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Originally Posted by cardsagain74
It would be great to have a lot of pristine cards from the '50s or '60s for this, but from your timeline, I'm guessing the '57 lot (and any of them) were a lot cheaper back when you got those.
Now they may be more expensive than a daughter 
Talking about your favorites being the '60s from your other post has inspired me to make a poll about that here in a few. |
The 57's was one of those "once in a lifetime" type deals, at least for me. My local card shop owner actually gave me the tip as the guy wanted to sell but didn't want to come down to his shop. 300ish different 57's, mostly commons, all pristine. From packs in 57 to his shoebox...I offered him $700, he said he just wanted $500 as he had something he wanted to buy his wife. So yeah, not going to replicate that. He was shocked I paid that. The Don Zimmer card alone went for $126 when I did the set break, the mid series went crazy...I was shocked. One person bought a majority of them and let me know that most were 8's with some 9's and a few 7s. I probably should have submitted them myself. LOL. Just not into graded cards.
One funny side note, one card came with a crease...Joe Nuxhall. That was his favorite player as a kid because he played when he was 15...and he used to look at that card a lot. I kept that one...still have it to remember that deal. sharp corners and a crease...lol.