Bird rookie purchase

[MacDice]

I remember before the basketball craze picking up that card for $3. Should have bought more. Also remember paying $60 for an 85 Star Company Set

[CW]

Judging by the title I thought this was going to be about the '77 Topps Mark Fidrych.

The Bird, Magic, Dr. J card is a classic within the hobby -- congrats on picking up a nice high grade, well centered copy. Your wife sounds like a keeper if she's pushing you to achieve your dreams. Thanks for sharing.

[w7imel]

Originally Posted by CW

Judging by the title I thought this was going to be about the '77 Topps Mark Fidrych.

The Bird, Magic, Dr. J card is a classic within the hobby -- congrats on picking up a nice high grade, well centered copy. Your wife sounds like a keeper if she's pushing you to achieve your dreams. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, my wife a for sure keeper!! She has saw me buy alot of crazy things over the years. As far as the card I reasearched a bunch before getting this one, I too loved the centering both left and right and up and down. Ive always tried to buy stuff with "eye appeal" as opposed to settling on a lesser appealing casrd for the simple reason, God forbid anything bad happens and I need to sell some items I feel they will be the easiest to unload in a hurry. Going to frame the card with my Bird auto that is "To Mike" that I received from him TTM. Just not sure yet how I want displayed. Any ideas would be appreciated.

[jad22]

Originally Posted by w7imel

Thanks, my wife a for sure keeper!! She has saw me buy alot of crazy things over the years. As far as the card I reasearched a bunch before getting this one, I too loved the centering both left and right and up and down. Ive always tried to buy stuff with "eye appeal" as opposed to settling on a lesser appealing casrd for the simple reason, God forbid anything bad happens and I need to sell some items I feel they will be the easiest to unload in a hurry. Going to frame the card with my Bird auto that is "To Mike" that I received from him TTM. Just not sure yet how I want displayed. Any ideas would be appreciated.

What year did you get that TTM?

[w7imel]

Originally Posted by jad22

What year did you get that TTM?

mid 90's. Why you ask?

[jad22]

Originally Posted by w7imel

mid 90's. Why you ask?

Apparently it is hard to get a personalized Bird autograph these days. Not sure when LB stopped doing that, as I have a personalized one, but its 1988.

[w7imel]

Originally Posted by jad22

Apparently it is hard to get a personalized Bird autograph these days. Not sure when LB stopped doing that, as I have a personalized one, but its 1988.

Also got my son a card signed and personalized around same time. To Isaac, Merry Christmas, Larry Bird. Not sure if he still signs TTM or not.