Snagged this yesterday. Seems like Aaron cards are climbing pretty consistently across the board right now. About a year ago I made a spreadsheet tracking recent sales on all of them, and most have jumped around 10-15% since then. Some sellers are even listing stuff at 25-35% above recent comps now, which probably means I need to start paying closer attention to auctions again.
This was a late night, few to many rums, purchase. These are getting harder to find. Tilt isn’t ideal but print and corners are bang on. Back in hand is such a vibrant yellow.
You aren't going to believe this and it would never happen today, but I received 3 PSA 10's in one order for a 1997 Atomic Refractor International Griffey Jr's. There are only 14 today, when I did this i think there were only 7. Been about 12 years or so, when you could pick them up for $5 a piece.
Anyways..Nice pick up by you with this card. Great Investment too.
The board veterans probably know that I’m a rabid Mickey Mantle fan and collector. There are items I have that PSA grades, and others I have that they do not grade. While PSA currently does grade every other Yankees/Mantle Trifold, they do not grade this one as it is not dated like every other one is in the lower right hand corner.
Now, I have always gravitated toward the rarer issues, especially, from 1951-1969. So, this one is a pretty special grab for me. As we all know, the last year Mickey Mantle played baseball was 1968. However, the Yankees asked Mantle to wait until just before the 1969 season started to publicly announce his retirement so that he would be 100% sure (but really it was to sell merchandise and ticket packages for the upcoming 1969 season as if Mickey would still be playing). I believe that contributes to add credence to the identity of this as yet undated Trifold. Most of the other 1960’s years feature a date of print on the bottom right along with a print count. This one is print count only and I believe it was because they figured it would be the last run they would print. The run - 1500 copies, ones of the smallest numbers they had ever printed to that point - was going to cover any remaining autograph requests that may come in during the ‘68-69 offseason and help maintain the ruse that he was going to be to playing in 1969. Note the referenced career total of HR (536) to show it could not be any earlier.
Applying some logic here, if a person writes to a team seeking a player autograph from a retired player, any team during any time period is going to tell the fan - if they even bother to respond - that the player is no longer with the team and therefore they can’t help you out as they don’t have access to said player, possibly suggesting that try to you contact the agent or player directly.
Ultimately, that same exact Trifold layout would would end up being used one last time (and this time, dated) because they printed up one more batch (1000 copies), in 1970, with a date of 8/70 printed on it when Mickey Mantle returned to coach first base in August of 1970 in what was his final appearance as Yankees player or coach.
Also, the other reason I believe there is a very high likelihood that it is from 1969 is that it came in the original, postmarked envelope that is dated Feb 1969. 😉
1969 New York Yankees TriFold - Mickey Mantle
ETA: This is the 1970 (lifted photo from eBay):
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
It's been a very good month so far with 2 nice additions to my Derek Sanderson and Bobby Orr collections.
Say what you want about the shiny new stuff, but The Cup product for hockey is pretty darn nice. I added a nice Sanderson card in a St Louis Blues uniform with a great autograph.
As for the old stuff, I was able to add a 1969 OPC Four in One card featuring Bobby but with an added bonus of having one of my all time favorite goalies along side him. With Orr having sold his website to Upper Deck, there hasn't been and most likely won't be any future opportunities to finish the remaining few cards I need so I've opted to buy high end unsigned copies to finish off my Orr collection.
I've been collecting cards for 40 years and it remains a joy.
Decided to upgrade my Crochet from a base refractor #/499 (also a PSA 9) to this one. His market's a little down while he's on the IL.
Nice color match even though he really won't be remembered much as a White Sox.
@1982FBWaxMemories .....Aaron Judge is listed as a catcher on his 2018 Topps Heritage "Nickname" variation card [#25] due to a well-known printing error. Topps carried over the catcher position text from the card template used for former Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos—who had that exact same Nickname variation—when producing Judge's variation. The error occurred because Topps reused a layout template without updating the position field; on the very same variation list, catcher Wilson Ramos was card #151 with the nickname "Mr. Miami". ~ Looking at an extra 1.1 - 1.2 million in value....lol.....:)
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Snagged this yesterday. Seems like Aaron cards are climbing pretty consistently across the board right now. About a year ago I made a spreadsheet tracking recent sales on all of them, and most have jumped around 10-15% since then. Some sellers are even listing stuff at 25-35% above recent comps now, which probably means I need to start paying closer attention to auctions again.
Anyway, 15 down, 9 to go!
This was a late night, few to many rums, purchase. These are getting harder to find. Tilt isn’t ideal but print and corners are bang on. Back in hand is such a vibrant yellow.
You aren't going to believe this and it would never happen today, but I received 3 PSA 10's in one order for a 1997 Atomic Refractor International Griffey Jr's. There are only 14 today, when I did this i think there were only 7. Been about 12 years or so, when you could pick them up for $5 a piece.
Anyways..Nice pick up by you with this card. Great Investment too.
The board veterans probably know that I’m a rabid Mickey Mantle fan and collector. There are items I have that PSA grades, and others I have that they do not grade. While PSA currently does grade every other Yankees/Mantle Trifold, they do not grade this one as it is not dated like every other one is in the lower right hand corner.
