December Pickup Thread

[Natswin2019]

Won these two in an auction last night. Very very excited as Ive been trying to get my hands on some decent low grade copies for a while.

[boneheadandrube]

1956 Topps 79 Koufax SGC 6.5.jpg

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Natswin2019

Won these two in an auction last night. Very very excited as Ive been trying to get my hands on some decent low grade copies for a while.

Nice stuff. I think I'm starting to come full circle with low grade. It's where I started out as a kid, partially because that was all I could afford - but also partially because in general, that's what was available. Makes you wonder sometimes about all these PSA 8 and higher vintage cards you see today. Walking into a shop in the 1980's, it was NOT the norm to see pack fresh cards from the 1950's in the case. I digress.

I moved from low grade vintage as a kid, to mid- and even high grade as an adult collector at some point when I had the means. But lately I have realized that I think I'm just as happy with VG and even worse range cards. I have had my phase where the hobby was about money and grading. But now I'm ready for it to be about the players and the cards again, and I think I'm just done with all the hoopla beyond that. As long as a card is in LG ("Looks Good") to me condition - that's really all the effort I sometimes feel like putting out anymore. Oh yeah, this can be a way to help out your wallet as well!

[Natswin2019]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

Nice stuff. I think I'm starting to come full circle with low grade. It's where I started out as a kid, partially because that was all I could afford - but also partially because in general, that's what was available. Makes you wonder sometimes about all these PSA 8 and higher vintage cards you see today. Walking into a shop in the 1980's, it was NOT the norm to see pack fresh cards from the 1950's in the case. I digress.

I moved from low grade vintage as a kid, to mid- and even high grade as an adult collector at some point when I had the means. But lately I have realized that I think I'm just as happy with VG and even worse range cards. I have had my phase where the hobby was about money and grading. But now I'm ready for it to be about the players and the cards again, and I think I'm just done with all the hoopla beyond that. As long as a card is in LG ("Looks Good") to me condition - that's really all the effort I sometimes feel like putting out anymore. Oh yeah, this can be a way to help out your wallet as well!

I'm the same way as you and totally agree for a couple of reasons.
1. I can only really afford low/mid grade cards as a freshish(2 years) out of college almost 25 year old.
2. By nature I think spending house money on a piece of cardboard seems dumb if you can have a similar piece of cardboard for a fraction the price that looks almost as good.
3. I like cards that look like they're old, that's half the fun of collecting vintage cards. They're little pieces of history, it's cool to wonder what they might have seen in their existence.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Natswin2019

I'm the same way as you and totally agree for a couple of reasons.
1. I can only really afford low/mid grade cards as a freshish(2 years) out of college almost 25 year old.
2. By nature I think spending house money on a piece of cardboard seems dumb if you can have a similar piece of cardboard for a fraction the price that looks almost as good.
3. I like cards that look like they're old, that's half the fun of collecting vintage cards. They're little pieces of history, it's cool to wonder what they might have seen in their existence.

Exactly. I'm 44 and in some cases could afford to extend the budget, but I'm weary of doing that. They are just pieces of cardboard. As much as I love them - the idea of regularly spending, say a thousand dollars on just one of them - does not make sense in my rational mind. Good luck.

[RayBShotz]

Great low grade stuff here.
Congrats fellas.

Low grade can truly keep the vintage hobby alive. A lot more of us can play and collect in void between Modern and High Grade Vintage with these sorts of pick ups.
Love the pics.
RayB

[irv]

A tough black back to find in nice condition. Real happy with this copy.
Only 3, 8's of this card exist, none higher, in a black back. I knew this card was tough, just not this tough.
https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/ba...back-79/739364

[jb217676]

Wrong spot - delete (oops!)

[Tom S.]

Originally Posted by irv

A tough black back to find in nice condition. Real happy with this copy.
Only 3, 8's of this card exist, none higher, in a black back. I knew this card was tough, just not this tough.
https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/ba...back-79/739364

Nice card Dale!