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Better late than never... National Pickups

ssollarsssollars Posts: 933 ✭✭✭✭
edited November 3, 2018 11:59PM in Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum
I had a great time at the National in Cleveland. It was good to see a few of you again and meet a few new faces.

My main focus this year was just going to be working on a few of my raw football sets and picking up (and ripping) some packs!

I did manage to acquire a few upgrades for my '58 & '68 raw sets and almost finished my '59 set! Nicely centered '53s were pretty scarce but I did pick up a few of those to bring me within 10 of completing that set in mostly centered ex condition!

I did bust a few packs at the show, but nothing worth posting.

My "big" purchase came when I run across something for my Browns collection that I had never seen in person before... A full set of 1946 (AAFC) Sears Browns cards! They weren't from a full sheet, but they're in pretty nice condition. I found them Wednesday, and thought about them all day Thursday and finally pulled the plug just as the show was closing that day. My wonderful bank decided that someone must have stolen my CC and my transaction was declined! So on phone to resolve the problem, they say give it 5 minutes and it should work... NOPE. The guy had completely wrapped up his tables for the night but he was gracious enough to allow my to give him a down payment to hold them until Friday morning. Another call to the bank and a couple test purchases that evening and I was good to go the next day!

I was very happy to finally get a hold of these...
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Here's a couple packs I picked up from Steve to bust sometime. Two years I've never opened yet!
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Scott

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  • CSUrunandstunCSUrunandstun Posts: 573 ✭✭✭
    Scott those Sears cards are AWESOME!...I was only there on Friday (flew in from AZ to visit family....I am from Cleveland heights originally)...I wish I could have met you. We have done a couple deals and PMd in the past. I am thinking about selling a bunch of my stuff (mostly browns stuff) PM me if you would like to talk about any of it (Fletcher Collection)...you can see my Jim Brown master set and then from there see what other sets I have. Anyway....GREAT PICKUP!
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  • ChiefsFan1stChiefsFan1st Posts: 845 ✭✭✭
    I remember them packs!! (No joke, i really do) It was awesome meeting ya at the nattyimage
    I dont wanna grow up, Im a Toys-R-Us kid!
  • BlackieBlackie Posts: 1,719 ✭✭✭
    Great pickups!!!! Love those cards
    1964 Topps Football
  • vintagefunvintagefun Posts: 1,974 ✭✭✭
    Good Stuff Scott!

    Those packs are nice.

    Congrats.
    Jim

    52-90 All Sports, Mostly Topps, Mostly HOF, and some assorted wax.
  • MikeyPMikeyP Posts: 990 ✭✭✭
    I love seeing the things that you guys returned from the National with. Very cool stuff. Those Sears football cards appear to be larger than a traditional sports card. They seem to take up a lot of space in the Card Saver Is. What are the dimensions of them Scott? I have never seen them before.
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  • MikeyPMikeyP Posts: 990 ✭✭✭
    Never mind. I found them. Very cool.

    1946 Sears Browns Football Cards
    "Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood."
  • qualitycardsqualitycards Posts: 2,811 ✭✭✭
    Scott, love that Otto Graham, congrats on the pickups image




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  • bbcemporiumbbcemporium Posts: 684 ✭✭✭
    Scott,
    Great pickups. It was nice seeing you at the National.
    Registry Sets

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  • DanBessetteDanBessette Posts: 6,421 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Scott, love that Otto Graham, congrats on the pickups image >>



    +1
  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 9,547 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice pickups. Never saw those Sears cards before. Wonder if other Sears stores around the country produced any other localized sets. Was George Young part of the NYG football family? I remember a George Young was the GM for the Giants some years ago. Everytime I see the mid/late 60s wax packs I stop and think how many times I walked right past all those packs.
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  • RookieHOFersRookieHOFers Posts: 733 ✭✭✭
    Scott, great pickups. I have never seen or heard of these a Sears cards, so thank-you for sharing these. Enjoy it all.

    Matt
    Matt
    I collect: 80’s Rookies and 86 Fleer Basketball
  • cincyredlegscincyredlegs Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭
    Scott,

    As always, it was great seeing you my friend. Great job on the pick ups. Love the 68/69 wax packs. I think you should wait till the Browns start the season 8-0 before you should open though.

    Mark
    Project:

    T206 Set - 300/524
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hiya Scott

    I've never seen that Sears set before - "7 stores in greater Cleveland" - wonder how many now?

    I like the Otto card. I've got him on an exhibit panel. I'm a fan of the more 'oddball' stuff. I just picked up a few Pepsi panels mainly because I like the looks.

    Very nice!

    The packs are beauties also. For savin or rippin?

    Congratulations.
    Mike
  • jmoran19jmoran19 Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭
    Great packs but the 68 one should be 2nd series, first series packs advertise the poster pin up

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  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭
    Very nice pickups Scott especially the Sears set. I've never seen that one before. Always great catching up with you at the National and looking forward to the Birthday and/or Christmas rip. image
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    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep."

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  • ssollarsssollars Posts: 933 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Scott,

    As always, it was great seeing you my friend. Great job on the pick ups. Love the 68/69 wax packs. I think you should wait till the Browns start the season 8-0 before you should open though.

    Mark >>



    It does me no good to go to my grave with unopened packs in my stash image

    At this point I would consider a 0.500 season record something to celebrate!
  • ssollarsssollars Posts: 933 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Hiya Scott

    I've never seen that Sears set before - "7 stores in greater Cleveland" - wonder how many now?

    I like the Otto card. I've got him on an exhibit panel. I'm a fan of the more 'oddball' stuff. I just picked up a few Pepsi panels mainly because I like the looks.

    Very nice!

    The packs are beauties also. For savin or rippin?

    Congratulations. >>



    I never buy a pack I don't intend to rip at some point, but I'm learning to savor the packs more and more as the prices continue to rise which has resulted in quite a backlog at the moment! But I will bust at least one of these packs posted above this year along with my usual Christmas rips.
  • ssollarsssollars Posts: 933 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Great packs but the 68 one should be 2nd series, first series packs advertise the poster pin up

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    Good, I'd rather bust a 2nd series... we'll see when I open it! image
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