August Pick-ups!

[67_Palmer]

Figured I'd start it off.

Nothing special, just set building stuff.

[ALR-bishop]

Nice cards. I really like that Gibson card. What would be a good caption for the Powell card ?

[Cardboard Junkie]

Platoon

[67_Palmer]

Haha, almost the exact same pose.

[Bestdj777]

[brob28]

Nice cards everyone. For some reason I've always disliked that Brett card, I hate that profile picture, would have been so much better if the photographer would have called his name and snapped the photo when George looked over. Anyway, here's a few more for my '61 set. Trying to drown my sorrows at not making the National! Down to 39 to go to complete this bear!

[ALR-bishop]

Very nice cards Bill

[CW]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Nice cards. I really like that Gibson card. What would be a good caption for the Powell card ?

"I GOT IT! I GOT IT! Where the *%@& DID IT GO???!!!"

[Harliduck]

brob...great 61s...I wish I was needing only 39, I'm a little behind you and only have TWO high numbers...lol. It IS a beast, and I thought the 66s were bad.

Picked up this 65 Yaz...only need ONE more for the 1965 set...a Jim Hunter rookie (526)...fun being down to one. The Yaz is a little OC, but sharp non the less...

[brob28]

Thanks Al & John, I knew the High #'s were tough but they are by far the toughest of any set I've built. I'm down to 7 high #'s and can't be done with them soon enough, but I like to work on the tough sets, the chase is half the fun!

BTW - John, that's my fav. Yaz card!

[the 'stache]

Nice cards, everybody!

[ALR-bishop]

Yaz looks good. One to go is exciting. What's after that ?

[SPMIDD]

brob28...that will be an awesome '61 set with the quality of cards you're buying. Nice pickups.

[brob28]

Originally Posted by SPMIDD

brob28...that will be an awesome '61 set with the quality of cards you're buying. Nice pickups.

Thank you Sir! Trying to find some of these centered is proving to be a real challenge...

[AMBST95]

Newest addition to my collection!

[Bestdj777]

I've been watching this for a while and finally pulled the trigger.

[ALR-bishop]

Nice Chris

Great Bunning Adam

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Nice Chris

Great Bunning Adam

Thanks Al! And agreed, beautiful card Adam.

[DanP]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

I've been watching this for a while and finally pulled the trigger.

Chris, really nice. Congratulations! Dan

[MBMiller25]

Nice Mick and Bunning RC!

Adam, How much of that Post War HOF set do you have complete?

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by DanP

Chris, really nice. Congratulations! Dan

Thanks Dan! I love the 50s/60s Mantle Picture Packs. Such a great value for the price.

[Exhibitman]

No idea what this is; about 3 x 4 photographic premium or team issue I guess:



1965 Kahns:



1969 Topps Super:

[ALR-bishop]

Good ones Adam

[AMBST95]

Originally Posted by MBMiller25

Nice Mick and Bunning RC!

Adam, How much of that Post War HOF set do you have complete?

Not much of the Postwar set really. I might have about 20 cards with several of them being the newer guys. I pickup a new card occasionally but it's not my focus right now. I'm more heavily invested in the prewar sets I'm working at.

[brob28]

Great Kiner Adam.

[Iwantmorecards77]

Latest addition to the rookie collection. Picked up from a fellow board member in a super-easy transaction!

[Bestdj777]

Finally got it:

[itjclarke]

Feel lucky to have added both of these historical cards/players to my collection as both came by way of 2nd chance type offers.. thanks Brad (Pencil1974) and Mike Denaro.

1947 Bond Bread Jackie Robinson.jpg1949 Bowman Larry Doby.jpg

[ALR-bishop]

Nice Ion. Did 2nd chances come due to buyer default or seller extras, or do you know. There have been threads about bogus 2nd offers on Pre war

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Nice Ion. Did 2nd chances come due to buyer default or seller extras, or do you know. There have been threads about bogus 2nd offers on Pre war

Thanks Al. Neither were formal 2nd chance offers via eBay, but more so nice email exchanges with the sellers. I actually started that 2nd chance thread a few months back, so am hyper sensitive toward those emails. Oddly enough, I haven't received an eBay 2nd chance since (real or fake). Both cards have arrived, though one is still at the post office waiting for me.

[brob28]

A few more, down to 26 for the set.

[67_Palmer]

Nice!

[DanP]

Sold my Mantle RC last year, finally picked up another one.

Dan

[bcbgcbrcb]

Nice pick-ups, Dan. Keen eye for centering on both........

[MattyC]

Great Mantle RC! Gotta tell ya, centering on that particular card makes so much of its eye appeal, at least to my sense of aesthetics. I'd take that one over many others I've seen with higher grades, because centering is all over the place with that card, especially left to right. Congrats!

[MattyC]

Finally grabbed one of these. My goal was always (1) nice L/R centering, (2) minimal tilt, and (3) as smooth back edges as can be expected, chipping wise. The backs of these can get so rugged with that black coloring. The back on this one is fantastic, will get a scan up...

[39special]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Finally grabbed one of these. My goal was always (1) nice L/R centering, (2) minimal tilt, and (3) as smooth back edges as can be expected, chipping wise. The backs of these can get so rugged with that black coloring. The back on this one is fantastic, will get a scan up...

Matt that is great looking card.Awesome pickup!!!!

[MattyC]

Thanks. That was FedEx, and now just checked the mail... The right edge is hiding a little behind the holder's inner lip but centering is money.

[paul]

My new favorite post-war card, a 1949-50 Acebo Ray Dandridge from Cuba.

[varsitycollectibles]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

No idea what this is; about 3 x 4 photographic premium or team issue I guess:



1965 Kahns:



1969 Topps Super:

Good lookin' Gibby.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Wow, that's a near-perfect card, Paul. Great pick-up.

[Vintageloz]

Just picked this up for my HOF rookie collection. Low grade but it will work for now....

[Bestdj777]

Picked up this B&W Holiday Inn Dexter Press Postcard. I picked up the other two Dexter Press Mantles, and am working on a run of Mantle Holiday Inn Postcards, so it is nice to be able to finish out the Dexter Press trio while adding to the Holiday Inn set. Also grabbed two Mantle stadium issue postcards but having problems posting those.

[67_Palmer]

Some cards for my autograph/blog project.

[ALR-bishop]

67--I just picked up a 2nd Shea for my set. There are two versions. In one some blue ink is missing from the sky in the upper right. You can see several of both versions on ebay

[paul]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Wow, that's a near-perfect card, Paul. Great pick-up.

Thanks Phil.

Same pose as 1953 Topps in which he's shown in Brooklyn cap. My first Canadian card. Lol!

[MBMiller25]

Matty, Fantastic Schmidt RC and 2nd year. That's probably one of the best centered 74's I have ever seen.

I love the oddball Dexter Press Mantle, Frank Robinson Kahn's card (why is he so undervalued BTW?), Kiner 3 x 4.

Both of these showed up over the 5 days or so. I real pleased with both of these.

[CharleyBrown]

Matt, beautiful Kaline and Aaron!!

[ALR-bishop]

Originally Posted by CharleyBrown

Matt, beautiful Kaline and Aaron!!

+1