August Pick-ups!

[MattyC]

Great Yaz, Hoot, Mick-- this Post War thread has got some life this month!

Landed one of my toughest centering targets of all time; had been holding out for a centered Carew at a good price forever.

I also learned a lesson I will keep in mind forever; saw the PSA 9 Winfield and took a flyer because the centering, color, and corners were so sweet, and the central image was clean. I saw the stray white PDs in the scan and figured I'd find a way to live with them. Lo and behold, I get it in hand, and those dots are so small and unobtrusive. Amazing how a blown-up scan can magnify and in effect overstate a card's flaws! I gotta keep in mind that in-hand certain aspects will look way different.

[Bestdj777]

Great cards Matt! I especially love the Nolan Ryan.

Another pickup for me. Thanks to Chris (pawpaw) for finding this one and bringing it to my attention. Almost done with my team issue/premium photo run.

[pawpawdiv9]

Dont i get a finders fee? JK. glad to help a fellow member out, wasnt sure what it was, and neither did the seller apparently. Other than it was a team issue, and i knew you had it on your want list.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

Dont i get a finders fee? JK. glad to help a fellow member out, wasnt sure what it was, and neither did the seller apparently. Other than it was a team issue, and i knew you had it on your want list.

Haha, I will think about the finders fee. To be honest, I am not entirely sure what it is either. I saw another one that Mantle sent to a fan in 1967 in response to an autograph request, so I assume it was some sort of team, or personal, issue from 1966/67. I wish there was a resource for these team issue photos as I have a handful that I just cannot date.

[novakjr]

I guess they come in bunches. A month + off, and suddenly a handful of HOF rookies seemingly fall into my lap. This being the lone post-war one so far. I would've been happy to leave the '55 Golden stamp as my Alston representative, but I'm not one to pass up a nice deal on a pre-rookie minor league issue, especially on a "type" that wasn't represented yet in my collection..

[bcbgcbrcb]

Nice pick-up, Dave.

[rsdill2]

Finished my '58 set (been needing the Mick for over a year), and put big dents into my '55 and '66 sets (all high #'s). Good month for me!