December Pickup Thread
 

Close enough, right? :)

PSA 5
http://www.t206.org/misc/magee2.jpg

SGC 60
http://www.t206.org/misc/brain60_5339.jpg

I suppose 2 months in a row where people wait until the month starts is too much to ask :)

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_pAhpQ3jIX9M/Sw...Wagner%20f.jpghttp://lh6.ggpht.com/_pAhpQ3jIX9M/Sw...Wagner%20b.jpg

damn Matt, wow.

Matt--

That's the recent EBay card I advised the Seller about and recommended he send it to SGC.

Glad to know who got it--CONGRATS!

oh yeah, wasn't it a (rare) true attic find story or something? didn't the guy have no clue as to the value at first?

thats a nice looking 20 matt. congrats / great card.

See what happens with an early month .....
 

They become Chat Boards ... :D

WTF? I don't get it. OMG. LOL.

It takes a little time down in .....
 

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Plano :)

Let's get back to the great pick ups.

A couple of Cubans for the type collection.

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...ley/Cubans.jpg


And not really a card, but how often can a get something pertaining to the famous Baltimore club for almost nothing? Sorry for crappy scans.

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...inley/1897.jpg

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...y/1897Back.jpg

Nice one, Matt. Good-looking card.

Well, after all is said and done, I broke somewhat even with my T210-1 lot, and was able to keep six beauties:

Attachment 9739

Viola: As Rhett said, the forgotten Cuban pioneer.
Mulldowney: Cool Columbia sweeter. Also interesting miscut/trim...... The front looks miscut/trim on bottum, BUT the back looks miscut/trim on top.
Fox: Long time Columbus Manager. Possibly why they were always called the Columbus Foxes ?????
Hille: My type of condition !!
Pope: Needed a Jax player (love those pin holes).
Weems: Classic pose and uniform.

Attachment 9740


Fun, fun, Scott

Any other details you can share regading that great Wagner, Matt?

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...50/johnson.jpg just recieved this one from a fellow member.( thx Robert Miller) Only need Cobb w/bat on and bat off shoulder and keeler w/bat for all the HOF'ers. also only need Dahlen, Lundgren to finish off all the cards in the SMR price guide. of course not the pricey ones,maybe later on those lol

Thanks Guys! I think it has better eye appeal then the 2s and 2.5s that have sold in the past year or two as they all seemed to have some creasing to Honus.

The back story is that the guy is an auctioneer in PA and put the card away 20 years ago and forgot all about it until recently; he popped up on the eBay forums with a scan and Fred advised him to submit it to SGC. I know he was contacted by a few other folks and a few auction houses before he accepted my offer.

Um... Rob, don't you have a card you want to post? (LOL.)

Very nice. Again, congrats.

Dec. Pickups
 

My first post to this section. Hope these are good enough for all the heavy hitters out there, I'm just getting back in after about 7 years off. My first 4 of hopefully many more to come:D

Tony - nice cards - all cards are "good enough" :)

I'd rather chat than post.

So how's your day going Rob?

You two, get a room!

Just fine, Jeff, other than the fact it takes us folks in Columbus a little longer to "get" things.

Thanks for asking.

A very smart array of cards, Tony.

some more T210's...

Dec pick-ups
 

This group is on its way courtesy of Goodwin/Legendary.

Erich---

That OJ is a "killer"---Should be a 6 at least!

Thanks, Fred. I think the spot on the bottom/back is what keeps it from a 6. You gotta love the stache though!!

Scott- Thanks again for all the T210s which greatly added to the completion (or very close) of my T210-1s and glad you broke even. Coupled with the T210-2s I bought on ebay, it was a great month for working on this humongous set :)
Scott's sale of cards on ebay was a welcome trip back in time to when you used to see large lots appear in auctions and then the winner broke the set up and offered the cards individually on ebay, you don't see that happening that much anymore.
tbob

Thanks to Brian McQueen for this one - the best looking T210 out there IMO:

Hey Matt,

Greaaaaat card!

