2010 National Pickups,Pics, and Post

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Tony -- no on both of these cards. Also, as Andrew pointed out and I noted the other day, some of the best cards were for sale only within the entire set. There were some incredible sets to be had -- for large dollars.

You forgot to ask what they had behind the table.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

You forgot to ask what they had behind the table.

Yes, I found that many of the dealers purposely did not take out their expensive cards at the National so as not to sell them. I mean it's not like they were going to a once a year event which was centered around four and a half days of selling cards.

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Originally Posted by calvindog

Yes, I found that many of the dealers purposely did not take out their expensive cards at the National so as not to sell them. I mean it's not like they were going to a once a year event which was centered around four and a half days of selling cards.

Yes I agree 100%. Most of the good stuff I found came from the shoebox in the closet type deal. I had to just about talk the shirt off a guy for one of my buddies card but he save a boat load of $$$$ just because I asked about a list of cards. Handed him a list, asked if he had anything on there. He spotted something from the look on his face and then said well I dont think I have anything for you from this list. I asked what he spotted on the list and to let me atleast see the cards. Out came a small box and within 30 min I secured a card from a very needed set for him. Called him up, he came back and got the card and knocked the biggest card from his list for about $650 less than the others in the show. Everybody was happy.

I am glad that I was Lucky enough to attend this year. I am glad that I was able to find some great stuff also for the guys not able to be here and got some amazing deals. They were there but you had to ask and be stubborn in negotiations to get cards at market $$$.

I will be posting pics on monday when I get back. Have a great weekend and safe returns guys.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by Pup6913

... Out came a small box and within 30 min I secured a card from a very needed set for him. Called him up, he came back and got the card and knocked the biggest card from his list for about $650 less than the others in the show. Everybody was happy.

Are you sure the seller is OK with you talking about it? Publicly? On a message board?

I've heard that many sellers are using a new strategy that involves NOT TELLING paying customers what they have, or if it's for sale, and, if they do sell something requiring buyers to sign confidentiality agreements. Some sort of back-door marketing.

Of course, this information is very difficult to verify. Only ultra-high collectors, of penultimate items are supposed to be aware of this policy. Apparently, if the dealers reduce their sales low enough, this becomes some kind of a high end tax dodge.

This is a strategy only taught at the finest Ivy League institutions, and even then, only to those with tenure, who graduate Magna Cum Laude. This is not to be tried by sorted, red neck, community college alumni!



Sincerely,

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[mrvster]

HELLO ALL,
i would have loved to meet most of you
Great posts and pics!!unfortunately i couldn't make it and looks like a blast...i was wondering if any dealers had t206 printers scraps for sale??just curious, that would have been my focus...was there any sightings???

Trae thanks for looking....Jantz, did u make it??

Peace

Johnny

[calvindog]

Johnny, if my memory serves me Dan McKee had a T206 printer's scrap card in his case.

[cfc1909]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Johnny, if my memory serves me Dan McKee had a T206 printer's scrap card in his case.

Dan does have a few error cards at his table

Had fun seeing everybody and also met a few 54ers for the first time.

couple nice pickups-here is one from a very easy and friendly dealer

sorry I missed you Jeff

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[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Johnny, if my memory serves me Dan McKee had a T206 printer's scrap card in his case.

Correct. Just below the J=K Wagner.

[Taxman]

I arrived at the National on Wednesday and stayed until Saturday afternoon. I left town with 1000 in my pocket and came home with 1900 and the items below(the basketball boxes are empty). While in Baltimore I was able to go on a tour of Camden yard. My goal of going to the National was to get Jim Browns autograph(nice guy shook my hand and looked up). I was able to upgrade my Namath rookie from a 4 to a 5. It was nice to get to meet other board members(Mike, Matt, Bill, Neil, Bill). Thanks Mike for tkts to the PSA luncheon. The National was nice but my plane trip back was the icing on the cake. I got to sit beside Bart Starr. We talked the whole flight from football to baseball(he is a huge Stan Musial fan..even had the SI with the article on Musial) to local Alabama politics. I did get some cards graded by ISA due to the fact it was only $5 per card and a 1hr turn around. Their grades seemed to be fair. Also got to meet Carol. She was very nice and helpful.





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Originally Posted by Jim VB

Are you sure the seller is OK with you talking about it? Publicly? On a message board?

I've heard that many sellers are using a new strategy that involves NOT TELLING paying customers what they have, or if it's for sale, and, if they do sell something requiring buyers to sign confidentiality agreements. Some sort of back-door marketing.

Of course, this information is very difficult to verify. Only ultra-high collectors, of penultimate items are supposed to be aware of this policy. Apparently, if the dealers reduce their sales low enough, this becomes some kind of a high end tax dodge.

This is a strategy only taught at the finest Ivy League institutions, and even then, only to those with tenure, who graduate Magna Cum Laude. This is not to be tried by sorted, red neck, community college alumni!



Sincerely,

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Dear mr,archive...,

i just wanted to leet u now that I gradumated number ate in my clas out of 10 frum the ninth grade. Momma sid that i wus so smart i need not goo to the uder skool with them ther uder kids who nededd to learn more to B as smart as me.

Johnny Archive

mumma says she thinks you may be my daddy


In all seriousness though I will not name drop any dealers I made purchases through. That can be the privilege of the buyer who got the cards. Just some great times and stories.

[DJR]

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[Jim VB]

Very nice pick up David!

