Very nice pick-ups, Kenny.

My first Alex. Not many of these around.

http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1397268257

Nice pickups Doug! Amazing BM collection you must have. How many more to go (that you know exist)?

Rob
:)

Thank you Phil. I was pretty stoked to get them.

Thank you, Rob.

I need about 30 M113s and 75 M114s, and I need 5 of the large (17.5 X 20) posters from 1957.

nice Grover Greg.

Great stuff this month guys.

Holy crap, Kenny! Unbelievable pickup!

I'm always a fan of an E210. That's a beautiful Alexander

Very nice Mr. Cole.

Stuff just keeps on getting better n better

Beautiful card, Ruben. That is exactly what I am trying to get.

Thanks Bill. It took some time to find one I liked. The hunt for the one you are looking for is half the fun. Good luck I'm sure there's one out there with your name on it

34 Gehrig & the mayor of Silver Spring, MD
 

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Congrats Rhett, the Bernard was an absolute steal. I hadn't ever seen a Schwenck before, it must be very scarce. I was busy bidding against you but gave up since I don't collect the 1912s except Portland players. Great pick-up!

I picked up this E121/80 with a Type 2 back via eBay. I now have WaJos with 3 of the 4 types of back printing. I'd sure love to find a WaJo with a Type 3 back - heck, I'd settle for a Sam Rice, or even a Joe Judge!
Val

Picked it up yesterday, its an upgrade to my collection.

New addition over the weekend

Thank you, Justin:

April pick-up thread
 

Love the Mayo Cut Plug!!

Here are my two big pick-ups for April - both stud HOF pitchers, both issued in 1903:

http://photos.imageevent.com/derekgr...903%20Joss.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/derekgr...03%20Plank.jpg

Derek, great pickups! I had my eye on the Plank for several days but just couldn't pull the trigger this month.

DJ

I'll second that, great pair of pick-ups, Derek!

Great Joss, was watching that one and the Goodwin one closely.

Love the plank.

T210 8th Series
 

Getting close to wrapping up the 8th Series thanks David B. for putting these 2 cards on eBay at a reasonable price.

can't wait to see shoeless joe with the group Bob!

t206 "5" and better seem to have taken off again this month, this week even more so, at least on eBay. No idea why. One of my favorites for color, had sold lower grade awhile back so happy to replace at last.

http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1397595559

Thank you:

Derek

Beautiful image on the Plank

Great stuff Derek! Nice pickups my man ;)

Thanks all - now let's see if I can reach a little deeper into my pockets to get some REA items!! With that many quality items, you'd think there would have to be some bargains, but if history is any indication, I'll have to pay through the wazoo to get anything I want...

REA bargain probably not to be repeated--it's no-buyers-fee for it's inaugural Fall auction last year. Only reason I went for a nice T3.

REA's inaugural Fall auction had no BP? I was not aware of that...

I thought it was free shipping, not no BP ...

Nice pickups TBob.And congrats on closing in on Series 8 completion.

A couple new T206s for my collection. Thanks, Joel!

http://imageshack.com/a/img191/9940/o9s4.jpghttp://imageshack.com/a/img607/7465/asml.jpg

I also picked up some educational material, the first three volumes of The Baseball Card Encyclopedia by Lew Lipset, and The Vintage & Classic Baseball Collector issue #7.

http://imageshack.com/a/img845/7995/ibms.jpghttp://imageshack.com/a/img841/5991/68zt.jpg

Two very interesting articles in the magazine: one on PSA and ASA, and the conflict of interest the TPGs cause by grading cards, and releasing price guides. And, an article about baseball card restoration. Funny how 18 years later, these two topics are still very much at the forefront of the hobby.

Nice looking Devore Bill.

Gary is right - there was an 18.5% buyer's premium, but free shipping.

Cheers,
Blair

Sorry that's right--just shipping. But just enough bonus to get me to go all in.

Thank you, John :)

T209's

Ruth Photo
 

Not my normal pick up (first photo I have bought) but something just sort of drew me to it and the price was right as well.

Signing with his right hand?

I guess so maybe he didn't like the guy that much and just did a crappy signature, lol. What I am assuming it was already probably signed and he posed like he was signing it?

OK just looked up some photos of him signing autographs and it seems he signed with his right hand.

