July Pickups

[Canofcorn]

Nice card Neal and 57!

Just got these raw beauties back from PSA

[Neal]

nice haul Mike!

[irv]

Originally Posted by Beatles Guy

Looks better than most 7s.

X2! Very nice 5

Originally Posted by Canofcorn

Nice card Neal and 57!

Just got these raw beauties back from PSA

Nice cards!

[DBesse27]

Following up that 54 Bowman with another rare Teddy Ballgame. Today is a huge day for my collection!!

I have been working on the '59 Fleer Ted Williams set for a long time. For a good portion of that time, I have been just one card short of complete, needing only the very tough short printed #68. I have known that budget dictates a poor copy, but I have wanted one in a PSA or SGC slab so that I know it's not altered or even counterfeit. PSA 1's don't come up very often and I missed a couple of them. But this week I finally landed what to me is a huge card, and completed my favorite set of all time. This card is in piss poor condition, but IT'S MINE and I love it!



Some of you spend hundreds of dollars on cards all the time, but in my collecting world, $141 is a huge chunk of change. Still, my snipe was even higher, because this was the right card at the right time and I had to have it.

A summary of my journey collecting this set.... In the summer of 2013 I bought my first 3 cards, beaters for $8 total, and I was hooked. Over the next 2 years I chipped away at a raw set, with condition not really a factor. By the end of June, 2015, I had 79 cards and was only missing the SP above. And then everything stalled. My only progress in the past 13 months has been one gorgeous PSA 8 upgrade that was a Christmas gift from my good friend Casey. The card I needed just wasn't available slabbed in poor condition. When it was, my snipes were too low. Finally, Tuesday, after 13 months, I completed my set. Final stats: the PSA 1 SP above, the PSA 8 below, and 78 raw cards..... accumulated with $484 over 3 full calendar years. But today I am DONE.



Thanks for looking!!

[Vintagevault13]

Originally Posted by DBesse27

Following up that 54 Bowman with another rare Teddy Ballgame. Today is a huge day for my collection!!



I have been working on the '59 Fleer Ted Williams set for a long time. For a good portion of that time, I have been just one card short of complete, needing only the very tough short printed #68. I have known that budget dictates a poor copy, but I have wanted one in a PSA or SGC slab so that I know it's not altered or even counterfeit. PSA 1's don't come up very often and I missed a couple of them. But this week I finally landed what to me is a huge card, and completed my favorite set of all time. This card is in piss poor condition, but IT'S MINE and I love it!







Some of you spend hundreds of dollars on cards all the time, but in my collecting world, $141 is a huge chunk of change. Still, my snipe was even higher, because this was the right card at the right time and I had to have it.



A summary of my journey collecting this set.... In the summer of 2013 I bought my first 3 cards, beaters for $8 total, and I was hooked. Over the next 2 years I chipped away at a raw set, with condition not really a factor. By the end of June, 2015, I had 79 cards and was only missing the SP above. And then everything stalled. My only progress in the past 13 months has been one gorgeous PSA 8 upgrade that was a Christmas gift from my good friend Casey. The card I needed just wasn't available slabbed in poor condition. When it was, my snipes were too low. Finally, Tuesday, after 13 months, I completed my set. Final stats: the PSA 1 SP above, the PSA 8 below, and 78 raw cards..... accumulated with $484 over 3 full calendar years. But today I am DONE.







Thanks for looking!!

Congrats Dan. It seems as if you and I have a very similar collecting budget. It is fun to look for bargains. When you find a great deal it makes the card even sweeter.


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[Mark70Z]

Dan,

That is awesome; congrats on the pickup. Also, love it when collectors share the story behind the pickup. I'm happy for you...

[Neal]

Nice work, congrats!

Mid grade addition

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