Best Pick-Up of 2012

[bcbgcbrcb]

This is going so well on the memorabilia side so let's see some cards!

[Vegas-guy]

These are my two best..

[canjond]

Thanks to a fellow board member for a great transaction.

[CharleyBrown]

Merry xmas all!

Beautiful t206s and Shoeless Joe!

Here’s 2 that I picked up this month:

[leftygrove10]

My best pickup of 2012 was probably the 1933 Butter Cream Lefty Grove card with a September 1 back. I had been looking for one for more than 15 years. I had missed out on 2 in the past few years, but was able to snag this one a few months ago. Merry Christmas everyone!

[calvindog]

Nothing giant this year but a few things that I really love including some 1 of 1s:

[RGold]

My best buy of 2012, thanks Heritage Auctions.



My most Net54ish buy of 2012, thanks REA.



My favorite buy of 2012, thanks Jay Wolt. Sometimes it's the less expensive things that make you happiest.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Here's mine, not the most valuable but the one that I had been searching for the longest. Thanks, Chris!

[canjond]

Awesome pick-ups so far. That E94 Cobb is killer!

[rainier2004]

The Jax was definitely the big one, but I love the 796s, especially the cobb/wags.

[Mikehealer]

Great cards as usual Jeff. Nice Joe Jackson Jon.


Here are my favorites of the year.

[atx840]

[milkit1]

not one particular purchase but I finished the following sets:

T205 Cubs Sovereign backed set
M116 Cubs complete set with blank back and envelope
1933 Goudey Cubs AUTOGRAPHED team set

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[cyseymour]

Stunning Connie Mack portrait!

[t206hound]

Pretty sure this is my best pickup of the year... was raw in a H&S lot:

[HRBAKER]

Here are the finalists though:

M101-6 Rogers Hornsby



Ju-Ju Drum Chief Bender



Derby Cigars Frank Baker & Eddie Collins

[Joe_G.]

By far, my best pick-ups ever, born October 3rd, Grace & William. After some initial post-delivery issues, all of us are doing fantastic.

And one of my favorite cardboard pick-ups of 2012 that is most kid-like.

Merry Christmas everyone!

[MikeGarcia]

......Wheaties Premium ( boxtop send-ins ? ) from Gold Medal Foods , parent company of Wheaties............I don't know why PSA labels the flip as '' Gold Medal Flour ''...... I still need the Al Simmons , in any condition . Rumor has it that Leon has one .

[GregMitch34]

Three of my favorites.

http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...ntid=82061&stc

http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1356458237

http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1356458531

[Merrillstoys]

Hey Joe G. you can't get any better then that.
This is my best pickup for 2012 and years to come.

[Lordstan]

Great pick ups everyone!

While I don't collect a lot of cards, I did have a number of very nice pick ups this year, but my favorite card pick up is the 1934 Goudey autographed by KiKi Cuyler.
It is not only my favorite because of what it is, but also because of how I got it.
I won't bore those of you who read the story on the autograph forum before, but here's a link to the story if you're interested in reading it.



I hope everyone has a Great Christmas, New Year, Chanukah, and all the holidays celebrated this time of year. I wish you all a very healthy and prosperous 2013.

Best,
Mark

[brianp-beme]

Great cards (and kids) everyone...my best pickup was the 1924 Zeenut Bernard of Vernon. I had been down to three cards to complete the 1924 set for about six years. Early in the year I was able to pick up a E.Baldwin from Mark M. (a PCL collector's best friend), and then come summertime he had the Paul Waner (a card I thought might forever elude me).

You would think the Waner would be my favorite pickup (it is a cool, pre-major league HOF'er and fairly tough card to come by)...then, why the Bernard is the favorite, you ask? Because when informed that I only needed one card to complete the 1924 set, he threw the Bernard in for free.

Thanks Mark for making my second job (vintage bb card collecting) that much easier.

Brian

[CW]

Great stuff, all! I knew this would be a thread with major eye candy content.

The T3 Cobb was it for me this year (thanks, Craig), but the E93 Matty was pretty cool, too.

[Rob D.]

Big thanks to Brian T.

[Piratedogcardshows]

Great cards everyone.This definitely tops my list of pickups for 2012.Hopeully 2013 will be the year I cross off the Stengel from the set checklist.

[cyseymour]

Joe,

Congrats, those are two beautiful babies. Hopefully, you wouldn't trade them for my high grade Delahanty, either... even with the higher overhead.

Cheers

[triwak]

4 tough HOFers this year. Productive for me, ha!

[terjung]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

Big thanks to Brian T.

No worries, Rob. That card belongs in your collection.

You do need a better scan though!

Try this one instead.

[DeanH3]

I have wanted a red cobby with nice color, centering and focus for a long time. The oversized borders were icing on the cake for me.

[atx840]

Originally Posted by joeadcock

Cool stuff Jamie

+1 top shelf scraps.


Beautiful cards everyone.

[teetwoohsix]

Congrats Joe

Everyone, beautiful stuff. Jamie, that is insane !!! Rob D., excellent Lajoie E107. My two best of the year (Thanks again for these Ron and Ed):

Sincerely, Clayton

[Rickyy]

Great stuff everyone... here goes some of mine...









Ricky Y

[RCMcKenzie]

Great year. lots of fun stuff from board members and auction houses. here are a few...

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Esterbrook upgrade..
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[t206hound]

Originally Posted by t206blogcom

The card that got me to 518/518

Looks familiar! Congrats again on 518!

[peterb69]

T205 Wilhelm "Suffered". Might have overpayed a bit, but this leaves me with just the Hoblitzell "no stats" to complete my T205 master set.

[Leon]

No one is going to match Joe G's cutest little baby on earth pick up. But in the collecting arena I was happy to pick up this Ferguson's Bakery Pillow top premium with Wagner, Mathewson, Johnson, Cobb, Alexander, Evers, Maranville etc.....One of two I have ever seen and the only one I have seen with Honus on it. it is approximately 21" x 23".

[brookdodger55]

My Zack Wheat Conlon Photo with Authentic Note to his close friend Paul Schreiber with Signature

[dog*dirt]

I was glad to check this one off my list

[JohnP0621]

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[jthorst75]

Finally got my X-mas present in. It will go nicely
with the other three T206 Cobbs from the set.

[ullmandds]

Sweet greeny! He goes well with red cobby for xmas!

[CMIZ5290]

T206 Bill Dahlen (Brooklyn) PSA 8. I have been hunting for this card for almost 10 years!! Best X-mas present ever! Thanks for the scan below Chris......

[atx840]

Amazing card Kevin!!

[CW]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Sweet greeny! He goes well with red cobby for xmas!

Yes, he does. And, yes, that's a sweet Cobb.

[tlwise12]

I was fortunate enough to pick up some good cards and memorabilia including a circa 1920s Cuban Stars photo with Eustaquio Pedroso pictured, but I was VERY fortunate to receive another blessing... My daughter McKinlee was born on December 17, 2012 at 4:44am.