January pickups

[jason.1969]

Was able to add a true superstar to my 1956 Topps Dodgers set...now at 6 cards!

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[robsbessette]

A big one here. Very low grade, but helps me kill my 54 Bowman set.

[jason.1969]

Originally Posted by robsbessette

A big one here. Very low grade, but helps me kill my 54 Bowman set.

You get to live up to your screen name now! So quick story about this card...I was 10 or 11 when I got my first baseball card price guide as a gift. It was either the first or second year that the Beckett/Eckes book came out, and my mom's boyfriend hoped it would help me turn the corner from thinking about my cards as a fun hobby to thinking about my cards as a way to make money (still has never happened...I am in for the fun all the way even today!).

The book had pictures of some of the most valuable cards in the hobby, one of which was this 1954 Bowman Ted Williams, which I think back then was presumed much more rare than perhaps it is today. In a way that didn't happen with the Wagner, Mantle, Lajoie, or other top cards, I saw the picture and thought, "Wow, that would be my dream card!"

35 years later, I still don't have it. Maybe someday though. Congratulations to you, Rob, on picking up such a great card! In my book, the Ted Williams Baseball Card HOF is probably...

1. 1954 Bowman
2. 1939 Play Ball
3. 1941 Play Ball
4. 1957 Topps
5. 1959 Fleer "How Ted Hit .400" (I know I just lost all credibility with this pick, but for some weird reason I am a huge fan of this Ted Williams "common.")

[brian1961]

Jason---

You didn't lose credibility with me, at least. I for one like the 1959 Fleer Ted Williams set. Fleer spent big bucks to secure the exclusive right to print any baseball cards of Teddy Ballgame. The colorization mirrors their fine 3 Stooges release of the same year. I like them.

However, methinks you should add to your listing of Mr. Williams the following two cards--- 1954 Wilson Franks and the 1952 Red Man chewing tobacco card. ---Brian Powell

PS--I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago in the 50s -- the 70s. What part do you hail from?

[jason.1969]

Originally Posted by brian1961

PS--I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago in the 50s -- the 70s. What part do you hail from?

I am originally from the VERY distant Chicago suburb of Los Angeles, CA! But these days I am in Western Springs, IL, a western suburb that is sandwiched right between La Grange and Hinsdale--about halfway between Chicago and Naperville.

[pokerplyr80]

I just picked up this card I've been wanting for a while.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Jesse:

Very nice Jackie, I have been looking for one of those too. Hopefully, one will turn up for me soon..........