October pickups

[Tom S.]

Got some nicer 1971 OPC cards at the local show today. I'm a sucker for the yellow backs and rough edges on these!

[IgnatiusJReilly]

I made some nice additions with help from the great folks on net54!

First, an upgrade of my Banks RC with help from ZiggerZagger in a smooth trade+cash deal. What a beauty!

1954_Banks_1 by boosandpearl, on Flickr

Next, I added a 1950B Yogi after searching for a while. I think this is one of the greatest catcher cards ever produced! (along with 1951B Campy)

1950_Berra_1 by boosandpearl, on Flickr

Thanks for the look and happy collecting everyone!

[NYYFan63]

Originally Posted by IgnatiusJReilly

I made some nice additions with help from the great folks on net54!

First, an upgrade of my Banks RC with help from ZiggerZagger in a smooth trade+cash deal. What a beauty!

1954_Banks_1 by boosandpearl, on Flickr

Next, I added a 1950B Yogi after searching for a while. I think this is one of the greatest catcher cards ever produced! (along with 1951B Campy)

1950_Berra_1 by boosandpearl, on Flickr

Thanks for the look and happy collecting everyone!

Two beauties there Matt! Congrats!


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[bobsbbcards]

Originally Posted by Tom S.

Got some nicer 1971 OPC cards at the local show today. I'm a sucker for the yellow backs and rough edges on these!

Sweet! I'm amazed that you could find such a nice selection at a local card show....unless of course you're in Winnipeg.

[HOF Yankees]

60toppsbanks by Jake Dahl, on Flickr

60banksback by Jake Dahl, on Flickr

I didn't notice the writing on back at first but still a nice Banks for my set, 99 cards left to go!!

[IndyDave]

A couple of pickups from the recent Sterling Sports auction

Ted has been on my want list for decades and finished off the 1954 Bowman set

Duke gets me down to 8 low number stars in 1950.

1951 1952 1953 Color and 1955 are complete. 1953 Black and White down to Stengel

Getting there with the Bowman run though 1948 and 1949 need a lot of work

[JollyElm]

In the small potatoes department...

1972topps673754psa9oc.jpg

I am slowly putting together a 1972 high numbers set in PSA 9, with qualifiers accepted when the card looks pretty fine to me or is just too frickin' expensive to find in a straight 9. That's where the #673 Dave Marshall comes into play. It is a Ceiling Fan - an off-centered card where the image is pushed up toward the top edge, but since it has a very low pop in the 9 category, I was eager to grab him and knock it off of my list. Immediately after the auction ended, the only other PSA 9 listed on eBay (also with the OC qualifier and nearly identically centered) was gobbled up at a BIN that was almost twice as much as what I paid, so buying this one proved to be a good move. They don't come up for sale too often.

And I also picked up the #754 Frank Robinson Traded PSA 9 OC, which isn't too badly off-centered at all. It is available for trade for anyone interested.

[IgnatiusJReilly]

Originally Posted by IndyDave

A couple of pickups from the recent Sterling Sports auction

Ted has been on my want list for decades and finished off the 1954 Bowman set

Duke gets me down to 8 low number stars in 1950.

1951 1952 1953 Color and 1955 are complete. 1953 Black and White down to Stengel

Getting there with the Bowman run though 1948 and 1949 need a lot of work

1950 Bowman is such a great set. Under the radar because it doesn’t have the rookie power of 51 but damn these are beautiful cards.


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[IndyDave]

Originally Posted by IgnatiusJReilly

1950 Bowman is such a great set. Under the radar because it doesn’t have the rookie power of 51 but damn these are beautiful cards.


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They are. My set is going to be among the lowest condition sets I have. Quite a few blazers but a lot of well loved cards including a well beat up Jackie Robinson. The entire run on 1950-53 Bowmans are among my favorites.