IT LIVES! To my surprise, someone still works at Panini Customer Service. This person accidently mailed me my 2019 Optic Contenders Deebo Samuel Auto RC after over 2 years in suspense. I say accidently because I requested a replacement 12 months in through their Redemption Portal. So I'm glad in some ways that Panini CS is incompetent, I would have probably sold this card way too early or gotten a scrub rookie instead.
@1951WheatiesPremium said:
February begins with some beautiful, low grade, hard to find Yankees goodness. The first is the baseball legend in an obscure and tough to come by though star heavy set in a beautifully posed 5x7 action shot that was also used in other period issues. Sadly, I don't have a ton from his playing days but I'm certainly making an effort to change that and this is a big get in that regard since it dates to 1930. If I send this one to PSA (I might, rabbit, I might), it would even the population report off at 20 total examples graded.
1930 W554 Babe Ruth
Pickup number two is a much nicer copy of an item I already had - though still beat up because its me we're talking about - that is also considered a toughie; Rawlings pumped out a lot of material with his likeness and since his gloves often sold out and the photos were pretty popular too as pinup posters, several unique poses ended up being issued over the years. This one likely dates to around '62 specifically though they're painted with the 1950-1970 brush officially. With the scan below it was slightly too big for my scanner to accomodate all four sides (8.5ish x10.5ish).
Awesome pick ups. Looking at the stuff you have been buying the last couple years, you have really hit the jackpot on several cards(not that you are looking to sell), but you have been buying in a great lane. Superb!
Really kind of you to say. I have been very fortunate, yes, and I think there’s a lot of really great material out there that for whatever reason just needs a little more light shining on it to get it noticed. The pre-Topps era features so many of the sports most esteemed players and there’s some incredibly beautiful baseball material from that period of time: postcards, 5x7s, strip cards, hand cut cards, premiums, panels and pinups, to name just a few that are out there, in addition to the more traditional, standard sized baseball card. The image on this Ruth is just amazingly clear and the size is like that of a cabinet card. Babe Ruth had his likeness on many things during his career and sizes were played with by all the various companies until Topps settled on a size in 1957 that would basically become the ‘standard’ size that we all embrace today.
Very well said, and very wise advice to collectors in a market that has priced many people out.
Listed as G+ but after cleaning it looks/plays in the VG range with mostly surface noise in quiet sections and some clicks here and there due to a few scratches. The surface noise is to do with materials used during the pressing of this album.
Are these things rare? Probably. Are they worth anything? Well, this was worth $1 plus shipping (only bidder) so guess not a lot of demand for KC.
An opened factory set of 90 OPC came today, was cheap and I had low expectations. The pic of the Thomas was low quality, it looked good but couldn’t tell.
Pretty happy with the key cards, the Griffey is nice. The Thomas has tilt and cut issues but most of them do, couldn’t ask for much more from a searched set.
@80sOPC said:
Two nice raw examples of key 80s hockey rooks:
Those are good looking pickups. love rough cut on Bourque.
Back to 84 football for me. I already have Elway & Marino RC's in PSA 8.5, and have a PSA 7 Elway. So, in OCD collecting fashion, Picked up a Marino 7 to even things out
A while back I rolled the dice and bought a box of 81 Football vending off of EBAY that was not BBCE wrapped, at a good price. I wanted it to open for fun. I reached out to the seller and he explained he had the box and others for decades. I then bought another 81 Football, 2 - 78 Baseball and 1 - 80 Baseball from him. I opened one of the 81 Football - the year I first started collecting.
When I first opened the box, the vending "collation pin stripes" on top looked great so that was a bit of a relief. I then went through the entire box. All the cards were super fresh/glossy with stars and HOF'ers included. Centering was a little hit and miss as usual. A fun walk down memory lane and even pulled two nice Montana Rookies!!
Will share the results of the other boxes as I open them.
@UFFDAH said:
A while back I rolled the dice and bought a box of 81 Football vending off of EBAY that was not BBCE wrapped, at a good price. I wanted it to open for fun. I reached out to the seller and he explained he had the box and others for decades. I then bought another 81 Football, 2 - 78 Baseball and 1 - 80 Baseball from him. I opened one of the 81 Football - the year I first started collecting.
