Top 3 Cards of your 2024? Let's see 'em!!

[dbussell12]

As in title!!

[raulus]

I assume we’re talking about top 3 acquisitions.

Pretty sure these are all from 2024.

Took me a long time to track down the Sports Heroes Mays.

[Rhotchkiss]

Good idea for a thread. I think I picked up more entertainment than baseball items this year. So here are my top 3 “pick ups” of 2024

[MantleMarisFordBerra]

Whoa! I’d love to hear the story behind The Beatles autographed photo. I see John is the only one who used a marker. Very nice piece!

[Rhotchkiss]

This specific signed Beatles picture is actually fairly “common”. They were signed on site, in the Bahamas, during the filming of the movie Help, and given as presents of thanks to people who worked on the film. The provenance on these is pretty clear and certain, which is key considering all the fake Beatles signatures out there (and I understand there are a ton).

[GasHouseGang]

Well it's still a wonderful signed item!

[Rich Falvo]

I have a clear top pre-war card for my year. My first Broad Leaf. I also finally got an Aaron rookie for my best post-war pickup of 2024.

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[3-2-count]

Great items fellas. Ryan, that Beatles signed photo is off the charts.

This trio of Cracker Jack's would be my picks.

[calvindog]

[MVSNYC]

I was just about to post mine, then Jeff posted his...I'll wait until tmw now

Jeff, killer Cobbs.

Ryan, awesome 2024 as well!

[h2oya311]

Ryan - amazing Cy Young cab there, sir! The Ruth and Beatles items ain’t too shabby either!

These are probably my best three pick-ups this year:

Delahanty OJ “rookie”:


Not all that exciting from a player or rarity perspective, but Mr. Muddy Ruel was the last card I needed to complete my 1923 V100 Willard Chocolates set (180):


And then I made a trade with another Net54 member just a few weeks ago to get two more Piedmont Art Stamps closer to set completion (I now only need three more - Moriarty, Parent, and Wilhelm):

[GeoPoto]

Sticking to pre-war items, here's three I like:

[theshowandme]

[Aaron Seefeldt]

Happy New Year to all!

[Schlesinj]

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Jose Mendez first known image
My favorite card
Adding to my art collection of a poster I had in my room as a 10 year old by Andy Friedman (who has a Topps Spotlight 70 set art cards). It is now framed.

[abmchenry]

This year I was able to acquire a bunch of E102s. If I had to narrow down this group to a top 3...probably Mathewson/Evers/Magee. Big thanks to Tim Newcomb who responded to my WTB post and was willing to sell several of these to me.

[Brent G.]

I'd never collected vintage until this year -- and it was a great year of education and hunting thanks to joining this site.

[cliffyb]

Great pics so far everyone! I love looking at all these great cards. Congrats to all. Here is my top three, and yes, that is a PWCC ‘E’ sticker on the back of Wagner. 😉 Happy New Year!

[mordecaibrown1]

[oldjudge]

Some great items, but real show stoppers by Jeff and Ryan. Congratulations on a great 2024 guys!

[Rhotchkiss]

Some unreal cards on the thread so far. That Izzy Hoffman BL is a very tough/rare combo.

[gonzo]

My top 3 T205 pickups for 2024:
- Cobb miscut with Cy Barger
- Magee Hindu
- McGraw scrap with part of Crandall printed upside down over McGraw

[calvindog]

Sam, love the Ruth strip card. Can you identify the shoulder to the left?

[Johnny T]

I thought I had a decent year in 2024!!! Holy Crap...you guys killed it!!! And they say the hobby is dying...lol...here are my top 3

[mordecaibrown1]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Sam, love the Ruth strip card. Can you identify the shoulder to the left?

Jeff looks like it's the other Ruth card in the find. I sent it to Joe at Goldin and kept the SGC 1

[LEHR]

Sticking with pre-war, my favorite 3 of 2024:

[CardPadre]

Was a few great Ruth things for me. Pretty much felt like I won collecting with this premium.

Then got the red Ruth to complete the foursome of Ruths and a wrapper that’s a little less common featuring only the Ruth premium for redemption possibilities.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by mordecaibrown1

Jeff looks like it's the other Ruth card in the find. I sent it to Joe at Goldin and kept the SGC 1

Wow, very interesting. Now we know how the strips were laid out. I hope the Goldin auction brings a few more of the other subjects out of the woodwork.

[Casey2296]

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Amazing pick ups this year from our members. Here's 3 of my favorites, among many.
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[mordecaibrown1]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Wow, very interesting. Now we know how the strips were laid out. I hope the Goldin auction brings a few more of the other subjects out of the woodwork.

Jeff, Not real sure but it looks as though it could be? Someone else may have a better opinion.

[x2drich2000]

Even though I didn't pick up too many, this has been one of the best years I've had in while for adding to my projects. Good luck everyone in 2025!

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by calvindog

That Cobb Cobb is awesome and his eyes are looking the correct direction.

