Enough With The Damn Money Talk; Show A Card That Makes You Happy

[DeanH3]

Love me some biggie T206's

[Leon]

Originally Posted by DeanH3

Love me some biggie T206's

The bigger the better!!

[benge610]

'72 Topps Kaline, serial numbered in his own hand.

What makes me Happy?
My youngest boy, while opening packs of 2002 Topps Wax Box; I bought for him to hunt for Mauer's Rookie (just the base card folks; bringing back the fun of my childhood); pulls this and says, "Hey Dad, what's this?". My mouth drops open, grab my '72 Topps (that I opened from packs when I was a kid); show him my card of Kaline. I say, "This".
I still smile every time I look at it.

We went together to the Rosemont Show to get it slabbed.





Ben

"I love baseball history backstory; especially when it involves cards."

[Exhibitman]

Jimmy Wang Yu, in a 1960s card from Hong Kong:



Better known as the One-Armed Boxer from the kung fu classic Master of the Flying Guillotine

[brianp-beme]

I think this card would make some smile, and perhaps get the munchies too.

Brian

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

I think this card would make some smile, and perhaps get the munchies too.

Brian

Awesome card, been looking for that one for a while to go with my Seattle Weed.

[edjs]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Jimmy Wang Yu, in a 1960s card from Hong Kong:



Better known as the One-Armed Boxer from the kung fu classic Master of the Flying Guillotine

I almost thought I was the only person that knew about that movie. Whenever I bring it up, no one knows what I’m talking about. I watched Kung Fu Theater religiously when I was a kid.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by edjs

I almost thought I was the only person that knew about that movie. Whenever I bring it up, no one knows what I’m talking about. I watched Kung Fu Theater religiously when I was a kid.

Quentin Tarantino lists MotFG as one of his favorite movies. I chased that card and that publicity photo for a long time.

On a related note, 1974 Yamakatsu



And this:



I am not a fan of relic cards but I know I will never own a bona fide Lee autograph, so this is as close as I will come to something Lee actually handled.

[Touch'EmAll]

Late to the party, but just went to the safe deposit box. These always put a smile on my face ...

[brianp-beme]

This Matty was part of a group of five 1910 era cards that were my first vintage card purchase. This particular card is the one that caught my eye and fancy, and helped propel my vintage collecting. As a result, it has produced many smiles...both by itself as a reminder how I felt just being able to own it, to the countless additional smiles it engendered as my collection grew from its awesome original core.

Brian

[Johnny T]

for me, this is certainly one.

[JackR]

Boner, Schmoner, he loves baseball…

[Rad_Hazard]

Don't you worry about the back of this card... it's the front that makes me happy!

[skelly423]

This card is just cool.

[Exhibitman]

This was THE sports moment for me as a kid. I was a rabid Yankees fan and stayed up late watching this game. When Chambliss hit it, I opened the window in the apartment and listened to the city cheering. I even got to go to a game of the Series...which did not go as well. No happy cards of the Big Red Machine crushing the Bombers in four straight.

[edtiques]

This is a little different from the rest of the posts which had some very impressive items. This card is of my Granddaughter when she was 4 years old

[brianp-beme]

This E220 card of Groh has always made me smile (because of it depicting Heinie's unique bottle bat, and the fact that parts of three cards can be seen), but just today while posting I was able to figure out that the card just visible on its right side is that of Roger Peckinpaugh). That made me smile some more.

Brian

[benge610]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

This E220 card of Groh has always made me smile (because of it depicting Heinie's unique bottle bat, and the fact that parts of three cards can be seen), but just today while posting I was able to figure out that the card just visible on its right side is that of Roger Peckinpaugh). That made me smile some more.

Brian

Thank you Brian.
I smiled, at yours.
Ben

"I love baseball history backstory; especially when it involves cards."

[Metsfan0507]

I figure this thread is a good one for me to introduce myself. I've just started my vintage journey, but as a late 90s-early 00s Mets fan this was the card that really got me into baseball cards and it's still my favorite. Nice meeting everyone!

[Exhibitman]

[Marckus99]

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[BioCRN]

This piece has small neodymium disc magnets on the back of the screws and it is attached to one of the metal walls of my lab desk. It's the only piece of the hobby I have at work.

[whitehse]

I have been an avid collector for decades and bought collections by the shopping bag full in the late 70's and early 80's which allowed me to complete sets from 1957 to the present day. One set I feel in love with was the '56 Topps set and in particular, the Mantle card. The Mantle was one card that always called my name but I could never pull the trigger on as I just never had the funds.

Years later, I sold the collection and worked on more modern (at that time) sets but about five years ago the '56 set called my name again and I dove in with both feet. I purchased a big chunk of Frankbmd's collection but still, the Mantle eluded me. It wasn't until another collector here on the boards, who sadly, I lost touch with and cannot recall his user name posted he found his childhood collection and he had several Mantles. We were able to come up with a deal for one of his Mantles about four years ago and I have treasured it ever since. This card has great eye appeal and a crease that really does not take away from the overall appeal of the card. This Mantle and Franks cards are the cornerstone of my '56 set.

