Double mail day! First is another Jack Eichel rookie 1/1 for the PC. 2015 UD Black Diamond Quad Diamond Relics. This brings me down to only 1 more of his rookie 1/1s to get that I want. I still have never seen or even heard mentioned that it was pulled.
Second is a 2018 Rasmus Dahlin Young Guns High Gloss that I just got back from PSA. I really thought this had a shot at 10. Because of this I think sometime in the future I will be sending it in for a bump.
My latest pickup arrived this week. Another Yankee rookie for me of an absolute, hands down, no doubt, has his own thread active right now and hasn’t played in 30 years type of legendary pinstriped slugger. And while he’s depicted here in the uniform of another team, no Yankee fan alive can have a complete collection of legendary Bronx Bomber rookies without Mr. October. As for the card itself, I had to consider the bad tilt and centering (not to mention widespread trimming) issues that plague the set when selecting and I have been looking a long time. Long ago I figured out that you should buy the card once. Sharp cornered, no tilt, well centered ‘69s are the 9s and 10s so you have to have thousands or you have to concede. I’ve always been ok conceding when it’s the right combination of all the factors that matter to me. For me, it was the right balance of everything where I thought I should jump - really nice corners, vivid color, crisp image and well priced. And while I know it shouldn’t matter, I’d be lying if I didn’t mention that the new flip was a factor.
1969 Topps #260 Reggie Jackson
Note: the white blemish in the purple is not on the card. I had just cleaned the glass and that little particle has since been removed )
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Another oddball pickup. It's the original rubber molds they used make the 1990 baseball coins. A couple of players switched teams like Joe Carter and the mold has Indians logo, but the released coin was for the Padres. Same for Langston, the mold has Expos but the coin has Angels logo. Interestingly there was a mold for M's Ken Griffey Jr in 1989, but that coins was never released.
I have been exclusively a basketball collector for quite a few years. This past summer I started buying some modern baseball again. For 2019 I do plan on dipping back into all four sports. In particular, I hope to get a handful of iconic vintage cards over the course of the year. In the meantime, I grabbed a couple of modern hockey cards this month. I used eBay Bucks to knock down over half the cost of the McDavid. Hopefully these guys can stay healthy and continue their stellar play.
@slum22 Great call one the Marner. Mathews seems like the obvious choice on that team but Marner being a Canadian in that market who still hasn't reached his full potential could be the fan favorite when it's all said and done.
Main collecting focus is Patrick Roy playing days 85/86-02/03, expect 1/1, National/All-Star stamped cards.PC Completion: 2,548/2,952; 86.31% My Patrick Roy PC Website:https://proy33collector.weebly.com
@LOTSOS said:
Double mail day! First is another Jack Eichel rookie 1/1 for the PC. 2015 UD Black Diamond Quad Diamond Relics. This brings me down to only 1 more of his rookie 1/1s to get that I want. I still have never seen or even heard mentioned that it was pulled.
Second is a 2018 Rasmus Dahlin Young Guns High Gloss that I just got back from PSA. I really thought this had a shot at 10. Because of this I think sometime in the future I will be sending it in for a bump.
That high gloss Dahlin is so dope. I have a regular YG out to PSA right now that I have my fingers crossed on a 10 for. Any Captain Jack 1 of 1 is awesome, and that example is particularly gorgeous.
Picked up 3 of these 4 on BIN right before OT started, bought the Ultra yesterday on a good BIN price at the time, even better after tonight:
Main collecting focus is Patrick Roy playing days 85/86-02/03, expect 1/1, National/All-Star stamped cards.PC Completion: 2,548/2,952; 86.31% My Patrick Roy PC Website:https://proy33collector.weebly.com
@LOTSOS said: @slum22 Great call one the Marner. Mathews seems like the obvious choice on that team but Marner being a Canadian in that market who still hasn't reached his full potential could be the fan favorite when it's all said and done.
