April Pickups...

[Harliduck]

You can do it by sending me that 57 Koufax...haha...I need that card! That's a beauty...nice cards!

[scmavl]

Thank you, John & Dale. Here is the full display. It was a $500 framing job (according to the seller, and I believe it), so I carefully broke into the matting and swapped the '55s out. You can see the signed photo of the Jackie bust. A unique piece that hangs in my office at work, and I love the 8x10 photo used.

[irv]

Originally Posted by scmavl

Thank you, John & Dale. Here is the full display. It was a $500 framing job (according to the seller, and I believe it), so I carefully broke into the matting and swapped the '55s out. You can see the signed photo of the Jackie bust. A unique piece that hangs in my office at work, and I love the 8x10 photo used.

Very nice, Jarrod!
Thanks for posting it up.

[IgnatiusJReilly]

Originally Posted by scmavl

Thank you, John & Dale. Here is the full display. It was a $500 framing job (according to the seller, and I believe it), so I carefully broke into the matting and swapped the '55s out. You can see the signed photo of the Jackie bust. A unique piece that hangs in my office at work, and I love the 8x10 photo used.

Awesome display Jarrod! That 55 is super nice and a Jackie autograph is always nice. Great find!


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[Frankish]

That Jackie Robinson display is terrific!

As for my own pickup this weekend...not as popular or cool as some of these, but I feed around the edges.

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by Frankish

That Jackie Robinson display is terrific!

As for my own pickup this weekend...not as popular or cool as some of these, but I feed around the edges.

The Japanese Babe Ruth. The JBR.

Oh!- Probably Was Cut/Clipped.

Sorry, bad joke, nice card. FYI- Probably 20% of my collection is PWCC but I can't post them or swarmee will call them out.

[Frankish]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

Oh!- Probably Was Cut/Clipped.

Ha! Yeah, I get it. And I can understand some collectors' issues with PWCC. To me, it's just another player in the game. If I trafficked regularly in $20K or $50K or $100K+ cards, I might be far more worried. And, to be honest, it seems PSA would present a similar conundrum.

As it is, I play at the margins and know a few collectors and dealers I trust who list their items with PWCC and have found a few things in their marketplace that I thought well priced. This card for instance. Also, a Type 1 early Kareem photo. I guess I'm willing to take my chances....

[rugbymarine]

I've been making a lot of progress on my Brooks Robinson set. First up is a card that isn't really part of a 'Basic' set. A fellow net54 member had this available, and I couldn't pass it up. This card doesn't come up for sale very often...in any condition. It's centered better than most, and it doesn't have the usual missing paper on the reverse. A few stray pen marks don't bother me too much.




Next, is an upgrade. I had a PSA 8 of this card. The image quality on this PSA 9 is crazy. Scan doesn't really do it justice.




Anyone who has ever worked on the 67 Topps set knows what an absolute bear the high series can be. They aren't on the level of the 1952's (obviously), but the same problem exists. Demand ALWAYS exceeds supply. Brooks Robinson has 24 regular issue cards (57 - 78 Topps; 60 Leaf; 63 Fleer). His RC is the most expensive, and THIS card is next on that list. I was thrilled to win this one a couple weeks ago.




You ever see a card auction during a search and know, right away, that you're going to bid more than anyone else and win that card? There's some wax on the back that has dropped the technical grade, but this might be the best example of 'Buy the card...NOT the holder' in my collection. One of the nicest PSA 2's I've seen.

[ASF123]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

You can do it by sending me that 57 Koufax...haha...I need that card! That's a beauty...nice cards!

Thanks! I just luckily happened to be on eBay right when it was listed at a great BIN. It's the last one I needed for my Koufax run.

[Gorditadogg]

Another Warren Spahn card for me, I got it from Brian at Scottsdale Cards.

[JollyElm]

Pretty happy with this pair of late 70's rooks...

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(The Murray schmutz is on the toploader.)

[Harliduck]

Nice centering on that 78 Murray, Darren....WOW!

[jb217676]

Picked up these O-Pee-Chee beauties in person from my buddy Jim in Toronto yesterday. Jim is also a member on Net54 and he has great stuff available for sale, checked out his site yesterday and it was great! Jim gave me an education on these Canadian printed Batman cards, they have the tougher to find "cream" coloured borders, meaning they are a first print.
Jeff

Check out his site: www.vintagehockeycards.ca

[bobsbbcards]

Sweet cards!! Just bought a baseball card from your bud!