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Big Six 07-02-2018 08:41 AM
July Pickups
 
I’ve never started one of these before...nice!

Anywho...another ‘52 to my mindless collection of ‘52s...

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Big Six 07-02-2018 10:42 AM
July Pickups
 
Down to just 28 cards for my ‘54 set...

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JollyElm 07-02-2018 11:03 PM
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This is the first Seaver RC I've ever owned, and the high number 1961 Maris is just plain beautiful!!

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vintagebaseballcardguy 07-03-2018 02:29 AM
Picked this card up last night....now motivated to complete this beautiful set in the crease-free vgex range. Couldn't be happier!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7c1b562b70.jpg

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MikeGarcia 07-03-2018 12:29 PM
Teddy
 
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Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy (Post 1791714)
Picked this card up last night....now motivated to complete this beautiful set in the crease-free vgex range. Couldn't be happier!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7c1b562b70.jpg

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..That is a gorgeous #250TED--it was graded a looooong time ago---- can you figure out why it's a "4" , 'cause it looks so much better ? Thanks , juss bein' nosy..

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vintagebaseballcardguy 07-03-2018 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeGarcia (Post 1791845)
..That is a gorgeous #250TED--it was graded a looooong time ago---- can you figure out why it's a "4" , 'cause it looks so much better ? Thanks , juss bein' nosy..

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Thank you, Mike. I don't have it in hand yet, but the seller (whom I trust) assured me no creases--corner and edge wear primarily accounted for the grade. Maybe a little surface wear. All in all, right up alley. :)

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Chuck9788 07-04-2018 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Big Six (Post 1791519)
Nice Jackie Jenson! The 1958 AL MVP.

Jensen announced his retirement from baseball in January 1960, primarily because of an intense fear of flying. As teams had increasingly turned to air travel in the 1950s, he had unsuccessfully sought to combat his aversion to flying, aided considerably by Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey, who arranged for therapy treatments. Once major-league baseball expanded to the West Coast in 1958, and with further expansion and constant air travel foreseen, these difficulties became virtually insurmountable.

Jensen returned to play for Boston in 1961, but turned to hypnotherapy when his panic attacks at airports became unbearable. Frustrated by a sub-par season (.263, 66 RBIs), he retired again for good.

Big Six 07-04-2018 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Chuck9788 (Post 1792148)
Nice Jackie Jenson! The 1958 AL MVP.



Jensen announced his retirement from baseball in January 1960, primarily because of an intense fear of flying. As teams had increasingly turned to air travel in the 1950s, he had unsuccessfully sought to combat his aversion to flying, aided considerably by Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey, who arranged for therapy treatments. Once major-league baseball expanded to the West Coast in 1958, and with further expansion and constant air travel foreseen, these difficulties became virtually insurmountable.



Jensen returned to play for Boston in 1961, but turned to hypnotherapy when his panic attacks at airports became unbearable. Frustrated by a sub-par season (.263, 66 RBIs), he retired again for good.


Thanks...that card has proven difficult to track down both centered and at a reasonable price!


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Chuck9788 07-04-2018 11:51 AM
They are both sweet cards.

Bob Swift was the Tigers catcher in the famous 1951 Eddie Gaedel photo.

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irv 07-05-2018 04:55 PM
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Finally got my hands on a decent copy that I actually won! :)

savedfrommyspokes 07-05-2018 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by irv (Post 1792442)
Finally got my hands on a decent copy that I actually won! :)
Nice p/u Irv....more good progress for you on this set.

I recently grabbed these 3 'bums" in my quest to complete this beast of a set. I am down to 25 to go, all high numbers....the last 25 are pretty much the toughest that could remain....I still have 3 more tough "bums" to get. I did not count to see how many more Dodger cards I am still needing, but it appears a majority of the Dodger cards were in the last series of this set. Too bad this high percent of placement of NY cards in the last series did not help Topps sell more cards.

irv 07-05-2018 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes (Post 1792452)
Nice p/u Irv....more good progress for you on this set.

