June Pickups

[V117collector]

Just got this Mays in the mail. Love the action shot! Possibly a new favorite.

[Harliduck]

Great looking Mays...love that card. I recently got the same card back from SGC, not nearly as nicely centered as yours.


This came in the mail today for my latest 68 set...nice clean raw Mick. I've always loved the 68, doesn't seem to get as much love as the others...

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

Great looking Mays...love that card. I recently got the same card back from SGC, not nearly as nicely centered as yours.


This came in the mail today for my latest 68 set...nice clean raw Mick. I've always loved the 68, doesn't seem to get as much love as the others...

I have been going back and forth about putting a 68 set together. But there are some killer cards in that set that keep me just thinking about it at this point.

Butch..

[rugbymarine]

Originally Posted by V117collector

Just got this Mays in the mail. Love the action shot! Possibly a new favorite.

Well centered, great picture! That’s an amazing 2.5

[G1911]

Originally Posted by V117collector

Just got this Mays in the mail. Love the action shot! Possibly a new favorite.

Mays sliding in is a great image, one of my favorite 50's cards. Very nice pickup

[V117collector]

Thanks for the compliments guys!

That 68 Mantle is a good looking card also. I was think about picking up one in the near future.

[babraham]

Picked up this 55B for my Mantle run, thought it had great eye appeal!

[jb67]

Originally Posted by V117collector

Just got this Mays in the mail. Love the action shot! Possibly a new favorite.

Great looking Willie.

[Mike D.]

I love multi-HOFer leader cards.

[Harliduck]

Hit the local annual WSSCA Sports Collectible Convention here in Lynnwood Washington this morning. 57 vendors...solid show. Not as much vintage as last year but easily the most I've seen for a Washington show.

Lot's of way over Ebay pricing as per usual...some vendors were more interested in visiting and sharing their collection than selling...lol...but some good deals were to be had. Picked up a few 53's (FINALLY got Jim Gilliam!) and others. Got a great deal on this nice raw 68 Mays...my second set is coming along nicely.





My brother is down to 7 67 highs for his set, picked up a really nice Red Sox team at a very nice price...but not much for Topps high numbers. Love hitting the local shows! Wish we had more...(attendance seemed rather good as well).

[Harliduck]

Picked up another 53-55 Dormand...I sure love these. Sitting at 14, with 4 currently waiting to be graded with SGC right now. This will be a long slow build...loving the challenge. Jerry Coleman...

[Vegas Cards]

Picked this up from a board member. Thanks Reed!

[Gorditadogg]

Nice Darren! 72T is a tough centered set. And I think if I am not wrong, there are 2500 cards in that set

Also nice Peter. That's a pre-rookie to the 69T.

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[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

And I think if I am not wrong, there are 2500 cards in that set

It certainly feels that way. I have like 350-ish out of 787 so far I think.

[Mike D.]

Mays continues to be a popular pickup, despite the calendar shifting to June...

[Exhibitman]

[DieMaus]

It’s not much, but I just got this the other day after a failed attempt to secure a 58T Aaron in a PSA 4 on MySlabs. The seller had already sold it elsewhere and accidentally left it listed on the site. It would have been a good buy.

It left me itching to pick up something for a similar price, so I burned myself out scrolling for a couple of hours going back and forth through listings and comps of Koufaxs, Clementes, Mays’, and Aarons.

I’m still kind of new with vintage, so although Mantle crossed my mind I assumed even a decent looking later year card would be too expensive, but I gave it a shot and found this.

The auction was already at $230 which I thought was a good price. I was so tired I forgot to check comps and put in a manual snipe for around $300 which I later found was $100 more than the average value of the card. Oops. Unfortunately, the last bidder was also prepared to pay as much so I didn’t save any money…

It’s only my second Mantle besides a few other multi-player cards I have, and I like it. It has decent color, no snow, and the edges look okay.

I wouldn’t say it’s undergraded, but it looks way better than other 3s I own. The centering is a little off, but not enough to bother me. I just wish I was more attentive to know the prices before bidding—which is what I was doing for the other cards I was looking at.

But it’s good to finally know, even this late in the game, that it’s still possible to pick up a decent looking Mantle for a good price.






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[Gorditadogg]

I had a lower grade Mantle for sale on BST a few years back. VCP was $200, I thought it was pretty nice, and was asking $240. A member made me an offer of $190 for the card. He said he bought $200,000 of cards a year and always paid less than VCP average.

I told him God bless you, he was making a lot of sellers happy buying $200,000 of their below average cards.

The point is that some cards are nicer than others, even with the same grade, and some people are willing to pay more for the nice ones. Keep working on your eye as you build your collection and I think you will realize it's worth paying a little more for the good stuff.

[rugbymarine]

Bought from a net54 member. My first Koufax card!

[JollyElm]

Man, to keep in touch with Sandy's Judaism, I would call that card as delicious as kugel!!!

[Mike D.]

[jb67]

Originally Posted by rugbymarine

Bought from a net54 member. My first Koufax card!

