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rtimmer

Here’s one of my Kareem favorites

ReggieCleveland

Usually for '75s I focus on centering and lack of tilt but while I was scrolling through my searches the other night this card stopped me in my tracks. The print job is just stunning. The black is perfect. No snow, no signs of age, just deep and rich like it was printed yesterday. I immediately feel in love with it and said screw the centering.

Arthur

ReggieCleveland

I should add, there's another reason this card is remarkable. The seller was yepbg and I didn't shart myself when I looked at the price. I can now walk the hallowed halls of this hobby and proudly pronounce "I have made a full-price/no discounts purchase from yepbg."

It's like people from the film industry saying "I worked on The Abyss."

Arthur

stwainfan

A few of the greats.

JBrules

@stwainfan said:

A few of the greats.

Love that Magic action shot. A great looking card.

sayheywyo

Thought these were fun...…...

erikthredd

@sayheywyo said:

Wow,I can just imagine what PSA charges for the 8' colossal slab.

BJY83

Kinda vintage

stwainfan

A recent addition.

ReggieCleveland

@BJY83 said:
Kinda vintage

I thought you were posting the same photo over and over until I checked the cert numbers. Great centering on all of those!

That's a great DJ rookie. Thanks, just added it to my list.

Arthur

erikthredd

I posted this in the April pickups thread but it really belongs here because it was the Bird/Magic/DrJ cards in this thread that motivated me to finally replace the one I sold off years ago. Not to mention I was going to run out of MJ cards to post here soon too.

JBrules

@erikthredd said:
I posted this in the April pickups thread but it really belongs here because it was the Bird/Magic/DrJ cards in this thread that motivated me to finally replace the one I sold off years ago. Not to mention I was going to run out of MJ cards to post here soon too.

Wow!!! That is a very nice Bird/Magic rookie.

JBrules

Recently added this Pistol Pete Rookie. I downgraded from a PSA 6 I had. This one looks better.

ReggieCleveland

Wow, two iconic cards that both look much better than their grade. Centering on '70 Topps is such a beach on some cards. That Pistol is just dialed in perfectly.

Arthur

clarke442

Just because

stwainfan

A RC.

ReggieCleveland

That's a beauty of a 5. I'm guessing the surface thing in the 'N' in Colonels is what knocked it down. Those are really nice edges for a '72.

Arthur

JBrules

Great looking mid-grade rookie card. Congrats. Never easy finding a nicely centered 72 Topps much less a rookie card. Well done.

@stwainfan said:
A RC.

stwainfan

@ReggieCleveland said:
That's a beauty of a 5. I'm guessing the surface thing in the 'N' in Colonels is what knocked it down. Those are really nice edges for a '72.

Arthur

thanks yes that's correct.

stwainfan

@JBrules said:
Great looking mid-grade rookie card. Congrats. Never easy finding a nicely centered 72 Topps much less a rookie card. Well done.

@stwainfan said:
A RC.

Thanks a good looking card. From that year is more important than the grade.

stwainfan

Another one.

ReggieCleveland

Nice 7! Not sure what it is about the '71s but you can find some really nice looking 7s. I was looking for an 8 but was pleased to find this 7.

Arthur

KingBen

My two favs

DBesse27

Not basketball dude.

rtimmer

I picked up the Gervin in a trade, for an 88 fleer pack and still have my 86 fleer left to trade!

KingBen

@DBesse27 said:
Not basketball dude.

I just noticed it says basketball. Vintage cards was on my mind...

ReggieCleveland

Sweet Iceman! I have the cheap modern version. I do like it though because of the inscription, which he didn't do on all of them.

Arthur

stwainfan

@ReggieCleveland said:
Nice 7! Not sure what it is about the '71s but you can find some really nice looking 7s. I was looking for an 8 but was pleased to find this 7.

Arthur

nice Wilt.

rtimmer

Love the Ice inscription. I see the 1981 Magic signed cards have gone from $80 to $350 recently. I wonder what the move and value on these cards would be?

ReggieCleveland

I'm curious about this one.

Arthur

JBrules

That is a very nice looking 7 of Wilt. I have been on the lookout for a 71 Chamberlain for my collection. That one is a keeper for sure. Congrats.

@ReggieCleveland said:
Nice 7! Not sure what it is about the '71s but you can find some really nice looking 7s. I was looking for an 8 but was pleased to find this 7.

Arthur

ReggieCleveland

Thanks. For vintage basketball I pretty much live in the PSA 8 realm. But like the Wilt, there's been a few times when the card I ended up finding that I liked turned out to be a 7. Here are the other two times I "settled" for a 7:

Arthur

UFFDAH

ghooper33

@UFFDAH said:

The holy grail! That card is a blazer.

stwainfan

This is a good one to have.

ReggieCleveland

Love the Moses rookie! Very underrated player.

Arthur

stwainfan

@ReggieCleveland said:
Love the Moses rookie! Very underrated player.

Arthur

Yes I agree.