Mike .. it is AMAZING what items you have. What a fan!
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.
Cool idea by Reggie Jackson --- he had a bunch of guys sign stuff for his company and the packaging in first rate -- nice box, velveteen bag, cert of authenticity and great signed ball. -- Have the 86' WS Champs and "The Kid" balls. There was a 81/84 All Star MVP which I never picked up.
A couple of 1986 World Series balls The top one I got via a PVT signing in the early 90's and the bottom one was given to me by my friend Ray -- it is a ball that was used during the 86 Series
6 of the cards below are cards I got TTM before Gary came to the Mets (the 77 O-Pee-Chee and 82 Diamond Kings I picked up via ebay). I said it before - Gary was a awesome signer TTM. I have gone back and forth on getting these slabbed -- knowing that these were sent by me and returned makes me want to keep them out of plastic -- I might get the 77 and 82 slabbed since they were pickups.
As always ... nice items. I would get the cards slabbed ... I think they look nicer.
So NINE more days for the finale? Are you thinking of what you are going to show us for the 365th day?
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.
Great collection and thread. So will you have pretty much shown us your entire Gary Carter collection (minus duplicates) or are there still going to be a lot of things you didn't have time to pull out?
A few odds and ends today The signed ticket stub is from the last games where I got to see Gary live -- he pinch hit in both game and had 1 hit and 2 RBIs on the day -- the Mets swept the double header
Have been looking for this hat for months -- thought I might have traded it ---- found it under a plain batting helmet
Any player collector needs a rookie reprint card
Some bad quality control going on here 1993 Topps ~~ blank back 1982 Topps ~~ blank front 1988 O-Pee-Chee ~~ blank back 1991 Stadium Club ~~ no gold
The 1990 Topps card on the left is the standard card -- the one on the right is not cut to the standard size
1992 O-Pee-Chee Premier -- small 2 card panel
1977 Hostess Panel and Twinkie Took forever to get a clean Twinkie card
Middle is a busted up bat from when he was coaching the Orange County Flyers -- had tickets to a game and sent them onto a member here - Jack - he picked this up for me -- Gary didn't use it but the Flyers had him sign balls and bats and sold them for $30.00
Third one is a ReggieJackson.com stat bat -- like the balls -- you get a cool velveteen bag to keep it in
I got these caps signed in June 1996 about a week after I came back from my honeymoon -- This is also the first time I met Gary -- he was awesome and my wife captured the shot below -- she was taking a bunch of pics as he was signing and when he was done he asked me if I wanted him to come out from behind the table for a shot -- unreal
Had the photo signed when I went to his Canadian HOF induction (2001)
I think you missed something in that last post. You meant to say "pajamas" right?
Seriously, you've got a lot of great stuff. I haven't followed all year, but I'm gonna go back at some point. (hopefully none of the image links are broken!)
Waiting for tomorrow's entry ... THE FINAL DAY of the YEAR LONG tribute to Gary Carter. I KNOW it's going to be very interesting. Looking forward to it.
PS Where the hell do you keep all of this stuff? I think any man crush a fellow board member has on Pujols is FAR outweighed by your interest in Mr. Carter!
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.
I would like to think that this batting jersey could be the same one that is pictured on the following items (showed these on day 246,247,248,253,256,331 and 332)
I had an out of this world idea for the cards below that would hopefully tie 2 of my childhood loves together. The very low percentage result I hoped for didn't happen but the outcome is special to me and I think you will enjoy the story.
I just wanted to say before the end that I really appreciate your commitment to this thread and the devotion and love you have for your collection is fantastic. I hope someone picks up where you left off with their player collection because it has been enjoyable watching this progress. Congratulations on a wonderful collection.
Great thread. Can't believe it's been a whole year. Thanks!
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Dam, you LOVE Gary Carter!! Very impressive. Creepy a little, but definitely impressive!! Well done - nice job. I agree, you should definitely get some kind of award from PSA or Gary Carter or someone!!
I have twelve Sports Cards videos on youtube w/ over 75,000 views in total!! Vintage cards like 1951 Mantle, 33 Goudey Ruth, T206 Cobb, etc (copy and paste link below):
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.