From the b/s/t. Thanks, Toby.

Great card, Chris! Definitely one of my favorites from the set.

Thanks Todd
 

Happy to add this to my Boston National type set.

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...Holkem1016.jpg

Matt, killer Wagner! I'll behave in the future. :)

Thanks, Ghost Marcelle, for these bitchin' Billikens!
http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_...ken%20Ryan.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_...en%20Fabre.jpg

http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_...%20Griffin.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_...ze/DMcD741.jpg

http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_...ze/DMcD742.jpg

Thanks to Joe DiS. for this sweet Cobb notebook cover.
http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_...book%20Cvr.jpg

From eBay:
http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_...%20Catcher.jpg

Still waiting for Goodwin and Legendary winnings.

Some recent '41 Play Ball pick ups
 

I know some don't find '41 Play Ball cards very attractive, but somehow I do.......

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/4158604310/" title="Mordecai Brown by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2617/4158604310_d6947bec44_o.jpg" width="450" height="772" alt="Mordecai Brown" /></a>

Dec. pick-ups
 

Here's 4 more! Thanks to Scott B. for the Obak of Ort, Andrew for the T205 of Phelan and Tim from Joe's Vintage for the T207 of Lapp.

Another clean portrait down...
http://www.t206.org/misc/howell.jpg

Incredible piece, Jeff....as usual.

Thanks David for this Riggs.
RC
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...Lew-W571-1.jpg
Also picked up these '33 Goudeys
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...terStewart.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...-AlSpohrer.jpg

Just got this one graded on-site at the Philly Show by SGC............

Recently picked up these:

E106 Bender Pair !!!
 

Tough shape but I love them !!!!

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...ICA/001-28.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...ICA/002-10.jpg

And Matt that Wagner is an unreal pickup, a true find ! That needs to go in the pickup of the year thread !!

VERY nice Phil! Great find.

After a few (many!) years of fruitless searching, I finally added this to my collection:

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ld/Tolstoi.jpg

<a href="http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a47/zouraspm/?action=view&current=idealcutplug.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a47/zouraspm/idealcutplug.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...PC/AtzT206.jpghttp://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...tzT206Back.jpg

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...rquardT206.jpghttp://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...rdT206Back.jpg

Thank You, Tom. Also, Thank You Tom and Thank You, Andy:

Thank You, Steve, John and Tony:

Not exactly a card, but pre-war related:

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Thank You, Paul:

great stuff as always!
 

here is a card that hasnt been for sale in 6 months on ebay!

one of the harder cards to find in the set IMO:

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...31/demmitt.jpg

Amazing stuff, all around.
 

Great pickups, everyone - especially love the Wagner, Matt!

Marquard from Goodwin, Gibson (tougher pastel) from eBay

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...Marquard-1.jpg http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...e/Gibson-1.jpg

and a pesky "Anon 3" Recruit - many thanks for the trade, Rob!

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...me/10867-1.jpg

Tolstoi pack
 

I must offer a resounding thank you to my good friend Jon Canfield for my
beautiful Tolstoi pack which I am gazing at this very moment.
I can't scan but if you look at Jon's pictured earlier, you will basically see mine.
It is a real beauty.
best,
barry

Uncle Jack- Welcome to our Family
 

We were pleased to add an ultra high grade Uncle Jack example
to America's premiere rare type collection.

Happy Holidays to All

Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List

Link: http://www.goodwinandco.com/LotDetai...100&category=1

Jon and Barry,
Congrats on the Tolstoi packs. Those are awesome! If there are any more, drop me a line, please. :)
JimB

P.S. Bruce, Congrats on the nice Uncle Jacks pickup.

PCL Pickups!
 

