You old people have corrupted me....
Goot
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As I said in my thread the other day I'm going to try and start picking up more vintage cards. Who knew that these cards would be what I spent my ebay gift certificate on?!
Like most of you guys that start sets after busting some Topps Heritage, I didn't know cards like these existed until Bowman Heritage included modern day versions as boxtoppers. I liked the way that those looked but figured that the real versions would be too expensive so I never bothered looking on ebay...until today.
ALL for just under $60 and that's including the shipping.
Like most of you guys that start sets after busting some Topps Heritage, I didn't know cards like these existed until Bowman Heritage included modern day versions as boxtoppers. I liked the way that those looked but figured that the real versions would be too expensive so I never bothered looking on ebay...until today.
ALL for just under $60 and that's including the shipping.
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Steve
Old? I remember when I was drafted - right out of High School - we had a guy named Harry in our platoon - he looked old - we asked him how old he was? He said 27. Every one went wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
So, I'm guessin you've got me about 3 synaptic connections away from senility and "Depends?"
Thanx for sharing.
mike
I really like those and I've thought about picking up a couple myself.
Congratulatinos on the new addtions to your PC and thanks for sharing!
<< <i>Nice Goot, and they present well for lower grades too!
Steve >>
Thanks. I'm not sure if it's the smaller scans or maybe some damage on the back, but they look fine to me for being lower grades. I do know that I can't wait for them to get here along with my '58 Spahn All Star card!
I got "The Shot Heard Around the World", a HOFer from my favorite team and one of the best lefties of all time as well as the 1952 NL Rookie of the Year who was a Negro League star before breaking through the bigs.
You can't go wrong with vintage - regardless of the grading.
"The eye is better than the number."
Love that Joe Black.
363 wins, top 3 in Cy Young voting 5 times (and that's even after it was introduced half way through his career when he was in his mid 30s) , 6th most shutouts and a 14 time all star. Plus he went 23-7 in 1963 at the age of 42 while throwing 22 complete games (I know, different times but at that age it's an amazing stat.)
And people spend all that money on Joba refractors while these can be had for a fraction of the price.....
I SEE THE LIGHT!
<< <i>Yay! We've got another vintage card collector! You'll never buy that modern junk again!
To be honest, other than Chipper, Carl Crawford and some of my other favorites, I probably won't.
When's the party to celebrate my baptism?
<< <i>I don't want to get my thread off topic, but I have to say that Warren Spahn is easily one, if not THE most underrated player of all time and especially in the card market.
363 wins, top 3 in Cy Young voting 5 times (and that's even after it was introduced half way through his career when he was in his mid 30s) , 6th most shutouts and a 14 time all star. Plus he went 23-7 in 1963 at the age of 42 while throwing 22 complete games (I know, different times but at that age it's an amazing stat.)
And people spend all that money on Joba refractors while these can be had for a fraction of the price.....
I SEE THE LIGHT!
How can you see the light when you just crossed over to the dark side?
Agree with you on Spahn. Great cards! Welcome to the dark side!
Wooooohh!
Chris
My small collection
Want List:
'61 Topps Roy Campanella in PSA 5-7
Cardinal T206 cards
Adam Wainwright GU Jersey
Yep, nothing beats vintage.
<< <i>Nice pickups, Goot! The Black is really an ugly card but that one presents very well! I'm rather partial to the old Brooklyn cards.
Chris >>
"Hey, that card you have is normally repulsive but yours isn't too bad."
Nah I'm just messing with you, I understand what you're saying. I find myself growing more partial to the Brooklyn cards myself. I guess spending a lot of time at Dodgertown will do that to you though.
Do you have any of these Red Man's? If so, feel free to post them! I saw the '52 Snider and it's a sharp looking card.
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<< <i>By the way, this is the modern Bowman Heritage version that I noted before. Sorry about the glare spots/ripples, it's still in it's cellophane wrapper. >>
No write-up on the front like the real Red Mans???
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<< <i>By the way, this is the modern Bowman Heritage version that I noted before. Sorry about the glare spots/ripples, it's still in it's cellophane wrapper. >>
No write-up on the front like the real Red Mans???
Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. After reading others online, Delmon's would go somethin like this...
"Delmon broke into the majors in late 2006 after being the Rays number one prospect two years in a row. He batted .317 with 3 home runs in just 30 games. His best performance came when he hit a walk-off home run to defeat the Chicago White Sox. Young was drafted number one overall in the 2003 draft and born in Montgomery, Alabama. He is the younger brother of Nationals first baseman, Dmitri Young."
Better?
By the way Gotsparks, your set of 55's is amazing. I probably won't go after the set (at least as of right now) but I will probably add a few more Braves, Dodgers or stars that I can find for a reasonable price no matter what the grade is really.
