January pick ups.

[mickeymantle24]

S/O to Sean (InvestInBaseball) for this 52B Mantle. Great member to deal with and A+ service

[DeanH3]

Originally Posted by mickeymantle24

S/O to Sean (InvestInBaseball) for this 52B Mantle. Great member to deal with and A+ service

Very nice Mick! Congrats!

[clydepepper]

I overpaid for this one, but it was less than lower graded copies currently up for sale...and it completes my 'pseudo' Koufax master set (no bazookas yet)

NOTE: The real deciding factor in purchasing this card when I did was directly related to EBay's lowering of the base Ebucks reward from 2% to 1%.
I used all of my fourth quarter Ebucks to help pay for this one. I'll never be able to get that kind of boost at 1%

Also leaves only 11 cards, all vintage, on my official shopping list.

1960 Morrell Meats - Sandy Koufax PSA-6.jpg

[Neal]

Great pickups so far!

[the 'stache]

Can you see it now?

[jasonc]

Bill,

Shows up on my end. Nice card of Yount.

[DBesse27]

All of these cards were picked up this week. I just started the 61 Red Sox team set.




I love vintage league leaders cards and the star power on this one is pretty good, especially Minoso




The Hardy card cracks me up, with the badly airbrushed B on the cap, while he's clearly wearing a different jersey, which I believe to be the Senators'.



Both Wertz and Malzone are underrated. Back when hitting 20 HRs meant something, Wertz did it 6 times, with career highs of 32 HRs (1956) and 133 RBI (1949). He was a 4-time All Star. Malzone spent 11 of his 12 years with the Sox and was known for being a great defensive 3B with decent pop. He was a 6-time All Star. I had the pleasure of meeting him with my oldest son a few months before he passed away.



Schilling and Yaz were teammates in the minors with Minneapolis and both made their MLB debuts in 1961. They were always linked together, hence the "Sox Sockers" card with the 2 of them in the 1964 Topps sets.

[jb67]

A great start the new year with some great pickups already.

Irv, way to start it off with a 52 Topps pickup. The set of sets to collect for sure. Congrats on adding Overmire to your collection.

Jerry, absolutely love the Spahn. I picked up a PSA 4 not long after I got back into collecting about 3 1/2 years ago. Classic pose of Spahn!!

Mike, Nuff said on the 52 Mantle!! Very Nice indeed.

Raymond, congrats on landing the Koufax. Great looking card congrats again on knocking that one off the list.

[DBesse27]

I too love the morrell koufax!

[Neal]

Purchased the second to last day of 2016, but arrived today

1951Mantle.jpg

been looking for one in my price range for some time. Really like the image, and for a 2, the corners and centering are pretty good

[RayBShotz]

FREE with my eBay Bucks today.
Yankee Lot really fits my ongoing 54T set effort.

Also added this gorgeous 8OC. Somehow the spectacular image overrules the centering on this one. Its a keeper.

[Jim65]

1968 Topps Venezuelan Tom Seaver

[RayBShotz]

Originally Posted by Neal

Purchased the second to last day of 2016, but arrived today

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been looking for one in my price range for some time. Really like the image, and for a 2, the corners and centering are pretty good

The stunning clarity of the art on this Mantle is off the charts Neal.
Nice centering too.
Congrats on your long awaited pick-up.
RayB

[aconte]

That looks great and even better with the new scan.

[Neal]

Originally Posted by aconte

That looks great and even better with the new scan.

Thanks Tony and Ray

Fits the collection to a ter

[jb67]

Neal what a great looking card. Your patience really paid off. Congrats.

Originally Posted by Neal

Purchased the second to last day of 2016, but arrived today

Attachment 256601

been looking for one in my price range for some time. Really like the image, and for a 2, the corners and centering are pretty good

[irv]

Originally Posted by jb67

A great start the new year with some great pickups already.

Irv, way to start it off with a 52 Topps pickup. The set of sets to collect for sure. Congrats on adding Overmire to your collection.

Thanks, JB.

Originally Posted by Neal

Purchased the second to last day of 2016, but arrived today

been looking for one in my price range for some time. Really like the image, and for a 2, the corners and centering are pretty good

Very nice card, Neal!

Congrats!

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by Neal

Purchased the second to last day of 2016, but arrived today

Attachment 256601

been looking for one in my price range for some time. Really like the image, and for a 2, the corners and centering are pretty good

Yummy!

[jb67]

Pretty happy to land a few nice looking 70's cards to my collection.

[Neal]

great memories of the 70s!
Certainly would love to add about 7-10 HOFers from each Topps issue in PSA 8 or higher

Good stuff fellas!

[KingFisk]

Originally Posted by Neal

Purchased the second to last day of 2016, but arrived today

Attachment 256601

been looking for one in my price range for some time. Really like the image, and for a 2, the corners and centering are pretty good

Congrats! Gorgeous card!

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[jb217676]

Here are a few cool cards I got this week...

1952 Wheaties Stan Musial card with an outrageous wet sheet transfer image on the back!

1957 Washington Senators Team Issue of Whitey Herzog. The note on the back was penned, signed and sent to a fan by Herzog himself on May 28th, 1957. Love how he turned this team issue into a postcard!

1972 Minnesota Twins Team Issue of Bert Blyleven

[mattjc1983]

Originally Posted by Neal

Purchased the second to last day of 2016, but arrived today



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been looking for one in my price range for some time. Really like the image, and for a 2, the corners and centering are pretty good

I'd give the centering more than a pretty good well done!


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