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My wife gave me a great anniversary gift - a PSA 9 card!!!

Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,487 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I was ogling this card for the centering - it's a Levi card - and surprisingly only 25 over SMR!

My wife said - it's yours for our 29th anniversary.

It's not like I was hinting or anything.

I'm lucky that I have an understanding wife about this "thing" we call a hobby.

Here tis:

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I think I'll keep her around for the next 29! image
mike
Mike

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  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    CONGRATS MIKE!!!!! ENJOY THE CARD!
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • CubbyCubby Posts: 2,096 ✭
    Mike - Great card...great wife!!


    BTW: Cubby=Cub Fan
  • CubbyCubby Posts: 2,096 ✭
    And congrats on 29 years.


    BTW: Cubby=Cub Fan
  • waxpackwaxpack Posts: 547
    Nice card... congrats!

    My wife let me join VCP last night.
    Trying to climb the 1954-55 Topps Hockey ladder for the second time.

  • DES1984DES1984 Posts: 404
    Nice card stone. For Christmas, my wife stole my 1960 topps checklist, went to a cardshop, and asked for a lot of 10 cards in NM condition. I was pretty happy!!! It's great when your significant other takes interest or at least allows for our crazy hobbies.
  • CubbyCubby Posts: 2,096 ✭
    Mrs Cubby hates baseball cards. image


    BTW: Cubby=Cub Fan
  • 1000111010110001110101 Posts: 66
    Congrats on the 29 years most of all, but thats a great gift. I love 63F, sharp examples like yours look like they are in a slab only to prevent them from slicing your fingers.

    Incidentally, my wife hates the 'hobby' too. Lucky for me she is dedicated to vintage Barbie, so we are forced to allow each other run wild.
    -Stadium Giveaways
    -Ticket Stubs
    -Magazines
  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,602 ✭✭✭✭✭
    At least Fleer didn't airbrush his Houston Colt 45 uniform and hat like Topps would have since he was obviously traded to the San Francisco Giants by the time the cards were printed.
  • TNP777TNP777 Posts: 5,710 ✭✭✭
    Happy #29 to you and the missus, Mike. 29 years is quite an accomplishment.

    yf

    Geordie

    Dodgers collection scans | Brett Butler registry | 1978 Dodgers - straight 9s, homie
  • Downtown1974Downtown1974 Posts: 7,007 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mike, She sure is a keeper! Oh...and the card is too. Congrats and Happy Anniversary.
  • fattymacsfattymacs Posts: 2,581 ✭✭✭
    Very cool. My wife is very considerate of my affliction (it helps that our son loves baseball and cards).

    Congrats on the anniversary, treat that woman well.
  • Ladder7Ladder7 Posts: 1,221 ✭
    In the next several weeks., Expect many packages from Talbots, Zaphos, Clinique, Bobbi Brown etc.
    some cards
  • CubbyCubby Posts: 2,096 ✭
    HA!! That's funny ladder.


    BTW: Cubby=Cub Fan
  • 72skywalker72skywalker Posts: 1,554 ✭✭✭
    My wife is OK with my colecting habits. I have a certain amount that i spend each month and whatever I win when I play poker with my friends. She is addicted to tag sales and collecting other things so she can understand. She actually bought me a 1968 Mickey Mantle once for christmas that i told her about at the local card shop.
    Collecting Yankees and vintage Star Wars
  • BPorter26BPorter26 Posts: 3,500 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great looking card and a understanding wife. Congrats on your 29th. I'm only at 11, I have a way to go to catch up to you. image
    "EVERYBODY LOVE EVERYBODY IT SAYS IT RIGHT THERE ON THE WALL" - JACKIE MOON
  • YogiBerraFanYogiBerraFan Posts: 2,390 ✭✭
    She is a keeper! Sounds like your wife is a GEM MINT 10 image
  • nightcrawlernightcrawler Posts: 5,110 ✭✭
    Happy 29th Mike, nice anniversary gift. image

    She's a keeper. image
  • JHS5120JHS5120 Posts: 1,968 ✭✭✭
    Happy 29th!!! Nice card I am sure it took a lot of "hinting" for her to find it lol image
    My eBay Store =)

    "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." Dr. Seuss
  • captainthreeputtcaptainthreeputt Posts: 1,235 ✭✭
    Love Joey! Great card! Happy Anniversary!

    Most of all, Congrats on the WIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    1911 C55 hockey
    1935 National Chicle
    1961 Golden Press
    1962 Bell Brand Dodgers
    Top 200 cards in the hobby
    Top 250 cards in the hobby
    All time lakers
    All time Dodgers
    1957 Disney Characters
    1965 Donruss Disneyland
    1966 Get Smart
    Brian
  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,755 ✭✭✭
    wow! nice card mike.

    she's definitely a keeper.

    my wife purchased me an 83 topps traded darryl strawberry rookie when they were selling for $100 (before the grading craze)...well, after that wonderful investment she says she will never buy me a card again. LOL, she is great.

    we're going on 22 years this june. image


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • and5zacand5zac Posts: 492
    Congrats Mike, I just had my 19th anniv on Tues. the 19th.