I recently grabbed these 3 'bums" in my quest to complete this beast of a set. I am down to 25 to go, all high numbers....the last 25 are pretty much the toughest that could remain....I still have 3 more tough "bums" to get. I did not count to see how many more Dodger cards I am still needing, but it appears a majority of the Dodger cards were in the last series of this set. Too bad this high percent of placement of NY cards in the last series did not help Topps sell more cards.
Those are great looking cards again, SFMS.

And only 25 to go! :cool:

Curious, are you aware of this site/link? It is full of great info and gets updated frequently.
http://www.1952toppsbaseballcards.com/

Good luck with the remaining 25. :)

vintagebaseballcardguy 07-05-2018 06:00 PM
Sweet 52s!

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jchcollins 07-06-2018 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by JollyElm (Post 1791702)
This is the first Seaver RC I've ever owned...
Very nice 5 Seaver. That will likely be the range I go for when I can afford one. Which I suppose I need to start saving since I've decided I'm going after the '67 set...:mad:

thatkidfromjerrymaguire 07-06-2018 12:58 PM
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Picked up this strong mid-grade HOF for my 52 Bowman set. I've always loved this card...including the arrow painted on the fence in the background is a great design element. This card makes me happy.

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BLongley 07-06-2018 02:35 PM
Always wanted these two
 
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Always wanted these two....

savedfrommyspokes 07-06-2018 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by irv (Post 1792471)
Those are great looking cards again, SFMS.

And only 25 to go! :cool:

Curious, are you aware of this site/link? It is full of great info and gets updated frequently.
http://www.1952toppsbaseballcards.com/

Good luck with the remaining 25. :)
Thank you guys...Irv, thank you for the link, pretty neat site. If all of the HOFers that could have been included in this set if it were not for their contracts with Bowman, this set would have been a much, much tougher set to complete.

irv 07-06-2018 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes (Post 1792706)
Thank you guys...Irv, thank you for the link, pretty neat site. If all of the HOFers that could have been included in this set if it were not for their contracts with Bowman, this set would have been a much, much tougher set to complete.
It sure would have but I still wish those players like, Williams, Musial and Paige, to name a few, were still in it. I know it's a very popular set already, but adding those players would have made extra special, imo.

jchcollins 07-08-2018 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by thatkidfromjerrymaguire (Post 1792670)
Picked up this strong mid-grade HOF for my 52 Bowman set. I've always loved this card...including the arrow painted on the fence in the background is a great design element. This card makes me happy.
Congrats, nice card. I had a copy of that as a kid (late 80's, early 90's) that I picked up for relatively cheap at the time ($20 or so) at a show. When I got home I noticed it had "1952" typed on the back. LOL, my first lesson in inspecting carefully before I buy. Oh well, it bothered me for about 5 minutes and then I loved the card anyway.

Peter_Spaeth 07-08-2018 06:09 PM
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More Mantles.

jchcollins 07-09-2018 09:17 AM
Some more high # additions to this set that I’ve decided I’m collecting...

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DBesse27 07-09-2018 10:54 AM
Lots of great stuff, but the 54 Ted is my personal fave.

Here are some random pickups:

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/play...le.php?id=2023https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/play...le.php?id=2024
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thatkidfromjerrymaguire 07-09-2018 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by jchcollins (Post 1793281)
Congrats, nice card. I had a copy of that as a kid (late 80's, early 90's) that I picked up for relatively cheap at the time ($20 or so) at a show. When I got home I noticed it had "1952" typed on the back. LOL, my first lesson in inspecting carefully before I buy. Oh well, it bothered me for about 5 minutes and then I loved the card anyway.
Haha, yeah, unfortunately I'm STILL learning that lesson. I picked up a raw 52 Bowman Larry Doby for a good price at a card show last year, and I even checked the back. However, the lighting was pretty dim at that booth, and after getting the card outside in the sunlight, it clearly had been signed by "Kevin" lightly in pencil :)

thatkidfromjerrymaguire 07-09-2018 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by BLongley (Post 1792694)
Always wanted these two....
Great looking 1975 rookies. I'm a huge Royals fan, and I was born in 1975, so naturally the Brett rookie is one of my all time favorites. My copy is pretty beat up, so my plan is to upgrade it to one like yours someday. But there's so many cards out there I'd like to own, that upgrading a card I already own keeps getting knocked down the priority list.