He wrote right handed. Do a google image search for "babe ruth signing" he always did it with his right hand.

I have played baseball and softball for 46 yrs running. I throw and bat left handed. I write right handed. It's not that uncommon. Nice photo btw....

Especially for back when Ruth lived. As writing left-handed was considered wrong. Mainly because the ink would smear by left-handed writers.

Same here, played baseball and softball for 54 yrs, bat and throw left handed but I write right handed. I also play golf and basketball right handed.
:)

It's the other way for me. I'm left-handed, but I play baseball righty (at the plate and in the field) because I learned how to play by copying my dad.

I am a natural lefty but learned to do everything right handed growing up. My parents told me that I was using the wrong hand.

Yeah I had forgot that they used to tell people to switch. Thanks Leon I thought it was a good deal for $20.

I'm a right-hander for everything except handwriting. Not that big a deal.

Hardly unusual for a person in Ruth's day and age, and likely at St. Mary's, to get his left hand smacked with a ruler by a nun if he was writing that way. In fact, even when I was growing up my friends in Catholic school would tell me their similar experience.
When batting I started off emulating my right handed friends. It took me awhile to get the hang of it. And then I tried batting lefty -- that was like stepping inside a Claritin commercial! -- everything is crystal clear. So I ended up a switch hitter. Today, I do different tasks with different hands, but do not consider myself ambidextrous in the exact definition of the word.

I'd give my left hand to be ambidextrous! :eek:

I don't know who it is and I don't care. For $1.99 (plus $2.00 s/h), I'll take it, pinholes and all:

Picked up this Gus Mancuso team issue last week.

http://sportscardalbum.com/c/0423xinpx450.jpeg

Good mail day
 

I'm at 100/240 for my raw set now :D

Dutch treat.

http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1397774756http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1397774816

Teddy Ballgame
 

had another thread on this one... but will post thise beauty again:):):)

Received today.

Awesome, tough, gorgeous Speaker, Kenny!!

Thank you Chuck.

Kenny, that Speaker is gorgeous. Love the color!

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As usual, great pick-ups on all three cards, Kenny.

Thanks guys. I was very pleased and thankful to pick up all three.

Wanted this for awhile, as you know tough to find in decent shape.
http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1397825857

From Sterling Auction last night
 

Mid range grade C46 Kelly/Kelley

Just picked-up my first 19th Century card. What have I gotten myself into? This was an impulse buy. I've done very little research on these, but the image quality just pulled me in. I guess it was down-graded because of the stamp on the back, but being blank anyways, I think it adds to the "character":

+1. I think the only reason that I write right handing is spending my first six years in Catholic school. The nuns would rap you in the hand if you tried to write left handed!

Also, I picked this card up for the second time in the Sterling auction last night. I love the look and am glad to have it back. I had won it in last September's B&L auction and wound up trading it for four T206's. Sorry for the small scan!

Nice e102 Steve!

I managed to hold on and win an upgrade on one of my favorite e95s in Sterling:

Welcome to the club. I started collecting 19th century the beginning of the year and now all my other cards look boring, lol. Enjoy and ask any questions you have, there is a ton to learn about the cards!!

Bill Bergen T206 (Batting)
 

Won this Bill Bergen T206 last night in Lee's Sterling Sports Auction. I was born in the same hospital that Bill Bergen passed away in 17 years prior.

Just read a great SABR article on Bill Bergen which gives you a great sense of what a top notch defensive catcher he was back in the day. Here is the link to the article:

http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/d0f5be23


Patrick

Nice card. I particularly like his T206 of him catching.

Again, I do not know who they are, but I like the pictures:

So got my Gehringer back from PSA For the crossover and it came back as a 5. Which I'm happy with. So glad I didn't have to sell my set I would of been heart broken. Anyway here she is. Very vivid color wish the corners were a lil sharper.

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...1934/image.jpg

Im very excited to have worked a deal to acquire this Goosetree. Thanks John.

If anyone has the other Goosetree pose to part with please let me know.Thank you.

1915 Red Sox American League Champions PC
 

1915 RPPC....one of 6 graded I believe.

Wagner/Leach/Clarke RPPC
 

Tiniest of paperloss on back corner, but looks Ex-Nmt...