Well I ran for Mayor & that didn't work out, but I did get some good poppage.

RonBurgundy

Election is over, glad I did it, and am ok it didn't work out. Now I know why good people don't run for public office.........but I still think good people should, if that makes sense.

In the meantime, I did get some good poppage this week. Many of the cards in the middle belong to Mickey71, who got some good results too. Hope all is well with everyone and am glad to be back. I've missed collecting the last 3 months.


1 1 18954510 NEAR MINT 7 1953 TOPPS 77 JOHN MIZE Card US
2 1 18954511 EXCELLENT-MINT+ 6.5 1954 TOPPS 126 BEN WADE Card US
3 1 18954512 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1956 TOPPS 70 JIM RIVERA WHITE BACK Card US
4 1 18954513 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1957 TOPPS 168 FRANK LARY Card US
5 1 18954514 NEAR MINT 7 1957 TOPPS 249 DAVE POPE Card US
6 1 18954515 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1957 TOPPS 162 JACK MEYER Card US
7 1 18954516 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1957 TOPPS 67 CHICO CARRASQUEL Card US
8 1 18954517 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1957 TOPPS 200 GIL McDOUGALD Card US
9 1 18954518 NEAR MINT 7 1957 TOPPS 269 BOB CERV Card US
10 1 18954519 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1957 TOPPS 75 JIM PIERSALL Card US
11 1 18954520 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1957 TOPPS 178 DON BESSENT Card US
12 1 18954521 NEAR MINT 7 1957 TOPPS 98 AL DARK Card US
13 1 18954522 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1957 TOPPS 298 IRV NOREN Card US
14 1 18954523 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1957 TOPPS 3 DALE LONG Card US
15 1 18954524 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1957 TOPPS 16 WALT MORYN Card US
16 1 18954525 NEAR MINT 7 1957 TOPPS 258 STEVE GROMEK Card US
17 1 18954526 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1957 TOPPS 215 ENOS SLAUGHTER Card US
18 1 18954527 NEAR MINT 7 1957 TOPPS 123 STEVE RIDZIK Card US
19 1 18954528 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1957 TOPPS 144 RAY NARLESKI Card US
20 1 18954529 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1965 TOPPS 53 DICK McAULIFFE Card US
21 1 18954530 NEAR MINT+ 7.5 1965 TOPPS 54 JOE GIBBON Card US
22 1 18954531 NEAR MINT 7 1965 TOPPS 10 NL PITCHING LEADERS JACKSON/MARICHAL/SADECKI Card US
23 1 18954532 NEAR MINT 7 1958 TOPPS 315 BOB FRIEND Card US
24 1 18954533 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1958 TOPPS 258 CARL ERSKINE Card US
25 1 18954534 NEAR MINT 7 1958 TOPPS 40 GEORGE KELL Card US
26 1 18954535 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1958 TOPPS 326 BOB MILLER Card US
27 1 18954536 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1959 TOPPS 400 JACKIE JENSEN Card US
28 1 18954537 NEAR MINT 7 1959 TOPPS 334 GLEN HOBBIE Card US
29 1 18954538 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1959 TOPPS 359 BILL WHITE Card US
30 1 18954539 EXCELLENT-MINT+ 6.5 1959 TOPPS 250 BILLY O'DELL Card US
31 1 18954540 NEAR MINT 7 1960 TOPPS 413 ATHLETICS TEAM Card US
32 1 18954541 NEAR MINT 7 1960 TOPPS 537 RED SOX TEAM Card US
33 1 18954542 NEAR MINT 7 1960 TOPPS 164 REDS TEAM Card US
34 1 18954543 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1960 TOPPS 74 WALT MORYN Card US
35 1 18954544 NEAR MINT 7 1960 TOPPS 171 JOHNNY GROTH Card US
36 1 18954545 NEAR MINT 7 1960 TOPPS 297 RENO BERTOIA Card US
37 1 18954546 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1960 TOPPS 291 BOB KEEGAN Card US
38 1 18954547 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1969 TOPPS 250 FRANK ROBINSON Card US