    Lou
    Collecting Roberto Clemente and Willie Stargell cards.
  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭
    Very cool gift and congrats, Mike!

    image
    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
  • gtgrad99gtgrad99 Posts: 237 ✭✭


    << <i>Mrs Cubby hates baseball cards. image >>



    Mrs. gtgrad99 doesn't mind them as long as their purchase is funded by the sales of other cards.
  • DaveP01DaveP01 Posts: 128
    Happy Anniverary Mike !
    Collector of anything and everything of the Dallas Cowboys
  • baseballfanbaseballfan Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭
    congrats!!!

    what keeps that card from being a 10?
    Fred

    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

  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭
    very nice Mike congrats image
  • PowderedH2OPowderedH2O Posts: 2,443 ✭✭
    Mike - it should have been obvious. 20th anniversary is China, 25th is Silver, 29th is Amalfitano. Congrats! Next year you can expect a photo signed in Silver Sharpie. It's just tradition. Can't mess with it.

    Sam
    Successful dealings with shootybabitt, LarryP, Doctor K, thedutymon, billsgridirongreats, fattymacs, shagrotn77, pclpads, JMDVM, gumbyfan, itzagoner, rexvos, al032184, gregm13, californiacards3, mccardguy1, BigDaddyBowman, bigreddog, bobbyw8469, burke23, detroitfan2, drewsef, jeff8877, markmac, Goldlabels, swartz1, blee1, EarlsWorld, gseaman25, kcballboy, jimrad, leadoff4, weinhold, Mphilking, milbroco, msassin, meteoriteguy, rbeaton and gameusedhoop.
  • zep33zep33 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭
    Congrats Mike!! great gift. Guess you owe her dinner now image

  • vladguerrerovladguerrero Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭
    awesome, definitely a keeper... the card and the wife image
  • calaban7calaban7 Posts: 3,040 ✭✭✭✭
    Wow nice card !!!!

    " In a time of universal deceit , telling the truth is a revolutionary act " --- George Orwell
  • stevekstevek Posts: 30,321 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I was ogling this card for the centering - it's a Levi card - and surprisingly only 25 over SMR!

    My wife said - it's yours for our 29th anniversary.

    It's not like I was hinting or anything.

    I'm lucky that I have an understanding wife about this "thing" we call a hobby.

    Here tis:

    image

    I think I'll keep her around for the next 29! image
    mike >>



    Very nice card and a very nice present.
  • TJMACTJMAC Posts: 864 ✭✭
    Mike,

    Happy Anniversary. Nice card too!
  • BrickBrick Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congratulations. My wife and I celebrated our 42nd 5 days ago. I tell people "We have been happily married 12 years, 12 out of 42 ain't bad, is it?" My wife does not really share my sense of humor.
    Collecting 1960 Topps Baseball in PSA 8
    http://www.unisquare.com/store/brick/

    Ralph

  • HoofHeartedHoofHearted Posts: 2,537 ✭✭
    Hap-py Anniversary, Mike! What a great gift!

    We're in similar situations. I've been married 28 years as of last November and, for our anniversary, my wife asked me which Kirby kards I needed. I printed out a list from my Excel spreadsheet and I got some nice additions to my Set Registry!

    Sweet on both ends!!

    Hope you have fun celebrating!
    imageimageimageSenators/Twins Type Collection
  • HoofHeartedHoofHearted Posts: 2,537 ✭✭
    BTW, I've been curious how the location of that yellow diamond affects the calculation of the centering. Now I know with your "Minty" gift!

    Thanks for sharing your experience!
    imageimageimageSenators/Twins Type Collection
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,487 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well guys - I would like to just say thanx for the generous and gracious kind words.

    It's why I come here all the time and why I stay.

    If you remember, I wrote a piece on "Why we collect?" - well one of the key things is to be able TO SHARE WITH FELLOW COLLECTOR FRIENDS - well that's one of the motivators that most of us thrive on - to continue to collect.

    I don't think Jim aka Davilillo would be working on all those sets if he couldn't share the fruits of his labor with others? It's what we do.

    So, thanx for letting me share.

    Thanx for letting me contribute.

    Thanx for listening to me - especially on the stuff that I know ya may have no interest in - my sheet music, Topps art, board games, pins and all the other junk.

    Your Friend
    mike
    Mike
  • pdub1819pdub1819 Posts: 1,988 ✭✭✭✭
    Beautiful, if that's what you got for your 29th, just think about what you might get for the 30th!

    https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/pdub1819/othersets/6204

  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭
    I'll echo the sentiments of others. Great card and obviously a great wife. Does anybody know what stadium that is on the Amalfitano card? I'm going to say the Polo Grounds as the Mets played there a few years before Shea was built.
    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
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