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JimB
 

Many thanks professor.
Ole Jon does have the eye.
I had been looking for 2 or 3 years and never saw any up for sale.
Are you doing packs a bit now?
I'm up to 17 different now.
great fun.

best,
barry

Last five pick-ups of the year for me - thanks to Adam (BST) and Bill:
http://martinsbaseballcards.com/comm...4530132113.jpg http://martinsbaseballcards.com/comm...4530132114.jpg http://martinsbaseballcards.com/comm...4530132112.jpg

http://martinsbaseballcards.com/comm...4530132245.jpg http://martinsbaseballcards.com/comm...4530265869.jpg

Jim,

Thanks for the kind words. I had been searching for 10 years for a Tolstoi for my collection. I've missed one or two over the years on eBay but there are just not that many around. I've only seen 10 or so. There was one on eBay earlier this year and I set a ridiculous snipe for it because I wanted it so bad. Well, someone outsniped me (and paid over $600 for the pack).

About three weeks go, I was excited to finally come across a Tolstoi and there just happened to be 2 of them together. I kept one for my collection and I knew Barry was looking for one as well so offered the second one to him. Unfortunately, those were the only two in the deal.

- Jon

Tough one to find: York Caramel, Type 2:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/4166579626/" title="1927 York Caramels E210-2 by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2604/4166579626_99063f783b_o.jpg" width="900" height="759" alt="1927 York Caramels E210-2" /></a>

Not to be confused with Type 1:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/2910090540/" title="1927 York Caramels E210-1 by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3216/2910090540_6d9400b160_o.jpg" width="900" height="732" alt="1927 York Caramels E210-1" /></a>

Jon and Barry
 

From one pack collector to two others, CONGRATS!! Awesome pickups...

Happy to pick this one up off the 'Bay last night, for what I thought was a nice price!

Leon
 

many thanks for the support, ole buddy.
i hear that you and i won almost simultaneously a Turkish Trophies pack in the last couple of weeks. Mine was a steal; i hope you were as lucky(no
pun intended!)

best,
barry

Picked up some real beauties today! Thank you, Doug!

http://www.t206.org/misc/dahlen.jpg
http://www.t206.org/misc/dougherty.jpg
http://www.t206.org/misc/overall.jpg
http://www.t206.org/misc/thielman.jpg
http://www.t206.org/misc/wallace.jpg

A little eclectic
 

...

Philly Show Pickups
 

Got these 5 cards for my type collection at the Philly Show. Got lazy and only took photos of the backs of 4 of them, but all are "commons" except for the Martens, which is a SGC 20 Frank Baker.

Pickups on the way to the Philly Show
 

Another local collector rode with me to the Philly Show. On the way up, we did a trade, and I obtained these two 1950 Hage's Dairy cards for my type collection. My Standard Catalog says there is a third back that mentions Hage's milk; if anyone has one of these they are willing to sell or trade, I'd be most interested!

Well I am going out with a bang for 2009, been wanting a 1923-24 Exhibit Ruth for a long time. Can't believe I got one ) Thanks to another board member!

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n...ruthpsa2cu.jpg

Congrats Scott!

4 more and more coming!

From Goodwin. First smile i have cracked since exams started. Really love these two.

Scott,

Awesome pickup on a tough one.

Thank You, Tom:

I won this card last night and was glad to get it, the key card in the set :)

Hi Barry,
I have casually been doing packs for a couple of years. I have five T206s and a couple of others. 17 is amazing! How many different T206 brands?
JimB

I haven't been posting alot on my pickups since I still have along way to go on the T206 set, but I just wanted to share a scan of this one.

I can't get over the borders on this one.

prof. jimb
 

I'm glad you're a bit of a pack collector, too.
i love framing them with their respective cards.
Here's what i have so far:
epdg
piedmont
drum (pouch)
old mill
american beauty
sweet cap
tolstoi
and
2 recruits, with the different factories for the T207
turkish trophies
turkey red
high grade (my only 19th cent.)
mecca
egyptienne straights
helmar
pirate
hassan
what about you, buddy? which ones?
best,
barry