Great looking card!!!

[Gorditadogg]

For '61 Yankees fans: I just picked up a couple nice rookies from The Battersbox.

[rugbymarine]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Man, to keep in touch with Sandy's Judaism, I would call that card as delicious as kugel!!!

I had no idea what that meant, so i googled it. Then I had to read a bit to get a feel for the context, and had a good laugh.

Originally Posted by jb67

Great looking card!!!

Thanks, Dave

[Gorditadogg]

You've got a great postal service! Nice!

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[GasHouseGang]

Picked up a nice group of 1954 Bowmans.

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Picked up a nice group of 1954 Bowmans.

I like that Newcombe card. Don't think I've ever seen that before.

[rugbymarine]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Picked up a nice group of 1954 Bowmans.

Awesome 54 Furillo!

[GasHouseGang]

Thanks guys. I feel like several of these images I had never seen. The set is growing on me.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Picked up a nice group of 1954 Bowmans.

Yowza!! Slap my ass and call me Becky!!!!!

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Yowza!! Slap my ass and call me Becky!!!!!

Thanks. I think?

[jingram058]

My daughter got me a box of 22 out of 33 1969 Topps deckle edge cards. The 11 remaining are stars, but all are readily available and affordable. I might as well have all 33...

[Lucas00]

Happy to add quite a rare card to my Red collection. The '55 Robert Gould, (if you have the statue let's talk).
And a '61 Mays/yaz duo off of eBay for a great deal. For my set.

[Casey2296]

Picked up a nice Brooksie.
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[irv]

One May pick up/June delivery and 2 June pick ups June deliveries.
Down to 6 remaining to complete my 52 Topps set.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by irv

One May pick up/June delivery and 2 June pick ups June deliveries.
Down to 6 remaining to complete my 52 Topps set.

Great looking pickups Dale. Quite strong eye appeal on all three of those cards.

Congrats on getting your magic number down to just SIX!!!

[irv]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

Great looking pickups Dale. Quite strong eye appeal on all three of those cards.

Congrats on getting your magic number down to just SIX!!!

Thanks, Larry.
I appreciate that.
Edit: Just realized the mark on Russ's cap was on the saver and not the card.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by irv

One May pick up/June delivery and 2 June pick ups June deliveries.
Down to 6 remaining to complete my 52 Topps set.

Nice pick-ups, Dale. Glad to see you keep making progress on the set.

[irv]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Nice pick-ups, Dale. Glad to see you keep making progress on the set.

Thanks, Jay.
Slowly but surely I'm getting there.

[JollyElm]

This card(?) may not be everyone's cup of tea due to its centering, but it is semi-interesting. There are no 1967 Topps Pin-Ups #23 Harmon Killebrew cards graded PSA 10 and no straight PSA 9s, either...just two with qualifiers - this OC one and another nearly identical one. That's it. So, depending on your pop definition, it could be said that there are "none higher."

1967pinups23killebrew.jpg


It's funny how just like virtually all of his 1972 Topps 'In Action' cards, this guy (and the other OC one) has that same leftward tilt happening.

[Tom S.]

Originally Posted by irv

One May pick up/June delivery and 2 June pick ups June deliveries.
Down to 6 remaining to complete my 52 Topps set.

Dale, congrats on snagging a few more nice looking '52 Topps high numbers! The finish line is getting a little closer for you.

[Tom S.]

I was able to add a few more cards to my 1952 Topps set this month. Still have miles to go though...

[rugbymarine]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

Picked up a nice Brooksie.
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Oooh! Nice 61 Brooks, Phil!

This should count since its Jackie Robinson , I picked this up today at a Mooresville NC Food Lion, which a portion of the puchase is being donated to the Jackie Robinson Foundation

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by rgpete

This should count since its Jackie Robinson , I picked this up today at a Mooresville NC Food Lion, which a portion of the puchase is being donated to the Jackie Robinson Foundation

Great pick up Ron, I think that particular issue has a lot of upside potential. And if I'm wrong, hey, at least you got a can o' nuts.

Originally Posted by Casey2296

Great pick up Ron, I think that particular issue has a lot of upside potential. And if I'm wrong, hey, at least you got a can o' nuts.

My wife thinks Im nuts

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by rgpete

This should count since its Jackie Robinson , I picked this up today at a Mooresville NC Food Lion, which a portion of the puchase is being donated to the Jackie Robinson Foundation

A heavenly coffee.

[JollyElm]

Very elated to have found this epic card from my youth, 1974 Topps #1 Hank Aaron - All-Time HR King, at a very decent price (not eBay), and decided it was time to grab it before the prices continued to climb...

1974Aaron1PSA8OChor.jpg

And the centering is actually better than it appears, as the shadow cast by the plastic thing on the left obscures some of the white there.

[rugbymarine]

Another Kaline! (14 down, 8 to go)

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by rugbymarine

Another Kaline! (14 down, 8 to go)

Sweet, one of my favorite Kaline cards.