39 1 18954548 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1969 TOPPS 250 FRANK ROBINSON Card US
40 1 18954549 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1970 TOPPS 350 ROBERTO CLEMENTE Card US
41 1 18954550 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1976 TOPPS 10 LOU BROCK Card US
42 1 18954551 MINT 9 1976 TOPPS 445 RICO PETROCELLI Card US
43 1 18954552 MINT 9 1976 TOPPS 531 METS TEAM Card US
44 1 18954553 MINT 9 1976 TOPPS 50 FRED LYNN Card US
45 1 18954554 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1976 TOPPS 240 PETE ROSE Card US
46 1 18954555 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1976 TOPPS 325 TONY PEREZ Card US
47 1 18954556 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1964 TOPPS STAND-UP FRANK HOWARD Card US
48 1 18954557 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 ST 1964 TOPPS STAND-UP JIM MALONEY Card US
49 1 18954558 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1956 TOPPS 93 GEORGE RATTERMAN Card US
50 1 18954559 MINT 9 1977 TOPPS 473 ROOKIE OUTFIELDERS Card US
51 1 18954560 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1952 TOPPS 94 SAM MELE Card US
52 1 18954561 NEAR MINT 7 1953 BOWMAN B & W 7 ANDY SEMINICK Card US
53 1 18954562 NEAR MINT 7 1953 TOPPS 77 JOHN MIZE Card US
54 1 18954563 NEAR MINT 7 1953 TOPPS 139 SAMMY WHITE Card US
55 1 18954564 NEAR MINT 7 1953 TOPPS 42 GUS ZERNIAL Card US
56 1 18954565 NEAR MINT+ 7.5 1953 TOPPS 33 BOB KENNEDY Card US
57 1 18954566 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 TOPPS 415 HANK AARON Card US
58 1 18954567 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 70 HARMON KILLEBREW Card US
59 1 18954568 MINT 9 1962 TOPPS 80 VADA PINSON Card US
60 1 18954569 MINT 9 1967 TOPPS 608 CUBS ROOKIES R.NYE/J.UPHAM Card US
61 1 18954570 NEAR MINT 7 1971 TOPPS 600 WILLIE MAYS Card US
62 1 18954571 NEAR MINT 7 1973 TOPPS 305 WILLIE MAYS Card US
63 1 18954572 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1955 TOPPS ALL-AMER. 59 DOC BLANCHARD Card US
64 1 18954573 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1955 TOPPS ALL-AMER. 30 WES E. FESLER Card US
65 1 18954574 N1: EVIDENCE OF TRIMMING 1955 TOPPS ALL-AMER. 75 HUGH GALLARNEAU Card US
66 1 18954575 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1955 TOPPS ALL-AMER. 42 J. EDWARD TRYON Card US
67 1 18954576 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1955 TOPPS ALL-AMER. 46 ARNOLD LASSMAN Card US
68 1 18954577 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1970 TOPPS 189 BOB HAYES Card US
69 1 18954578 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1971 TOPPS 159 TED VACTOR Card US
70 1 18954579 NEAR MINT 7 1971 TOPPS 221 ROY HILTON Card US
71 1 18954580 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1972 TOPPS 101 L.C. GREENWOOD Card US
72 1 18954581 MINT 9 1972 TOPPS 310 RICH JACKSON Card US
73 1 18954582 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 PD 1974 TOPPS 451 KEN STABLER Card US
74 1 18954583 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 TOPPS 211 BOB GIBSON Card US
75 1 18954584 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1961 TOPPS 506 WILLIE DAVIS Card US
76 1 18954585 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 TOPPS 109 JOHNNY PODRES Card US
77 1 18954586 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 TOPPS 499 CHUCK SCHILLING Card US
78 1 18954587 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 TOPPS 3 JOHN BUZHARDT Card US
79 1 18954588 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 TOPPS 487 GENE OLIVER Card US
80 1 18954589 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1961 TOPPS 278 DON McMAHON Card US
81 1 18954590 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 TOPPS 18 JIM GRANT Card US