When I first opened the box, the vending "collation pin stripes" on top looked great so that was a bit of a relief. I then went through the entire box. All the cards were super fresh/glossy with stars and HOF'ers included. Centering was a little hit and miss as usual. A fun walk down memory lane and even pulled two nice Montana Rookies!!
Will share the results of the other boxes as I open them.
Sweet pulls Chris - is that par for the course for Montana pulls out of a vending box. Those looked pretty good condition wise.
Because I’m not really condition sensitive, I will grab cool items in off grade condition at low prices often. So when this tough to find beauty popped up, it was a no brainer for me. I have a sharp one, also, but this double poster - basically two 8x10 prints in one, for lack of a better description, retains some really solid appeal despite the obvious wear: four pinholes, two that tore off the top two corners, staining, minor rips and creases all present. And yet…
1960s Manny’s Baseball Land Mantle-Maris Poster
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@1951WheatiesPremium said:
Because I’m not really condition sensitive, I will grab cool items in off grade condition at low prices often. So when this tough to find beauty popped up, it was a no brainer for me. I have a sharp one, also, but this double poster - basically two 8x10 prints in one, for lack of a better description, retains some really solid appeal despite the obvious wear: four pinholes, two that tore off the top two corners, staining, minor rips and creases all present. And yet…
1960s Manny’s Baseball Land Mantle-Maris Poster
Those are both great images. Maris looking uncharacteristically relaxed and happy and Mick doing a full action pose.
I finally added the first graded card to my collection, and here it is. EXTREMELY low pop -- in fact, there are just five more PSA 9's of this card than there are 1952 Mantle PSA 9's!
To which I'll hastily add that no, I didn't spend some insane price to have it graded, but rather got it off eBay.
I should also note that the white flecks were on the scanner or case, not the card.
Because I lack patience, the Bambino has hit the coast! While it’s not better than PSA 1 or authentic because of the torn lower right corner, I can’t wait until George Herman returns!
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
@1951WheatiesPremium said:
Because I’m not really condition sensitive, I will grab cool items in off grade condition at low prices often. So when this tough to find beauty popped up, it was a no brainer for me. I have a sharp one, also, but this double poster - basically two 8x10 prints in one, for lack of a better description, retains some really solid appeal despite the obvious wear: four pinholes, two that tore off the top two corners, staining, minor rips and creases all present. And yet…
1960s Manny’s Baseball Land Mantle-Maris Poster
Those are both great images. Maris looking uncharacteristically relaxed and happy and Mick doing a full action pose.
The Mantle was also used in the individually posed 1965 Manny’s Baseball Land set; Mickey has two poses plus the checklist is considerably different from the 1961 set…
1965 Manny’s Baseball Land
1961 Manny’s Baseball Land
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
@Rofles said:
Todays my birthday, so what better day than to get a shipment back from PSA!
I have a PSA 8 of the triple Reynolds card that was graded over a decade ago, and yours is so much nicer. It couldn’t be clearer that grading standards for this set have substantially tightened since then, and anyone buying an old flip 1971 should definitely make sure they are getting their money’s worth.
I overpaid for this card because I have been looking for a nice one for a long time. I don’t know what to do anymore, every card I am interested in on eBay is priced at 2-3 times historical norms. Seems like the only choices are overpay or take a hiatus.
@PaulMaul said:
I overpaid for this card because I have been looking for a nice one for a long time. I don’t know what to do anymore, every card I am interested in on eBay is priced at 2-3 times historical norms. Seems like the only choices are overpay or take a hiatus.
I feel the same with the cards I do purchase but I can also say that I have always come out ahead on every single one that was high quality (such as the Sutton example you purchased) if I held long enough simply because I purchased as a collector.
@PaulMaul said:
I overpaid for this card because I have been looking for a nice one for a long time. I don’t know what to do anymore, every card I am interested in on eBay is priced at 2-3 times historical norms. Seems like the only choices are overpay or take a hiatus.
