I would have to say this card. It received an 8 the first time around but has since been cracked and regraded a 9. It went with my last sub so hopfully it will show up in tomorrow's mail
My hobby highlight of 2007 is probably when I purchased a Kurt Abbott 2000 World Series game used bat, then come to find out that it was held by Derek Jeter. I got it off eBay over the summer for $75, then I found pics of Jeter holding the bat after Abbott shattered it in the 5th inning of Game 5 in the 2000 World Series. I've already recieved an offer of $300 for it, which I easily turned down.
I already posted this on my "Official Santa got me cards" thread, but after nagging for nearly the whole year, I found this is my stocking:
I've been slowly working on a nice NM raw set, and with this one out of the way I think I may try to focus all my collecting $$ in the new year on finishing the set.
Picked up these 2 for 10 bucks each off the bay. Nothing spectacular, but they are cards I always wanted in my collection, and I doubt they will ever leave.....
Campanella
Spahn
And finally got around to picking up a Carlton Rookie, my all time favorite pitcher....
mine would be finally getting my hands on a '33 Sport Kings Grange, a card I've wanted as long as I've known it existed. As a bonus I managed to snag one graded PSA 6.
My highlight, though, was completing my 1955 Topps set with the '54 Bowman right behind it.
So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
<< <i>Sweet Clemente & Mantle! Have you tried a crack and re-sub? Looks like they could both be 6's! >>
Much appreciated but I have zero interest in cracking them. Both are for mostly raw sets in my personal collection, so it's not worth the effort.
But you are right, they probably would get the bump.
So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
I've deff. made several great pickups. Maybe the best buy for me this year was an '89 UD pack for $3 that yielded a Griffey, Jr... I put it in my freebies for joining PSA, and it came back a 10. Sooo, an '89 UD Griffey PSA 10 for $3 is hard to beat.
... but, by far me best hobby highlight for 2007 would have to be my Sabo registry. It finally got put on the grid earlier this year, and I've managed to take it to 100% complete. I've added several cards to the registry, and won a registry award for each of my sets.
I am mostly a lurker on the board, just cuz I know what the majority of you are talking about, and enjoy good ol' banter of the masculine variety (my wife gets doe-in-headlights on any topic that interests me other than politics), but I did have a hobby accomplishment this year. Several years ago, at a sports card national that was held in St. Louis (eons ago), I got an 1982 Orioles team signed ball. I also found someone at that same show that was selling autographed cards of utility players and got the majority of the players who had signed the ball and the majority of them were sigs from the 82 or 83 season (some from the 81 year). I had 6 extra to get: Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer, Earl Weaver, Eddie Murray, and Cal Jr. -- all the HOF guys on the ball. This past year, I was only missing the Cal autograph and wanted to get a vintage sig that was signed about the same time that the ball was signed. I finally got a 1983 Donruss (oversized card) of Cal that the sigs match up pretty good. I was able to get the Cal card in November of this year and I got the Murray earlier in the year. Now, my only task is to scan all the cards and match them all up. That's about it.
Ironmanfan, I also went to that National in St. Louis- I want to say it was 1994 or 1995. First and only National I've attended to this day and I couldn't believe the sheer amount of stuff that was being tossed around. I was about 18 at the time and I could remember 86/87 Fleer packs being busted, a guy with a showcase full of Marino RCs (must've been at least a couple hundred, one of which I bought), complete 93 Finest refractor sets..... This was a far cry from the Maryland hotel shows and flea markets I was used to.
I guess my biggest hobby highlight of '07 was early October when I finally started collecting another sport (football) besides baseball. For an early Christmas present, my wife let me spend $400 to start my Topps football run with 1983-91. Let's hope I can get it to at least 1980-99!
Mine was a collection purchase which contained 350+ of the absolute best 1971 topps I have ever seen and a greater amount of 70 topps. Enough in fact that I now am on the quest to finish both sets and complete my set run from 70-90 of topps sets. Here's hoping!
Chris
"I put my pants on just like you... One leg at a time. The differences is when I put them on, I make gold records."
I guess my card hobby highlight would be passing 1000 in different Steve Young cards. In my meteorite hobby I guess putting together a fundraiser that raised over $12,000 for Greensburg, Ks. The town that was destroyed by a tornado, which has a strong meteorite tie with the Brenham meteorite.
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
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Andy, have you thought about a crack and re-sub on that Mantle? Looks like it could be a 7 on a good day!
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Love it!
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1989 topps psa 10
1959 phillies
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but my highest BV card I pulled this year was this one:
I've been slowly working on a nice NM raw set, and with this one out of the way I think I may try to focus all my collecting $$ in the new year on finishing the set.
Campanella
Spahn
And finally got around to picking up a Carlton Rookie, my all time favorite pitcher....
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My highlight, though, was completing my 1955 Topps set with the '54 Bowman right behind it.
<< <i>Sweet Clemente & Mantle! Have you tried a crack and re-sub? Looks like they could both be 6's! >>
Much appreciated but I have zero interest in cracking them. Both are for mostly raw sets in my personal collection, so it's not worth the effort.
But you are right, they probably would get the bump.
and all of the cards in my set in my sigline. I started this set in Jan. or Feb. of this year.
Steve
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and all of the cards in my set in my sigline. I started this set in Jan. or Feb. of this year. >>
The Goudeys (goudies?Goudi?) need pics!!!
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I put it in my freebies for joining PSA, and it came back a 10. Sooo, an '89 UD Griffey PSA 10 for $3 is hard to beat.
... but, by far me best hobby highlight for 2007 would have to be my Sabo registry. It finally got put on the grid earlier this year,
and I've managed to take it to 100% complete. I've added several cards to the registry, and won a registry award for each of my sets.
ALWAYS Looking for Chris Sabo cards!
get this finished!
Needs'
1972 Football-9's high#'s
1965 Football-8's
1958 Topps FB-7-8
I also went to that National in St. Louis- I want to say it was 1994 or 1995. First and only National I've attended to this day and I couldn't believe the sheer amount of stuff that was being tossed around. I was about 18 at the time and I could remember 86/87 Fleer packs being busted, a guy with a showcase full of Marino RCs (must've been at least a couple hundred, one of which I bought), complete 93 Finest refractor sets..... This was a far cry from the Maryland hotel shows and flea markets I was used to.
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D's: 50P,49S,45D+S,43D,41S,40D,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
74T: 241,435,610,654 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
Needs'
1972 Football-9's high#'s
1965 Football-8's
1958 Topps FB-7-8
My best pack pull was this Gretzky, I havent opened much early 80's hockey, so that was cool.
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I hope it didn't hurt too much.
D's: 50P,49S,45D+S,43D,41S,40D,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
74T: 241,435,610,654 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
For getting graded, these two were the best I have ever done.
Also got my favorite FB card of this decade
<< <i>Morgoth- That Clemente is amazing. The nicest 7 I've ever seen. At first glance I thought it was a reprint. Congrats
I agree, beauty!!!
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$15/ Ungraded BV$50
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Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.