Thanks. Yes, I was happy to snag the Marner at a fair BIN price on a 15% coupon day! I wish it was in the lighthouse flip like the McDavid, but I couldn't pass this up for under $140. I certainly like his career trajectory so far. If he and Matthews can turn Toronto into a consistent contender, the sky's the limit.
Isnt there supposed to be a lil tucked in shirt showing above the fans belt, top right corner of these judges?
lol you saw that thread too? it depends on the centering of the card. sometimes the image shows higher up above the belt. my guess is that card that was proved trimmed was slightly off center top to bottom, which revealed more of the image up top. here are all of mine, both paper and chrome. all look he same, no shirt shown. the three raw base paper cards are ones I just pulled out of fresh Series 1 Topps Toys R Us packs the other day. look at the last pic of the last raw card. its noticeably more OC top to bottom than the other two. less of the hand is showing up top and theres more space on the bottom.
@han_soto said:
I did! But worded and left certain names and faces out because....well you know why, right? Esp with the recent 4 round corners incident.
That guy does amazing working uncovering all that stuff. I like the fact that he really only published the pretty much 100% concrete stuff. I’d love to see what the list looks like that he knows is greyish but simply doesnt have the back up pics to show before/after. I bet it’s scary.
Well I hope at least my scans showed that not all of these are sketchy if there is or isn’t a shirt showing and it’s totally up to the centering.
@han_soto said:
For sure. I certainly wasnt implying your’s were trimmed either. If I recall correctly that judge was a vintage stock so completely different sheet and set up all the way around.
My recently re-holdered 1938 Goudey Gum Company rookie card of Joe DiMaggio that I bought a few years ago. Looks good in the new holder. An iconic, and quirky card of Joltin' Joe!!
This will be my last modern pickup for a long time. I have a bunch at PSA right now but until next fall when Dahlin's Cup RPAs are released I'm done with purchases especially if he doesn't have a SPA FWA. My Eichel rookie collection is now most likely complete. With the only exception being the 1/1 I mentioned in my other post.
I picked up another YG HG last year as a place holder. It unfortunately has a factory wrinkle which is why it was in a BGS 5 holder. Being a /10 I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to find one at a price I'd be comfortable with. Until I found this copy which will be its replacement. Surface, corners and edges look good so it should be a solid 9 with a shot at 10. It will be heading to PSA by the end of the week.
These Cuban baseball cards are fun and rare and cool little items. Low pop, too. I missed out on the three that I really wanted (Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio) but I was happy to come away with these examples:
1946 Propagandas Monticiel #56 Bill Dickey 1946 Propagandas Monticiel #79 Christy Mathewson 1946 Propagandas Monticiel #73 Carl Hubbell 1946 Propagandas Monticiel #70 Jimmy Foxx 1946 Propagandas Monticiel # 85 Al Lopez
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I love taking these 1/1s that Topps scatters around the country in random packs, and uniting them in one collection. Topps base superfractor and Topps update superfractor. My brother owns the base photo variation super, which would complete the three made this year, but he won't trade, LOL!
first off, this holder is rather unprepossessing. sure hope the dude i bought it from takes better care of himself. "honey, i crapped myself but i decided i'm not going to change until after dinner."
arguably my favorite Eldrick card, i managed to somehow BO this pup for far less than what the market dictates. rarely happens, but if you're patient enough, it eventually will. and the timing couldn't have been better with him kick-starting his season this week at Torrey. last thing i want to do is slobberknock with thousands if (when?) he goes off.
think 71T baseball with a longer perimeter. over 8,500 graded, only 121 deemed minty and a whopping 2 gems. one of these days i'll send it on a 4-month vacation and buy it a new house.
I don’t know how many ‘sets’ have more star power from the golden age of baseball. If you are looking for a baseball legend from the 1950s, they’re probably in there. This picture pack was sold in ballparks across America to little kids who would lay down a dime and get 20 mini posters of the games best players: Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Herb Score, Ray Boone, Al Kaline, Minnie Minosa, Stan Musial, Roy Campanella, Duke Snider, Don Newcombe, Robin Roberts, Al Schoendienst, Eddie Mathews, Al Dark, Ernie Banks, Willie Mays, Ted Kluszewski, Jackie Robinson, and Harvey Kuenn. The pictures are about 8 and 1/2 inches by 6 inches. Although the envelope is in poor condition, the photos are in great condition.