So I had this idea around late July of 2010 … an idea that even I can admit was unique, unreal and WAY WAY over the top. ~~~ BUT ~~~ if I didn’t try it would just be a wasted thought.
When I was a kid, next to baseball cards, space stuff was all my friends and I talked about. Star Wars came out in ’77 (I was 9) and I always loved hearing my parents and uncles talk about when astronauts walked on the moon. Jump to 1981 and the Space Shuttles – WOW – a rocket that is a plane is going to blast into space and then land – AWESOME!! The hype and anticipation of this moment for me was unreal – no web back then just the news, had to watch and hope that they would run a segment – when you are 12 going on 13 the news stinks and to try and sit trough it waiting for a story was painful.
Well the day came and I was glued to the screen for the blast off – again AWESOME – right then I wanted to be an astronaut. A couple of days later back to the TV screen to watch the landing. The mission was as success and it grabbed me like nothing else – my friends and I talked about it all the time, we did school projects on it, joined a NASA Shuttle fan club it was Shuttle this Shuttle that all the time.
Well the years pass and the time spent on space thoughts slowly goes away – girls, school, work, wife, kids – life -- takes over. For me shuttles and space were not even on the radar until I read that the shuttle program is going to be canceled. Everything came back - the feelings, memories and thoughts of being a 12 year old – I felt bad because another big part of my childhood was going away. I promised myself that whenever the last mission would fly I would, along with my 3 kids, take the time and watch.
Now here’s where the crazy light bulb pops above my head.
I was looking through ebay for some Carter stuff and watching Bruce Willis save the Earth in Armageddon and BANG!!!! I wondered if baseball cards ever went into space. If they had I believed that I would remember something like that so for the next few days I searched the web and nothing – the closest I came to space and baseball cards was Bill Lee. Since no card has had a ride to space I decided to ask one of the astronauts on the last mission to take my Gary Carter card with him. I found out who the Commander of the Endeavour was and the launch date was scheduled for Feb 26, 2011 – plenty of time to write a letter. Since this last launch would be 30 years since the first I decided on 1981 and thought I would send all Gary’s 1981 primary cards. I can’t tell you how excited I was to write this letter and the expectation that this might happen made me feel like I did as a 12 year old – it is a crazy request that might just be crazy enough to work – I mailed the letter in September 2010 . I had thoughts that the cards could be used as a bookmark for the flight manual or for a personal book, maybe they would be used to “scale” closest to the wall in space which would be a far cry from the boys bathroom, maybe some video would capture it – hundreds of thoughts flew through my mind. I asked that 2 of them be returned signed by the Commander I would keep one and send one on to Gary. I also couldn’t wait to detail this story on this thread - I was going to post it on the day of the launch.
I knew that the odds of this happening were soooo looong that when my SASE came back in October I was not upset. After opening my SASE and seeing that the Commander took the time to explain why they cannot take cards or any collectibles into space was special. Since my Carter collection and focus enabled me to have this cool return I was still excited to share this on launch day.
Before Endeavour was to be the last mission Shuttle Discovery was to launch in November 2010 but due to issues this launch was moved to Feb and Endeavour was tentatively scheduled for April 1 2011. Ok, this would be fitting to post this story on April Fool’s Day.
All thoughts of baseball cards and space took a backseat on Jan 8, 2011 --- I am sitting watching the news and a scroll comes on saying there was a shooting in Arizona with possible fatalities. Then to find out it was at a political event sent chills because the first thought I had was it must be terrorism related. I just watched and watched in sadness as the events were made known and I was rocked when they said a child had died. I do not know who Gabrielle Giffords was/is and my sadness turned to anger when the story of her community meet and greet turned into a horror show. Quickly her bio was broadcast for all and I was shocked when the press reported she had died then pulled that back. I understand that events and stories are fluid but how can you make a mistake with that one. The rollercoaster her family was on must have been awful. Then after a few hours when the news kept repeating the same stories and theories over and over did they turn to the families of the victims. I was in disbelief when they posted a picture and bio of Rep. Giffords husband Mark Kelly – the Commander of the final Shuttle flight in April 2011. Unreal the same man who took the time to send me a note, the same man who is preparing for a moment in history is now a man praying for his wife to stay alive. I stayed with the story for weeks disgusted that these regular people’s lives were shattered for no reason. I was not going to post this story just keep it to myself but after seeing the class and hope that Mr. Kelly had and the amazing progress of Rep. Giffords I felt good about the posting.