JollyElm 07-09-2018 02:09 PM
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Knocked the second to last high number needed for my 1967 set off of my list. Sure, the centering is off (just like 99% of the cards that year), but it looks like it just came out of the pack, so I'm happy with it. I probably paid much more than I should have for a card with a qualifier, but since my ebay bucks knocked the price way down, I got it for around 20 bucks.

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On a side note, I've needed this card for so long that something laughable came to mind. In the early days of the internet at the beginning of this new century, I used to post my want lists on various collecting sites and they would always be rejected for 'inappropriate language.' Ha ha! When I did further research, I discovered that the bad word causing all of the fuss was simply the second syllable of Joe's last name. That's it! So I changed his name to "Adc*ck," and then my posts were readily accepted. Very funny to remember those funny days of yesteryear.

jchcollins 07-09-2018 03:57 PM
July Pickups
 
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jchcollins 07-09-2018 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by JollyElm (Post 1793510)
Sure, the centering is off (just like 99% of the cards that year)
And I thought it was just me! Thanks. :D Look at the Colavito I posted earlier today...I really never realized the centering issues the '67 set had before deciding to go after it.

Big Six 07-11-2018 12:32 PM
Down to 24 remaining...

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Not thrilled with the print lines on the Bauer but I’ll upgrade that one later...


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BLongley 07-11-2018 04:42 PM
Schmidt Rookie
 
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Just another one of those that I always wanted, finally bought...

Big Six 07-15-2018 08:37 AM
Down to 23...

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KCRfan1 07-15-2018 09:30 AM
Matt,

Do you have the biggies covered in your 54 set, or do you still need Aaron, Banks, Kaline, Jackie, Mays, and both Ted's?

I can't help you out, just being nosey.

Peter_Spaeth 07-15-2018 09:54 AM
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Thanks to a board member.

Long hunt for this one.

rdwyer 07-15-2018 01:20 PM
Box of Bowmans
 
Picked up a box of 1948-1955 Bowmans. Over 600 cards! Mostly 1949-1952.

Big Six 07-15-2018 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by KCRfan1 (Post 1795022)
Matt,



Do you have the biggies covered in your 54 set, or do you still need Aaron, Banks, Kaline, Jackie, Mays, and both Ted's?



I can't help you out, just being nosey.


Hey! I have Jackie in a 7. I have Banks and Kalin but both are in SGC 4...need to upgrade those or sell to get better. Probably going to shoot for 6’s for the two Williams, Mays and a 5-5.5 for Aaron. Will be good enough for me.


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rsdill2 07-16-2018 08:07 AM
Picked this up from a board member. Been looking for one for a while.

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jchcollins 07-16-2018 09:37 AM
I’m not doing the ‘66 set, but as a Cubs fan, this card has been on my want list for some time. Officially a high number SP, I’m not sure in the age of purchasing cards online that this can really be considered “rare” anymore - but either way I’m glad to have it!

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VoodooChild 07-16-2018 12:37 PM
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I don't post much on the Post-War side as I am mainly a Pre-War Pirates Type collector. I'm also not a set collector. However, a couple years ago I decided to build a '56 Topps set becasue it's always been my favorite Post-War issue. I'm over half way done including most of the big name HOFers. With the recent 15% coupon and ebay bucks, I was able to knock this one off the list. It's my first and probably only Mantle (and the "rarer" WB version), so I'm psyched:

jchcollins 07-16-2018 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by VoodooChild (Post 1795340)
I was able to knock this one off the list. It's my first and probably only Mantle (and the "rarer" WB version), so I'm psyched:
Very nice for the grade!

