August Card Purchases... Show Us What You Got!

@jeffv96masters said:
Many years ago- almost a dozen- I moved cross country here to Vegas for a) better weather and b) more enjoyable work. I had to shove a whole bunch of stuff into multiple storage units and was only able to pack enough to completely fill my Toyota Camry to the gills. Somehow shoved six 5000 count boxes into my back seat area and drove 2800+ miles here. Once I found a pad I rented a storage unit and into the unit went these boxes along with a metal storage cabinet so they'd stay dry and safe. Fast forward to early this year when I decide to upgrade my pad and relocate. Newer pad is great so I decide hey let's upgrade it all so I can get back to doing my cards again like I used to. I take out one 5000 ct box and start going thru it. I realize its all 1950'-80's stuff I've relocated from MA to CT and now to Vegas.

A bunch gets separated and sent out to the Team Collectors and roughly 400 or so I decide to grade. Batch 1 has just come back in the latest PSA sub.Was happy to see that despite dragging these cards around since the mid 80's I was STILL able to keep them in good shape

I also got these back as well from this sub. The Fournette came from a FREE pack of Panini Pack a Day an ebay seller sent me for buying his stuff- certainly appreciated that gesture !!

Really enjoyed those images; haven’t seen those cards in a long time. 82/83 Donruss set design has grown steadily on me over the years. 84 Fleer always a great looking, clean design with several iconic cards for that era. I loved the Update Saberhagen as a kid. And those Baseball’s Best sets were always star packed, loved those as a kid.

A couple cards for my Clemente Master Set:

@MLBdays said:
@stevegarveyfan ......is that all?!

I didn't post pics of all of them, but at today's show in Allen, TX there was a seller who had a bunch of really nice '71s. Few were centered perfectly, but there were plenty that were centered well enough with razor corners. I bought almost all of those. Commons all, and I'd rather have purchased major stars, but those commons were way too nice to pass up. You just don't see raw '71s like that.

@PaulMaul said:
With the help of CU member @vettfanatic , I finally obtained a card I have wanted to own since I was a kid. And it’s an example I am very happy with! Thanks Jeff!

That was an Everest card when I was a kid. Always wanted it but the price for a 12 year old was unrealistic. Nice example!

@DM23HOF said:

Really enjoyed those images; haven’t seen those cards in a long time. 82/83 Donruss set design has grown steadily on me over the years. 84 Fleer always a great looking, clean design with several iconic cards for that era. I loved the Update Saberhagen as a kid. And those Baseball’s Best sets were always star packed, loved those as a kid.

Plenty of 30's-80's stuff buried that I'm going thru from the younger days to rekindle your " yute"
If you care to waste some time reading feel free to check out a post I'm updating slowly as I empty out my storage unit(s)
Rekindling the collection "fires" while I downsize from several million items to a more manageable 50,000 or so
It's been fun researching some stuff I'd forgotten about and actually learning new areas including a few I'll need to research even further. Gives me something to look forward to when I pack in my work clothes for my "retirement" golf outfits

365 days of red sox post

I've loved the learning / growth aspect of the research and always like additional info I may not know or pics I may not have seen.

Updated the scan with a better background on this one . Looks better than the clear background one I had earlier.

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Not a card (yet), but my only win in the REA auction, but a painting I've wanted since 2014.

I had expected to see this piece for sale in the HOF store in Cooperstown during HOF Weekend 2014; however, when I arrived there were no Dick Perez paintings, and I learned he had discontinued his official NBBHOF post card series just a couple of years before. I was disappointed and assumed no HOF portrait had been painted of Big Frank.

As it turns out, one was produced. As the owner, I may now have to produce my own postcards in the style of the HOF portrait series.

Another Jordan card.

Hiya Steve

That's a really righteous 53T Mantle - centering is nice and most importantly his portrait looks great.

Thanks Mike much appreciated!!

@rexvos said:
Went to a pretty large show over the weekend in DFW. I decided I wanted to grab a particular card that I had multiple copies of a few years ago that I regretted selling. Only issue is the card has exploded since I sold my copies. I had some PayPal in tow but with looming grading fees about to hit my credit card my best bet grab a few high grade RCs of hot players that were more expendable and do some wheeling and dealing. The show had about 100 tables and to my dismay only one of the card I was looking for in the grade I wanted. The dealer wanted to trade for some of my stuff but wanted cash or PayPal only for the card in question. I decided to work the room. I hit a few different tables and a few Yelich, Acuna, Mahomes, and yes Joey Gallo cards later (we were in DFW mind you), I walked out with this

Now I need to decide if I want to sell another Acuna and get another PSA 10 Iconic RC with thousands of copies. The 89 Upper Deck Griffey.

Wow. That is impressive. Gorgeous card.

Keith,

Great pickup of that 8.5 mantle. I was watching that one myself....I've been in the market for a nice 7, 7.5, or 8, and i did see that 7.5 SGC at Jeff's table at the National and it blew me away. I'd be interested to find out if you cross that, what grade it comes back as. It definitely seemed out of place in the 7.5 holder, IMO. Good Luck!

Jeremy

Jeremy

Thank you for the note and glad to find another nice 8,5. Have owned several nice 8’s and 8.5’s and 56 is my favorite year for Mantle. Funny thing is I bought the 7.5 from Heritage back in the spring as a placeholder until I could find a centered 8/8.5. After looking at it numerous times over the last couple of weeks the 7.5 imo looks better than the 8.5 side by side. Only reason I thought about selling it was to pay for the 8.5, but I am going to review it with either PSA or SGC. Showed it to one of the principals at one of them already who thought I should review it as well. No matter what the final grade I am pleased with the card. I am probably selling one of the 5’s for sure to go after another big card in the near future. Thank you again for the note.

KC

Upgraded a recently purchased 8 to a 10:

Awesome first post!

@LarkinCollector said:

@dad2cl3 said:
I don't normally post and generally just enjoy reading the posts and absolutely love the photos of the cards folks have acquired. Here's a recent eBay acquisition i'm excited to get graded. It is actually the second one I've acquired. The first has stains from glue or tobacco (i'm assuming) so this without any staining is really awesome!

Those Turf panels are tough to find in nice shape, great pickup! I've got a few of the Sports Series from the following year ...

Very nice! I'm real curious to see how they grade. Here's the stained one as well as a single I picked up.

ill be scanning some in a bit but a package arrived today in the mail , 270 baseball cards from 1975 ( still going through them to see what i wish to scan )

Newest slabs back I'm sure @1951WheatiesPremium will appreciate
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I got this 1981 Marusho Hulk Hogan from Japan this week. Very pleased to add another copy to my collection.

Pics of the Elston Howard Rookie Reprint Refractor I pulled from a 1998 Bowman Chrome Box I broke earlier today. Reminds me of my youth when I traded Yankees to my NY buddies for the Red Sox I wanted Sad thing is I remember breaking boxes of 1955 Bowman in 1969 -- 50 YEARS AGO-- and didn't feel old til just now when I realize how old I now am :'(
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