January 2021 Pickups

[Chicosbailbonds]

Originally Posted by Mike D.

Picked up these guys via auction last night.

Attachment 434408

It may take a while, but I think he's a HOFer. An excellent buy-low player.

[Mike D.]

Originally Posted by Chicosbailbonds

It may take a while, but I think he's a HOFer. An excellent buy-low player.

Agreed...with prices on the stuff I usually buy through the roof, I’ve been buying some low-pop graded Lofton...and buying some raw and submitting to PSA, as well.

A few other guys I think will eventually make HOF, too. It’s been fun!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Chicosbailbonds

It may take a while, but I think he's a HOFer. An excellent buy-low player.

I'm not seeing it. He only got votes in one year, 2013, and it was 3 percent. It would take a cosmic turnaround in perception of his career for him to make the Hall.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Very, very pleased to add Bo to my collection. He was waiting on me yesterday when I wandered into my LCS. Another childhood-era dream come true.

[scmavl]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Very, very pleased to add Bo to my collection. He was waiting on me yesterday when I wandered into my LCS. Another childhood-era dream come true.

Just a great card that represented an exciting time in baseball. I always loved his 87 Topps, too. Cool pickup!

[Chicosbailbonds]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I'm not seeing it. He only got votes in one year, 2013, and it was 3 percent. It would take a cosmic turnaround in perception of his career for him to make the Hall.

It'll have to come from the Veterans Committee.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Chicosbailbonds

It'll have to come from the Veterans Committee.

I guess things change and anything is possible but he feels like a significantly weaker version of Tim Raines to me. Also he played for about 50 teams which won't help.

[Mike D.]

Tim Raines career WAR: 69.4
Kenny Lofton career WAR: 68.4

WAR isn’t everything, but I think the “lots of teams” thing masks a heck of a player.

And Lofton did play most of 10 seasons with Cleveland. He just also played a year or less for other 10 teams.

[RayBShotz]

Hard to believe this inaugural issue still hasn't gotten any traction.
30 years this year.
RayB

[irv]

Originally Posted by RayBShotz

Hard to believe this inaugural issue still hasn't gotten any traction.
30 years this year.
RayB

I loved those card when they first came out too, Ray.
I think, although this is just a guess, that because this was the era where cards were flooding the market (junk wax era) they are all being lumped in with that?
This one, however, which I posted in the link below, finished well, imo.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1991-Stadiu...p2047675.l2557

Peter and I were discussing it somewhat in this thread as well.
https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=294055