1954 All Star Pack Photos
PS - I will get some actual scans done this week.
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Bo Jackson made his first ever appearance at the Kansas City Royals Fanfest yesterday, and I was lucky enough to be there to hear a 45 minute interview with Bo and the moderator, that also included a short question and answer session from the audience. If you at all remember Bo at the height of his powers, you couldn't help being transported back to that time in your life when he was THE MAN, and pulling a Bo Jackson card of any kind was a thrill! Royals Charities and Bo Jackson teamed up to produce this bobblehead of him famously breaking his bat over his head. They gave (sold) them to fans yesterday for a $35 donation to Royals Charities, and obviously it was a very popular item. Many have already found their way to eBay, if you're interested. (None listed belong to me.) It was an enjoyable time listening to Bo, as he told stories that not many, if any, had heard before, and during one story, spoke highly of his mother, and emotionally so, and tears were welling up in everyone's eyes, as Bo had to stop and collect himself on several occasions and wipe his own away. It was a special afternoon for KC fans, and especially children of the 80s.
Not perfect too to bottom obviously and a little bit of chipping noise in the right border. It does not have the elbow barnacle, great color, left to right is dead nuts and it is truly a pack fresh card. Very happy
@dan89 said:
Not perfect too to bottom obviously and a little bit of chipping noise in the right border. It does not have the elbow barnacle, great color, left to right is dead nuts and it is truly a pack fresh card. Very happy
That centering looks fine to me. Perfect centering is overrated compared to other eye appeal qualities, all of which this card has.
@dan89 said:
Not perfect too to bottom obviously and a little bit of chipping noise in the right border. It does not have the elbow barnacle, great color, left to right is dead nuts and it is truly a pack fresh card. Very happy
I would send that Bad-Boy in for a review. Very nice!!!
@han_soto said:
technical nerd-out here. apologize in advance, but i thought the bat was already broken by pitch? he just completed the job, right?
but the one overs the knee. those were intense! esp the angels one, post hip surg.
either way, one very cool bobble head. i dont even collect them but woulda paid that for it regardless.
Shhhhhhhh... (it's for charity.)
The YouTube video is "Bo Jackson breaks bat over head". If it's on YouTube, it's fact, as nothing would be mislabled, misleading, faked, or used as clickbait there!
Bo Jackson made his first ever appearance at the Kansas City Royals Fanfest yesterday, and I was lucky enough to be there to hear a 45 minute interview with Bo and the moderator, that also included a short question and answer session from the audience. If you at all remember Bo at the height of his powers, you couldn't help being transported back to that time in your life when he was THE MAN, and pulling a Bo Jackson card of any kind was a thrill!. Royals Charities and Bo Jackson teamed up to produce this bobblehead of him famously breaking his bat over his head. They gave (sold) them to fans yesterday for a $35 donation to Royals Charities, and obviously it was a very popular item. Many have already found their way to eBay, if you're interested. (None listed belong to me.) It was an enjoyable time listening to Bo, as he told stories that not many, if any, had heard before, and during one story, spoke highly of his mother, and emotionally so, and tears were welling up in everyone's eyes, as Bo had to stop and collect himself on several occasions and wipe his own away. It was a special afternoon for KC fans, and especially children of the 80s.
Your post was fantastic in every way.
The only thing I wanted to comment on was ‘the thrill of pulling a card with Bo Jackson card’ part.
1) He really did have several really nice cards over the years. In addition to being awesome just because they were Bo, they were always also handsome poses and just great shots in general and it was usually one of the nicest looking cards in the set.
2) In my head, when you said “the thrill”? My brain finished the sentence with:
‘...of scoring a 90 yard TD with him in Techmo Bowl.’