I feel the same with the cards I do purchase but I can also say that I have always come out ahead on every single one that was high quality (such as the Sutton example you purchased) if I held long enough simply because I purchased as a collector.
Agree - cards go up over time. My collection is primarily graded 7-9. The 9s in my collection have gone up exponentially compared to my 8.5s, 8s, 7.5s and 7s.
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POP 1 of 23 PSA 10 Jordan
I completed my Frank Robinson basic Topps set.
I collect hall of fame rookie cards, https://www.instagram.com/stwainfan/
IT LIVES! To my surprise, someone still works at Panini Customer Service. This person accidently mailed me my 2019 Optic Contenders Deebo Samuel Auto RC after over 2 years in suspense. I say accidently because I requested a replacement 12 months in through their Redemption Portal. So I'm glad in some ways that Panini CS is incompetent, I would have probably sold this card way too early or gotten a scrub rookie instead.
Very well said, and very wise advice to collectors in a market that has priced many people out.
Just won this one last night, and finally able to add a 53 Mays to my collection to go with my Mantle.
@KendallCat - great looking card Keith!!! Beautiful!!
scanners run out of ink so could only scan a few cards from todays purchase
Wow!!! You crushed it. The black border part looks great. Congrats.
Another for the KC & The Sunshine Band part of my collection. This time an album manufactured by Moon Hoa Kong Up Sa Record Company Seoul Korea.
Not listed on Discogs and only 11 other albums currently listed from this manufacturer.
https://www.discogs.com/label/741721-Moon-Hoa-Kong-Up-Sa
Listed as G+ but after cleaning it looks/plays in the VG range with mostly surface noise in quiet sections and some clicks here and there due to a few scratches. The surface noise is to do with materials used during the pressing of this album.
Are these things rare? Probably. Are they worth anything? Well, this was worth $1 plus shipping (only bidder) so guess not a lot of demand for KC.
Jeff
Miscut Museum
My Mess
Two nice raw examples of key 80s hockey rooks:
For the Bears PC. Hopefully a Hall of Famer soon.
An opened factory set of 90 OPC came today, was cheap and I had low expectations. The pic of the Thomas was low quality, it looked good but couldn’t tell.
Pretty happy with the key cards, the Griffey is nice. The Thomas has tilt and cut issues but most of them do, couldn’t ask for much more from a searched set.
Those are good looking pickups. love rough cut on Bourque.
Back to 84 football for me. I already have Elway & Marino RC's in PSA 8.5, and have a PSA 7 Elway. So, in OCD collecting fashion, Picked up a Marino 7 to even things out
A Tyler rose.
A Meredith card.
I collect hall of fame rookie cards, https://www.instagram.com/stwainfan/
A while back I rolled the dice and bought a box of 81 Football vending off of EBAY that was not BBCE wrapped, at a good price. I wanted it to open for fun. I reached out to the seller and he explained he had the box and others for decades. I then bought another 81 Football, 2 - 78 Baseball and 1 - 80 Baseball from him. I opened one of the 81 Football - the year I first started collecting.
When I first opened the box, the vending "collation pin stripes" on top looked great so that was a bit of a relief. I then went through the entire box. All the cards were super fresh/glossy with stars and HOF'ers included. Centering was a little hit and miss as usual. A fun walk down memory lane and even pulled two nice Montana Rookies!!
Will share the results of the other boxes as I open them.
Just added the White Jersey to this group.
Sweet pulls Chris - is that par for the course for Montana pulls out of a vending box. Those looked pretty good condition wise.
Picked this one up from a seller in Sweden! To go along with my Bourque and Gretzky 2nd year in PSA 8 for my complete set.
Super nice card
Thank You! Centering is good for this card and no tilt that plague so many of his rookies.
The Meredith card is nice! Always liked the Philadelphia sets.
thanks
I collect hall of fame rookie cards, https://www.instagram.com/stwainfan/
Todays my birthday, so what better day than to get a shipment back from PSA!
