July 2011 pickup thread

[71buc]

I picked up this ball at an antique store today. It was marked as an autographed Duke Sanders ball. I purchased it for $9.99. The autograph appears to be a vintage Duke Snider. As you can see it has faded. Nonetheless, what I really liked was the ball itself. I know it isn't very valuable but it is interesting to me and I think it was $9.99 well spent.

[deebro041]

Great pickup 71buc! Does this store you went to have any Babe Roth balls?

[71buc]

Originally Posted by deebro041

Great pickup 71buc! Does this store you went to have any Babe Roth balls?

No Babe Roth balls...but I wouldn't want to be greedy either. Lately I have been on the most incredible hot streak. After collecting and scouring antique stores for over 35 years with little to no luck I am actually tripping across stuff. In the past two months I added several items to my collection to include this ball, a 4'X4' banner which hung at Three Rivers Stadium during the 1979 series, the 1963 Dodger World Series banner I posted last month, and 6 unopened boxes of 1976-77 Topps Basketball. I recently sold the basketball cards and have arranged a deal for for a 33 Goudey Ruth, a 54 Topps Aaron, and a 55 Topps Clemente. The funds from the Basketball cards financed the whole deal. Those three cards that have been on my collecting bucket list since the late 1970's. I will be picking them up this weekend. My total out of pocket investment in all these items has been just under $200.00. Christmas in July for me here in the Great Northwest.

[GrayGhost]

I'd say so. Some guys have all the luck.