Mecca of Antique Stores
 

So the wife and I decided to go to probably the largest antique mall in NY and see what we can find for our PCs. After about 3 hours, we realized that we haven't covered not even half the bldg., but it was time to go. So luckily, the ground I did cover I managed to uncover these from a stack of postcards and bottle caps, for a damn good price at that. These are not the actual pics, I am having a hard time trying to do so, so I pulled these from google, mine are raw.

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Verrry nice.........
 

Love the cabinet photo.......very evocative.

Thank you, Rhett:

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Won this last night

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Nice Wheat Brian. I picked up this Wheat

Here's mine:d

From a board member, thanks Kenny.

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1911 T201 Mecca Double Folder
 

Today I got my double folder of Al Mattern and George "Peaches" Graham.
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Got most of these from forum members. Thanks guys!

Nice pickups Luke!

Snagged a pretty nice "name too and bottom" Campbell for my Cincinnati T206 set.
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A really nice upgrade from Ryan's last auction. Very happy to have won it.

Thanks Greg! You already know I like your new Matty :D

LOL, yes I do know that! I received it yesterday and love it! It looks better in person than my scan shows so I ordered a new scanner (I bought a used one off eBay but it does have CCD technology). I'll post a new scan when the scanner arrives.

I was so excited when the card arrived I showed it to my wife. Amazingly, she said she loved it. I was a bit shocked as she's never said anything about the other cards I have. Funny enough she said, "if it was my card I'd break it out of that plastic thing and get it framed and put it on the wall". She then went on to say she really liked the artwork of the T206 cards. So for me this is some great news to have my wife supporting my new T206 habit!

First pick up of the year
 

Haven't been feeling well . This helped a little .

I'm glad you like it Greg. It's nice to be able to send a card to someone who really appreciates it. Having your wife support your addiction, er, habit, is also a bonus :) Best,

Kenny

Arriving today:
 

Nothing real exciting to most of y'all as these are all Piedmonts...but they are NICE Piedmonts!

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Something a little different:

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Scored these three last night. T213 collection is moving right along.

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One of my newest January acquisitions !

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Doug, nice pickup. I believe that was on Ebay recently, if it is the same one I was giving it serious consideration. Congrats.

One of the greatest hitting catchers ever--Cal McVey

January Pick Up Thread
 

Some T206s.



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Nice, Steven! That is a great lot to get your feet wet with. Those cards have great eye appeal for a reasonable price.

Great piece Jay - the image on that is fantastic.

Picked this one up from Trae. Thanks!

Just received this from the Saco River Auction. This was Lot #1, and for those who followed the auction and who were discouraged by the high first price, I apologize. The pose is one of my favorites and made a nice companion piece to my Coupon Type 2.

I am not nutty enough to attempt a complete back run, but if another high end rarer back shows up, I might be the one running up the price. :D:D:D

Enjoyed the auction and the cards are beautiful. The SGC holders were clean and sparkly with no gasket problem although I did put a 1 inch gash in the holder while removing it from the bubble wrap.

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Beauties Ron. That Coupon is especially nice.

January Pick Up Thread
 

T204 and its a HOFer. I have mixed feelings about the set, but I won't know my true feelings until I get it in hand.

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Old Judge Kerins. I work with his great great nephew who also played minor league ball as a pitcher.

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Thanks Mike. :D:D:D

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This one came in today

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A few months back I sold a large group of cards to a friend. It helped me get some great cards, so it was a success, but I missed some of the cards I sold. I was happy to get my lipstick Lajoie, Sov150 Clarke and blood-stained Burns back over the weekend.

Well that's the saddest thing I've ever seen here. Wonder what happened to him.

Wow Ron, great Bakers. I love the color on that Coupon. Are you doing a Baker run? :)

Thanks Sean, no I love seeing other members' runs, but the rare back T206s are just too hard to find in the condition I like. I wouldn't mind picking up a few Baker or McGraw cards if they become available though.

Thanks to Mike Healer selling me this Coupon Speaker, I'm probably in the market for a rarer back T206 Speaker too. :D:D:D

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mikes loss is your gain...what a beauty and I've never really liked that pose. Does that speaker come in any other coupons?

The Speaker comes in type 3. There's not a better looking set than type 2 in nice condition. The nice ones can be tough to find though. Ron has an outstanding collection of them.

Gorgeous!!

Back run complete
 

This Ganley was a long journey but it completes my back run. I honestly didn't kmow what I was in for when deciding to chase it. Here's a little secret - after 8 years of collecting and tracking Ganley sales the Sov 150 does not get due credit for it's toughness. Buy 'em when you see 'em!

Thanks to a board member for pointing this one out! I got it with four minutes left to go!

Thanks Derek! And if you ever want to part with the O'Rourke I can offer him a good home.

LOTG Auction pick up.

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Picked this one up from a board member via ebay.

I picked up my first 19th century card from a fellow net54 member.

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I'm reposting this because I got a new scanner and this looks so much better. Plus I love the card!
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Greg...great looking Mathewson for the grade, congrats!

Final additions for January arrived today. Thanks to a fellow board member for helping me add these rarer cards to my collection.

Hal Chase E-UNC Orange Borders
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Harry Bemis E92 Dockman
Color Palette Shift and slight wet transfer on the reverse
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Thanks Mike, I was thrilled to pick it up!

great pick ups
 

everyone! especially all the great t206 eye candy!

Pat ........ that Donnie B is KING!:eek:

a little more of a jump and it would be a full caption jump! only 2 known to exist :eek: randall and howard

great card.....really shows the tie in with caption/ brown layer example.....

:)

Matty
 

Just received this. Thanks to another board member.

Not complaining, but unless sales pick up, this could be the last pick up for awhile: