April Pick Ups

[JollyElm]

It was nice to find myself at a card show today, but since I couldn't locate anything I seriously wanted (at a reasonable enough price), I decided it was wise to journey down the 'trade bait boulevard' instead.


Obviously bowing to his rookie card, the 1969 Topps #533 Nolan Ryan must be his second most sought after card, as it is highly cherished by the masses. This one has got a decent piece of that nice-centering stuff...

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The 1961 Topps #388 Roberto Clemente is newly graded, so 'only' being deemed a 5 with those sharp corners and incredibly clear focus is a terrible wrong, as it really looks sweet. Oh well! Was happy to get a more than decent deal on it, so grab it I did...

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Rounded the day off by negotiating for a real nice (and better centered than usual) 1973 Topps #174 Rich Gossage rookie card, and what would be an absolutely gorgeous card were it not for the centering, the cool 1967 Topps #26 Bob Priddy 'No Trade Statement' variation...

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[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Obviously bowing to his rookie card, the 1969 Topps #533 Nolan Ryan must be his second most sought after card, as it is highly cherished by the masses. This one has got a decent piece of that nice-centering stuff...

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Nice Ryan. Mine (an SGC 4) possesses equally good centering, but has some pink print damage on the back, and some of the little print dots on his sleeves, which although not uncommon, is obviously not on all of them. The back damage (worse) doesn’t bother me; the front (most would consider minor) kinda does. Not sure why I’m built that way, but…

I digress. My favorite early Ryan card might be the ‘70 high number. Kind of a strange pose, but when the photo is clear it’s beautiful it’s a nice one - and Nolan still looks like he’s about 13 years old.


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