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Promised scans of the 1954 All Star Pack Photos I figured most would want to see. This being my first real chance to examine and handle them since they arrived, all I can say is they are very, very sharp for the issue. They've been on my radar forever but I've been holding out for a higher quality set. Patience paid off. I hope you agree.
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@1951WheatiesPremium said:
Promised scans of the 1954 All Star Pack Photos I figured most would want to see. This being my first real chance to examine and handle them since they arrived, all I can say is they are very, very sharp for the issue. They've been on my radar forever but I've been holding out for a higher quality set. Patience paid off. I hope you agree.
Those are pretty sweet looking. Condition sensitive and yours look to be in great shape overall.
@1951WheatiesPremium said:
Promised scans of the 1954 All Star Pack Photos I figured most would want to see. This being my first real chance to examine and handle them since they arrived, all I can say is they are very, very sharp for the issue. They've been on my radar forever but I've been holding out for a higher quality set. Patience paid off. I hope you agree.
Those are pretty sweet looking. Condition sensitive and yours look to be in great shape overall.
Thank you; between incomplete sets, pin holes, tape marks, writing on back, little bends and folds, curling and rounded or straight up beat torn corners, a ‘clean set’ was much harder to find than I ever thought they’d be. Happy to cross it off.
By sheer luck, the Mantle seems to have the best corners and be in the best technical shape of all 20. Though I’m quite taken by the Ernie Banks.
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@galaxy27 said:
first off, this holder is rather unprepossessing. sure hope the dude i bought it from takes better care of himself. "honey, i crapped myself but i decided i'm not going to change until after dinner."
arguably my favorite Eldrick card, i managed to somehow BO this pup for far less than what the market dictates. rarely happens, but if you're patient enough, it eventually will. and the timing couldn't have been better with him kick-starting his season this week at Torrey. last thing i want to do is slobberknock with thousands if (when?) he goes off.
think 71T baseball with a longer perimeter. over 8,500 graded, only 121 deemed minty and a whopping 2 gems. one of these days i'll send it on a 4-month vacation and buy it a new house.
Nice looking pickup Stephen. For the life of me I will never understand why some collectors find it acceptable to make it look like they use their slabs for coasters. I mean why go through the trouble of grading and presumably protecting a card and then make it so that the holder looks like that. Great looking card though. As you know, I am here in San Diego, but I haven't been to Torrey since the Farmer's was called the Buick Open. Anyway, your trouble with slabs dovetails with my latest pickup. I am stoked to finally pick up a Topps Chrome Refractor of Jordan but the case leaves something to be desired, lol. Luckily, the card itself looks impeccable. So much so that I am debating if I want to send it to Newport on a reholder vacation or crack it out and cross my fingers for a crack and bump.
It's been a very slow month, my money has been going towards my 2A hobby lately, but I've also missed out a couple big time Roys lately. These 2 should be arriving soon:
Main collecting focus is Patrick Roy playing days 85/86-02/03, expect 1/1, National/All-Star stamped cards.PC Completion: 2,548/2,952; 86.31% My Patrick Roy PC Website:https://proy33collector.weebly.com
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Double mail day! First is another Jack Eichel rookie 1/1 for the PC. 2015 UD Black Diamond Quad Diamond Relics. This brings me down to only 1 more of his rookie 1/1s to get that I want. I still have never seen or even heard mentioned that it was pulled.
Second is a 2018 Rasmus Dahlin Young Guns High Gloss that I just got back from PSA. I really thought this had a shot at 10. Because of this I think sometime in the future I will be sending it in for a bump.
