Card Collectors Company - March 1, 1964
frankhardy
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I thought this was interesting. Oh, to have a DeLorean with a flux capacitor! 1952 Topps High Numbers for $1.00.
Take a look at what $250 would get you if you could find one!
Take a look at what $250 would get you if you could find one!
Shane
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they told me George Jetson would be over with my delivery in 5 minutes.
Shane
i thought i was old. you're OLD!
Buying Vintage, all sports.
Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
I have one of those Card Collectors price lists from 1963. One of my favorite items.
judgebuck
Always looking for Mantle cards such as Stahl Meyer, 1954 Dan Dee, 1959 Bazooka, 1960 Post, 1952 Star Cal Decal, 1952 Tip Top Bread Labels, 1953-54 Briggs Meat, and other Topps, Bowman, and oddball Mantles.
<< <i>Hey, Shane,
I have one of those Card Collectors price lists from 1963. One of my favorite items.
judgebuck >>
Neat. Post a scan if you don't mind. I would love to see it.
How's things over in Murray? Let me know if you want to get rid of some more stuff!
Guys, judgebuck actually got me started with my vintage Cardinals team sets. I got a whole album of 1950's Topps Cardinals back about 7 or 8 years ago.
Shane
looking for low grade t205's psa 1-2
I finished up my World Series and Babe Ruth subsets in the '62 Topps set from these catalogs. One of the Ruths still graded out a PSA 7 -- even after all the handling and storage in cigar boxes it took to get this far! Oh, yeah, it was a green-tint version, too. One of my sentimental favorites of that set...
<< <i>that was Woody Gelmans company.. he was the first guy to buy from topps and offer sets to the public...I have bought from them starting like 40 years ago.. 1960 yaz rookie was 10.00 and 69 mantles was 5.00.. bought an entire series run from 68 with the mantle card 9.95...1966 robin roberts hi series card 10 cents..68 #480 and 490, the combo cards for 15 cents each.. ahh those were the days !! >>
You Bet!!!!
<< <i>dood.
i thought i was old. you're OLD!
You mean that I am not the only OLD GOAT on this forum!!
You asked about a scan on the issue I have (3/1/63). It is the exact same issue that HoofHearted posted in his Reply. By the way, I wonder if these have any value as a collectible?
Always looking for Mantle cards such as Stahl Meyer, 1954 Dan Dee, 1959 Bazooka, 1960 Post, 1952 Star Cal Decal, 1952 Tip Top Bread Labels, 1953-54 Briggs Meat, and other Topps, Bowman, and oddball Mantles.
Gasoline 25¢ a gallon.
Cigarettes, 20 or 25¢ a pack. Yes I smoked at the young age of 15.
Cokes 10¢
McDonalds burgers 18¢
Hot Dogs usually 15¢
Bag of chips 10¢
Comic books 10¢
New 1964 Ford Galaxy 500 Fastback with a 289 engine $2100.
The American dream was to make $100 a week and you could live well.
I went to work in 1965 for 85¢ an hour. (minimum wage then)
We could ride to South Carolina (10 miles) and buy three 16 oz. Falstaffs for a dollar.
Ron
$1 ea for cards that were only 11-1/2 years old at the time. thats alot of $$ for back then, it would have cost you close to $100 just for the 1952 high series alone.
1952 last series..... Like Ron pointed out above, a kid at his first job would have had to work a full 8 hour day flipping burgers or baggin' groceries at work just to buy 6 cards that were only 11-1/2 years old at the time. Heck no Way!
What if 1999 cards were $12-$15 ea. today? thats the same if you look at what the same pennies would buy today (gas, cigarettes, minimum wage, etc.)
In 1964 I would have put my $$ in the older 1900-1930 stuff, not the common Topps cards.
<< <i>Very cool, but....
$1 ea for cards that were only 11-1/2 years old at the time. thats alot of $$ for back then, it would have cost you close to $100 just for the 1952 high series alone.
1952 last series..... Like Ron pointed out above, a kid at his first job would have had to work a full 8 hour day flipping burgers or baggin' groceries at work just to buy 6 cards that were only 11-1/2 years old at the time. Heck no Way!
What if 1999 cards were $12-$15 ea. today? thats the same if you look at what the same pennies would buy today (gas, cigarettes, minimum wage, etc.)
In 1964 I would have put my $$ in the older 1900-1930 stuff, not the common Topps cards.
That is a very interesting way to look at it.
Shane
<< <i>Very cool, but....
$1 ea for cards that were only 11-1/2 years old at the time. thats alot of $$ for back then, it would have cost you close to $100 just for the 1952 high series alone.
1952 last series..... Like Ron pointed out above, a kid at his first job would have had to work a full 8 hour day flipping burgers or baggin' groceries at work just to buy 6 cards that were only 11-1/2 years old at the time. Heck no Way!
What if 1999 cards were $12-$15 ea. today? thats the same if you look at what the same pennies would buy today (gas, cigarettes, minimum wage, etc.)
In 1964 I would have put my $$ in the older 1900-1930 stuff, not the common Topps cards.
Not only the 52's but really all of the prices seem excessive to me. $14 for the current year set? Packs were 5 cents for 5 cards correct? One could open enough packs to come close to completing the set for around $6. These guys must have been getting an unbelievable return from just busting wax, something that is not possible today. It's things like these that make me question why there is not more unopened wax that was saved from the 60's. Obviously certain people not only knew that the cards would hold value but they already had investment potential. I wonder how much a retailer could purchase a case for at wholesale prices at the time?
<< <i>It's things like these that make me question why there is not more unopened wax that was saved from the 60's. Obviously certain people not only knew that the cards would hold value but they already had investment potential. >>
Excellent point!
Always looking for Mantle cards such as Stahl Meyer, 1954 Dan Dee, 1959 Bazooka, 1960 Post, 1952 Star Cal Decal, 1952 Tip Top Bread Labels, 1953-54 Briggs Meat, and other Topps, Bowman, and oddball Mantles.
<< <i>Like jivan said, this was Woody Gelman's company. I am reading Dave Jameison's book, Mint Condition, and he devotes a full chapter to Gelman. Gelman was the artist behind the designing of Topps cards. Jameison says that Gelman was perhaps the first dealer of baseball cards. By the way, although I have only read about half of it, I would recommend Mint Condition. It is a wonderful history of baseball cards and was researched in depth. >>
I just finished reading it last week. I would also recommend it. There is a nice chapter on PSA and card doctoring that I found informative,
Shawn
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