<< <i>Thanks. The 78 Brett had me all fired up for those very stated reasons. Lack of PD plus the centering. His face and the top border are usually covered in black ink PD.
Jeff - I want to see that Custom when it's complete.
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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.
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.
Some freakishly nice centering on those 50's cards, especially the 52s!
EBay been berry berry good to me. Could not hit BIN button fast enough. I am all about any centered 86 Steve Young I can find; I really enjoy the thrill of finding a centered Young.
Tons of great stuff on this thread! Can't give proper shout outs to everyone, so sorry for those I miss:
Doug--incredible Mantles. Two of my favorite designs and super eye appeal.
Todd--That is a beautifully centered Mays. Would love to own one just like that someday!
Eric--Nice to see someone else sharing some modern basketball love, and particularly Anthony Davis! Love that you are collecting him and Andrew Luck in BGS and I am collecting them in PSA. Means we don't have to fight over cards I will share my latest pickups on here as soon as they get here from PWCC! I've got one card you will like.
Matt, that Young is nice .... but really liking that Hank Allen Rookie!
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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.
Now those are exactly my kind of pickups! To think you can get all those for less, perhaps even far less, than the price of any one of them in high grade! And they must look like near mint cards from a foot away in a wall case, with that centering. You don't see many 52T Mays or 69 Ryans with that centering-- edit to add the Murray and 53 Mick too!
<< <i>Now those are exactly my kind of pickups! To think you can get all those for less, perhaps even far less, than the price of any one of them in high grade! And they must look like near mint cards from a foot away in a wall case, with that centering. You don't see many 52T Mays or 69 Ryans with that centering-- edit to add the Murray and 53 Mick too! >>
Yes sir, all for the price of the Donnie in a PSA 10 and the Murray in a PSA 9. I love low graded "junk"!
Love that 78 tray, Jeremy! The pre-79 trays are VERY tough to find, and the price sticker adds an element of authenticity, too. Just think, that tray sat on a variety store shelf back in 1978 waiting for some kid to convince his mom to go for "the triple pack" only to be turned down, leaving the tray to sit intact in storage for the next 37 years!
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.
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.
Doug, that is definitely a sweet 53 Mick that Greg won. In fact, he outbid me on it! I've seen it in his case from a foot away and it looks exactly like my 5. Insane value.
Just found a centered 1974 Aaron #1 hiding on eBay; gotta love the big smile on Hank's face in this card:
Saw poor Ernie was being watched by so many, yet no one had stepped up and invited him home...
Thanks to Tom (NYY Collector) I am now down to needing 19 cards for the '64 Stand-Ups Set.
BTW ... Tom went in for Spinal Surgery yesterday. I hope all is well.
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>DM23HOF, I noticed you post scans of slabbed cards without showing the slab, do you crack them out? >>
Hi,
I crop out the slab/flip. The primary reason for this is that I prefer to just look at the card, to have the card be the focus. Cropping out flips also has the fun side-effect of exposing the subjectivity of the third-party grading game, and its arbitrarily codified technical rules. I like the key relationship to be between eyes and the card, to let that pure relationship decide what is being seen, as opposed to yielding or forfeiting that decision-making power to some sticker, which is just someone else's opinion, as valid as our own. The slabs are awesome for both protection and in that they signify trained eyes have looked for potential alterations (critical for pieces being bought from a cyber-distance), which are tremendous positives-- though I do prefer raw acquisitions when possible. Also, I just don't find the stickers aesthetically pleasing, as compared to just the pure card (I keep my cards in a bank box and see them more on my gallery than in person).
The idea to do this came one day when I was holding one of those velvet purple PSA cases for slabbed cards. I noticed there was a clear plastic window that allowed one to see and read the sticker, yet the card was entirely covered up. That was a real epiphany. It struck me as nuts. I felt like Howard Beale in NETWORK. To think, whoever designed that case felt it was more important to show the sticker than the card, when the plastic pane should reveal the card.