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Kevin
My latest pickup arrived this week. Another Yankee rookie for me of an absolute, hands down, no doubt, has his own thread active right now and hasn’t played in 30 years type of legendary pinstriped slugger. And while he’s depicted here in the uniform of another team, no Yankee fan alive can have a complete collection of legendary Bronx Bomber rookies without Mr. October. As for the card itself, I had to consider the bad tilt and centering (not to mention widespread trimming) issues that plague the set when selecting and I have been looking a long time. Long ago I figured out that you should buy the card once. Sharp cornered, no tilt, well centered ‘69s are the 9s and 10s so you have to have thousands or you have to concede. I’ve always been ok conceding when it’s the right combination of all the factors that matter to me. For me, it was the right balance of everything where I thought I should jump - really nice corners, vivid color, crisp image and well priced. And while I know it shouldn’t matter, I’d be lying if I didn’t mention that the new flip was a factor.
1969 Topps #260 Reggie Jackson
Note: the white blemish in the purple is not on the card. I had just cleaned the glass and that little particle has since been removed
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Another oddball pickup. It's the original rubber molds they used make the 1990 baseball coins. A couple of players switched teams like Joe Carter and the mold has Indians logo, but the released coin was for the Padres. Same for Langston, the mold has Expos but the coin has Angels logo. Interestingly there was a mold for M's Ken Griffey Jr in 1989, but that coins was never released.
https://kennerstartinglineup.blogspot.com/
sending these to PSA shortly. 2017 Topps Aaron Judge Gold /2018 and Purple Toys R Us Parallels.
I have been exclusively a basketball collector for quite a few years. This past summer I started buying some modern baseball again. For 2019 I do plan on dipping back into all four sports. In particular, I hope to get a handful of iconic vintage cards over the course of the year. In the meantime, I grabbed a couple of modern hockey cards this month. I used eBay Bucks to knock down over half the cost of the McDavid. Hopefully these guys can stay healthy and continue their stellar play.
@slum22 Great call one the Marner. Mathews seems like the obvious choice on that team but Marner being a Canadian in that market who still hasn't reached his full potential could be the fan favorite when it's all said and done.
Kevin
Added this during the eBay bucks promotion:
Main collecting focus is Patrick Roy playing days 85/86-02/03, expect 1/1, National/All-Star stamped cards.PC Completion: 2,548/2,952; 86.31% My Patrick Roy PC Website:https://proy33collector.weebly.com
That high gloss Dahlin is so dope. I have a regular YG out to PSA right now that I have my fingers crossed on a 10 for. Any Captain Jack 1 of 1 is awesome, and that example is particularly gorgeous.
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My goal is to have all the major RCs in 98 SP in a 10. Next up: Raef Lafrentz Dirk
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Picked up 3 of these 4 on BIN right before OT started, bought the Ultra yesterday on a good BIN price at the time, even better after tonight:
Main collecting focus is Patrick Roy playing days 85/86-02/03, expect 1/1, National/All-Star stamped cards.PC Completion: 2,548/2,952; 86.31% My Patrick Roy PC Website:https://proy33collector.weebly.com
Thanks. Yes, I was happy to snag the Marner at a fair BIN price on a 15% coupon day! I wish it was in the lighthouse flip like the McDavid, but I couldn't pass this up for under $140. I certainly like his career trajectory so far. If he and Matthews can turn Toronto into a consistent contender, the sky's the limit.
lol you saw that thread too? it depends on the centering of the card. sometimes the image shows higher up above the belt. my guess is that card that was proved trimmed was slightly off center top to bottom, which revealed more of the image up top. here are all of mine, both paper and chrome. all look he same, no shirt shown. the three raw base paper cards are ones I just pulled out of fresh Series 1 Topps Toys R Us packs the other day. look at the last pic of the last raw card. its noticeably more OC top to bottom than the other two. less of the hand is showing up top and theres more space on the bottom.
Well I hope at least my scans showed that not all of these are sketchy if there is or isn’t a shirt showing and it’s totally up to the centering.
yup vintage stock
My recently re-holdered 1938 Goudey Gum Company rookie card of Joe DiMaggio that I bought a few years ago. Looks good in the new holder. An iconic, and quirky card of Joltin' Joe!!
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UFFDAH’s budget for cards has to rival the GDP of some small countries 😂 Very nice pickup and great looking card.
