February pickups

[jason.1969]

Here are two more for my Top 100 Display. 84 down, 16 to go.

[ALR-bishop]

[pawpawdiv9]

My 1st addition of 2016: (although its pre-war) Now you can see i been wanting one of these. Stunning Carl Homer image:

[KCRfan1]

Originally Posted by jason.1969

Here are two more for my Top 100 Display. 84 down, 16 to go.

Jason,

How did you decide which players and which year you wanted for your top 100? For example : The 65 McCovey, why not a 68 McCovey?

[Samsdaddy]

Nice McCovey Jason.

The '65 Twins and Giants cards were some of the finest of the entire set. Love the colors for those cards.

[jason.1969]

Originally Posted by KCRfan1

Jason,

How did you decide which players and which year you wanted for your top 100? For example : The 65 McCovey, why not a 68 McCovey?

That's a tough question, but here's the basic approach--

1. If I already have a $20+ (don't laugh!) card of the player, that's the one I use. For instance, since I have a '53 Bowman Stan Musial, I definitely don't want to buy a different one.
2. I always avoid landscape orientation, which sadly rules out '71 Munson. :-(
3. I avoid multi-player rookie cards (e.g., '65 Morgan)
4. For the more modern players, I shoot for the RC or the earliest solo card, which is how I chose '66 Morgan.

So that explains Morgan, but the logic above would probably suggest '61T McCovey rather than 1965. However, the cards will be arranged in chronological order, and another fundamental rule for me is to not have my display break in the middle of a year.

For instance, I have a full row of 1957, a full row of 1963-1964, and a full row of 1969 (mostly because I like these three sets the most). This means I either need to have 0 cards in between these years or 10 cards between these years. Based on a handful of other factors I won't dissect here, I went with no cards from 1958-1962 and ten cards from 1965-1968.

From that, I chose the 1965 since it was the earliest McCovey I had room for and also because I liked the purple. Not totally scientific, I admit, and I'll even acknowledge the McCovey as a casualty of my system--it's a good card but not his best. Meanwhile, the system worked on that Morgan...even if I had no rules at all, it's the Morgan I'd choose.

[pawpawdiv9]

#2 pickup of 2016 just popped.

[Bestdj777]

Great cards Chris. Congrats.

[bobc88]

I've always had a soft spot for '71 Topps and this Alston was the key for me in a nice lot I just picked up.

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And, just for fun, here's a picture of me and "Smokey" on the Dodger Stadium infield; around '70 or '71 if my memory serves me right.

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[Samsdaddy]

Originally Posted by bobc88

I've always had a soft spot for '71 Topps and this Alston was the key for me in a nice lot I just picked up.

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And, just for fun, here's a picture of me and "Smokey" on the Dodger Stadium infield; around '70 or '71 if my memory serves me right.

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Bobc, that is a super cool photo of you and Alston. Thanks for sharing that!

[jason.1969]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

#2 pickup of 2016 just popped.

First a Honus Wagner, then a Babe Ruth!! What's next, a Shoeless Joe?!?!? Unbelievable!

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[Stampsfan]

Got these from my daughter for my birthday. Needless to say, I was pretty jacked she found them.

[itjclarke]

Had been looking for A Johnston Aaron. Hadn't planned on getting a signed one but couldn't resist making an offer on this one.

[KCRfan1]

Ian, that Aaron card is fantastic!

[KingFisk]

Originally Posted by jason.1969

Here are two more for my Top 100 Display. 84 down, 16 to go.

Nice cards. That Morgan is a great add!