A nice find at an antique mall

[GrayGhost]

Nice pickup!!

[ALR-bishop]

Your persistence paid off

[BradH]

Here are the various piles after I separated them when I got home Friday night.

[BradH]

I was a bit stunned by the results of the first two bundles I went through.

The first stack was 1972 and it had a Rod Carew card on top. Of the 55 cards in the bundle, it yielded 14 Hall of Famers plus a 3rd-year card of Thurman Munson. It also had another Carew in the bundle and TWO Nolan Ryans.

The '77 stack had the Ryan cloth sticker on top (kinda beat up), but in the middle it had a nice Eck, George Brett, Jim Rice, etc. Didn't have as many HOFers as the first stack, but I am pleased!

[Mike D.]

Nice find! Hope it helps you along on your set building! What was your total spend on the lots?

[BradH]

Originally Posted by Mike D.

Nice find! Hope it helps you along on your set building! What was your total spend on the lots?

Thanks, Mike -- the total for the lots came out to $77, but I asked if they could give a slight discount since I was buying almost everything they had. They asked me if $60 would work and I was very pleased with that total.

[campyfan39]

WOW! good for you and thanks for sharing!

[BradH]

I flipped through the 400-count box of '72s and my assumption was wrong - it's not pure commons. Has several stars and HOF players, including another Munson, but the best part is the 45 or so high numbers.

Now on to the '73s...

[BradH]

The two stacks of '73s produced two each of Clemente, Yaz, Rose and Sutton. Also has a 2nd-year Fisk. A few soft corners here and there, but as my grandfather would say, "good enough for who it's for."