1975 mini's
1954 Wilson Franks
haaaaaaaaaaaaa-aint that the truth-at least ya made it thru high school mike,i went to 8th grade and ran off to jersey and worked construction when i was 16
with a all black crew-they were a riot- i was "whitey"
i signed up when i was 17,knewi was gonna get drafted anyways
construction wasnt my thing i found destruction was much funner
<< <i>I don't want to get my thread off topic, but I have to say that Warren Spahn is easily one, if not THE most underrated player of all time and especially in the card market.
363 wins, top 3 in Cy Young voting 5 times (and that's even after it was introduced half way through his career when he was in his mid 30s) , 6th most shutouts and a 14 time all star. Plus he went 23-7 in 1963 at the age of 42 while throwing 22 complete games (I know, different times but at that age it's an amazing stat.)
And people spend all that money on Joba refractors while these can be had for a fraction of the price.....
I SEE THE LIGHT!
Every Braves fan should own at least one Spahn card
If the Cy Young had been around his whole career, awarded like it is now (i.e., one for each league), most Baseball historians think he would have won four others (1949, 1953, 1958 and 1961) in addition to the one he won in 1957.
I started out collecting modern cards because I watch modern players, but I collect vintage cards now because the challenge, and the value they will likely hold.
John
HOF SIGNED FOOTBALL RCS
You can pick up playing day era cards of every single Hall of Famer who played from 1900-1960 for less than $75 ea. (Except Wagner, $150)
Babe Ruth for $30 (1933 Sanella)
Ty Cobb for about $50-$75 in VG (many of the W issues of 1919-1926)
Hans Wagner $150 (1913 WG5 or WG6)
Napoleon Lajoie $15 (1913 Parker Bros.)
Tris Speaker $25 (1920's W issues)
Rogers Hornsby $15 (1931 W517)
Mathewson $50-$75 (1919-20s W cards, or 1913 WG5/6)
Walter Johnson (same as above)
etc.
Actually the only players that will cost way more are a few not in the HOF and Negro Leaguers...
Ernie Nevers $400+ (football HOFer, scored 6 TDs in one game)
Joe Jackson $500+
Jim Thorpe $2000++
Jimmy Claxton 1916 E137 $4000++ (1st black to play pro baseball in a white league, 31 years before Jackie Robinson)
welcome, i agree i can't see paying all that money for a new card of a guy that may not be around in 3-4 years, good luck
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
But seriously, you can still enjoy modern collecting... Especially when you see your 30-day eBay total go through the roof on vintage product.
Congrats on the purchase
I totally disagree with Nick about the holder, PSA holders all the way for me. I like my holders light and lean.
And further, it's not easy to make me feel old these days... I have fire crackers.
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But seriously, you can still enjoy modern collecting... Especially when you see your 30-day eBay total go through the roof on vintage product.
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Oh yeah I'm just going to focus more now. I'll have my Chipper, Crawford, Kazmir and some other favorites but will focus on autos like I have tried to so far. Before I was semi focused between the Braves, Rays and a few affordable Dodgers autos and MAYBE nice game used/patch cards, but my player selection wasn't too genius although it was all the cheap kind of stuff (Chuck James anyone?).
The expense is why I waited for the gift certificate to make these purchases. The expense is kinda worth it in the end though considering the fact that Warren Spahn will never lose value while Joba (not that I touched ANY of that crap) might blow out his arm tomorrow. I just don't have the funds to gamble like that and even if I did, I'm not sure I'd do it as often as some of the idiots on the beckett boards do. I guess you collect what you like though.
Edit: My Spahn 1958 topps All Star card graded a PSA 6 came in today. It's slightly OC and has a minor print spot on Spahn's chest but for $15, I'll take it.
<< <i>The expense is kinda worth it in the end though considering the fact that Warren Spahn will never lose value while Joba (not that I touched ANY of that crap) might blow out his arm tomorrow. >>
You never know, Spahnny could fund a dog fighting venture, shoot a doorman, run over a meter maid, and then make it rain in a topless joint.
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<< <i>The expense is kinda worth it in the end though considering the fact that Warren Spahn will never lose value while Joba (not that I touched ANY of that crap) might blow out his arm tomorrow. >>
You never know, Spahnny could fund a dog fighting venture, shoot a doorman, run over a meter maid, and then make it rain in a topless joint.
I don't think God allows those things upstairs....
What took you so darn long to cross over to right side of the street?
Now all you have to do is get into vintage football...then you will be truly a wise old fart like us!
Welcome to the world of vintage......no better place to be in the Collectors Universe!
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<< <i>Goot-
What took you so darn long to cross over to right side of the street?
Now all you have to do is get into vintage football...then you will be truly a wise old fart like us!