KC
This will be my last modern pickup for a long time. I have a bunch at PSA right now but until next fall when Dahlin's Cup RPAs are released I'm done with purchases especially if he doesn't have a SPA FWA. My Eichel rookie collection is now most likely complete. With the only exception being the 1/1 I mentioned in my other post.
I picked up another YG HG last year as a place holder. It unfortunately has a factory wrinkle which is why it was in a BGS 5 holder. Being a /10 I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to find one at a price I'd be comfortable with. Until I found this copy which will be its replacement. Surface, corners and edges look good so it should be a solid 9 with a shot at 10. It will be heading to PSA by the end of the week.
Kevin
These Cuban baseball cards are fun and rare and cool little items. Low pop, too. I missed out on the three that I really wanted (Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio) but I was happy to come away with these examples:
1946 Propagandas Monticiel #56 Bill Dickey
1946 Propagandas Monticiel #79 Christy Mathewson
1946 Propagandas Monticiel #73 Carl Hubbell
1946 Propagandas Monticiel #70 Jimmy Foxx
1946 Propagandas Monticiel # 85 Al Lopez
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^ Whoa! Way cool.
Andy
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I love taking these 1/1s that Topps scatters around the country in random packs, and uniting them in one collection. Topps base superfractor and Topps update superfractor. My brother owns the base photo variation super, which would complete the three made this year, but he won't trade, LOL!
Always looking for tougher PSA 10's of Nolan Arenado, Alex Bregman, Mookie Betts, Francisco Lindor, and Mike Trout.
Back from the frame shop today. Wish the pennant/banner was nicer but these are hard to find. Frame guy really knocked it out of the park!
Love that framework, looks great!
I picked up this beauty recently, sucker for mid 90's parallels. And apparently my scanner hates "I's"
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Greg Maddux #1 Master SetGreg Maddux #2 Basic Set
This came in yesterday...
Nic
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picked up 2 hall of famers
Picked up a couple of 58's I needed
first off, this holder is rather unprepossessing. sure hope the dude i bought it from takes better care of himself. "honey, i crapped myself but i decided i'm not going to change until after dinner."
arguably my favorite Eldrick card, i managed to somehow BO this pup for far less than what the market dictates. rarely happens, but if you're patient enough, it eventually will. and the timing couldn't have been better with him kick-starting his season this week at Torrey. last thing i want to do is slobberknock with thousands if (when?) he goes off.
think 71T baseball with a longer perimeter. over 8,500 graded, only 121 deemed minty and a whopping 2 gems. one of these days i'll send it on a 4-month vacation and buy it a new house.
you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet
I don’t know how many ‘sets’ have more star power from the golden age of baseball. If you are looking for a baseball legend from the 1950s, they’re probably in there. This picture pack was sold in ballparks across America to little kids who would lay down a dime and get 20 mini posters of the games best players: Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Herb Score, Ray Boone, Al Kaline, Minnie Minosa, Stan Musial, Roy Campanella, Duke Snider, Don Newcombe, Robin Roberts, Al Schoendienst, Eddie Mathews, Al Dark, Ernie Banks, Willie Mays, Ted Kluszewski, Jackie Robinson, and Harvey Kuenn. The pictures are about 8 and 1/2 inches by 6 inches. Although the envelope is in poor condition, the photos are in great condition.
1954 All Star Pack Photos
PS - I will get some actual scans done this week.
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
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Bo Jackson made his first ever appearance at the Kansas City Royals Fanfest yesterday, and I was lucky enough to be there to hear a 45 minute interview with Bo and the moderator, that also included a short question and answer session from the audience. If you at all remember Bo at the height of his powers, you couldn't help being transported back to that time in your life when he was THE MAN, and pulling a Bo Jackson card of any kind was a thrill! Royals Charities and Bo Jackson teamed up to produce this bobblehead of him famously breaking his bat over his head. They gave (sold) them to fans yesterday for a $35 donation to Royals Charities, and obviously it was a very popular item. Many have already found their way to eBay, if you're interested. (None listed belong to me.) It was an enjoyable time listening to Bo, as he told stories that not many, if any, had heard before, and during one story, spoke highly of his mother, and emotionally so, and tears were welling up in everyone's eyes, as Bo had to stop and collect himself on several occasions and wipe his own away. It was a special afternoon for KC fans, and especially children of the 80s.
