my signed rookie thread...

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[Robextend]

Great story, great collection.

[baseballfan]

good stuff

congrats!!

[h2oya311]

great stuff...just ventured over here to the pre-1980 side...I hadn't been over here for several months. This is the first I'm seeing your collection! Very awesome! I remember you mentioning that you needed something new and challenging after completing all the Topps runs. I'd say that your new focus is quite challenging, although you've made far too much progress too quickly!!

Anyway, best of luck with your collection! I'll keep a close eye on your progress. Here are a few of mine (I like the really esoteric stuff):

1967 Reds Team Issue PC:


1969 JD McCarthy PC (error):


1956 Pirates Team Issue PC:


1948-49 El Indio:


1963 Reds Team Issue PC:

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[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by begsu1013

Derek,

those are cool! are you primarily into team issues?

No, I'm mostly trying to collect the earliest card/photo of each MLB HOFer recognizing that quite a few are simply going to be too cost prohibitive and/or nearly impossible to find (Ruth, Cy Young, etc.). I guess you can call me a HOF "Rookie card" collector, but I really love the oddball stuff! I'd take a '67 Reds Team Issue PC of Johnny Bench any day over his '68 Topps.

Best of luck on your journey! Enjoy the hunt! Instead of grabbing whatever you can find to build up your collection quickly, try seeking out a specific card with that player's autograph. It'll be fun to try to nail down a needle in a haystack. Although, I must admit, everything you've picked up so far looks to have GREAT centering and registration, so make sure not to compromise. There are some cards in my collection that I simply can't stand to look at because of their condition flaws (despite being very rare). I just "needed" the card to fill a hole in my collection (on paper).

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