Now, I have always gravitated toward the rarer issues, especially, from 1951-1969. So, this one is a pretty special grab for me. As we all know, the last year Mickey Mantle played baseball was 1968. However, the Yankees asked Mantle to wait until just before the 1969 season started to publicly announce his retirement so that he would be 100% sure (but really it was to sell merchandise and ticket packages for the upcoming 1969 season as if Mickey would still be playing). I believe that contributes to add credence to the identity of this as yet undated Trifold. Most of the other 1960’s years feature a date of print on the bottom right along with a print count. This one is print count only and I believe it was because they figured it would be the last run they would print. The run - 1500 copies, ones of the smallest numbers they had ever printed to that point - was going to cover any remaining autograph requests that may come in during the ‘68-69 offseason and help maintain the ruse that he was going to be to playing in 1969. Note the referenced career total of HR (536) to show it could not be any earlier.
Applying some logic here, if a person writes to a team seeking a player autograph from a retired player, any team during any time period is going to tell the fan - if they even bother to respond - that the player is no longer with the team and therefore they can’t help you out as they don’t have access to said player, possibly suggesting that try to you contact the agent or player directly.
Ultimately, that same exact Trifold layout would would end up being used one last time (and this time, dated) because they printed up one more batch (1000 copies), in 1970, with a date of 8/70 printed on it when Mickey Mantle returned to coach first base in August of 1970 in what was his final appearance as Yankees player or coach.
Also, the other reason I believe there is a very high likelihood that it is from 1969 is that it came in the original, postmarked envelope that is dated Feb 1969. 😉
1969 New York Yankees TriFold - Mickey Mantle
ETA: This is the 1970 (lifted photo from eBay):
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/987963/1951-wheaties-premium-photos-set-registry#latest
It's been a very good month so far with 2 nice additions to my Derek Sanderson and Bobby Orr collections.
Say what you want about the shiny new stuff, but The Cup product for hockey is pretty darn nice. I added a nice Sanderson card in a St Louis Blues uniform with a great autograph.
As for the old stuff, I was able to add a 1969 OPC Four in One card featuring Bobby but with an added bonus of having one of my all time favorite goalies along side him. With Orr having sold his website to Upper Deck, there hasn't been and most likely won't be any future opportunities to finish the remaining few cards I need so I've opted to buy high end unsigned copies to finish off my Orr collection.
I've been collecting cards for 40 years and it remains a joy.
That Sanderson Cup card is awesome, love it.
Thanks! I love seeing the new additions that everyone has picked up
I like to dip into WWE autos when I find them for a decent price.
Always loved this card, it just arrived today:
Couple of Flatbush Dodgers
Picked up a few SI classic covers which will be framed and put in my Man Town
Looks like I got a winner with this frame work
More shiny 90's....
Possibly came from the Upper Deck catalog back in the day…
Looks like the frame job on my signed SI: Larry Legend cover.
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/987963/1951-wheaties-premium-photos-set-registry#latest
I finally got these back from a submission in November.
Wow Paul -- if you look at that photo for a bit? That's an incredible action shot and I can definitely see why you wanted it memorialized on the wall!
Good show buddy.
Thanks Mike!!!
It's one of my favorite SI covers of all time, I'm really happy with it!!
You're welcome.
What year was that game? I'm a big fan of OSU and ND along with the SEC.
If that was '86? Saw it!!!!
Pair of 1951 Bowmans in today's mail
I go back and forth between Topps and Bowman on which I like the best, I cannot decide so a little bit of both does the trick
POP 3 PSA 10
Decided to upgrade my Crochet from a base refractor #/499 (also a PSA 9) to this one. His market's a little down while he's on the IL.
Nice color match even though he really won't be remembered much as a White Sox.
Pop. 41
Pop. 80
Why is position "Catcher" ?
It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
Not even a minute do I buy the whole buh buh buh I'm a man-child japery - Me (2025)
@1982FBWaxMemories .....Aaron Judge is listed as a catcher on his 2018 Topps Heritage "Nickname" variation card [#25] due to a well-known printing error. Topps carried over the catcher position text from the card template used for former Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos—who had that exact same Nickname variation—when producing Judge's variation. The error occurred because Topps reused a layout template without updating the position field; on the very same variation list, catcher Wilson Ramos was card #151 with the nickname "Mr. Miami". ~ Looking at an extra 1.1 - 1.2 million in value....lol.....:)
Here's a couple of pickups I made. Barry Bonds 1998 Credentials to 99 (POP 9 with 10 higher) & 1998 Atomic Refractor to 100 (POP 15 with one higher)
Today's mail
Got this yesterday. Really like the look of the 1960 Topps.
Explored some card shops on a recent road trip to Kentucky, picked these up.
Two more for the set.
Excited to add this one:
Several upgrades and 3 new adds for my Griffey Basic set. Now at 219/221!
NEW! - POP 6, 1 Higher
NEW! - POP 4, 3 Higher
Upgrade! - POP 3, 3 Higher
NEW! - POP 4, 10 Higher
Upgrade - Pop 4, 9 Higher
Upgrade Pop 5, 6 higher
Upgrade - POP 10, 12 higher
Nic
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Seeing Ken Griffey Jr. in a White Sox uniform just looks wrong
It hurts me too. Short forgetful stint….
Nic
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Nice Shantz card - I have a Shanzt BB board game - and he's still alive! He turned 100 last Sep.