The launch was pushed back again to April 29, 2011 and now it’s not even the last Shuttle flight (they have added a mission) but I felt that this would be a good way to close out this year. I did have another story and items picked for the final post but I will hold them to myself for now. I find it funny that I have spent 364 days showing Gary Carter items and on the last day I don’t but I think the connection makes it worth adding to this post. I pray that Commander Kelly has a safe launch and return flight and that Rep. Giffords continues to recover.
Here are the 6 cards I hoped would make it into space
This is the note that Commandar Kelly sent back
He also sent along a mission patch - AWESOME
Well that’s it !!! – a full year of Gary Carter items.
I had a blast doing it – it was a challenge at times but all in all - worth it. I thank everyone for looking in and those who posted or sent positive thoughts. I was able to scan or take a picture of about 75% of my Carter items which was the primary reason I started this thread. A few people have posted that they would like to see another collector pick up where this thread leaves off – I totally agree and I will be the first one to check it everyday. Take Care Mike Cosgrove
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A couple of 16x20s --- the Expos photo is a recent pickup
Its time for some baseballs
The Marlins ball is one of the first items I won on ebay many years ago
The other is a classic Carter signature
Full signature on the top and signature with HOF 2003 from his foundation on the bottom
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.
Looking to get as many HOFers that have played in NY on this ball -- so far Carter and Gossage
2001 Playoff Baseballs -- numbered to 200
I hate the pen that they used -- these balls have been in a box for years but the ink just keeps on fading
2002 Topps Archives Reserve -- Best Years -- numbered to 500
Better pen than the Playoff balls
Back in 2001 B&J put together a huge Gold Glove signing and had these ball made up
Cool idea by Reggie Jackson --- he had a bunch of guys sign stuff for his company and the packaging in first rate -- nice box, velveteen bag, cert of authenticity and great signed ball. -- Have the 86' WS Champs and "The Kid" balls. There was a 81/84 All Star MVP which I never picked up.
Picked up this stat ball (# to 500) before he was elected to the HOF
Mike
Bosox1976
A couple of 1986 World Series balls
The top one I got via a PVT signing in the early 90's
and the bottom one was given to me by my friend Ray -- it is a ball that was used during the 86 Series
6 of the cards below are cards I got TTM before Gary came to the Mets (the 77 O-Pee-Chee and 82 Diamond Kings I picked up via ebay). I said it before - Gary was a awesome signer TTM.
I have gone back and forth on getting these slabbed -- knowing that these were sent by me and returned makes me want to keep them out of plastic -- I might get the 77 and 82 slabbed since they were pickups.
So NINE more days for the finale? Are you thinking of what you are going to show us for the 365th day?
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.
<< <i>As always ... nice items. I would get the cards slabbed ... I think they look nicer.
So NINE more days for the finale? Are you thinking of what you are going to show us for the 365th day? >>
yep --- 6 months ago I had a different item in mind but I think what I will show is unique and very different
Lou Gehrig Master Set
Non-Registry Collection
Game Used Cards Collection
A few odds and ends today
The signed ticket stub is from the last games where I got to see Gary live -- he pinch hit in both game and had 1 hit and 2 RBIs on the day -- the Mets swept the double header
Have been looking for this hat for months -- thought I might have traded it ---- found it under a plain batting helmet
Any player collector needs a rookie reprint card
Some bad quality control going on here
1993 Topps ~~ blank back
1982 Topps ~~ blank front
1988 O-Pee-Chee ~~ blank back
1991 Stadium Club ~~ no gold
The 1990 Topps card on the left is the standard card -- the one on the right is not cut to the standard size
1992 O-Pee-Chee Premier -- small 2 card panel
1977 Hostess Panel and Twinkie
Took forever to get a clean Twinkie card
A trio of bats
Top one is an unused Gary Carter model
Middle is a busted up bat from when he was coaching the Orange County Flyers -- had tickets to a game and sent them onto a member here - Jack - he picked this up for me -- Gary didn't use it but the Flyers had him sign balls and bats and sold them for $30.00
Third one is a ReggieJackson.com stat bat -- like the balls -- you get a cool velveteen bag to keep it in
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Sneaky. Good thing I have my makeup mirror handy...
