take with a grain of salt It simply comes down to liking a baseball card, its image, its state of condition, and its player, for whatever reason.

[jason.1969]

In my own Ruthquest, 181 is the only one I'm not looking at. There's kind of a grumpiness and lumpyness to the pic that I'm not into whereas the other three seem to be classic Ruth poses.

[jason.1969]

Had been in the market for a nice looking 64 Maris for under $20. Saw so many with really awful L/R centering along the way. A year later...

[39special]

Nice card Jason! You got a deal!

[jason.1969]

And another Yankee great...MVP year...

[Gr8Beldini]

Originally Posted by jason.1969

And another Yankee great...MVP year...

Worst card of a prominent player ever. How 'bout showing some respect for the uniform there Thurm?

[jason.1969]

BTW, am wondering if there is a story behind the Munson since the Yanks weren't allowed to have beards back then. Would Munson have been fined for this pic? Did he do it just to piss off the Boss?

[Gr8Beldini]

Originally Posted by jason.1969

BTW, am wondering if there is a story behind the Munson since the Yanks weren't allowed to have beards back then. Would Munson have been fined for this pic? Did he do it just to piss off the Boss?

...and why is he wearing a sweater under his uniform?

[pokerplyr80]

Can't beat that Maris for $20.

[jason.1969]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

Can't beat that Maris for $20.

Thanks. I was really, really patient. But sometimes I do question myself when there's something I want but let it go because it's 5-10 dollars more than I hoped to spend. Took me a year on this card when several as nice could have been had so much quicker for 25-30. Maybe a bit irrational, but I know it makes sense to many fellow collectors.

[jbl79]

Finally found one nicely centered at a good price...

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by jason.1969

Thanks. I was really, really patient. But sometimes I do question myself when there's something I want but let it go because it's 5-10 dollars more than I hoped to spend. Took me a year on this card when several as nice could have been had so much quicker for 25-30. Maybe a bit irrational, but I know it makes sense to many fellow collectors.

Whether you're spending $5 or a few thousand or a few hundred thousand you need to be happy with the value you're getting. Nothing wrong with holding out for a good price. Especially if there are other options available.

[jason.1969]

Wow! That 63 Koufax is so nice it looks like a reprint! Well done!

[clydepepper]

Latest EBAY purchase followed by my first two orders arriving from my newly discovered resource- ThePit.Com !

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1966 Topps SANDY KOUFAX PSA-8.jpg

[jason.1969]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Latest EBAY purchase followed by my first two orders arriving from my newly discovered resource- ThePit.Com !

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Thanks to the Mick's switch-hitting, the 64 and 66 Mantle side by side are almost mirror images. Pretty cool.

[Vintageloz]

A common but good milestone for me on a tough set...this card brings me to 50% complete

[RaidonCollects]

Wow! Some amazing pickups this month!

As for me, a beautiful '55 Matthews Semi High# for a steal! A really big pickup for a low budget collector like me

[dclarkraiders]

Originally Posted by RaidonCollects

Wow! Some amazing pickups this month!

As for me, a beautiful '55 Matthews Semi High# for a steal! A really big pickup for a low budget collector like me

Great centering. Looks much nicer than the grade. Congrats on a fine addition to your collection

Duane