In my searching, I also noticed that many times but I was unsure if it was an effect of the scanners/pictures?

I am glad to hear now I skipped on those cards, even though, like you say, they graded fairly decently. :)

No, it's on the cards. I've had more than a few that have had it over the past 30 years.


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Very nice. I had no clue a "gray variation" even existed. Campy seems very under-appreciated these days, especially for a guy who won 3 MVP's. Nothing against him because he's one of my heroes, but all anyone ever wants to talk about these days in relation to the Brooklyn Dodgers is Jackie Robinson, it seems. Jackie made Campy's path possible - but at least once you got closer to the mid-1950's - it was Roy that was doing a heckuva lot more damage at the plate for the Dodgers in comparison to Jackie.

I have been searching for this one for years but kept missing out on it. Even with it being trimmed along the top, I am please to add this to my collection (only 1 ever graded on PSA, so somewhat difficult to find in any condition):
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I have also noticed, like mine, although more rarely than anything, the blackish mark on the top border.

When I first seen it, I assumed it was a stain or pen/ink mark but I have notice similar marks, almost in the identical location on more than a few. :confused:

Now that I have the one I own, I am debating to get it slabbed or just purchased another one that is already slabbed?

I don't know what it is? Maybe having 2 iconic, HOF players on the same card, or just the fact it's the only card the pair ever appeared on together, but whatever it is, this card did and continues to put a big smile on my face. :D

A bit more than a pickup...
 

Not so much a pickup, as a dump truck full of cards this month.

Picked up this gargantuan collection from a friend who does high end estate sales.

Was more than he could deal with, and probably more than I can, but who turns this down??
Trigger pulled :D

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Wow! :eek:

Would love just one of those Hank Aaron RC's, let alone the Banks RC and the 56 Mantle.

First non-RC in a while, sentimental favorite.

Will probably be offering up a good part of the collection here on Net54, once several of the items come back from PSA.

I'm keeping one of the Aarons, and sold another to help out a fellow board member who was working on a raw set, but most of the rest of the stuff will show up on here over a long period of time.
Net54 will always get first crack! :D


--and Peter, nice '59 Musial. Always been partial to that card myself, and near-impossible to find great centering on that issue.

Not everyday a guy's single day pickup beats most of our entire collections!

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Great to hear, but highly unlikely I will be able to afford an Aaron let alone some of the other ones.

I will still keep an eye out however. :)

Hard to tell from the pics, what sort of condition was the estate find in?

Absolutely. The condition is midgrade to lower in general, I'd say.
That said, I'm excited to get PSA results on a fair number of cards -- 54 Banks, 55 Aaron, 61 Maris and Koufax, and 86 Jordan in particular look very, very good, and the '60 Fleer set is uniformly pack-fresh.
Going to be a lot of 4's and 3's for the other cards, I reckon. Still nice eye appeal throughout.

The sheer number of key cards for the hobby across baseball, basketball and football has made the collection a joy to go through.
Iconic cards, regardless of grade, never fail to excite! :D

Sweetness- oh yeah he is in that pile (Walter Payton) and Roger that guy (Staubach) is in there...cross off the football cards
Jordan and what looks like a Irving basketball card--yep like those guys
Baseball gods are among us in this pile- Micks, Koufax, Aarons---Damn I am seeing doubles & triples . I think you hit a HomeRun!!!!!

Holy. Hell.

this is gorgeous, just stunning.

Heritage Pick-Up:
 

After winning this card I was happy to find the white speck by "outfield" to only be on the scan and not the card:

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1960 Topps Set add
 

moving closer and closer to the set little by little

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Great Hank! And that Rigney card just screams "baseball" to me. Really good looking.

Another one.
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Great Rigney - very cool!

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It's not a Mantle. :( But definitely an impulse buy. I've always dug the OPC due to their relative scarcity vs their Topps counterparts.

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Wanted to add...I LOVE that '70 Bench. One of my all time favorite cards.

Really nice Brett! Weird to see it without the All-Star banner.

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Glad to finally have Mr. Robinson represented:

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Nice one Ray!