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Sneaky. Good thing I have my makeup mirror handy... >>
A very nice Weatherproof jacket given to Gary for the 10 Greatest Moments in Mets History
I got these caps signed in June 1996 about a week after I came back from my honeymoon -- This is also the first time I met Gary -- he was awesome and my wife captured the shot below -- she was taking a bunch of pics as he was signing and when he was done he asked me if I wanted him to come out from behind the table for a shot -- unreal
Had the photo signed when I went to his Canadian HOF induction (2001)
A couple of signed equipment/travel bags --- the bottom one is real roomy
1980 Gary Carter Expos Pants -- wife picked this up for me over 14 years ago.
Seriously, you've got a lot of great stuff. I haven't followed all year, but I'm gonna go back at some point. (hopefully none of the image links are broken!)
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The chick in the background is pretty top end for females you'll run into at a card show.
saucywombat@hotmail.com
<< <i>The chick in the background is pretty top end for females you'll run into at a card show. >>
Gotta be a ballplayer's wife.
PS Where the hell do you keep all of this stuff? I think any man crush a fellow board member has on Pujols is FAR outweighed by your interest in Mr. Carter!
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.
Seriously though, this thread has been awesome to follow all year. I can't believe you kept up with it! Thanks for sharing!
Another item my wife picked up for me
I would like to think that this batting jersey could be the same one that is pictured on the following items (showed these on day 246,247,248,253,256,331 and 332)
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Since tomorrow is the end -- below is a preview
I had an out of this world idea for the cards below that would hopefully tie 2 of my childhood loves together. The very low percentage result I hoped for didn't happen but the outcome is special to me and I think you will enjoy the story.
Bosox1976
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Thanks for watching. Hope you enjoyed!!
- I would encourage all collectors to post a video of their collection - I have found it to be a very rewarding way to share my sports cards!!
I don't know about the Carter in the closet ending. Now that would be creepy!!!
Maybe a rare video of "the kid" hamming it up for the camera???
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
Collecting:
Any unopened Baseball cello and rack packs and boxes from the 1970's and early 1980s.
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.
So I had this idea around late July of 2010 … an idea that even I can admit was unique, unreal and WAY WAY over the top. ~~~ BUT ~~~ if I didn’t try it would just be a wasted thought.
When I was a kid, next to baseball cards, space stuff was all my friends and I talked about. Star Wars came out in ’77 (I was 9) and I always loved hearing my parents and uncles talk about when astronauts walked on the moon. Jump to 1981 and the Space Shuttles – WOW – a rocket that is a plane is going to blast into space and then land – AWESOME!! The hype and anticipation of this moment for me was unreal – no web back then just the news, had to watch and hope that they would run a segment – when you are 12 going on 13 the news stinks and to try and sit trough it waiting for a story was painful.
Well the day came and I was glued to the screen for the blast off – again AWESOME – right then I wanted to be an astronaut. A couple of days later back to the TV screen to watch the landing. The mission was as success and it grabbed me like nothing else – my friends and I talked about it all the time, we did school projects on it, joined a NASA Shuttle fan club it was Shuttle this Shuttle that all the time.
Well the years pass and the time spent on space thoughts slowly goes away – girls, school, work, wife, kids – life -- takes over. For me shuttles and space were not even on the radar until I read that the shuttle program is going to be canceled. Everything came back - the feelings, memories and thoughts of being a 12 year old – I felt bad because another big part of my childhood was going away. I promised myself that whenever the last mission would fly I would, along with my 3 kids, take the time and watch.
