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Downtown1974Downtown1974 Posts: 6,840 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Alot of the guys I work with know I collect cards. Every now and then a couple of guys tell me that they have some old cards from a long time ago that they stored away for later. They ask if I can take a look at them and see if there is anything good or not. Usually when they bring stuff in, I feel guilty telling them that these "old" cards they have(which are things like 1991 fleer or 1990 topps) is not a real gold mine. Well one day this guy brought in about 8 3-ring binders full of cards from the late 60s to late 70s. They were mostly commons but there were some stars. He also had an almost complete set of 1978 topps probably in EX cond. Also one of the books had a 1962 Mantle PSA 3 at best., 1969 Reggie Jackson rookie maybe a 4 or 5, a 1962 Lou Brock rookie maybe a 4. Anyhow a pretty nice collection for a non-active collector. After I looked through all of them and pulled out the cards he might want to place in secure holders, he gave me some cards for looking through them. He gave me 1974 Killebrew, a 1977 Reggie Jackson, a 1965 McCovey and a 1978 rose. Nothing higher than near mint, but still nice to add to my ungraded vintage collection. Imagine that, getting paid cards just for doing something I LOVE to do!!!!! Just thought I would share that.

MY GOLD TYPE SET https://pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/complete-type-sets/gold-type-set-12-piece-circulation-strikes-1839-1933/publishedset/321940

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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,435 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Downtown
    That was a nice gift for looking at the cards. The guy was generous. Thanx for sharing.

    I think "sharing" of your extra stuff, your time and your knowledge is part of what this hobby was originally about.

    I'm not a revisionist/reactionary type but some things were kind of nicer in the days of Jefferson Burdick, Lionel Carter, to name a few.

    mike
    Mike
  • HoofHeartedHoofHearted Posts: 2,537 ✭✭
    It's heart-warming to hear of people helping people without the thought of financial gain. Everyone wins in those situations...image

    Thanks for sharing your experience!

    hh
    imageimageimageSenators/Twins Type Collection
  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,281 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It is heart warming to hear collectors refer to late 70's cards as "vintage" image

    ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240

  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    I think my wife has been calling me "vintage" for the last 10 years.image

    Stingray
  • fsjeterfsjeter Posts: 1,390
    Something similiar happened to me. A friend of mine asked me to help him unload some of his old hockey cards. He had mostly '70's Hockey with a few from the '80's including two Topps Gretzky Rookies. Unfortunately, he didn't keep them in the best condition. I sorted and listed them on eBay for him. He also had a huge storage box of Baseball from the same period. He gave me all the Baseball for helping him out. It's mostly mid to late '70's. Lot's of Rose, Ryan, Bench, Jackson, etc. and a R. Henderson second year. All pretty much fair to Ex-Mt. Nice to say the least. image

    Scott
    Registry Sets:
    T-205 Gold PSA 4 & up
    1967 Topps BB PSA 8 & up
    1975 Topps BB PSA 9 & up
    1959 Topps FB PSA 8 & up
    1976 Topps FB PSA 9 & up
    1981 Topps FB PSA 10
    1976-77 Topps BK PSA 9 & up
    1988-89 Fleer BK PSA 10
    3,000 Hit Club RC PSA 5 & Up

    My Sets
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