82 1 18954591 NEAR MINT 7 1961 TOPPS 474 AL ROSEN MVP Card US
83 1 18954592 NEAR MINT 7 1961 TOPPS 135 FRED HUTCHINSON Card US
84 1 18954593 NEAR MINT 7 1961 TOPPS 498 RAY HERBERT Card US
85 1 18954594 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1961 TOPPS 42 AL BATTING LEADERS Card US
86 1 18954595 NEAR MINT 7 1961 TOPPS 445 FRANK MALZONE Card US
87 1 18954596 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1961 TOPPS 476 JACKIE JENSEN MVP Card US
88 1 18954597 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 310 WHITEY FORD Card US
89 1 18954598 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 360 YOGI BERRA Card US
90 1 18954599 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 70 HARMON KILLEBREW Card US
91 1 18954600 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 50 STAN MUSIAL Card US
92 1 18954601 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1963 TOPPS 198 LENNY GREEN Card US
93 1 18954602 NEAR MINT 7 1963 TOPPS 92 HECTOR LOPEZ Card US
94 1 18954603 MINT 9 1964 TOPPS 534 GUS BELL Card US
95 1 18954604 NEAR MINT 7 1964 TOPPS 546 JOE CHRISTOPHER Card US
96 1 18954605 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1964 TOPPS 220 DICK ELLSWORTH Card US
97 1 18954606 MINT 9 1964 TOPPS 566 ED KRANEPOOL Card US
98 1 18954607 NEAR MINT 7 1965 TOPPS 154 BOB HUMPHREYS Card US
99 1 18954608 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1965 TOPPS 106 GENE OLIVER Card US
100 1 18954609 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1965 TOPPS 122 BILL PLEIS Card US
101 1 18954610 N8: MISCUT 1965 TOPPS 260 DON DRYSDALE Card US
102 1 18954611 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1965 TOPPS 40 FRANK HOWARD Card US
103 1 18954612 GEM MINT 10 1965 TOPPS 90 RICH ROLLINS Card US
104 1 18954613 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1965 TOPPS 98 BOB MILLER Card US
105 1 18954614 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1965 TOPPS 169 DAVE VINEYARD Card US
106 1 18954615 MINT 9 1965 TOPPS 173 TIGERS TEAM Card US
107 1 18954616 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1965 TOPPS 174 JOE JAY Card US
108 1 18954617 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1965 TOPPS 136 WORLD SERIES GAME 5 10TH INNING TRIUMPH Card US
109 1 18954618 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1965 TOPPS 192 JIM COKER Card US
110 1 18954619 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1965 TOPPS 193 GAYLORD PERRY Card US
111 1 18954620 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1965 TOPPS 130 AL KALINE Card US
112 1 18954621 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1965 TOPPS 231 JERRY ADAIR Card US
113 1 18954622 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1965 TOPPS 2 N.L. BATTING LEADER CLEMENTE/CARTY/AARON Card US
114 1 18954623 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1965 TOPPS 30 JIM BOUTON Card US
115 1 18954624 GEM MINT 10 1965 TOPPS 43 MIKE SHANNON Card US
116 1 18954625 NEAR MINT 7 1966 TOPPS 534 METS ROOKIES D.EILERS/R.GARDNER Card US
117 1 18954626 NEAR MINT 7 1967 TOPPS 480 WILLIE McCOVEY Card US
118 1 18954627 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1967 TOPPS 456 PHIL NIEKRO Card US
119 1 18954628 NEAR MINT 7 1967 TOPPS 550 VADA PINSON Card US
120 1 18954629 NEAR MINT 7 1967 TOPPS 564 ASTROS ROOKIES A.HARRIS/A.POINTER Card US
121 1 18954630 MINT 9 1967 TOPPS 449 ORLANDO PENA Card US
122 1 18954631 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1967 TOPPS 583 RAY BARKER Card US
123 1 18954632 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1967 TOPPS 547 RED SOX ROOKIES R.GIBSON/B.ROHR Card US
124 1 18954633 MINT 9 OC 1967 TOPPS 559 DICK TRACEWSKI Card US
Total Items: 124

