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Show some cards you bought just because they are cool, fun or visually appealing -no regard to value
BaltimoreYankee
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Here are 4 of mine: Ozark Ike because of the six baseballs, DeBusschere because it's cool to see the NBA hall of famer on a baseball card, Corrales because it's one of the more legendary Topps action photos out there and the OPC Aaron Special because the Topps version crams 4 cards onto one (also for the way it shows the similarities between Hank's 1968 and '69 Topps cards):
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I thought these were hilarious and had to have them!
Those power up cards are cool. Reminds me of the 'big head' bobble heads that were out several years back.
Here are a couple of fun ones:
Bosox1976
Great stuff there, Mike. I had never heard of those Dinosaurs Attack cards and those 71T vending cards look great.
1948 National Comics Publications - Superman Premium
1965 James Bond #19 James Bond Secret Service Agent 007
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/987963/1951-wheaties-premium-photos-set-registry#latest
Never saw these as a kid, but with early pins of Mattingly, Strawberry and Gooden I had to have them…
@BaltimoreYankee lol! Exactly what I was thinking at the time of purchase! Heck 3 of them are worth $1.45 ea. so they already paid for themselves! 🤣
This card has so much! The centering, colors, French writing and the traded line!
ON ITS WAY TO NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92658
I was a huge Snake fan as a kid and also remembered getting these back in the day. A total nostalgia romp for me when I saw it and had to have it.
1974 National Periodical
Looney Tunes
Here is another one that I though was just too cool to pass up:
1908 Felix Potin Series 2 Harry Elkes
1999 Upper Deck Launchers. They have a superfractor look to them, released way before the Topps version existed. These are only about $3 each.
None of these have a ton a value but I love having them.
Great idea for a thread!!
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
One of my favorite Payton cards, worth about $20 in this grade.
Mark Lee about to have a bad day.
Great card and I have a copy in my 1981 OPC set. It looks like a "3D" card. My favorite part about this card is that the ball looks like it is going to come out of the card.
buying O-Pee-Chee (OPC) baseball
Only copy ever graded by any grading service. But, more importantly, it’s a great image of the GOAT with stunning color.
Great group posted here. Am enjoying the presentation.
Forgot about these. Got a few of them packed away somewhere.
One of my favorite sets. Always liked these cartoon-like cards. Reminds me of a time when cards were for education and entertainment instead of for investment and speculation.
I picked up this one because it's my last name.
Two random ones I just love.
some original pencil drawing cards by Mike Noren
It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
Haven’t bought one yet but I’m tempted to buy a 1957 Art Donovan because the “action” photo on the right cracks me up. I saw this one on eBay earlier today.
Nice! Do you have any cards of Travis Morin in hockey then? I collect him as I collect any player that was on the Minnesota State University Mavericks hockey team. He also played for the AHL Texas Stars near Austin (where I'm at), and is now a assistant coach.