Now here’s where the crazy light bulb pops above my head.
I was looking through ebay for some Carter stuff and watching Bruce Willis save the Earth in Armageddon and BANG!!!! I wondered if baseball cards ever went into space. If they had I believed that I would remember something like that so for the next few days I searched the web and nothing – the closest I came to space and baseball cards was Bill Lee. Since no card has had a ride to space I decided to ask one of the astronauts on the last mission to take my Gary Carter card with him. I found out who the Commander of the Endeavour was and the launch date was scheduled for Feb 26, 2011 – plenty of time to write a letter. Since this last launch would be 30 years since the first I decided on 1981 and thought I would send all Gary’s 1981 primary cards. I can’t tell you how excited I was to write this letter and the expectation that this might happen made me feel like I did as a 12 year old – it is a crazy request that might just be crazy enough to work – I mailed the letter in September 2010 . I had thoughts that the cards could be used as a bookmark for the flight manual or for a personal book, maybe they would be used to “scale” closest to the wall in space which would be a far cry from the boys bathroom, maybe some video would capture it – hundreds of thoughts flew through my mind. I asked that 2 of them be returned signed by the Commander I would keep one and send one on to Gary. I also couldn’t wait to detail this story on this thread - I was going to post it on the day of the launch.
I knew that the odds of this happening were soooo looong that when my SASE came back in October I was not upset. After opening my SASE and seeing that the Commander took the time to explain why they cannot take cards or any collectibles into space was special. Since my Carter collection and focus enabled me to have this cool return I was still excited to share this on launch day.
Before Endeavour was to be the last mission Shuttle Discovery was to launch in November 2010 but due to issues this launch was moved to Feb and Endeavour was tentatively scheduled for April 1 2011. Ok, this would be fitting to post this story on April Fool’s Day.
All thoughts of baseball cards and space took a backseat on Jan 8, 2011 --- I am sitting watching the news and a scroll comes on saying there was a shooting in Arizona with possible fatalities. Then to find out it was at a political event sent chills because the first thought I had was it must be terrorism related. I just watched and watched in sadness as the events were made known and I was rocked when they said a child had died. I do not know who Gabrielle Giffords was/is and my sadness turned to anger when the story of her community meet and greet turned into a horror show. Quickly her bio was broadcast for all and I was shocked when the press reported she had died then pulled that back. I understand that events and stories are fluid but how can you make a mistake with that one. The rollercoaster her family was on must have been awful. Then after a few hours when the news kept repeating the same stories and theories over and over did they turn to the families of the victims. I was in disbelief when they posted a picture and bio of Rep. Giffords husband Mark Kelly – the Commander of the final Shuttle flight in April 2011. Unreal the same man who took the time to send me a note, the same man who is preparing for a moment in history is now a man praying for his wife to stay alive. I stayed with the story for weeks disgusted that these regular people’s lives were shattered for no reason. I was not going to post this story just keep it to myself but after seeing the class and hope that Mr. Kelly had and the amazing progress of Rep. Giffords I felt good about the posting.
The launch was pushed back again to April 29, 2011 and now it’s not even the last Shuttle flight (they have added a mission) but I felt that this would be a good way to close out this year. I did have another story and items picked for the final post but I will hold them to myself for now. I find it funny that I have spent 364 days showing Gary Carter items and on the last day I don’t but I think the connection makes it worth adding to this post. I pray that Commander Kelly has a safe launch and return flight and that Rep. Giffords continues to recover.
Here are the 6 cards I hoped would make it into space
This is the note that Commandar Kelly sent back
He also sent along a mission patch - AWESOME
Well that’s it !!! – a full year of Gary Carter items.
I had a blast doing it – it was a challenge at times but all in all - worth it. I thank everyone for looking in and those who posted or sent positive thoughts. I was able to scan or take a picture of about 75% of my Carter items which was the primary reason I started this thread. A few people have posted that they would like to see another collector pick up where this thread leaves off – I totally agree and I will be the first one to check it everyday.
Take Care
Mike Cosgrove
CDsNuts, 1/9/15