January Pickups

[Exhibitman]

Happy 2014 everyone!

I am not sure where this 5 x 7 Jackie Robinson piece came from. Probably some kind of picture pack.

[the 'stache]

Happy New Year, Adam!

Nice way to kick off 2014! You can never go wrong with Jackie.

[gregr2]

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[almostdone]

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[Harliduck]

Picked up 4 more 1955 Topps cards, and upgraded my Koufax RC. Down to only ONE MORE CARD! Can't wait...and of course I saved the Clemente RC for last. Here are the 4 new cards added -










Here is my new Koufax -




Love the 55s!! I think the Rizzuto card may be the coolest card in the set. LOVE the pose. Being a Killebrew fan, I probably have to go with that card though..iconic for me...

[MattyC]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

Picked up 4 more 1955 Topps cards, and upgraded my Koufax RC. Down to only ONE MORE CARD! Can't wait...and of course I saved the Clemente RC for last. Here are the 4 new cards added -










Here is my new Koufax -




Love the 55s!! I think the Rizzuto card may be the coolest card in the set. LOVE the pose. Being a Killebrew fan, I probably have to go with that card though..iconic for me...

That Sandy is awesome. What centering! I'm more blown away by a find and acquisition like that than winning a 9 at auction. Great score!

[corey dean]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

Picked up 4 more 1955 Topps cards, and upgraded my Koufax RC. Down to only ONE MORE CARD! Can't wait...and of course I saved the Clemente RC for last. Here are the 4 new cards added -


Here is my new Koufax -




Love the 55s!! I think the Rizzuto card may be the coolest card in the set. LOVE the pose. Being a Killebrew fan, I probably have to go with that card though..iconic for me...

That Koufax is my kinda vintage. Great centering without a care about the rounded corners. Eye appeal for days.

[Samsdaddy]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

Picked up 4 more 1955 Topps cards, and upgraded my Koufax RC. Down to only ONE MORE CARD! Can't wait...and of course I saved the Clemente RC for last. Here are the 4 new cards added -










Here is my new Koufax -




Love the 55s!! I think the Rizzuto card may be the coolest card in the set. LOVE the pose. Being a Killebrew fan, I probably have to go with that card though..iconic for me...

Nice pick up John. Like you, I am a HUGE Killebrew fan but the Rizzuto card is very cool.

And Matty, nice Ryan. Poor Jerry Koosman, he gets no love.

[bobc88]

My first acquisition of 2014.

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[the 'stache]

Nice Dave! Though that's a little more pre-war.

[the 'stache]

John, those '55 Topps cards are great. Definitely one of my favorite Topps sets. Congrats on getting close to your goal. All you lack now is my favorite card from the set!!

It's funny, a month ago, I had no idea who Jackie Jensen was. I made a point to start reading about him. Can't believe he pretty much gave up his career because of a fear of flying.

Greg-My dad was a huge Cubs fan growing up, so naturally, even though I'm a Brewers fan, I can't root against the Cubbies. I developed a soft spot for them. Ernie was such a great player, and he's a true class act. And he has a very genuine love for the game, much like me. I used to say "let's play two" when I was a kid on the diamond, and nobody else knew what I was referencing. So, I of course taught them.

Bob, you know I don't think I've ever seen a Bazooka gum card before. That's a nice card you've got there.

What a 1-2 punch the Dodgers had back then with Koufax and Drysdale. And if Sandy could have held out for just a little longer, the Dodgers would have had a 1-4 punch of Koufax, Drysdale, Don Sutton and Claude Osteen.

[MBMiller25]

Nice pickups guys, I love the 55 set as well. I've often thought about doing it myself.

[MattyC]

Thanks to a mutual buddy of mine and Miller's, I was able to obtain this freakishly centered Ryan RC.

The eye appeal on this one, without the usual downward-right sloping horizontal tilt, blew me away. I have just never seen one so even. (In my scan, the left inner edge of the holder obscures the card's left edge just a sliver.)

Add in a clean image, and spot-free Mets circle, and I'm way over the moon about this card!

Also got the Ruth some new plastic clothes for 2014...

[gregr2]

Really nice Clemente.

[brob28]

Great card Matt. I have found that with just a little patience you can find 6's and 6.5's with all the eye appeal of the higher grades. For a non-registry guy this is the way to go.

[pawpawdiv9]

Nice Clemente RC there MattyC
I been looking around for months for a decent low end-maybe a 3-5 becasue of cost...they are very hard to find centered like yours. most are O/C i seen. in fact, i almost forgivably gave up, and helping another board member with his search for one
NICE WORK MATTY C!!!

[JollyElm]

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Big surprise, another 1972 for me. This is by far the best centered Bench IA I have ever seen. Normally the best you can hope for is just a hair of white space on the left side of the card. This one is just simply phenomenal!!!!

[streetlamp]

Nothing crazy but recent cheap auction winnings. Couldn't pass on graded cards for $2-3 even if they aren't worth much more.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Here's the '46-'47 Sensacion Musial, another really tough one to find.............

[MattyC]

I love it when a card's edge is obscured by the holder's inner ridge; I could tell this was sweetly centered, better than the pic indicated-- feel like I just stole it off ebay! Will take a better scan when in hand.

Is Yount's uniform just fresh to death in this pic or what? From head to socks and shoes the guy is pimping large.

[pawpawdiv9]

MattyC your are very sick!!!!!

[MattyC]

I would wear that whole uniform out anywhere, just to floss.

[paleocards]

Here's my latest, an upgrade from the 7 that's been in my set since I bought it raw at a local show a dozen years ago. Thought the price was right on the latest BIN so I pulled the trigger.