<< <i>DM23HOF, I noticed you post scans of slabbed cards without showing the slab, do you crack them out? >>
Hi,
I crop out the slab/flip. The primary reason for this is that I prefer to just look at the card, to have the card be the focus. Cropping out flips also has the fun side-effect of exposing the subjectivity of the third-party grading game, and its arbitrarily codified technical rules. I like the key relationship to be between eyes and the card, to let that pure relationship decide what is being seen, as opposed to yielding or forfeiting that decision-making power to some sticker, which is just someone else's opinion, as valid as our own. >>
You've convinced me. It also has the added benefit of making the scan of the card bigger for display on the registry, etc. Now is this a patented move or are you encouraging others to adopt it as well? I'm thinking of going back and re-cropping mine.
<< <i>DM23HOF, I noticed you post scans of slabbed cards without showing the slab, do you crack them out? >>
Hi,
I crop out the slab/flip. The primary reason for this is that I prefer to just look at the card, to have the card be the focus. Cropping out flips also has the fun side-effect of exposing the subjectivity of the third-party grading game, and its arbitrarily codified technical rules. I like the key relationship to be between eyes and the card, to let that pure relationship decide what is being seen, as opposed to yielding or forfeiting that decision-making power to some sticker, which is just someone else's opinion, as valid as our own. >>
You've convinced me. It also has the added benefit of making the scan of the card bigger for display on the registry, etc. Now is this a patented move or are you encouraging others to adopt it as well? I'm thinking of going back and re-cropping mine. >>
Haha not patented at all, my friend. By all means please join me! Once you get those flips out of sight and mind you'd be amazed at all the awesome cards that you'll start reeling in for your collection.
<< <i>Haha not patented at all, my friend. By all means please join me! Once you get those flips out of sight and mind you'd be amazed at all the awesome cards that you'll start reeling in for your collection. >>
I hope I'll be forgiven one last post that is not exactly on-thread. To make up for it I will show when it arrives the evidence of my failure to keep my vow, made earlier in this thread, to wait until May to buy anything else. I've shown this card before, but it seems an appropriate one for my first sans-flip post, so I took a new, better scan and cropped it to display the card. I like how it turned out, and it shows the beauty of this card much better than my previous attempt. I'm on board.
What a nice, bold, crisp Aaron RC! Congrats on a classic piece. And that's all there is to study and appreciate there-- the card, the card, and nothing but the card
While my player collections are my #1 collecting joy, I have other projects I'm working on too. One of them is my 74 Topps Red Sox registry. Very happy to add this PSA 9 HOFer with some of my birthday cash.
I added a wrinkle to collecting the graded team set, and I'm trying to work in a decent number of autos. The linked set has a red flip Bernie Carbo. I have a signed Luis Tiant at PSA right now as part of the red flip group sub. And I just got a Tommy Harper signed which will make its way to PSA too.
Man that Yount is sweet. Centering, edges, focus, deep color, sharp corners, awesome card. The T206 and the Mays also look well beyond their assigned grades. Busy month for collectors!
Love seeing all the cards in this thread. Always neat seeing what everyone is collecting. Now for a little basketball. A couple new additions straight from the recent PWCC auctions. The Boozer is one of the more condition sensitive cards in the set and I was very happy to get a good price on this card (a relative rarity it seems with PWCC). I wasn't looking to add any more Anthony Davis autographs as they have appreciated too fast for my liking, but I couldn't pass on a very nice looking already graded gem I didn't have. Again, I think I got a good deal on the card and since I had some extra in my PayPal account, why not? One more Unibrow!
I love these monthly pickup threads. I look for this thread first every time I sign in to this site. Congrats to everyone on their new additions this month.
I have been looking for this card for a long time. Cant ever find one that really suited my taste, until now.
Matt I collect: 80’s Rookies and 86 Fleer Basketball
<< <i>I love these monthly pickup threads. I look for this thread first every time I sign in to this site. Congrats to everyone on their new additions this month.
