Dennis C. Purdy

[jackwesq]

Hi everyone. Speaking of the McGwire rookie card, Brent/PWCC has this 1985 Topps Mark McGwire PSA 10 up for auction here:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1985-Topps-...C/352964200673

If there ever was a buy the card and not the holder, I imagine this might be it.

[Exhibitman]

Anyone attend the 1996 Anaheim National? At the back of the room there was a booth of several tables jammed with boxes of postwar cards at ridiculously low prices. I spent nearly all my money there. At the front of the room was the PSA booth. I noticed some of the same people working both booths. The scuttlebutt on the floor of the show was that the booth blowing out cards was an offshoot of the PSA booth selling cards that were acquired en masse by people affiliated with PSA but deemed not worth grading. I don't know if that was accurate but it was what was rumored at the show. I do know that there were some hellacious bargains to be had.

[TUM301]

Just happened to pick up this VCBC show advertising banner last week. Issue #5 Jan/Feb 1996 that has a few cool aspects to it. First it`s huge, 4 feet by 5 feet and it great shape. Second it features a great shot of my favorite collecting subject matter, Joe Jackson. Lastly it came with a pristine copy of the same magazine with an excellent article written by our very own, Barry Sloate. Makes a nice addition to the hobby room without spending too much of the budget.
1996 Baseball Collector Mag. Show Banner 5 X 4 feet by Hugh Murphy, on Flickr

[Leon]

That banner is cool.

Originally Posted by TUM301

Just happened to pick up this VCBC show advertising banner last week. Issue #5 Jan/Feb 1996 that has a few cool aspects to it. First it`s huge, 4 feet by 5 feet and it great shape. Second it features a great shot of my favorite collecting subject matter, Joe Jackson. Lastly it came with a pristine copy of the same magazine with an excellent article written by our very own, Barry Sloate. Makes a nice addition to the hobby room without spending too much of the budget.
1996 Baseball Collector Mag. Show Banner 5 X 4 feet by Hugh Murphy, on Flickr

[BeanTown]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Anyone attend the 1996 Anaheim National? At the back of the room there was a booth of several tables jammed with boxes of postwar cards at ridiculously low prices. I spent nearly all my money there. At the front of the room was the PSA booth. I noticed some of the same people working both booths. The scuttlebutt on the floor of the show was that the booth blowing out cards was an offshoot of the PSA booth selling cards that were acquired en masse by people affiliated with PSA but deemed not worth grading. I don't know if that was accurate but it was what was rumored at the show. I do know that there were some hellacious bargains to be had.

Yes, I remember that show well. Glenn Mechanic sold me some great items as I recall. That show was close to the timeframe when dealers would use the SCD price guide to buy cards and then sell them using SMR. Enjoyed the tour of the museum where we loaded up 2 private buses to get there full of enthusiasts.

[Leon]

Glenn always has great, esoteric, early stuff. A nicer guy you won't meet either.

Originally Posted by BeanTown

Yes, I remember that show well. Glenn Mechanic sold me some great items as I recall. That show was close to the timeframe when dealers would use the SCD price guide to buy cards and then sell them using SMR. Enjoyed the tour of the museum where we loaded up 2 private buses to get there full of enthusiasts.

[rickyb80]

Originally Posted by jackwesq

Hi everyone. Speaking of the McGwire rookie card, Brent/PWCC has this 1985 Topps Mark McGwire PSA 10 up for auction here:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1985-Topps-...C/352964200673

If there ever was a buy the card and not the holder, I imagine this might be it.

To have this happen to one of the most iconic modern key RC's in the hobby is pretty ridiculous. Someone actually paid $838 for that McGwire, and in reality this card would likely not meet the criteria to receive a 7. Is that an oil stain I see on the back of the card? Good grief...how would PSA explain something like this? I understand that mistakes get made, but this is pretty bizarre. I wish I could say it was the first time I've seen it, but it's actually very common.

Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Ricky

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by rickyb80

To have this happen to one of the most iconic modern key RC's in the hobby is pretty ridiculous. Someone actually paid $838 for that McGwire, and in reality this card would likely not meet the criteria to receive a 7. Is that an oil stain I see on the back of the card? Good grief...how would PSA explain something like this? I understand that mistakes get made, but this is pretty bizarre. I wish I could say it was the first time I've seen it, but it's actually very common.

Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Ricky

Yes, very common see botched grades like that... especially for the "right" customers. But still not nearly as common as the mountain of altered cards that reside in their numerically graded slabs.

[chalupacollects]

Originally Posted by rickyb80

To have this happen to one of the most iconic modern key RC's in the hobby is pretty ridiculous. Someone actually paid $838 for that McGwire, and in reality this card would likely not meet the criteria to receive a 7. Is that an oil stain I see on the back of the card? Good grief...how would PSA explain something like this? I understand that mistakes get made, but this is pretty bizarre. I wish I could say it was the first time I've seen it, but it's actually very common.

Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Ricky

and very short in the holder to boot...

[Den*nis O*Brien]

...I think he was a great guy. Very easy to talk to and helpful. I believe he had a brother and they ran/hosted shows featuring surviving members of the AAGPBL . He was kind enough to take some snapshots and run them by his autograph guests for ID. It turned out they were an all star group of AAGPBL players playing Cuban all stars in Cuba. He promptly and kindly sent them back to me with the info he gleaned. The magazine was terrific in my opinion. I am so sorry it could not continue. Does anyone know what the Purdy Brothers are up to today????

[oaks1912]

I saw Dennis last Fall. He's still in the Northwest, working on a new book and doing well considering the major health issues he has faced. I saw his brother Cameron last year, and again doing well.Dennis contributed quite a bit to the hobby twenty plus years back, and he still stays in touch with a few people from the hobby

[Den*nis O*Brien]

Originally Posted by oaks1912

I saw Dennis last Fall. He's still in the Northwest, working on a new book and doing well considering the major health issues he has faced. I saw his brother Cameron last year, and again doing well.Dennis contributed quite a bit to the hobby twenty plus years back, and he still stays in touch with a few people from the hobby

....for the update on the Purdy Bros. I was unaware of Dennis having faced health challenges. Again I surely enjoyed each conversation I had with Dennis and he certainly added a lot to the hobby when he was active.
Sincerely, Dennis O

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by jackwesq

Hi everyone. Speaking of the McGwire rookie card, Brent/PWCC has this 1985 Topps Mark McGwire PSA 10 up for auction here:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1985-Topps-...C/352964200673

If there ever was a buy the card and not the holder, I imagine this might be it.

My god the card is more than 1/8" short top to bottom.