From my cold dead hands!

[cfc1909]

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[matty6]

In 1979 I bought my first pack of baseball cards at our neighborhood little league field. In the pact was a Jim Palmer. Being from Maryland and an Orioles I was cloud nine. It eventually went into my canvas suitcase where I deprecated the cards into teams wrapped with a rubber band. The corners are gone and it's a beater and I even got Palmer to sign it...it's not going anywhere.

[z28jd]

There is no way I could pick just one card but it is good to see that for most people it just isn't some high value card. Not saying that is wrong because I'd sell a lot of cards to get a Pirates Kalamazoo team card which would then go in my cold dead hands category. Cards that I won't get rid of now include:

my first t206 Bresnahan portrait
my first old judge Joe Mulvey
my first cards, handful of Pirates cards from 81 topps
my first Carlton Fisk rookie
Carlton Fisk rookie signed by all 3 players
my Dots Miller collection

then there would be a list of cards I'd sell but who is going to pay my crazy price:
the world famous Corcoran OJ collection
t204 Tom Reilly's (dont ask)
my Pirates OJ collection

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[benchod]

Love the Fidrych and the Cobb
I remember the Bird's rookie year; amazing performer who captivated America.
The Cracker Jack Cobb is one of my favorite cards in the hobby; classic

[CW]

Great cards, everyone!

I actually have two, one for sentimental reasons, and the other for collecting reasons. The first is this 1977 Fidrych rookie. I pulled the card from one of the first few packs I opened as a 7 yr old kid. My Mom held onto it for decades as her own (she adored The Bird). She passed away just over a year ago at 84 yrs old, and left the card for me. It's a very special card to me, despite being a beat up piece of cardboard with a goofy, curly-haired kid on the front.




The 2nd card is one that I'll never sell, as it's pretty much irreplaceable. A 1914 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb with virtually no staining, no wrinkles or creases, in a lower grade that falls within my price range. It originally came out of a box of Cracker Jacks, but it now sits in an SGC 40 holder.