August Pick Up Thread

[paul]

Here's one you don't see every day. Hoyt Wilhelm in Cuba.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Hey, Paul:

Very nice, I'm glad that you won it!

[paul]

Thanks for letting me know about it.

[HRBAKER]

[ALR-bishop]

I love that card, but having grown up in St Louis and seeing Gibson in the 64, 67, and 68 WS, I have often thought that whoever picked pink did not have the slightest idea of what they were dealing with

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

I love that card, but having grown up in St Louis and seeing Gibson in the 64, 67, and 68 WS, I have often thought that whoever picked pink did not have the slightest idea of what they were dealing with

Al,
I grew up in SE Mo and I'm with you there. Attended a '67 WS game and then not another until the Braves clincher in 1995. Gibby was one of a kind. I was born in 1959 and so I got real spoiled by the '60s Cards, I thought my team was an automatic in the Series. Made the 70s very hard to endure.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

I love that card, but having grown up in St Louis and seeing Gibson in the 64, 67, and 68 WS, I have often thought that whoever picked pink did not have the slightest idea of what they were dealing with

I never understood why they would use pink for a background color. I'm not a fan of the olive green backgrounds used on some of the 1954 Topps either. Maybe we need a poll for worst background color on a set...

[Doug]

Not the greatest scan in the world, but since my scanner is at work this will have to do:

[Robextend]

Very nice looking Mantle Doug!!! Looks like a strong 3....

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Robextend

Very nice looking Mantle Doug!!! Looks like a strong 3....

Unfortunately, that's a touched up version of the scan from the eBay auction and it's a prime example of what happens when you buy a card based on a scan 1/3 the size of the actual card and no description beyond "1956 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 3 VG". If you look carefully at my touched up version of the scan there's about a 1 1/2 inch crease that runs from the edge of the card, past his ear and stops under his eyes. There's also a smaller crease in the bottom right that shows up more on the back than the front, but of course there wasn't even a back scan in the auction. All in all it's still a nice looking card for the grade, but I had no idea there were any creases until I had it in hand.

[Doug]

I guess I should probably qualify my comment. The card is actually very nice. You can hold it a foot away from your face and you would swear it should be a PSA 5. I don't really have an issue with the lack of a description if there are big and clear enough scans that I can see the card for myself. I guess what irritates me is when someone lists a card with a scan that small where the crease/wrinkle isn't visible and they don't bother to mention it in the description.

[Robextend]

Originally Posted by Doug

I guess I should probably qualify my comment. The card is actually very nice. You can hold it a foot away from your face and you would swear it should be a PSA 5. I don't really have an issue with the lack of a description if there are big and clear enough scans that I can see the card for myself. I guess what irritates me is when someone lists a card with a scan that small where the crease/wrinkle isn't visible and they don't bother to mention it in the description.

I hear ya Doug. I wish sellers were more descriptive as well, especially with lower grade cards.