[jmk59]

Well I always suspected Jim was a blow heart. Now I know for sure.

J

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by jmk59

Well I always suspected Jim was a blow heart. Now I know for sure.

J

'Tis true!


(Did you check with Bruce, three times, before making that comment?)

[RichR]

Awesome pickup DJR! Glad it worked out for you and thanks for sharing!

[vintagewhitesox]

Great pick ups guys. Very nice looking cards.

What a great week. Always nice to meet fellow Net54ers, glad I could meet taxman, Trae, Chris B., Leon, Dave R., and just a ton of people. It was a blast!

[bcornell]

Very nice, David! Leave it to the non-sports guy to get a vintage haul like that.

This was my 8th straight National... didn't pick up a single baseball card, but I didn't go home empty-handed, luckily. Always great to see my collector buddies.




Bill

[egbeachley]

David, nice pickup. I was wondering if he was going to come back.

Bill, thanks for the N283 scans. I was hoping to see them before they got sold but figured it was you who snagged them and I would see them soon enough.

[Abravefan11]

I had a great time at my first National and enjoyed meeting many Net54 members. I was able to pick up a couple of cards I needed included this E90-1 Richie.

[E93]

Very psyched about this one:

Got this one from Leon in a trade.
JimB

[asoriano]

T205's from National.

Shooting for the number one T205 set on the SGC Registry.

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Thanks to everyone who made these cards available at the show. I will say the T205 market was a more active at this show than previous ones.

A big thank you to the SGC guys who crossed many PSA cards as well as raw cards submitted in a very timely manner. I did have one fairly high end PSA card rejected due to color added. It was pretty obvious once Brian pointed it out and I was able to get a refund from the dealer. Thanks again to everyone at SGC.
Overall it was great to meet new and old card friends. Looking forward to Chicago.

[Bicem]

Great pickups Jim!

[GoSoxBoSox]

Originally Posted by DJR

The lunch box find of close to (300) tobacco cards - (170) T207s including Johnson and (25-30) HOFers, (100) T206s including Cobb, (2) Cy Young, (7-10) SLers, (20 or so HOFers), E93 Cobb (super low grade), a handful of T205s and T210s ranging for Good - VG+ with some higher and some worse. The collection had been untouched for close to 75 years. All the T207s were Recruit so could determine the original preference of the smoker. I call this the lunch box find because Larry carried them into the show in a circa 1960s red lunch box in a few plastic sandwich baggies. Larry told me, before he arrived, the rubber bands were removed because he felt people would not like that...so of course I thanked him! Congrats to the person that managed to score the M131 Newsboy group of 6 or so cards (price withheld to avoid outing the other lucky collector / dealer). Since I did not initially accurately value the M131s (I am mainly a vintage non sports collector / dealer), having them not included actually really helped me secure the remainder of the collection. I lucked out having the 2nd table as you entered the National. My buying sign and/or inventory must have resonated. After playing things straight and cool on Sat, the collector walked away to shop them around, despite my best attempts so stopped raising my offers. I was beyond bummed out and figured it was the deal that escaped me and nice guys finish last. Larry mentioned he might come back the next day but likely not...rrrgghhh. I only asked for the final opportunity to accept or reject the price, when he determined what it would take. Amazingly, he showed up early at 8:00 today and arrived at my table (using the loaned dealer pass) and was willing to sell them for price that made sense to both of us. He purchased the entire collection for $1,000 in a local estate sale. Larry is a nice, gentle, simple but interesting older gentleman that traces his roots back to the early to mid 1700s in Virginia. His family reunions on their original homestead (300+ acres in the Virginia hills) attracts 2,000 family members each year. He told me the oil mining royalties pays all the taxes and some other interesting stories. I just wanted to post some images and share my excitement. To top it off, today is my Birthday and could not have asked for a better gift on the last day of the National. I made other pickups for my collection and inventory but they are not baseball related. Thanks for sharing in my excitement!

I am the collector who now owns the M131 Baltimore Newsboys. There were 9 Newsboys and 5 Briggs cards that I bought from Larry. All are now graded by SGC. I didn't end-up winning the lot you won because I graded and valued the lot much lower than you did here according to Larry who told me what you paid. The T207's were G to VG but the T206 were mostly Poor to Good. That said, I was happy Larry was happy because he was a very nice older gentleman.

Well done DJR. I wish I had a few of those T207s!

Tom

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I was disappointed that I couldn't find a T206 Neal Ball New York in PSA 4, but was able to get the others I wanted.

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[ChiefBenderForever]

My big scores from Charm City !!!!!!!!!!

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[timzcardz]

Most of my bankroll went towards picking up over half of the cards needed to complete my '58 Topps set. I added 82 cards and am down to about 70 to complete it including the variations.

After that I dropped a grand on Ripken autographs for my son and I. Cal never disappoints, and I got autographs with inscirptions on the four printing plates used to produce the cover of the of Feb/March 2007 Beckett Baseball Card Plus cover honoring his election to The Hall of Fame.

My sole prewar purchase was from The Sporting News Collection, because the Red Rolfe image below just seemed too great to pass up. That collection was amazing and thumbing through the photos was a great way to spend some time at The National even if you didn't buy any.

[thegashousegang]

Originally Posted by timzcardz

My sole prewar purchase was from The Sporting News Collection, because the Red Rolfe image below just seemed too great to pass up. That collection was amazing and thumbing through the photos was a great way to spend some time at The National even if you didn't buy any.

Nice choice on the Rolfe photo.