What was your favorite pickup in '09?

[frohme]

Timely post, Rob.

I also feel very fortunate to have added a number of nice cards to my collection over the past year, not least of which is the Birmingham for which remain in your debt. My favorite of the year, though, is the Donlin from REA.

While I haven't been to a show in many years, I vividly remember the feeling you just described and plan to get back to the National in '10.

[bijoem]

[Tyler]

Rob,
Your story about buying a card from a dealer, at a table, at the National (or any other show) almost made change my mind about my favorite '09 pickup...almost. This REA pickup makes everything else in my collection seem expendable.

[Irwin Fletcher]

I just started a vintage baseball card collection in the second half of this year. Here's my favorite so far:

[T206Collector]

2009 was a good year for adding HOFers to my signed T206 collection, including Sam Crawford (batting), Fred Clarke (batting) and this one....

From Autographed T206

[ullmandds]

I didn't add too many cards this year...some scarce caramel types...but this is my favorite:

[Howe’s Hunter]

Trae put me in contact with someone who had acquired a large group of t206s, among them were 29 with McCormick's stamp. They had contacted Trae through his website to see if he knew anything about them, he contacted me, and they ended up in Omaha. And the board ended up with another contributing member.

[sportscardtheory]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

2009 was a good year for adding HOFers to my signed T206 collection, including Sam Crawford (batting), Fred Clarke (batting) and this one....

Can I ask what scanner you use? I need a CCD scanner.

[Wite3]

Well,
On Veteran's Day, I got engaged, so I guess this is my favorite pick-up of 2009 (although we met 2 years ago). Tiffany is the cuter one, I am the fat one.



Second favorite is my current avatar.



Good year!!

Joshua

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by sportscardtheory

Can I ask what scanner you use? I need a CCD scanner.

It was the cheapest scanner I could find at CompUSA about 6 years ago.
It is a Canon (CanoScan3000 I think) and it cost $50.

More important than the scanner is the free Picassa software from Google
that I use to get the colors to look realistic. If you click on the link right below the
scans I post, you can see how Picassa houses my collection and, more than likely, download the software yourself.