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Back home from Chicago with a few items.

DCanfieldDCanfield Posts: 548 ✭
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I just got back home to Naples, FL from Chicago. A two day car ride. It was great to have my son Jon there to share the time with. I wanted to say how nice it was to see some old friends from the CU board and meet some new faces. On the flip side, it was sad to hear about the thefts. I hope those low-lifes (I would like to call them something else so you add the appropriate adjectives) are caught. As usual, the National is just an amazing display of a wide variety of sports memorabilia, cards and autographs. If you've never been to one, put it on your bucket list. 51 weeks to Cleveland!

Here are my pick-ups:
1986 Topps football rack box, 1975 Topps football cello box and some 1981 Topps football packs
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1972 OPC Baseball 2nd series box, 2 1980 OPC Baseball 4 pack racks and some 1978 OPC packs
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An early Mick auto on a GPC and a Chick Gandil (1919 Black Sox) on a lined 3x5
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1975 Topps baseball mini cello box all PSA graded, 1975 Topps baseball mini wax box, 1979 Topps baseball cello box, 1980 Topps baseball wax pack rack and two 1980 Topps baseball wax trays
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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'WOW What a Ride!' Mark Frost

Comments

  • SlabbedSlabbed Posts: 306
    Wow, That is a great selection of unopened material. Thanks for sharing.
  • cincyredlegscincyredlegs Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭
    Dang Doug, are you stocking inventory for a group rip? image

    I wondered who picked up the 75 mini cello graded box. Nice job. You bought some quality product. It was great to see you again. I am going to have to meet you for a spring training game next spring.

    Mark
    Project:

    T206 Set - 300/524
  • robert67robert67 Posts: 1,347 ✭✭✭✭
    Wow! Thats an incredible haul!

    Thanks for sharing!
  • Baez578Baez578 Posts: 967 ✭✭✭
    Impressive! Well worth the drive image
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    HOLY $#!T Doug ... some big purchases! Enjoy them. Glad to see that Jon and you had some nice father/son time together. WOW, you were able to pull him away from work? HAHAHAHAHA
    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.
  • MantleFan23MantleFan23 Posts: 702 ✭✭✭✭
    Wow!! Those are some awesome pickups! Congrats!
  • MacrosBMacrosB Posts: 525 ✭✭✭
    Wow that is some purchase.

    Jim
    Looking for 66 and 69 OPC baseball
    60's OPC packs
    72 BB, 60's FB, 71FB, 73FB, 74FB, 75FB, 76FB, 78FB Rack Packs
    72 and earlier BB cello
  • captainthreeputtcaptainthreeputt Posts: 1,235 ✭✭
    Very nice array of fun. Thanks for sharing
    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
  • esquiresportsesquiresports Posts: 1,360 ✭✭✭
    Wow. Nice pick-ups. You could spend the next year looking for that stuff and not see most of it. Worth the drive!
    Always buying 1971 OPC Baseball packs.
  • DCanfieldDCanfield Posts: 548 ✭


    << <i>$900 for a '79 cello?!?! I can guarantee that's staying sealed image

    Nice pickups indeed, you picked a good Natty to attend. Worth keeping that all sealed at least until the next one to see how prices increase ... maybe double your money by selling it all back to Steve image >>



    The price mentioned here ($900) on the CU forum for the '79 cello is wrong. They were $800 before any negotiation. They were all gone by Friday A.M.
    Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'WOW What a Ride!' Mark Frost
  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    i need to get me one of those display couches.
  • DCanfieldDCanfield Posts: 548 ✭


    << <i>i need to get me one of those display couches. >>



    Genuine leather. I was going to use the rug but.......
    Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'WOW What a Ride!' Mark Frost
  • cincyredlegscincyredlegs Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>$900 for a '79 cello?!?! I can guarantee that's staying sealed image

    Nice pickups indeed, you picked a good Natty to attend. Worth keeping that all sealed at least until the next one to see how prices increase ... maybe double your money by selling it all back to Steve image >>



    The price mentioned here ($900) on the CU forum for the '79 cello is wrong. They were $800 before any negotiation. They were all gone by Friday A.M. >>




    Yeah, Steve couldn't give them away...........LMAO.

    Mark
    Project:

    T206 Set - 300/524
  • MBMiller25MBMiller25 Posts: 6,057 ✭✭
    Holy Cow! That's is a serious haul Doug. I really enjoyed looking at that early Mantle Auto. That's pretty cool you got it slabbed since I saw it.

  • tsalems1tsalems1 Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭✭
    Nice stuff there!
    opcbaseball.com
  • leadoff4leadoff4 Posts: 2,392 ✭
    That's a heckuva buying trip. I'm just about 3 hrs. north of you...right off I-75.
  • JuggsJuggs Posts: 495 ✭
    Jeepers. Nice haul.
  • PLEHRPLEHR Posts: 102 ✭
    Wow! That's a nice haul! Congrats!
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Awesome assortment and variety, Doug!! Thanks for sharing the pics. Glad to hear you had a grewat time!


    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • ssollarsssollars Posts: 933 ✭✭✭✭
    Boy, that looks like a lot of fun right there, I tell you what!

    Scott
  • DCanfieldDCanfield Posts: 548 ✭


    << <i>Holy Cow! That's is a serious haul Doug. I really enjoyed looking at that early Mantle Auto. That's pretty cool you got it slabbed since I saw it. >>



    Actually Matt I bought that one already slabbed from Steve @ BBCE. My son Jon who was with me bought a 1951 GPC from Kevin Keating. I think that's the one you saw.
    Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'WOW What a Ride!' Mark Frost
  • thenavarrothenavarro Posts: 7,497 ✭✭✭
    Sweet Mantle graph! Pretty cool how the original collector misspelled his name on the card in type

    Very neat

    Mike
    Buying US Presidential autographs
  • ClockworkAngelClockworkAngel Posts: 1,994 ✭✭✭
    Is it just me or does it seem like 1975 Mini was the Star of the show? It seems everyone either picked up something, was talking about it, or was selling it. Steve had a ton of it of course but overall it seems that stuff has really gotten en fuego!
    The Clockwork Angel Collection...brought to you by Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Chase
    TheClockworkAngelCollection
  • RyanAdmirerRyanAdmirer Posts: 632 ✭✭
    Every time I see something like this I can't help but think to myself "How in the world does this stuff stay unopened???"

    I have a lot of respect for the guys that can restrain themselves and have an appreciation for it. But me personally, there is no way in the world I could do it! I couldn't even resist opening a pack of 1985 Donruss if I held it in my hands!

    Awesome stuff!
    I'm a big Nolan Ryan fan OK???!!!
  • BPorter26BPorter26 Posts: 3,499 ✭✭✭✭✭
    WOW!! That is some serious unopen material there. Congrats on all those pickups. image
    "EVERYBODY LOVE EVERYBODY IT SAYS IT RIGHT THERE ON THE WALL" - JACKIE MOON
  • thunderdanthunderdan Posts: 3,036 ✭✭✭
    Some really nice unopened right there. My fingers are starting to itch just looking at. Huge scores there. Congrats.
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  • aconteaconte Posts: 2,053 ✭✭✭
    Nice pickups! Thanks for sharing.

    aconte
  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,284 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Someone made out like a bandido. I'm especially loving the enhanced look of those pack racks; BBCE hit that one about 450 feet.

    Thanks for sharing!

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭
    Great seeing you again Doug. Well done on the megahaul!!! I especially like that '75 Baseball mini cello box, the '72 OPC Baseball box, and those 1980 OPC wax pack racks.

    Can't wait to hang with you in 2014. How many more days??? image
    "The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    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.
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