mike, picked up a 79 vending box this past week. not very good luck. i'll be submitting a few but may 1 or 2 10s max if even that. think i'm going to stick with the rack packs on this set. i should be submitting the latter part of the week. i'm waiting on a couple of more items to arrive and see if there are grade worthy.
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
ID gotcha. didn't realise a reserve was involved. I know red bids big and I hope you did not think i was insinuating anything. I just couldn't figure that out.
I guess I must chime in with a few memories and opinions. I began collecting baseball cards late in my sixth year in 1961. Among the very first cards that I saw were the Golden Press. A few of my buddies in first grade had them. They looked interesting and I asked what they were and where they got them. They were simply sold at the Jewel Grocery Store in my neighborhood of Skokie, Illinois. They were on a corner revolving rack. Made by Golden Press, they retailed for about 29 or 39 cents. Golden Press made other sets of non-sports cards as I recall. In later years (mid to late '60's) Bruce Yeko of Wholesale Cards Company gave a set away for free with the purchase of a regular Topps set. As I recall, he charged about $13.95 for a complete set. Going back to when I first got them, the trick was to get the cards out of the album without messing them up. For a nearly-seven-year-old, it was a daunting task. Even at that tender age, I did NOT like creased cards! As I recall, there were 3 or 4 cards to a page. The cards were not connected to each other; just well-spaced from each other on the page. There were 3 of the cards on the front cover of the album, among them Babe Ruth. I thought that the Ruth card was VERY ATTRACTIVE, a great pose of the Babe. The problem with having those first 3 cards on the cover was that they rubbed against the backs of the other albums on the rack. This typically caused a loss of color on the card's front. Hence, it is a nice little accomplishment to turn up a PSA 9 Mint Ruth. I doubt that there would be very many at all. By the time the left-over albums were bought by Wholesale Cards, and distributed through sales and as freebes, lots of damage due to rubbing or sliding together occurred. As I vaguely recall, there were also 3 cards to remove from the back of the album as well. All in all, guys, the 1961 Golden Press HOF is a gorgeous set. The photos are MUCH better than the Fleer of '60 OR '61. Just compare the Christy Matthewson, Chief Bender, Cy Young, Lefty Grove, Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, and so on. Also, there is a gorgeous Dizzy Dean and Joe DiMaggio, who were not included in the Fleer sets. Let's face it--there weren't that many cards made of those last 2 during their careers. I mean, the photo selection was simply better. The hand-coloring work was MUCH better. It's not that the Fleer stunk. I love the '60 Fleer Gehrig. But overall, there is no comparison. I own no PSA Golden Press. I only have a few raw remaining from my childhood collection. The set is now 45 years old. Given the choice between a '49 Leaf Ruth and the '61 Golden Press for free, I'd take the Golden Press. I realize one is worth more, but I'm emphasizing asthetics. Granted, the Golden Press is not rare, though anything in PSA 9 would be notable, because most cards were well-handled by children and by the time they were extracted from the album they were no better than EX-MT in today's standards. "MINT" Golden Press albums seem to be around, and that is the likely source of any nice PSA specimens anyway. It's just like 90-95% of the vintage PSA 8's, 9's, and 10's originate from unopened finds from the last 25 years of the hobby, coupled with better and more sophisticated card-holders. I better scram. Thanks for putting up with an old-timers memories and opinions. Take care. --IndianaJones
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never even heard of that set.
my kids have golden books.
wonder if they have any of these cards in them?
<< <i>seems like a waste of money to me. never even heard of that set. >>
Well now I know to run everything past you before I start collecting it! Just to make sure you have heard of it.
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
I think it's getting to be time for me to start digging out the old stuff and consider getting into the ebay game.
But, I'm way too lazy and have yet to be able to part with anything I own.
How's your 79 set going?
mike
how did the winner bid against himself though at the end there?
i have never seen that before. by that amount anyway.
Steve
picked up a 79 vending box this past week. not very good luck. i'll be submitting a few but may 1 or 2 10s max if even that. think i'm going to stick with the rack packs on this set. i should be submitting the latter part of the week. i'm waiting on a couple of more items to arrive and see if there are grade worthy.
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
the only thing i can see is that he bid and it didn't meet my reserve and then bid again and hit it. i've sold to him before.
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
<< <i>Well now I know to run everything past you before I start collecting it! Just to make sure you have heard of it. >>
I know you meant nothing by your statement - but ya gotta be here a while to lay it on the line like that.
You really opened yourself up for that one!
But I gotta say, it was funny.
great job!
Steve
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
hee haw
Julen
RIP GURU
<< <i>A double dose of surl from brian winters fan. >>
NEVER HEARD OF 'EM!
<< <i>BRIAN WINTERS???? NEVER HEARD OF 'EM! >>
Hey Now!!!
They are gorgeous specimens!!!.............( for cards anyway)
1955 Bowman Raw complete with 90% Ex-NR or better
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Working on '78 Autographed set now 99.9% complete -
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Brian Winters is the bearded guy wearing ball-hugger shorts and over-the-calf socks.