September Pickups

[MattyC]

Here's the crazy deal with that 2.5-- the reverse has literally two letters among the bio text that are faded. That's it. That knocked it all the way down. A strong resub or crack-resub candidate for sure. The front beats every 8 I have handled.

I liked that 3 very much and came very close to pulling the trigger, actually

One thing I have noticed with The Mick's cards is that so few of the existing pop are beautifully centered. On some issues it is on the order of 1/100 or worse it seems. I think that rarity is very cool and can be something collectors seek over time.

[pawpawdiv9]

This is coming in the mail from the NET54 1954 Set Break (last night)
and I also won a common Frank Leja (whom i dont know?) a Yankee 1st baseman
The Mays -from the auction site does list the Mays as PR-FR, anyways it will be going to my brother as a Xmas gift.

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[CW]

Thanks, Matt and JB!

Originally Posted by jb67

Forgot to mention the Fidrych! That is a high-end 9++ for sure. That card brings back memories of seeing all my friends imitating him when we would play pickup games back in the seventies.

Haha! Nice!

[ALR-bishop]

Chris---there are 2 versions of that card. Yours is the scarcer of the two

[pawpawdiv9]

Al- i iddidnt even know this. What is/are the 2 differences? I am currently trying to find info. Something tells me it has to do with the thingy on the arm.
I have read about a Candian version and also about how some backs are flip up-side-down

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

Al- i iddidnt even know this. What is/are the 2 differences? I am currently trying to find info. Something tells me it has to do with the thingy on the arm.
I have read about a Candian version and also about how some backs are flip up-side-down

In Al's picture the shorter printed card is on the left. Yes it is the white stripe near his elbow.

Most reprints use the picture on the right but the 2003 Topps Heritage Certified Autograph Issue uses the card on the left.

[JollyElm]

Since I seem to be all about the 'green tints' lately, here are a few graded guys I picked up…

[itjclarke]

Just completed my standard Mick run- Bowman and Topps 1951-1969 (excluding all Topps' specialty ones- AS, MVP, etc.). I may venture out into the dog food trading card world eventually (so many examples available!), but for now mission (spanning 1994-2014) is complete.

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I also personally concur to the previously mentioned scarcity of well centered Micks, as only 1 of 26 (including a couple dupes and a couple AS/MVP examples) is 50/50 centered- 1967 Topps. I think this probably applies to most other cards/players from these years too.

I'm personally not bugged by OC cards, especially when looks good to me otherwise, but it does seem pricing for centered examples is skyrocketing. Makes me wish I'd gotten lucky on at least one or two more of the prior 26, not as much for personal taste, but so I could sell it for big bucks and buy a clean OC example and then some

BTW- love the Bird!