Awesome Mays!

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Whoa great mays rookie ! Perfect centering

Say Hey!

Great looking card for $10.88!!

Very nice Mays!

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Lovin' this new addition.
RayB

Nice card, Ray!

I was lucky enough to get one from a local card shop (in my net 54 sig) along with some other cards. I was lucky the dealer only deals in hockey or I might have paid a lot more for the lot.

Got these the other night from another E-Bay auction. They are raw and somewhat rough, but they were affordable and I needed/wanted them. :)

holy sheeyit! IF that's your personal definition of "rough" (asuming they're not trimmed, etc, which I believe they're not), then the examples in MY set really suck!

nice pickups.

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LOL. Somewhat rough. ;)

Most corners are dinged, and with my exceptional scanning skills, I have managed to cut a few of them out so the pics actually make them look better than they are. :D

Thanks. :)

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Nice P/U's!

Nice looking Mays, Jerry, and John, that mantle is a steal!

Drops mic

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Thanks for the comments guys. I can't stop staring at it. Easily one of my favorite cards I've owned.

That is the most beautiful 3.5 I have ever seen! Congrats on the pickup!

Also digging that 59 Kaline Baseball Thrills. I am not a huge fan of subsets, but I always loved this one. In the early 80s, the Musial one was in a local shop and I was in love with it. Paid $7.50 after saving up allowances for awhile. I probably got ripped off given it has a pinhole in it, but man I love that card.

Edit: I just looked and you can get the Musial's pretty cheap on Ebay for a beater. Don't care; wouldnt change the childhood experience of owning that beautiful card for the world! "Oh, you have a 1989 Upper Deck Jerome Walton!?! That's cool. Have I showed you my '59 Musial?"

I may need to go and buy the Kaline now.....

56 Mantle
 

Thanks Cooptown!

It's been a good week. Just got this in today. Have always loved the 56 Topps Mantle with the duel head and action shot.

Nothing fancy, just filling in some more gaps in my 1969 set, but that 1971 card is the last card I need to finish the 1971 set. 1971-1980 are complete, but 71 is the roughest set I have and will be the first to get upgraded once I finish 1969 and 1970 off.

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8r362gyi.jpg

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Love that card!

Congrats.

Great looking 56!

I love the Topps Giants

Very pleased to obtain this card.

One of my favorite cards!

Congrats. :)

Love that Aaron/Mantle card!

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Love these kind of pickups! Slipping that last card into the binder feels oh so good...

This is my kind of card - presents much better than EX. Accurately graded, as there is the tiniest of indentations on the top right corner

Love the centering

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Neal, you scored on that Mantle!

My kind of card also. Congrats on a sweet looking Mantle.

Me too!

an underrated classic!

Sweet 59 Mantle!
 

Time to start the set now that you got the big one in house!

Neal - I don't know how you could possibly live with that indentation! I've got a really nice mid grade Don Mossi to trade you for that crappy Mantle.
How bout it?

Seriously; That cards a beauty.
Well done.
RayB

Haven't posted in a while but just picked up a few new additions to the Mantle PC:

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Grabbed this one from MattyC. Just an unbelievable image on this and some real powerful centering. This is the one early Mantle card that was still attainable in a higher grade for me and was just floored by how sharp this one was in person.

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/...pskaqacm12.jpg

Another MattyC pick up. Every time I visit I end up spending more at his house than I do at the National. Just another card with insane image quality and centering. This card has always been a personal favorite of mine.

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/...pstrdojf2f.jpg

A small, erased pencil mark about 1/8" long on the back of the card is the reason for the qualifier. I am not one for qualifiers but was struck by the rather decent centering and clean image. Also was super cheap!

I also snagged a sweet 54 Bowman Mantle in PSA 6 from Matt but haven't scanned it just yet.

Nice cards Greg!

Thanks Tony!

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Really happy to get a nice 55 and 56 Clemente. Waited for a reasonable RC and pleased with this one
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Very nice cards, guys! :)

Wow!!!! Today's show is amazing! Mantles and Clementes, that's about as good as it gets. Enjoyed seeing all of these for sure. Thanks.

Some beautiful stuff shown fellas!


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Picked up a few cards from the b/s/t section.

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picked these 2 up from the local flea market for $1 a piece.
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More 1960 Topps Singles
 

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Jumped from the 3 on the left to a nicer 3 on the right.

Nice Wilson Franks Ted Williams. Classic swing. Fortunate to own one and definitely one of my favorites! Congrats!

4 of a much larger lot that I purchased last night.

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http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/s...psz3kcuwm3.jpg
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Good stuff on this page!

