A killer deal to start the March pickups thread

brad31

Found the 7 I have been searching for at Huggins and Scott this month. Now only need Early Wynn to complete my ‘56 HOF set. Set is mostly PSA some SGC, one BVG and 4 raw two from childhood and 2 from the 2015 National.

GroceryRackPack

@Chicago1976 said:
Nice gift from my brother. 2 unopened packs of '83 Topps. Will rip this weekend, post anything significant.

Those might be Michigan Wrapped packs...I Think ???

pab1969

@brad31 said:

Absolutely stunning. It looks like that should have been an 8.

mintonlypls

Congrats, Brad on a great pickup of an iconic card! That card is exceptional for the assigned grade…

brad31

Thanks for all the compliments. When I saw it I didn’t stop thinking about it until it was finally in hand today. Always exciting to win any auction but this one felt better than most.

Chicago1976

@mintonlypls said:
Pull a Sandberg, Gwynn or Boggs RCs…

That would be nice! Worst case, I can upgrade some cards in my raw '83 set. And try 42 year old gum...lol.

Piggs

One of those common cards you neglect to upgrade in your set. That was this one, finally.

pab1969

@Piggs said:
One of those common cards you neglect to upgrade in your set. That was this one, finally.

Very nice card. What I find cool is the rare muti-position he played. I don't recall ever seeing a vintage card with shortstop/pitcher before.

Chicago1976

@mintonlypls said:
Pull a Sandberg, Gwynn or Boggs RCs…

Unfortunately, no HOF rookies. Reggie was the best of the star/HOF lot. I did pull a centered Jerry Dybzinski. Fun rip!

yankeesman

Got a couple of nice McCann PC items in this week. Thanks to Dan S. for the Piece of History patch card.

BaltimoreYankee

Just got this tougher 1967 high number of Norm Cash. Top to bottom centering issue, otherwise looks great to me!

Chicago1976

For my Bears collection.

ndleo

I went dumpster diving in my raw singles box to get enough cards for the Nov special, I pulled these three out hoping that Eli would make the HOF. Oh well maybe next year. I didn't plan on all three to be color matches that was just random luck when I pulled them from packs.

sjjs28

@UlyssesExtravaganza Can appreciate the sell a handful of cards to buy one cool card. Drove to the Philly Show yesterday to drop off 97 cards I would like to turn into one two three cards.

I, to, drove to the Philly show last week too, dropped off about 150 "unwanted" stabs hoping for about $10000 - and a Vintage Set hoping for about $35000 (if you can believe the VCP estimate, but who can tell in this craze buying/selling environment). I could get close to a Ruth - But I two was hoping for 3 -5 memorable cards to slide into my PC.

Doing this for my son - I hope to consolidate my collection to fit in a shoebox when I hand it down to him
Prior to the handoff, that was never going to happen.

I do share the concern that these types of cards I'm looking for are posting for way more that expected value - We'll see how I make out - hopefully not cash rich with nothing to buy.

calaban7

@BaltimoreYankee said:
Just got this tougher 1967 high number of Norm Cash. Top to bottom centering issue, otherwise looks great to me!

I love the 67 set . Who ever shot the photos for the Detroit cards , had a NICE CLEAR day and most the Tigers had the same good angle look to them . Thanks for posting .--- Sonny

calaban7

Another card for my " shiny "collection---

mintonlypls

Thanks to Chris...I have added this pack fresh beauty to my collection, having guessed the HOF (Mr Cub) in the 1955 Bowman Cello pack that he opened recently.

bgr

I sent in a few from my 54 Topps set that I have upgraded over the years. The 54 Topps is one of my favorite sets.

bgr

I think a 7 is perhaps low for this one. I didn't think it was good enough for a PSA 9 so I had never sent it in, but I saw some other posts on a pretty poor PSA 10 example so I figured I would try my luck for $18. I think it's better than most PSA 9s that I've seen. It will enjoy a spot in my 79 PSA set as I think this is my first PSA grade for this card.

Yankees70

I got this today as a gift from my daughters and hopefully I receive it in the mail in a week. I now need 8 more Hall of Famers in PSA 9 for the entire 1979 Topps Hall of fame set.

80sOPC

Always loved this card, pop 300 ish, only 35 higher, for a mid 80s card its relatively tough. Love the image and the colours work well.

