January Pickups. Start off 2017 by sharing the new arrivals!

Amazing Star cards, Sushi. Great pickups.

@sushihotwings said:

@alifaxwa2 said:
To be my next big custom

What material is that signature on?

@ugaskidawg said:
Love the Star cards! You can never go wrong with his XRC.

It looks like an old jersey. If so, is the whole thing in tact?

Inside cover of old magazine

@ugaskidawg said:
Oh wow - Up close it looked to be the inside collar of an old jersey. Cool picture. To bad for the big stain! Great Auto!

Thanks.
Though, the stain made it very affordable and perfect for the custom cut it will become.

Those boxing cards are gorgeous!

Here's my first real pickup of 2017:

JR Cool story. Absolutely amazing how good those cards look for nearly 130 years old!

Hi. My name is Kevin and I am an addict. For those of you that recall last fall I acquired 4/5 (3 Topps & 1OPC) of the 1976 French Connection cards that were graded PSA 10. Always on the hunt for the 5th as I was flipping through the bay a few weeks ago I saw a 1976 Topps in PSA 10! My heart was racing and I clicked on it only to notice that the listing was from 4sharp and they had it listed as a Pop 4. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh the disappointment. So a few days go by and I cant get it out of my head. Like I said before the Pop increasing sort of made me lose a little bit of excitement in the chase. Well the addict in me won out. Here is what is now 4 of 5 1976 Topps #214 French Connection cards in PSA10. The chase is still on for the last one but if the Pop goes up again Im out. I think.... Probably.....
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Also picked up a few of each of these guys to send off for submission. Safety in numbers.
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Finally a 1986 OPC Gilbert Perreault in PSA 10 which is an upgrade for my Perreault registries.
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Great stuff. Those Allen and Ginter's are beautiful.

Nice pickup on the Yaz and the Robinson AS.

Cornering the market on French Connection 10s is a very cool collecting goal.

A big thank you to board member Counselor for this T206 Matty.

Was very excited to get this one. Love the '55 Bowman set and am slowly trying to get the HOFers. Blurry image is my scanner not the card.

Great pickups guys, well except for Stan Pounder. By the looks of it, she will be the one picking you up!

I finally picked up a Bryant Rookie Auto. It is a black refractor numbered /99. I will be sending it to PSA, looks like it will be 8.5-9. Fingers crossed!

Arsenal83 Congrats on crossing off one of youre signature WTB items. Always cool to complete the journey.

UFFDAH Beautiful Wilt! I'm not a Basketball guy but he may be one of the first who transcended the sport into cultural icon territory. At least to me. If that's blasphemous to anyone due to a glaring omission excuse my basketball ignorance.

A few pickups made their way into the collection this week. First up is a 1976 Topps Rick Martin with Auto. I decided to snag this for a few reasons. First as a member of the French Connection this is the same year as the Connection cards I've posted here earlier and it inspired me to try and track down a 1976 card with auto For Perreault & Martin as well to display. Also I'm not sure how many of this year are signed and in great shape with decent centering like this one and since he is deceased the count wont increase. When I first saw the listing for it I though maybe it was trimmed but it measures perfect maybe even a hair over on the length. I does have a small surface issue between the "E" and "S" in Sabres where the black meets white. If the small raised spot gets noticed what is the best I could expect to get when I sub it? With out it getting noticed I would say 8.5 maybe 9. I at least want the auto verified but might get it graded as well if I wouldn't be starting to low because of the raised spot.

Next up a little more Eichel. Im going to send in two to Leaf for signatures and 2 unsigned for grading in a week or two.

Some incredible pickups and we are only halfway through the month. So many great cards I can't comment on them all, so congrats to all and thanks for sharing. I'll be adding some pickups to the thread when I get to the computer.

As a basketball guy, I have to comment on the Wilt PSA 9. UFFDAH, that card is an absolute mic drop! Congratulations!

Gorgeous cards, Steve. I've been trying to upgrade my Star stash, but between you and Sushi, it has not been easy. I picked up a few cards so far.

@Arsenal83 said:
3 more pickups I'm stocked about.!

Now that's quite the weeks worth or so of pickups! Congrats!!! Always nice when it rains.

Kevin

Arsenal83, That 68 Mantle rocks!!!! Not to mention the Clemente and Fisk. Great centered examples. Congrats.

Thanks for the props on my Wilt. Much appreciated!

Slum - the Bird/Johnson Rookie is real nice with attractive centering even at the perforations. Congrats!!

Arsenal - that Fisk / Cooper Rookie is an eye catcher for sure - congrats!! Would be curious to know what that grades if you send off.

Finally managed to snatch up a couple of my all time favorites!!!

SlugSports. Love that Horsemen card! While I'm by no means a Domer Homer I always held a soft spot in my Heart for the Irish. Visited during a youth hockey tournament that was held on campus. That was the first time I ever set foot on a college campus and it made quite the impression.

Congrats
Kevin