I have been looking for this card for a long time. Cant ever find one that really suited my taste, until now. >>
Great looking 7 and candidate for a half point bump with that centering
Another white whale. I am really pleased with this one. PSA says it's a 7. What the issues are keeping it out of an 8 I don't know and don't really care, as it's got great eye appeal.
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<< <i>I love these monthly pickup threads. I look for this thread first every time I sign in to this site. Congrats to everyone on their new additions this month.
I have been looking for this card for a long time. Cant ever find one that really suited my taste, until now.
>>
Wow, that's a beauty. Another 7 that's a head scratcher, but that looks nicer than a lot of 8's out there. Congrats!
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<< <i>Thanks. The 78 Brett had me all fired up for those very stated reasons. Lack of PD plus the centering. His face and the top border are usually covered in black ink PD.
Just reeled in this baby seconds ago...
That's a great looking 6!!
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<< <i>Seaver only a 3.5? wow, great pick up >>
Heck, couldn't say no for $15.00 delivered.
Matt - Nice reeling job!
Eric - Sweet pickup.
Jeff - I want to see that Custom when it's complete.
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.
Lou Gehrig Master Set
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Nice 52-59 additions to your sets!
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.
EBay been berry berry good to me. Could not hit BIN button fast enough. I am all about any centered 86 Steve Young I can find; I really enjoy the thrill of finding a centered Young.
Doug--incredible Mantles. Two of my favorite designs and super eye appeal.
Todd--That is a beautifully centered Mays. Would love to own one just like that someday!
Eric--Nice to see someone else sharing some modern basketball love, and particularly Anthony Davis! Love that you are collecting him and Andrew Luck in BGS and I am collecting them in PSA. Means we don't have to fight over cards
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>Now those are exactly my kind of pickups! To think you can get all those for less, perhaps even far less, than the price of any one of them in high grade! And they must look like near mint cards from a foot away in a wall case, with that centering. You don't see many 52T Mays or 69 Ryans with that centering-- edit to add the Murray and 53 Mick too! >>
Yes sir, all for the price of the Donnie in a PSA 10 and the Murray in a PSA 9. I love low graded "junk"!
And it's hard to resist the Mantles. Bought more for investment purposes...
This was a march pickup, but was happy to add this to my 56 topps registry set.
Great Mathews. If I owned that one I could never pay for another in higher grade, so nice-looking is that 7.
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.
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>Love that '53 MICK! >>
Doug, that is definitely a sweet 53 Mick that Greg won. In fact, he outbid me on it! I've seen it in his case from a foot away and it looks exactly like my 5. Insane value.
Just found a centered 1974 Aaron #1 hiding on eBay; gotta love the big smile on Hank's face in this card:
Saw poor Ernie was being watched by so many, yet no one had stepped up and invited him home...
Jeff
Card Country
Graded stars 1950's-1980
I noticed you post scans of slabbed cards without showing the slab, do you crack them out?
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BTW ... Tom went in for Spinal Surgery yesterday. I hope all is well.
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>DM23HOF,
I noticed you post scans of slabbed cards without showing the slab, do you crack them out? >>
Hi,
I crop out the slab/flip. The primary reason for this is that I prefer to just look at the card, to have the card be the focus. Cropping out flips also has the fun side-effect of exposing the subjectivity of the third-party grading game, and its arbitrarily codified technical rules. I like the key relationship to be between eyes and the card, to let that pure relationship decide what is being seen, as opposed to yielding or forfeiting that decision-making power to some sticker, which is just someone else's opinion, as valid as our own. The slabs are awesome for both protection and in that they signify trained eyes have looked for potential alterations (critical for pieces being bought from a cyber-distance), which are tremendous positives-- though I do prefer raw acquisitions when possible. Also, I just don't find the stickers aesthetically pleasing, as compared to just the pure card (I keep my cards in a bank box and see them more on my gallery than in person).
The idea to do this came one day when I was holding one of those velvet purple PSA cases for slabbed cards. I noticed there was a clear plastic window that allowed one to see and read the sticker, yet the card was entirely covered up. That was a real epiphany. It struck me as nuts. I felt like Howard Beale in NETWORK. To think, whoever designed that case felt it was more important to show the sticker than the card, when the plastic pane should reveal the card.
