April Pick Up Thread

[toppcat]

Alright-I have all three Turkey Mike's now:

[joeadcock]

Just received yesterday.

Note:cabinets are same size. They scanned out at different sizes

[Brian Van Horn]

Thank You John, Andrew, Rhett Lew and William:

[Iwantmorecards77]

Here is my newest addition. It is a T-213 Type 2 Cobb Portrait. I'm sending it off for grading. A "4" would be nice, I guess?

I hope the image shows up! I'm new at this, so if the image is too large, let me know and I will "attempt" to figure out how to edit it. lol

Thanks for looking! There's some really nice cards in here!

Todd

[tbob]

Todd- very nice Cobb! Congrats. The Coupons seem to be experiencing an increase in popularity lately.

[slidekellyslide]

c1914 Nebraska Indians player postcard. First photo I've seen of a player in action.

[Oldtix]

What a uniform, Dan! Fantastic image. Congratulations!

[bcbgcbrcb]

Here's an 1890 NY Sporting Times Newspaper Supplement picturing the NY Giants Team w/Jesse Burkett. Has anyone ever seen another image of Burkett in a Giants uniform (he only played one season there in 1890)?

[DixieBaseball]

Dan - One of the coolest PC's I have seen in some time. I love that in action shot ! Thanks for sharing.

[Anthony S.]

Awesome photos, Dan and Phil.

[19cbb]

Dan, very nice!
Thanks for sharing.

[collectbaseball]

LOVE that Indians postcard -- looks like it'd be mighty easy to get hit by a pitch with all that fringe hanging off

Managed to pick up a few T205s for my set this month... anyone think the Matty could pull a 20 out of SGC?

[Jason Carota]

Some amazing pickups this month. Congrats to everyone!


Today is Patriots' Day in MA, so I figured there would be no mail. Needless to say I was pleasantly surprised to find this waiting for me when I got home:

[donmuth]

Found this at the local card shop today. I usually can't afford Hall of Famers, but I "splurged" on this one. Not pretty, but for $10 I guess it isn't too bad.

[jb217676]

Got these two Obak's today from fellow member rdimand courtesy of the B/S/T. Thanks Bob!

[thegashousegang]

A nice addition to my M101-2 collection. Thanks Jason.

[canjond]

Picked up this neat Tolstoi "label." I believe it to be from the top of a carton of tolstoi cigarette boxes but will know more when it arrives. As some may be aware, the cigarette boxes that housed our T206 and other cards were usually shipped in cartons of 10 or 20 packs. I have never seen or heard of a Tolstoi carton before, but this piece is the same "brand" as the T206 Tolstoi (see the pack below for reference) and seems to indicate Tolstois were shipped in cartons of 20 packs. Tolstoi didn't make it out of the 1910s so I would approximate this to the 1910-1915 era.

[ullmandds]

A Cochrane and a Simmons...my 1st 35 goudey!

[Orioles1954]

I'm really excited to add this pair to my collection! The 1933 Delong Gehrig was an Easter Sunday E-Bay "steal"

James

[B O'Brien]

James,
That is a great pair you added, WOW!
Bob

[Brian Van Horn]

Thank You, Ron and Sylvain:

[big-six]

Very tough common

[Robextend]

Thanks Steve for the awesome Waddell.

[Theoldprofessor]

From Lew Lipset's auction:

"An earlier wooden Exhibit Machine from the 1920’s. The rare machine is made of wood and is a double column table top. Displayed is a card from the “Draw Your Lucky Photo” pinup exhibit set (W423-4A). In excellent condition with full back."

My other hobby is woodworking, and this machine, despite its advertised status as in "excellent condition,' can be made even better. I'll replace the present promo card with a few twenties Exhibits, refinish the whole thing, and repair the coin plungers to working order.

[ethicsprof]

great pickup and great projects for an emeritus!!!!
all the best,

barry

[E93]

John,
That green Cobb is over the top!
JimB

[gfgcom]

This goes in our BST section

[DeanH3]

I'm a sucker for nicely centered cards with healthy borders.

[Browncow75]

T206 Hof'er...Im happy!

[Steve D]

An ebay BIN this past week:




Steve

[BlueDevil89]

[Brian Van Horn]

I love flea markets:

[T206DK]

[Leon]

My recent "collector grade" 1916 Big Head pick ups leave me only needing Cobb and Ruth for completion. I was glad to get the Mays and Rice in a Collect.com auction recently. They were trimmed to the borders but who cares, they are strip cards. One of the wackiest looking sets out there, imo..regards

[sgbernard]

Great cards, Leon. Is Carl Mays pulling a Hughie-Jennings-like stomping fit? Or is he playing a tough game of "Simon Says"? What a funny card!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by sgbernard

Great cards, Leon. Is Carl Mays pulling a Hughie-Jennings-like stomping fit? Or is he playing a tough game of "Simon Says"? What a funny card!

Thanks for the acknowledgement. I noticed the Mays pose also. I can't really tell what he is doing but it's not a natural looking pose, that's for sure. It almost looks like he is sitting back with his hands resting on his head.....but not quite.

[ethicsprof]

great looking cards!
i'm finding myself drawn to the various strips more and more.
somehow they're captivating and provide some colorful variety to type collecting in the 20's era especially.
best,
barry

[Woundedduck]

I'm in trouble....vintage pickup #2:



my first HOFer

I'm also watching a big card that ends tomorrow night. I'll be placing a high bid and hoping, but I probably won't win it with my luck. For whatever reason, not by design, a lot of the cards/players I'm interested in right now have ties to the Merkle boner game. I really want to pick up a card of each Tinkle, Evers, and Chance....possibly a low grade example of the T202 with Tinkle and Chance would be perfect. I love the look of the T202s. We'll see.

[soxinseven]

I was very happy to win this on Ebay last week.....

[Robextend]

Now up to 7 Tolstois...only 300+ to go!!

[jb217676]

Thanks again Larry! (Maybe next year for your Sabres!)

[FUBAR]

Originally Posted by jb217676

Thanks again Larry! (Maybe next year for your Sabres!)

This from a Leafs fan???

[jb217676]

Originally Posted by FUBAR

This from a Leafs fan???

There is no next year for my Leafs. Or the year after...or the year after...infinity

[Robextend]

A little high number action!!

[Iwantmorecards77]

Well, I think I will stick to just graded cards from now on. I am new to vintage and have the "untrained eye," but would also hope that collectors and/or auction houses (in this case) would disclose any information about the card in an honest effort, no?

My T-213 Type 2 Cobb (the one I posted several pages ago) will not receive a numerical grade by PSA because it is altered.

I am extrememly disappointed. Like I said, I am new to vintage and could not detect anything with my "untrained eyes." I'm also upset with myself. As a new collector with a limited budget, this may have to be coughed up as a costly mistake, as I doubt the auction "company" will be able to help.

Perhaps this is why some new collectors get turned off to the vintage hobby.

An altered T206 Wagner - sure, I'll take one! (if I had the money -lol) But not a T-213 Cobb.

Todd

[joeadcock]

Todd

I would contact the auction house as soon as possible.

F.L.

[lharri3600]

The old buffalo cry, "wait till next year"!

Originally Posted by jb217676

thanks again larry! (maybe next year for your sabres!)

[tbob]

Originally Posted by joeadcock

Todd

I would contact the auction house as soon as possible.

F.L.

Todd- Very sound advice. I would contact them immediately. Depending on the auction house, you might be surprised at the response.
Good luck!
tbob
P.S. I must admit I was pulling for you but the reverse image of the card shows what might be trimming at the very top border. Still a very, very nice card.