Welcome to the world of vintage......no better place to be in the Collectors Universe! >>
Goot, Seriously listen to what I have to say here... BigDaddyBowman and Stown got me HOOKED on Vintage Football so beware their influence!
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<< <i>Goot-
What took you so darn long to cross over to right side of the street?
Now all you have to do is get into vintage football...then you will be truly a wise old fart like us!
Welcome to the world of vintage......no better place to be in the Collectors Universe! >>
Goot, Seriously listen to what I have to say here... BigDaddyBowman and Stown got me HOOKED on Vintage Football so beware their influence!
Yeah I've seen your past few weeks in the Mail call thread, it's primarily football coming from you now. But sorry guys I won't be joining you. I'm not too great with football history and while I know I could learn pretty easily, I think I'll stick with what I know.....and that's baseball. I could tell you who Ed Roebuck or Johnny Logan are and give you stats before I could name almost any football guys from the 70s and before besides the obvious like Bradshaw.
Oh yeah, cheap BIN's = payment sent
Another Braves Hall of Fame member (the actual Braves HOF, not the one in Cooperstown). It probably doesn't seem like a very organized or difficult set for many of you but my goal is to pick up a nice looking graded card of each member of the Braves Hall of Fame (If applicable) for a nice and affordable cost.
So far I have a Spahn '58 A.S. card graded a 6 as well as the Red Man Spahn and now this Crandall.
What I need are cards of: Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron (this is gonna be tough and will probably be the last card I get because I want a decent one), Niekro, Dale Murphy, Lew Burdette, Ernie Johnson (played in 50s for MIL and then announced for 30somethin years), John Sain, Tommy Holmes, Kid Nichols (graded modern card?), Ralph Garr and David Justice.
Maybe I could knock out the Mathews/Aaron with the '59 Topps Fence Busters card in like a 4 or something reasonably priced. This should be fun...
<< <i>But sorry guys I won't be joining you. >>
You know, I started out with baseball too.
MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
<< <i>What I need are cards of: Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron (this is gonna be tough and will probably be the last card I get because I want a decent one), Niekro, Dale Murphy, Lew Burdette, Ernie Johnson (played in 50s for MIL and then announced for 30somethin years), John Sain, Tommy Holmes, Kid Nichols (graded modern card?), Ralph Garr and David Justice. >>
Just don't sell any of your Smoltz, Chipper or Glavine stuff, because they'll be up on that outfield wall too, just as soon as they retire.
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<< <i>But sorry guys I won't be joining you. >>
You know, I started out with baseball too.
MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
What do you guys think about my idea for getting cards of the Braves HOFers? Nothin too hard or too costly except for Aaron and Mathews and I'll try for most of it in mid grade other than stuff like the Niekro, Justice and Murphy which will probably be in the 8-10 range. I'm looking forward to this little project. I'll probably take my time with it though and continue to pick up some other random vintage cards like Red Man's or somethin. We'll just have to wait and see!
<< <i> Just don't sell any of your Smoltz, Chipper or Glavine stuff, because they'll be up on that outfield wall too, just as soon as they retire. >>
No worries about that. I currently have a rookie for each player in 9 and 2 Chipper's (Bowman and Topps). Don't forget Maddux though!
<< <i>What do you guys think about my idea for getting cards of the Braves HOFers? >>
You do whatever you want to do.
That's the beauty in vintage. They can't go 5-5 with 5 grand slams the night before.
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<< <i>What do you guys think about my idea for getting cards of the Braves HOFers? >>
You do whatever you want to do.
That's the beauty in vintage. They can't go 5-5 with 5 grand slams the night before.
Ahh, very true. The more and more I get into this, the more and more I understand why you guys like it.
John
HOF SIGNED FOOTBALL RCS
<< <i>Not to steal your thunder, but here is a couple of my 54's I am about 70% of the way there
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No worries, I love to see these cards. The Mathews and Snider will probably be the next two cards I try to get if they stay in my price range (PSA 3-5). I actually narrowly missed out on the 54 Snider in a 4. It went for something like $23 and my max was $20 since I have no real idea what they go for and there aren't too many in the completed auction section. I picked up the Black AND Thomson with the extra $25 I had since I lost out on the Snider.
Edit: There's also a Spahn '55 Red Man on the bay that ends in a couple days. It's only graded a 2 but the scan looks nice. If it goes for as cheap as I think it will, I might just pick it up. The thing that I'm liking about this vintage viewpoint, is that there seems to be no rush in buying. You don't have to be afraid that their prices will jump the next week because they hit .390 in the month of April. Everything stays relatively the same, especially the kind of stuff I'll be going after.
Vintage certainly does have its advantages, as you are discovering. The only thing I personally miss about the modern market is ripping wax... erm... foil at break neck speed.
Snorto~