Over 60 1962 Topps Venezuelan cards including #199 & #200 and a few HOFers. Pretty rough condition but putting together and upgrading both raw and graded sets.

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Joshua Van Pelt

Orlando, that new Ted is a huge upgrade in eye appeal!!

Have you sold the card on the left or do you still have it?

Very nice cards!

Congrats! :)

Wow! Love all the stuff I am seeing: Williams, Mantle, Clemente, Koufax, etc.! Then here I come with my pitiful little '65 Topps commons as I plug away at that set.

Nothing wrong with those cards!

Collecting is collecting, even if big names aren't part of it.

Appreciate the kind words, Irv. I always enjoy seeing your '52 Topps!

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I haven't received them yet, but I am pretty stoked to be adding these cards to my 52 Topps collection.
I might have overpaid for the Monty Irvin card, but after numerous bids/acquisition attempts, I can finally say I won/own one!:)
Always wanted a Lopat as well, but surprisingly, it was difficult to acquire in my price range:confused: (Is that a tough card?)

The Cliff Fannin is an upgrade to the one I own in my Flickr album below.
(Figured it was the least I could considering how I obtained my cards)

Very nice! I would love to build this set, but #311 says otherwise.

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Dale, i traded the card plus cash for the upgrade.

It's highly unlikely I'll ever complete my set despite already owning a Mantle as I still lack too many high dollar cards such as Campanella and Mathews.

I enjoy picking up what I can when I can and adding to what I already have, but I know someday, due to those high value cards, my collecting of 52 Topps will likely come to an end, unfortunately.

Thanks for letting me know, Orlando. :)

Couldn't resist .....
 

Surprised that card, being an older graded one, didn't grade higher than that.

What am I not seeing?

Very nice card, BTW! :)

Irv, I understand. They are pricey. You know, many prewar collectors chase T206 exclusively knowing that they will never have a "complete " set due to that set's Big 4. It is ironic, when it comes to '52 Topps, it isn't necessarily the Mantle alone that I like. There is just something about the look of the cards, the use of the colors that draws me in. It would take me forever, but I could probably manage the rest of the set in lower to mid grade. But I have the curse of being a completionist and just couldn't handle not being able to finish.

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The Duke is in the house. I've coveted this particular card for a while.
What a treat to have it in hand.
RayB

A new side project...
 

Recently decided to build a small raw collection of stars from the 1950's-1970's. Below are my pick-ups so far for the month:

Not technically a pickup but...http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...790504b395.jpg

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Nice cards, guys!

Great picture! :)

Great stuff, fellas!

Memorable photo, great lot of cards, and a sweeeet Duke!

Todd, I've always loved that 64T NL HR leaders card with the 4 HOFers

Was such a great event with Hank Aaron. Sat about 10 feet from him the whole time. Huge props to the Brewers Community Foundation and Hank's Chasing the Dream Foundation.

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Great post Jason. I love seeing picts. of events like that.

Picked this one up from a fellow board member. I had a PSA 4 awhile back but gave it up in a trade for a Magie. It's been tough trying to replace it but prices have been silly. Funny thing is that what I paid for this "1" was about the price I paid for my "4" six years ago.

http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=21476

My first pickup in a long time. Have been wanting this card for a couple years...ended up getting the full team set along with it.
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What is that Clowns card? Never seen it before.

1976 Laughlin set. Some good info here. Number 5 Type Collection: 1976 Laughlin Indianapolis Clowns Baseball #5, Richard King
http://www.number5typecollection.com...lowns.html?m=1

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A few more...
 

...to the "raw" binder:

My First Post War Pickup Post
 

I am very happy to get this card. Probably traded too much for it but I wanted this for the long term collection. Decent centering.

Nice Mantle! Wow!
 

Great Mick. ...and now for the let down pick-up post (lol):

lol - not a letdown at all! four solid cards!

the Mick is stupendous!

Another pickup from the b/s/t section. Trying to put together a low grade 53 set. At about 1/3 so far but have already picked up all the high dollar cards. Very happy with this one and got it at a good price.

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Nothing to break the price guide, but here are two solid Clementes that arrived today. The regular issue card - if it is not NM, it is close. Always been one of my favorite cards, and for whatever reason I have never had another one since trading away the first one I had as a kid when I was probably 12. Love the reflective looking shot of Roberto just looking at the ball. Kind of poignant - he had no way of knowing what was in store for him only months after this card was issued. Long live the great one!http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...7afc9559c7.png


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Awesome Mickey matchbook!

Thanks Dan! It's a little rough, but I'm glad to own it.

(Very) Minor additions...
 

Some 61's...