Thanks Jason. I thought the same thing about the missing all-star banner. I kinda like that it's slightly different than the Topps version.

Sweet Jackie! Congrats.

Sweet looking J. Robinson. Looks great.

A slippery slope for a budget collector like me is to decide to upgrade cards I already have. I told myself I wouldn't do it. But the 73 Aaron in my framed display was just bugging me too much to not spend $8. Here's the before and after.http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...175914b3c5.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...b3e1cf785d.jpg

Nice centered upgrade!

[QUOTE=jason.1969;1541508]A slippery slope for a budget collector like me is to decide to upgrade cards I already have. I told myself I wouldn't do it. But the 73 Aaron in my framed display was just bugging me too much to not spend $8. Here's the before and after.

Very nicely looking upgrade with 73 Aaron.

1970 Venezuelan album
 

Last month I bought a 72 album this month a 70 album. In bad shape but has 274 of the 300 cards in it. Cards are in real nice shape though. Rick

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Last picture wrong one sorry

Great albums, Rick. Love those Venezuelan issues.

Wow
 

Wow, some great stuff, love that Jackie. Pretty stoked with a couple Clemente's from my trip to RMU/Pittsburgh show.....

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a new addition to my collection.....

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Finally finished with my first vintage set. 1959 Topps. Pretty happy with it. Will upgrade a few as they come my way but for now I am happy with the results. VG-NM range.

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Thanks to all that helped along this 3 year journey.



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well done
 

congrats Jon!
jim

After losing out on a few items this past week, I landed this 1972 Pro Stars postcard.http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...6ec078438a.jpg

Picked up a few Pepsi Colts & a 1962 Piersall Little Pro at the dallascardshow.com show in Frisco.

Another pickup
 

Got another Clemente Rookie. Working my way up the grading scale...

Clemente
 

Any clemente rookie is a nice pick up in my book :)

Congrats Jon on your 59 set!!!


One more big one down for my 63 Topps...19 to go...

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18 to go! Soon to be liberated...


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Love that card!

I won one last night in the Live Auction and I'm looking forward to receiving it. :)

Really great color...just look at the red, white, and blue bunting hanging from the stands.

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I am impressed, folks. Great pick-ups.

I have always been a fan of this card and decided to finally pick one up:

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I've had these cards for over 20 years but finally decided to send them to PSA on one of its specials:

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Needless to say, I am pleased with the results.

Recent addition.
Sold a Clemente and added this Clemente with money to spare.
RayB

Nice pickups!

This one came in today
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Wow Neal! Great looking card

Great Aaron RC! Really beautiful!

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Thanks Josh and Jason .... now, on to the next postwar card search!

The man is on a spree.

Sharp looking 55 Aaron!

Crazy nice in person!

Nice Santo!
Love the vintage park feel ..... my guess is Forbes, Sportsmans or Shibe

Since not everyone reads the Mantle thread I thought I'd share this here too. I couldn't be more excited about this one.

What a great way to bring the month of May to a close. Congrats on adding an incredible looking Mantle to your collection. It is going to be hard to stop smiling over that addition.

Additions
 

Very excellent Jesse

Jesse - That Mantle is amazing! Congrats!
RayB

Double posting Jesse? Now your just bragging!!!:D

Lol well that wasn't the intent. I'm just that excited to have it in hand. It's by far the nicest card I will ever own and I don't think many of my friends and family care much about baseball cards. I had to share it some where.

very nice.

Another RC.

very nice.

very good, jdoggs.

you got the joke!



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how much have those been going for?

1 - 2 brazilian dollars?

Actually an April pickup, just never posted it. I have always liked this card. Stupidly, I sold off the other members of this set that I had back in the Fall. I could always start again...

Very nice color, and also devoid of most of the print defects you normally see with this card. This was my first Mantle card as a kid and my heart still jumps a bit every time I see one. Nice pickup!


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Exquisite for a 5.
Gotta love those nice centered mid grade examples.
RayB

More and more RCs.

Picked this one up a few weeks ago.

I don't post often, but I just love checking the threads of all of the great pick-ups of everyone. Got the Spahn today, and piggybacking a few other recent additions.

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