This has been a great thread so far. Every single post made me pause and take in what was being presented. Looking forward to seeing where this thread goes.
Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.
rexvos, thank you for such a tremendous thread idea!!
There are so many nice cards in here that I don't even know what to say. I think my favorite Rushmore so far is C.A.W.'s 4 Ruth cards, if I had to pick, but honestly it's impossible to choose. This thread is pure card porn!!
This has been a great thread so far. Every single post made me pause and take in what was being presented. Looking forward to seeing where this thread goes. >>
That might be the nicest 3 in the history of 3s! Beautiful card.
dberk12...beautiful Ryan RC from the recent Goodwin Auction! Not surprised the hammer price was $40k...one of the nicest 9s I have seen. I remember Mile High sold one in ~2003 for $6500 (a record price then)...and it looked just as nice...with back of card centered as well as the front (tough combination to find). I was told by Mile High that the winning bidder wanted to return it because he had second thoughts about paying that much. Unfortunately...I did not keep catalogue to check serial number if this is the same card...but it was on par as far as quality with your Goodwin Ryan RC. Congrats on owning such a nice card!
Fun stuff. Some out of this world cards guys. I did one for each sport and then "one" for each sport.
Baseball: tough to leave Roberto out, but felt Jackie needed to be in.
Football: Namath is simply one of my all time favorite cards.
Basketball: tough to leave out Pistol, Kareem and Dr. J, but at least Dr. J shows on the Bird / Magic.
Hockey: while I'd like to own the Howe and Orr RCs, they're not in the budget right now. But I love the 54T set, and the 68 Orr was my next favorite after his RC.
Four Sport:
52-90 All Sports, Mostly Topps, Mostly HOF, and some assorted wax.
The cards in this thread are so gorgeous. What a way to unwind. They give not only their owners but fellow collectors such enjoyment. Great thread and congrats to all on having found such beautiful pieces.
<< <i>What a crime not to have that 1963 Pedro Gonzalez graded. Shame on you.
So I think you should send it to me and I'll get it done for my 1963 Topps N Y Yankees team set. >>
Thank you Jay, quite complimentary of you to mention my pretty Ken McMullen rookie card. If you feel a crime has been committed, please don't prosecute. I've put a temporary restraining order on 3rd party grading.
This has been a great thread so far. Every single post made me pause and take in what was being presented. Looking forward to seeing where this thread goes. >>
Awesome stuff posted here. I love all the cards I've seen so far. Some cards have been posted multiple times but all in all a pretty cool variety. I really like the Presidential signed documents. Those are incredible. Also, I had the idea of posting a Rushmore with a card from each of the 4 "major" sports but I am missing hockey, sold my Gretzky RC to pay for another card. Congrats to Jim, who managed to not only post a 4 sport Rushmore but also had enough quality cardboard to make an individual Rushmore for each sport. It is a testament to the fantastic breadth to your collection.
I'm inspired to update my Rushmore. After an upgrade and 2 new additions, mine has changed a lot in 11 months. Based not just on value, but sentimentality.
Thanks for the note Mike. Bottom 2 I just picked up at the Natty in AC. Always wanted a Ruth and a Gehrig, and actually picked up a pair of Gehrig's since I liked the card so much. Plan is down the road I will move one of them to help get something else I need in my collection knocked off the list. I liked the centering on the 5 a lot, but could not pass up the color on the PSA 7 - looks like it was painted yesterday.
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That said, I love that 33 Goudey Babe Ruth. Keep all these awesome cards coming.
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<< <i>Very challenging to pick only 4. I'll stick to a basketball theme this time:
well your 4 are better than my entire collection, or close to it. The Jordan alone is amazing.
Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.
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This has been a great thread so far. Every single post made me pause and take in what was being presented. Looking forward to seeing where this thread goes.
Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.
-George F. Will
There are so many nice cards in here that I don't even know what to say. I think my favorite Rushmore so far is C.A.W.'s 4 Ruth cards, if I had to pick, but honestly it's impossible to choose. This thread is pure card porn!!
<< <i>I almost snuck in an '84 Donruss Mattingly but "Mr. October" essentially started my interest in baseball and collecting cards.
Wow. Wow. Wow.
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This has been a great thread so far. Every single post made me pause and take in what was being presented. Looking forward to seeing where this thread goes. >>
That might be the nicest 3 in the history of 3s! Beautiful card.
Baseball: tough to leave Roberto out, but felt Jackie needed to be in.
Football: Namath is simply one of my all time favorite cards.
Basketball: tough to leave out Pistol, Kareem and Dr. J, but at least Dr. J shows on the Bird / Magic.
Hockey: while I'd like to own the Howe and Orr RCs, they're not in the budget right now. But I love the 54T set, and the 68 Orr was my next favorite after his RC.
Four Sport:
<< <i>Really nice cards shown so far. I'll go with these four.
That 1915 Ruth postcard is absolutely amazing. I've never seen that before. It's ART.
Love this thread.
Guys are posting cards worth more than whole collections.
What a crime not to have that 1963 Pedro Gonzalez graded. Shame on you.
So I think you should send it to me and I'll get it done for my 1963 Topps N Y Yankees team set.
Nice Rushmore Bobby. For me I'm such a big Mario fan he's not on Rushmore but atop Everest.
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<< <i>What a crime not to have that 1963 Pedro Gonzalez graded. Shame on you.
So I think you should send it to me and I'll get it done for my 1963 Topps N Y Yankees team set. >>
Thank you Jay, quite complimentary of you to mention my pretty Ken McMullen rookie card. If you feel a crime has been committed, please don't prosecute. I've put a temporary restraining order on 3rd party grading.
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This has been a great thread so far. Every single post made me pause and take in what was being presented. Looking forward to seeing where this thread goes. >>
Nice card. Why a PSA 3? Looks better.
but i also love these as well:
Milton Bradley version:
PREWAR STUFF:
raw double name top/bottom Cobb:
Here are my Ruth i have, just not gotten around the 33 Goudey idea yet
Football, while i have sold some, i still have these beauties:
Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.
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Nice card. Why a PSA 3? Looks better. >>
Thank you. There is a surface crease on the back upper right that must bring the grade down.
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Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.
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