Yankees70

@bgr said:
I think a 7 is perhaps low for this one. I didn't think it was good enough for a PSA 9 so I had never sent it in, but I saw some other posts on a pretty poor PSA 10 example so I figured I would try my luck for $18. I think it's better than most PSA 9s that I've seen. It will enjoy a spot in my 79 PSA set as I think this is my first PSA grade for this card.

You should have had FSC submit this for you and you would have received a 9. You are correct, this is much better than the 10 that they received.

Yankees70

Just bought this last week. I grew up and bought cards from local stores with my buddies in the mid to late 70's. This was our favorite card to have.

orioles93

Sold off all my unopened years ago, and wish I wouldn’t have. I Recently decided to start building an unopened collection again. This is what I have gathered so far.

GroceryRackPack

@orioles93

Pretty Cool...👍👍👍

80sOPC

I believe the Mariners card is Langston, he was a pretty solid pitcher.

lwehlers

@bgr said:
I sent in a few from my 54 Topps set that I have upgraded over the years. The 54 Topps is one of my favorite sets.

great looking cards.

gameusedhoop

Some more for the HOF Set....

Chicago1976

Found these Fellers at an LCS. A bit beat up, but I always liked the image on the 1950 Bowman.

calaban7

I had another card for one of my obscure sets I collect . Its a Pop-1 .

balco758

Upgraded my Gretzky from an older graded Topps 6 to a newer graded OPC 6.

UlyssesExtravaganza

Maybe should have waited a month to buy April.

MinorLeaguer

Not an easy HOF first card to find with only 3 examples ever graded. Thank you to Andy on these boards letting me know it existed.

gameusedhoop

I couldn't let this one slide by.....another addition to the HOF set

rmh111985

I swore I wasn't going back to Vintage when I restarted my general PC, but I always loved this card and this one was too nice to pass up. I owned and sold 3 or 4 raw copies, but none as nice looking as this one. It's on its way to eBay Authentication now:

erba

@MinorLeaguer said:
Not an easy HOF first card to find with only 3 examples ever graded. Thank you to Andy on these boards letting me know it existed.

Nice pick up. I saw that pop up earlier this week.

DougGlatt

Got these last week.

Mikeygiggs_336699

Added this card to my PC! Also posted in the Hockey thread

BLUEJAYWAY

@gameusedhoop said:
I couldn't let this one slide by.....another addition to the HOF set

Very nice. Great centering. Looks like card got nailed for the field marks on the blue background and spots on his right shoulder.

brad31

Love the JR - congrats!

80sOPC

38 and leads the league in 5v5 points. Insane career

@Mikeygiggs_336699 said:
Added this card to my PC! Also posted in the Hockey thread

1951WheatiesPremium

There are several mantle items that are rare but really not in that great of demand because most people (almost no one) knows what they are. 😁

Well, this is one of those items with the name of it somewhat unofficial but mostly in line with their style and it’s a classic image of the Mick shilling for of one of the more recognizable brands in American history.

c1959 Wonder Bread Premium Photo Mickey Mantle

For further reading:
https://sportscollectorsdigest.com/news/mickey-mantle-fan-club-collectibles-memorabilia-cards-autographs

orioles93

Picked up some more unopened locally

Chicago1976

Had this one for years, thought it might grade well.

Cakes

@80sOPC said:
38 and leads the league in 5v5 points. Insane career

@Mikeygiggs_336699 said:
Added this card to my PC! Also posted in the Hockey thread

I am mad at myself for not buying a Crosby and Ovechkin rookie cards years ago. It was so obvious they would both be all time greats!

Yankees70

@Chicago1976 said:
Had this one for years, thought it might grade well.

My favorite set as a kid. At that time (1975) the most popular cards were Bench, Morgan, and Rose as the Big Red Machine were the best team in MLB.

SoxPatsFan

Another addition to the Championship Era Red Sox collection.

He'll play more seasons on the Dodgers than he did with the Sox, but Mookie was a huge part of the 119 win 2018 WS Championship team.

UlyssesExtravaganza

Timing not great on the receipt but as a Terp still very happy to receive this.

ssdawg77

A few March pickups. I was able to pick up several for my '83 HOF set.

mintonlypls

I like the Brock…