JollyElm 07-16-2018 04:13 PM
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Used the 15% Off ebay coupon to ride the Ryan Express...

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The centering is pretty decent for these guys.

(And as a parallel to my 1966/1968 Mantle thread from a short while back, I posit these photographs were most likely taken during the same photoshoot. The notch on the right side of his hat coupled with the positioning of his blue sleeves seem to be big tells.)

Mark70Z 07-16-2018 05:10 PM
Brooksie
 
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Originally Posted by rsdill2 (Post 1795275)
Picked this up from a board member. Been looking for one for a while.

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Robert,

The Brooksie looks GREAT!

GasHouseGang 07-16-2018 05:28 PM
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Finally picked up one of the 1973 2D Kellogg sets. Still need the 1971's, which I know I'll never complete. Here's a few of the cards from the set.

jchcollins 07-17-2018 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by JollyElm (Post 1795410)
The centering is pretty decent for these guys.
I had forgotten what a bear the centering on #712 Nolan can be. Mine was a PSA 6.5. It's centered better T-B than yours, but slightly worse L-R - maybe 70/30...but still a sharp looking card.

jb67 07-17-2018 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by GasHouseGang (Post 1795431)
Finally picked up one of the 1973 2D Kellogg sets. Still need the 1971's, which I know I'll never complete. Here's a few of the cards from the set.
Congrats. Kellogg cards are a favorite of mine. My uncle used to work for Kelloggs and would bring home tons of cards back in the day.

Kurri17 07-17-2018 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by GasHouseGang (Post 1795431)
Finally picked up one of the 1973 2D Kellogg sets. Still need the 1971's, which I know I'll never complete. Here's a few of the cards from the set.
Very nice. I love the Kellogg's sets, having completed them all, some more than once, and yet more in progress again. Yeah, I do like 'em haha. Good luck with the '71s, finding a good starter lot or two is huge if you're like me and can't pay what they cost one card at a time in NM.

rgpete 07-21-2018 11:36 AM
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After 35 years I bought the 24th card to finish the 1975 OKLAHOMA CITY 89ERS TEAM ISSUE that I paid a $1.15 for the 23 cards at a NJ Flea Market back in the 1980's

CobbSpikedMe 07-21-2018 11:50 AM
Ron, That's an awesome pick up man. Congrats on finishing the set.

rgpete 07-21-2018 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe (Post 1796796)
Ron, That's an awesome pick up man. Congrats on finishing the set.
Thank You it took me along time but it was worth it

Baseballcrazy62 07-21-2018 12:54 PM
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Glad to add these.Attachment 323522

HOF Yankees 07-21-2018 04:21 PM
1960 Topps pickups
 
some cards for the set

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/919/4...ab9aba05cd.jpg60toppskubek by Jake Dahl, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1787/...600b71640a.jpg60toppsgame6 by Jake Dahl, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1785/...f37fd94a0a.jpg60toppsgame2 by Jake Dahl, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1790/...aa41e14a87.jpg60toppsgame1 by Jake Dahl, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1784/...c4a301b213.jpg60toppsnelliefox by Jake Dahl, on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/841/4...94aab8e947.jpg60toppsbattey by Jake Dahl, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1786/...cdfa2aa8fc.jpg60toppsearlwilson by Jake Dahl, on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/862/4...5caaef1e43.jpg60toppstoolerc by Jake Dahl, on Flickr

hcv123 07-21-2018 05:20 PM
Lost sleep and bled green, but I got it
 
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Funny thing was - I stumbled across this browsing the auction!! I missed out on the only other one I know of about 3 years ago (this one is in much better condition). Most of the other panels sold on the low side - of course someone (anyone here?) was battling it out with me for this one - 3 AM and too much $$ later - I am its proud new owner!


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