The Gifts that keeps on giving.. Christmas pickups 2013

[Forever Young]

Since I no longer get anything from Santa(Probably because I am an ahole) and everyone else showers me with practical gifts(socks, gift cards, kitchenware, jellies..ect), I decided to treat myself to something I love.......BABES.

Merry Christmas to me!

1) Babe Ruth 1930 TYPE 1 photo pitching as a Yankee against the Red Sox(undefeated as a Yankee pitcher).

2) Marilyn Monroe 1952 Type 1 Playing ball.(love the "slug" as part of a sleeve the photo was stored in). Good God look at those legs....

Anyone else get any memorabilia for themselves/from others this holiday season??

Merry Christmas and Happy New year to my Net54 friends!

[Duluth Eskimo]

Joe DiMaggio's greatest hit.......

[slidekellyslide]

My wife wouldn't even know what to get me in the memorabilia dept or even where to get it, how much to spend, et cetera. I'll get the same practical gifts I always get at Christmas, but that's okay because every time I open a package that comes in the mail it's my own gift to myself and that's year round.

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

My wife wouldn't even know what to get me in the memorabilia dept or even where to get it, how much to spend, et cetera. I'll get the same practical gifts I always get at Christmas, but that's okay because every time I open a package that comes in the mail it's my own gift to myself and that's year round.

My thoughts exactly... It is just the addict in me that needs a reason I guess Dan. Jason.. I certainly cannot disagree with you on that one. The prior hits were the means to a happy end ing though

[JoeyF1981]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

My thoughts exactly... It is just the addict in me that needs a reason I guess Dan. Jason.. I certainly cannot disagree with you on that one. The prior hits were the means to a happy end ing though

Love the marilyn photo! awesome pick-ups as always

[gnaz01]

My wife got this Christy Mathewson glove for me

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

My wife wouldn't even know what to get me in the memorabilia dept or even where to get it, how much to spend, et cetera. I'll get the same practical gifts I always get at Christmas, but that's okay because every time I open a package that comes in the mail it's my own gift to myself and that's year round.

+1

Every year I tell my girlfriend "If you want to get me a box of cards for Christmas, get me something I can rip (I explained what that meant)."

And every year she gets me the annual "Topps Complete Hobby Set."

This year I asked her to please just get me a gift card from the hobby shop....

[mjkm90]

A HUGE Thank You to me good friend Mark S. (Perezfan) for helping my wife find and purchase the PERFECT Christmas gift for a Cubs/Tigers pennant collector. I am sooo blessed to have such a dear friend and amazing wife

[MGHPro]

Amazing present Mike !

[Tigerden]

Originally Posted by mjkm90

A HUGE Thank You to me good friend Mark S. (Perezfan) for helping my wife find and purchase the PERFECT Christmas gift for a Cubs/Tigers pennant collector. I am sooo blessed to have such a dear friend and amazing wife

Congrats Mike! Your wife easily could be in the running for wife of the year!!! That pennant was a must for your collection.

[bobfreedman]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

Since I no longer get anything from Santa(Probably because I am an ahole) and everyone else showers me with practical gifts(socks, gift cards, kitchenware, jellies..ect), I decided to treat myself to something I love.......BABES.

Merry Christmas to me!

1) Babe Ruth 1930 TYPE 1 photo pitching as a Yankee against the Red Sox(undefeated as a Yankee pitcher).

2) Marilyn Monroe 1952 Type 1 Playing ball.(love the "slug" as part of a sleeve the photo was stored in). Good God look at those legs....

Anyone else get any memorabilia for themselves/from others this holiday season??

Merry Christmas and Happy New year to my Net54 friends!

Ben, as always two outstanding photos, the Marilyn is a great crossover piece. Well done and Merry Christmas to you!

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by bobfreedman

Ben, as always two outstanding photos, the Marilyn is a great crossover piece. Well done and Merry Christmas to you!

Absolutely!! That may well have just turned into my favorite Marilyn photo!! Merry Christmas Ben and Bob !!

[GKreindler]

I can say that I have had a similar experience with Santa. He told me that Ben is indeed an @$$hole.

But we love him anyway.

Graig

[thecatspajamas]

I think Santa is just pissed because Ben kept sending back the photos he left under the Christmas tree. "I don't care if it was made with love and magic. Unless your elves produced this print within 2 years of when the photo was taken, it is NOT the Type 1 that I specified on my list!"

Thanks for the holiday chuckles, Ben, and I'd love to see a larger scan of that Marilyn photo sometime. You can put your watermark wherever you want on it, just don't be coverin' dem gams. Yowza!

[jgmp123]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

I think Santa is just pissed because Ben kept sending back the photos he left under the Christmas tree. "I don't care if it was made with love and magic. Unless your elves produced this print within 2 years of when the photo was taken, it is NOT the Type 1 that I specified on my list!"

Thanks for the holiday chuckles, Ben, and I'd love to see a larger scan of that Marilyn photo sometime. You can put your watermark wherever you want on it, just don't be coverin' dem gams. Yowza!

+1...Amazing post Lance!

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

I think Santa is just pissed because Ben kept sending back the photos he left under the Christmas tree. "I don't care if it was made with love and magic. Unless your elves produced this print within 2 years of when the photo was taken, it is NOT the Type 1 that I specified on my list!"

Thanks for the holiday chuckles, Ben, and I'd love to see a larger scan of that Marilyn photo sometime. You can put your watermark wherever you want on it, just don't be coverin' dem gams. Yowza!

Nice. That last hyee auction must have been driving the 'Type I' guys nuts - he put 'Original Photo' in his titles instead of the sacred text....playing it safe?

[jcpowell76]

Steiner certified

[David W]

Cool seat.

Did you get the autographs? If so, how?