Because I’m not really condition sensitive, I will grab cool items in off grade condition at low prices often. So when this tough to find beauty popped up, it was a no brainer for me. I have a sharp one, also, but this double poster - basically two 8x10 prints in one, for lack of a better description, retains some really solid appeal despite the obvious wear: four pinholes, two that tore off the top two corners, staining, minor rips and creases all present. And yet…
1960s Manny’s Baseball Land Mantle-Maris Poster
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/987963/1951-wheaties-premium-photos-set-registry#latest
For the Morgan run.
I collect hall of fame rookie cards, https://www.instagram.com/stwainfan/
Rofles - that Giant Gunners is sweet!
@Rofles from what I can tell, those all look strong for the grade. Great centering across the board! Impressive!
Nic
Guides Authored - Graded Card Scanning Guide PDF | History of the PSA Label PDF
I was gonna say the same thing!
Yaz Master Set
#1 Gino Cappelletti master set
#1 John Hannah master set
Also collecting Andre Tippett, Patriots Greats' RCs, Dwight Evans, 1964 Venezuelan Topps, 1974 Topps Red Sox
Added another 71
2004 spx
1989 topps psa 10
1959 phillies
Phillies of the 70's
Those are both great images. Maris looking uncharacteristically relaxed and happy and Mick doing a full action pose.
Pop 1, these are #d to 2500, but good luck finding one even raw. Not sure what story is with this set, hard to find any players.
Need some 2007 A&G Regular Back Mini's PM if you have any and I will send my needs list.
I think the red ink Heritage is my fave rookie card......its the first one I look for.
I finally added the first graded card to my collection, and here it is. EXTREMELY low pop -- in fact, there are just five more PSA 9's of this card than there are 1952 Mantle PSA 9's!
To which I'll hastily add that no, I didn't spend some insane price to have it graded, but rather got it off eBay.
I should also note that the white flecks were on the scanner or case, not the card.
@brad31
@DBesse27
@NGS428
Thanks guys!
Bought a nice clean 79 OPC BB set
@DBesse27
@GroceryRackPack
@1948_Swell_Robinson
Because I lack patience, the Bambino has hit the coast! While it’s not better than PSA 1 or authentic because of the torn lower right corner, I can’t wait until George Herman returns!
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/987963/1951-wheaties-premium-photos-set-registry#latest
The Mantle was also used in the individually posed 1965 Manny’s Baseball Land set; Mickey has two poses plus the checklist is considerably different from the 1961 set…
1965 Manny’s Baseball Land
1961 Manny’s Baseball Land
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/987963/1951-wheaties-premium-photos-set-registry#latest
A few recent adds
The Philly Meredith is my favorite. Always liked the Philly sets.
I have a PSA 8 of the triple Reynolds card that was graded over a decade ago, and yours is so much nicer. It couldn’t be clearer that grading standards for this set have substantially tightened since then, and anyone buying an old flip 1971 should definitely make sure they are getting their money’s worth.
I overpaid for this card because I have been looking for a nice one for a long time. I don’t know what to do anymore, every card I am interested in on eBay is priced at 2-3 times historical norms. Seems like the only choices are overpay or take a hiatus.
I feel the same with the cards I do purchase but I can also say that I have always come out ahead on every single one that was high quality (such as the Sutton example you purchased) if I held long enough simply because I purchased as a collector.
@rexvos Solid cards there! Impressive! Love the Straw base!
Nic
Guides Authored - Graded Card Scanning Guide PDF | History of the PSA Label PDF
Agree - cards go up over time. My collection is primarily graded 7-9. The 9s in my collection have gone up exponentially compared to my 8.5s, 8s, 7.5s and 7s.
My effort to recapture my childhood through unopened moved to hockey. Picked these up and couldn’t be happier!
Love the vintage Topps Hockey boxes. Congrats! Sweet graphics on the 1976 box cover.
Wow, congrats! Always loved the design on the 80/81 box.
Did a small local show today. It was abysmal. Everyone trying to sell me their 2020 and 2021 basketball and football stuff.
Anyway I did luck up and find this pop 3
finally got a griffey jr 1996 finest bronze refractor for my set. i just got a puckett yesterday and will scan it later when i get it.