<< <i>
<< <i>DM23HOF,
I noticed you post scans of slabbed cards without showing the slab, do you crack them out? >>
Hi,
I crop out the slab/flip. The primary reason for this is that I prefer to just look at the card, to have the card be the focus. Cropping out flips also has the fun side-effect of exposing the subjectivity of the third-party grading game, and its arbitrarily codified technical rules. I like the key relationship to be between eyes and the card, to let that pure relationship decide what is being seen, as opposed to yielding or forfeiting that decision-making power to some sticker, which is just someone else's opinion, as valid as our own. >>
You've convinced me. It also has the added benefit of making the scan of the card bigger for display on the registry, etc. Now is this a patented move or are you encouraging others to adopt it as well? I'm thinking of going back and re-cropping mine.
<< <i>
<< <i>
<< <i>DM23HOF,
I noticed you post scans of slabbed cards without showing the slab, do you crack them out? >>
Hi,
I crop out the slab/flip. The primary reason for this is that I prefer to just look at the card, to have the card be the focus. Cropping out flips also has the fun side-effect of exposing the subjectivity of the third-party grading game, and its arbitrarily codified technical rules. I like the key relationship to be between eyes and the card, to let that pure relationship decide what is being seen, as opposed to yielding or forfeiting that decision-making power to some sticker, which is just someone else's opinion, as valid as our own. >>
You've convinced me. It also has the added benefit of making the scan of the card bigger for display on the registry, etc. Now is this a patented move or are you encouraging others to adopt it as well? I'm thinking of going back and re-cropping mine. >>
Haha not patented at all, my friend. By all means please join me! Once you get those flips out of sight and mind you'd be amazed at all the awesome cards that you'll start reeling in for your collection.
<< <i>Haha not patented at all, my friend. By all means please join me! Once you get those flips out of sight and mind you'd be amazed at all the awesome cards that you'll start reeling in for your collection. >>
I hope I'll be forgiven one last post that is not exactly on-thread. To make up for it I will show when it arrives the evidence of my failure to keep my vow, made earlier in this thread, to wait until May to buy anything else. I've shown this card before, but it seems an appropriate one for my first sans-flip post, so I took a new, better scan and cropped it to display the card. I like how it turned out, and it shows the beauty of this card much better than my previous attempt. I'm on board.
Mark
T206 Set - 300/524
<< <i>Picked these up from fellow board member Curt (bbcemporium). Thanks again Curt.
I am always looking for low graded Mantles that are well centered and present well for their grade.
That is one hell of a 56 Doug. Congrats!
That 56 Mantle looks great as well and would love to add one that looks like that to my collection. That Bowman Mantle looks great as well.
I added a wrinkle to collecting the graded team set, and I'm trying to work in a decent number of autos. The linked set has a red flip Bernie Carbo. I have a signed Luis Tiant at PSA right now as part of the red flip group sub. And I just got a Tommy Harper signed which will make its way to PSA too.
I have been looking for this card for a long time. Cant ever find one that really suited my taste, until now.
I collect: 80’s Rookies and 86 Fleer Basketball
<< <i>I love these monthly pickup threads. I look for this thread first every time I sign in to this site. Congrats to everyone on their new additions this month.
I have been looking for this card for a long time. Cant ever find one that really suited my taste, until now. >>
Great looking 7 and candidate for a half point bump with that centering
Matt - MANTLE!!!!!!
Speaking of AD, i finally found a TG On-Card RC
also added a nice Mac SPa True Gem
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
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<< <i>I love these monthly pickup threads. I look for this thread first every time I sign in to this site. Congrats to everyone on their new additions this month.
I have been looking for this card for a long time. Cant ever find one that really suited my taste, until now.
Wow, that's a beauty. Another 7 that's a head scratcher, but that looks nicer than a lot of 8's out there. Congrats!
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