And a side note, A month or two before we worked out the MAntle deal, I found a 2012 Heritage Mike Trout just sitting in a box that I had no idea I even had. This card was found when it was on fire so I sent it off to SGC to get graded and it came back a 10 and I promptly sold it and used the funds from this sale to purchase the MAntle. I tend to look at the Mick as the card I literally got for free.

[Exhibitman]

That's a heckuva Mantle.



Some day I gotta bust this out and get The Big Hurt to cosign it. Sure looked good in a Yankees uni...how many WS would the Bombers have won with Thomas on the team in the 1990s?

[ALR-bishop]

Who Am I 2

[benge610]

Happy, Hobby, Feel Feel.
Paddy Livingston's evolution; different ideas he had; of signing autograph pieces; mail order or at shows; up until he passed in 1977. He was the last survivor of the "T206" era (1910's), still signing autographs.



Ben

"I love baseball history backstory; especially when it involves cards."

[ValKehl]

I've derived much enjoyment from this thread, so I figured that I owe it a card. Does anyone know what sort of candy Oppie Dildocks was? I Googled it and came up empty.

[GeoPoto]

It doesn't address candy type, but perhaps the name was adapted from a contemporaneous comic strip:

W.L. Wells made the newspaper strip 'Old Opie Dilldock's Stories' in the Chicago Tribune between October 1908 and 1914. The strip was created by F. M. Howarth, who died shortly afterwards. On 24 February 1915, he created 'Old Nicodemus Nimble'. source:www.lambiek.net.

This card, particularly the background, makes me happy:

https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1675021703

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

I've derived much enjoyment from this thread, so I figured that I owe it a card. Does anyone know what sort of candy Oppie Dildocks was? I Googled it and came up empty.

Try searching for it by using blatantly misspelled words, like they did with "Your" on the back of that card.

[benge610]

Originally Posted by benge610

Happy, Hobby, Feel Feel.
Paddy Livingston's evolution; different ideas he had; of signing autograph pieces; mail order or at shows; up until he passed in 1977. He was the last survivor of the "T206" era (1910's), still signing autographs.




Ben

"I love baseball history backstory; especially when it involves cards."

Found another one! Fun in the hobby.

[benge610]

Originally Posted by benge610

Found another one! Fun in the hobby.

It really does make me happy.
They find me.
3 more finds in the evolution of Paddy Livingston's signings.

1952, 1966 and
1970 (signed on reverse of his first "pic" efforts.)



Ben
"I love baseball history backstory; especially when it involves cards."

[Seven]

I find myself coming back to this thread.

This card will forever hold a special place in my collecting memories. I've told parts of this story before. Many years ago, up in Cooperstown NY I wandered into a small show a the Cooperstown Veterans Club, right across the street from the Hall of Fame. I was 10 years old. I spoke about cards to two very kind Gentlemen, one of them was Dealer George Mollyn, who is still somewhat active in local shows (last I checked) around the PA area. I chewed his ear off about the 1933 and 1934 Goudey sets. The other was our resident expert, and fantastic person, Ted Zanidakis.

After joining here many years later, I reconnected with Ted. We exchanged many emails, however looking back on it, I wish we exchanged more. Constantly having conversations centered around baseball. Especially players from Ted's youth. Phil Rizzuto always managed to come up in our conversations as well. When I finally had the opportunity to meet Ted in person, I went to the first Philly Show after Covid, over to Ted and Dan McKee's booths. We again talked cards and baseball for quite sometime. It's an experience that I will forever remember.

Ted in his showcase had this Phil Rizzuto card. It may have been a coincidence but I'd chalk it up to fate. I knew I had to purchase it. It will stay in this holder and be part of my collection until the end of my days. Ted touched many lives, and I thoroughly enjoyed being able to talk to him. I would like to think he is looking over us, but knowing Ted, he's arguing with Burdick over some obscure issue involving Tobacco cards.

[Exhibitman]

1972 Wendell Scott PC. He was the Jackie Robinson of NASCAR:



Took even more crap than Robinson, if that is possible, right down to being poisoned.

1972 Richard Petty signed PC. Long live the King:

[JackR]

Happiest Ballplayer Ever…

[sycks22]

Top dog in my 38 Goudey set so far

[robw1959]

I started collecting vintage baseball cards back in the '70s. Therefore, I was able to accumulate a decent lot of Topps and Bowman HOF cards from the '50s, which made me pretty happy back then, and I do have quite a few of those same issues today. But for the most part, I'm really not super nostalgic about them. For me, today, it's the novelty of obtaining something that was either unavailable or unaffordable back then that makes me happy, like these . . .

[Writehooks]

Jethro's dad ... and owner of arguably the most paralyzing right hand in heavyweight history.

[sammythunder]

I just got this in today in the mail! It makes me incredibly happy!

[brianp-beme]

This T206 Bill Shipke has his name on top and bottom...

t206shipkesmipkeSC150f30 001.jpg


but it is not the front that makes me smile, but instead the assumption a previous owner wrote on the back on what Bill's last name would likely be:







t206shipkesmipkeSC150f30back 002.jpg


Brian (yeah, well Shipke Smipke to you all!)

[brianp-beme]

I believe someone said something behind Del Baker as the photographer was taking his picture.

Brian

[brianp-beme]

This Gibson Art postcard of this early basketball lass with the disjointed right shoulder and tiny narrow feet deserves to be featured on this thread as well.

Brian