This Stand-up Barber is an upgrade for the one in my set. The All Star Malzone is an addition to my 58 AS subset.
Not perfect too to bottom obviously and a little bit of chipping noise in the right border. It does not have the elbow barnacle, great color, left to right is dead nuts and it is truly a pack fresh card. Very happy
That centering looks fine to me. Perfect centering is overrated compared to other eye appeal qualities, all of which this card has.
Shhhhhhhh... (it's for charity.)
The YouTube video is "Bo Jackson breaks bat over head". If it's on YouTube, it's fact, as nothing would be mislabled, misleading, faked, or used as clickbait there!
Your post was fantastic in every way.
The only thing I wanted to comment on was ‘the thrill of pulling a card with Bo Jackson card’ part.
1) He really did have several really nice cards over the years. In addition to being awesome just because they were Bo, they were always also handsome poses and just great shots in general and it was usually one of the nicest looking cards in the set.
2) In my head, when you said “the thrill”? My brain finished the sentence with:
‘...of scoring a 90 yard TD with him in Techmo Bowl.’
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
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Always looking for tougher PSA 10's of Nolan Arenado, Alex Bregman, Mookie Betts, Francisco Lindor, and Mike Trout.
Promised scans of the 1954 All Star Pack Photos I figured most would want to see. This being my first real chance to examine and handle them since they arrived, all I can say is they are very, very sharp for the issue. They've been on my radar forever but I've been holding out for a higher quality set. Patience paid off. I hope you agree.
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
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Those are pretty sweet looking. Condition sensitive and yours look to be in great shape overall.
Thank you; between incomplete sets, pin holes, tape marks, writing on back, little bends and folds, curling and rounded or straight up beat torn corners, a ‘clean set’ was much harder to find than I ever thought they’d be. Happy to cross it off.
By sheer luck, the Mantle seems to have the best corners and be in the best technical shape of all 20. Though I’m quite taken by the Ernie Banks.
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
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Nice looking pickup Stephen. For the life of me I will never understand why some collectors find it acceptable to make it look like they use their slabs for coasters. I mean why go through the trouble of grading and presumably protecting a card and then make it so that the holder looks like that. Great looking card though. As you know, I am here in San Diego, but I haven't been to Torrey since the Farmer's was called the Buick Open. Anyway, your trouble with slabs dovetails with my latest pickup. I am stoked to finally pick up a Topps Chrome Refractor of Jordan but the case leaves something to be desired, lol. Luckily, the card itself looks impeccable. So much so that I am debating if I want to send it to Newport on a reholder vacation or crack it out and cross my fingers for a crack and bump.
Busy month for me - need to definitely slow down a bit.
The '68's were from board member gaspipe26 - thank you. Working on a '68 HOF set so these are great additions for me.
The Mathews, Clemente and Ford are from a collector friend of mine.
The Blyleven was what I used my bucks for this quarter - nicest '71 in my collection.
I picked these up from Probstein auction to add to my Yankees auto collection.
A Reggie Miller RC.
I collect hall of fame rookie cards, https://www.instagram.com/stwainfan/
037/100 Drew Brees ROOKIE pickup and now re-holdered.
If you're a Phillies fan, then this image is holy.
Andy
It's been a very slow month, my money has been going towards my 2A hobby lately, but I've also missed out a couple big time Roys lately. These 2 should be arriving soon:
Main collecting focus is Patrick Roy playing days 85/86-02/03, expect 1/1, National/All-Star stamped cards.PC Completion: 2,548/2,952; 86.31% My Patrick Roy PC Website:https://proy33collector.weebly.com