ssdawg77

Welcome back.

moonlightgraham

Although I don't post much, I do read these boards daily. Good to have you back and congrats for stepping up to the plate (no pun intended) in your run for public office.

itzagoner

i wanna know if you unearthed any cool cards from your local citizenship while you were banging on their front doors seeking votes.

welcome home.

Dboneesq

Welcome back. Those 10s make all those subs worthwhile. Congrats on standing up for something you believed in. It didn't work this time, but maybe next time it will.

Bosox1976

Nothing ventured, nothing gained....

Glad to have you back aboard.

Not as flashy as the 10's, but a toughie..

88 1 18954597 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 310 WHITEY FORD Card US

captainthreeputt

I am sorry it did not work out, but I am glad you ran. Politics have become a very nasty business, and I wish for once a good guy would have one. I do not think many good guys are willing to put their families through the lies and horrible behavior from opponents.

Welcome back,

Brian

baseballfan

welcome back

congrats on the run

gemint

Welcome back and sorry you didn't win. Looking at the bright side of it, winning would have taken a lot of time away from your cards! Nice sub as usual.

Brick

I'd demand a recount.

Welcome back.

Stone193

Hi Ron

Sorry to hear the news - but super sub - I'd like to see those 10s when ya get them!

Welcome back.

SOM

You ran for mayor of what?

WinPitcher

Ron

Welcome back and bravo to you for trying to help your city/town.

Steve

chadridge

Nice vintage pop! Congrats.

Can you let us know how long your submission took to pop? Was it a $5 special? I'm sitting on a similar vintage 100 card $5 sub myself.

Chad

SidePocket

Welcome back, and that's very cool that you gave it a shot running for mayor. I'm sure you learned many things about people, both good and bad.

cards651

Congrats on the run for Mayor, Ron. Very impressive. - Kevin M.

SOM

<< <i>Welcome back and bravo to you for trying to help your city/town. >>



I second that!

But really...I am dying to know what city/town Ron ran for mayor of.

Or...is this an inside joke I'm missing...??

Dboneesq

<< <i>

<< <i>Welcome back and bravo to you for trying to help your city/town. >>


I second that!
But really...I am dying to know what city/town Ron ran for mayor of.
Or...is this an inside joke I'm missing...?? >>




Frisco, TX Click here for more info.

RonBurgundy

Thanks everybody.

I have seen the very best of people in this experience, and the absolute worst as well. I doubt I'll do it again because of the latter....it's just not worth it. The toll it takes is very hard; I've been in campaigns a long time so I'm used to it, but my wife wasn't. Really was hard on her.

But I think our city deserved a choice. We have a little political machine here & I decided to challenge it. In 8 weeks or so, we convinced about 4 of every 10 voters that our popular Mayor in our growing city needed to be fired. Nobody had a clue who I was 8 weeks ago.

The great thing about today is there was a local card show. I was more than happy to go, and I'm happy to slip back into the general collecting populace.

SOM

Thanks Doug!

And nice effort, Tom!

Nick

kidzfund

So are the cards in the sub a recent purchase or did you have them for awhile?

Joe

storm888

Congrats on the run.

"The man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again because there is not effort without error and shortcoming, but who does actually strive to do the deed, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumphs of high achievements and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly." TR


Giving up is never the answer. Fighting is always the only path
to victory; no matter how many blows and disappointments you
encounter along the way.


"....We think sometimes when things happen that don't go the right way; .....we think that when we lose an election, we think that when we suffer defeat, that all is ended. We think, as T.R. said, that the light had left his life forever.

Not true. It is only a beginning always. The young must know it; the old must know it. It must always sustain us because the greatness comes not when things go always good for you, but the greatness comes when you are really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes, because only if you have been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be at the highest mountain." RMN


........................

5544 - 3142 = 2402

2402 / 2 = 1201

If 1202 folks had changed their minds at the last minute, the results
would have been different.

Running for public office changes the inner workings of the participants.
The fire in the belly is seldom extinguished; only abandoned, denied, or
suppressed. If the fire is still burning, don't let today's pain scare you off.
That pain, tho far greater than a sports loss, will abate and when the bell
sounds again it needs to be answered.

Find those 1202 people and win them over for the next round.

stevek

Ya needed to do something like the current "leader" did and still keeps doing...promise everyone the moon and the stars...like ya shoulda promised all card collectors a 1952 Mantle and they would have all voted for ya. LOL

Sabrgeek

I'm also curious as to your opinion on the arts hall vote. I understand both sides of the issue ---- but since you got involved in city politics, I'd be curious as to your opinion

PM is fine -- that is not something that has to be publically discussed

Rich

jay0791

Ron

I would discourage leaving politics. Here in New York the incumbant nearly always wins despite having the 'most dissfunctional' state gov't in the union.
They can run on the taxpayers dollar. All their political cronies and favors owed help them get elected.

The quote by TR........one of our greatest presidents IMO is right on.
Remember Lincoln lost early in his carear.

Welcome back

thunderdan

I think it's great that you ran. Competition is always good, and a necessary precursor to change--particularly in politics.

Treetop

Ron,

Very impressed with your run at mayor. saw this photo of you last night on CNN. You would have been a great mayor, just like you are a great american!!!

cards651

Good one, Treetop. I think he hit the botox a little too hard. Perhaps the Frisco voters felt he had gone Hollywood?

Treetop

Cards 651 - I've meant Ron in person and he is a bright young man. I'm sure he would have done the people of Del Frisco good!