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October 2025 Pick ups
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Happy to finally add this 1954 Dan Dee Potato Chips Bob Feller to my PC. This one has eluded me far too long in nice condition. Definitely worth the wait!
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Nice pickup! Great looking card!
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Really nice card. I’ve never considered collecting the Dan Dee’s, but I might have to keep a watch for them.
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Yowza!!!! That's a sick pick-up!!!!!!! A sick-up???
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October 2025 Pick ups
Saturday pickups from the Charlotte, NC card show. I was impressed by the venue, the Park Expo center - which I didn’t realize is right next to the old Charlotte Coliseum where I saw things like the circus, the Ice Capades, and the Harlem Globetrotters as a kid in the 1980’s.
The venue is huge, and if the 500 tables they advertised were all setup - they would easily have room for 750 if they wanted to. Though a ton of people were there, it didn’t feel crowded and there was plenty of aisle space. There was way too much shiny stuff and Pokémon for my liking - but that’s everywhere anymore. The good news was the vintage was also plentiful, and the dealers welcomed negotiation. Glad to have brought these guys home, as well as a dozen plus commons I needed for my ‘63 set. The hobby is alive and well! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...7d107cc89d.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...920bf1ec30.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...98dfea8da5.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6bd267fa23.jpg Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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Very happy to have this signed 1952 Topps Eddie Mathews rc in the collection now.
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A couple of recent pick-ups for my low/mid-grade 73 set that I will begin building soon.
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To keep the ‘73 Topps train rolling, this arrived in the mailbox today.
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Jesus Manuel Marcano Trillo
As a kid, I didn’t know his full name. To me, he was Manny Trillo. He was the starting Second Baseman for my hometown Philadelphia Phillies. He didn’t start his career in Philly; he joined the team (via trade with the Cubs) just prior to the start of the 1979 season. Trillo only spent four years with the Phillies; however, they were tremendous. During those four seasons, he took home the following hardware/honors: 3 Gold Gloves 2 Silver Sluggers 2 All-Star selections 1980 NLCS MVP Award Additionally, Trillo set a record in 1982 by handling 479 consecutive chances without an error. Great glove, strong arm, good in pressure situations; we had a quality player. So, the Phillies (of course) traded him away. It was part of a five-for-one disaster to acquire Von Hayes. That’s another story, though. Shown here is the earliest card I could find of Trillo. It’s a 1970 Ovenca Venezuelan League card. More or less standard card size (2.5 x 3.5), somewhat glossy front, matte cardboard back, just a tiny bit thinner than Topps cards from the era. I typically collect “mainstream” cards, so this was a bit out of character for me. When I saw it, though, I figured I might as well pull the trigger. There aren’t many of these floating around. I didn’t want to miss the chance and spend hours (days…weeks…years???) looking for another copy. |
Cub fan here
Trillo was a terrific player for the Cubs, very calm in the field, with a very strong arm. That’s a great card. What’s on the back? Is it a gum card or a food issue or something else? I love odd rarities of cool players. That one’s good.
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Thanks Jolly! The reason there is always a mix is because I generally do such a poor job of keeping on track with my set collecting goals, LOL. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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The regular issue card was (more or less) a fantasy piece, too. Topps cobbled together the game-action shot and stands filled with fans. Had they released the game-action shot with its original background, Topps would have shown a relatively empty ballpark. Credit to Vintage Card Curator on YouTube for the nugget of knowledge: 1:59 of this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGRRPIVbiUI&t=119s ETA: note the middle initial "C." in Scott's name. That wasn't in the original Topps release. |
These arrived in my mail box just before Halloween:
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It's sad that my obvious attempts at humor have to be explained. :eek:
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Congratulations. :) |
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