My best purchase this year was this insanely rare 1989 Fleer Randy Johnson error card. I know in this section it looks like a worthless junk wax card but it is a 4 figure card. My other top 2 pickups are 2 other silly rare Randy Johnson Marlboro error cards.

[LEHR]

Originally Posted by bnorth

My best purchase this year was this insanely rare 1989 Fleer Randy Johnson error card. I know in this section it looks like a worthless junk wax card but it is a 4 figure card. My other top 2 pickups are 2 other silly rare Randy Johnson Marlboro error cards.

Ben,
What makes that 1989 Johnson so rare? Serious question. I know nothing of the errors of the issue aside from the Ripken FF card.

[BRoberts]

I’d also like to know.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by LEHR

Ben,
What makes that 1989 Johnson so rare? Serious question. I know nothing of the errors of the issue aside from the Ripken FF card.

The blue background in the sign area. There are I believe 4 or 5 known in the hobby and I found 2 of them this year. The Johnson Marlboro errors have some very serious collectors like the 89 Fleer Bill Ripken error card.

[bleeckerstreetcards]

really amazing cards so far. love that signed cobb.

[mrreality68]

Amazing stuff every

Ryan, Jeff, Aaron and everyone Wow

[mrreality68]

Here is mine

[bleeckerstreetcards]

that signed Ruth is the stuff of dreams Jeff. amazing card.

[Rhotchkiss]

Great year both Jeffs.

Found this article on Ben’s Fleer Randy Johnson. I never knew. https://junkwaxgems.wordpress.com/ta...rlboro-errors/

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Great year both Jeffs.

Found this article on Ben’s Fleer Randy Johnson. I never knew. https://junkwaxgems.wordpress.com/ta...rlboro-errors/

Dylan the awesome owner of that website is a member here. I have owned every version except the clear one. Was lucky enough to have a fellow member with one send it to me to check out in hand.

As someone who loves error cards and Wade Boggs is my favorite player I need the 1983 Topps wrong back error with Wade Boggs on the front and Luis Aponte on the back to complete the pair. I had been looking for this wrong back pair for easily 35 years now. I was so extremely fortunate to pick up the Luis Aponte front with the Wade Boggs rookie back a few years ago from a fellow member who ran across a large lot of 83 Topps wrong back cards.

[4815162342]

This thread is a curated collection of unbelievable eye candy. Jeff, Jeff, Ryan, Sam, DJ, et al, congrats on a great year.

[Epps]

Great cards everyone! My top 3


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[MVSNYC]

This is a great thread.

Here's my 3, for sure! (although I did recently sell the Ruth)...

[Exhibitman]

I feel like I am in a card museum. Very nice idea for a year end thread.

My modest contribution:

I've wanted a signed Louis Exhibit for many years:



The 1972 STP Richard Petty is basically the 1952 Topps Mantle of NASCAR:

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Epps

Great cards everyone! My top 3


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Wow Especially love that early Joe Jackson on the Philadelphia Team

If you ever want to move it...

[cgjackson222]

Some amazing cards in this thread.

Great eye for cards that look better than their grade, MVSNYC.

Here are mine.

[packs]

My big pick up of the year:

[B O'Brien]

I had to spend a couple days thinking about this, but going to go with these three! I added some cool stuff this year, as I sold all of my other alternative investments late last year, other than dirt, so actually had cash to deploy. This year will be very different, gotta sell to buy this year.

T206 Eddie Collins, Blank back. The one Collins that was missing from my original backs line, back in the day.

T206 Fred Merkle, Brown Lenox back. I wasn’t able to land my old Uzit Merkle from the original backs line, but got this at roughly the same price as what my old Uzit sold for a couple weeks prior to getting this one.

Rose and Co. Nap Lajoie PC. Just one of the best looking prewar cards around, in my opinion.

Super fun year of collecting and working on the backs line. A big thank you to all the folks that I’ve met this year, virtually, and all the folks that have sold, traded or bought with me on the BST.

Thanks to all,
Bob

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by B O'Brien

I had to spend a couple days thinking about this, but going to go with these three! I added some cool stuff this year, as I sold all of my other alternative investments late last year, other than dirt, so actually had cash to deploy. This year will be very different, gotta sell to buy this year.

T206 Eddie Collins, Blank back. The one Collins that was missing from my original backs line, back in the day.

T206 Fred Merkle, Brown Lenox back. I wasn’t able to land my old Uzit Merkle from the original backs line, but got this at roughly the same price as what my old Uzit sold for a couple weeks prior to getting this one.

Rose and Co. Nap Lajoie PC. Just one of the best looking prewar cards around, in my opinion.

Super fun year of collecting and working on the backs line. A big thank you to all the folks that I’ve met this year, virtually, and all the folks that have sold, traded or bought with me on the BST.

Thanks to all,
Bob

Sweet Cards
Love the Rose and Company Set so nice pick up