January 2021 pickups thread.

ScoobyDoo2 · January 29, 2021 6:27AM

mintonlypls · January 29, 2021 8:10AM

DL...

I see what you are saying about the PWCC OPC Gwynn RC. It appears to be short side to side at the top of the card. Yours is sweet!!!

Monte

emar · January 29, 2021 8:39AM

@ScoobyDoo2 said:
Gwynn O-pee-chee RC~

Wow, just WOW!
Gutsy pick up! When ya see it, ya gotta buy it!
Pop 31.
Maybe STILL somewhat underrated with all his batting titles

brad31 · January 29, 2021 8:46AM

Really excited to add these. Big month of additions for me.

The '55 Mays was bought because 8s have moved out of my price range and 7s will be there soon. I have always wanted one of these and with it being a high number it is a tough card.

'62 Leaders is because I love this card - leaders with exclusively HOFers are some of my favorites.

The 68s are both towards my HOF set. The Clemente is a really condition sensitive card - centering is nearly impossible. Even 9s are not centered well in general. This is one of the nicest 8s I have run into. Now have 49/69.

The '71 Banks is for my Banks run - down to two left, the rookie and the '63 Home Run Leaders.

ScoobyDoo2 · January 29, 2021 9:01AM

@emar .....Like the Bonds RC O-pee-chee '87 the Gwynn is low low pop like you noted..... I think the Bonds RC O-Pee-Chee is a pop. 36 or so....... If I'm not mistaken the last bonds PSA 10 O-pee-chee sold last week for 18,500 or thereabouts.... O-Pee- Chee's have a myriad of issues from surface to cards cut off the sheet.... they can be brittle...

UFFDAH · January 29, 2021 10:47AM

Heritage Auctioned 365 of my items and only 2 Item Defaults for lack of payment.

Very happy to have this ROOKIE card back in my possession/collection. #25/99 and a near impossible POP 2 Gem.

pab1969 · January 29, 2021 11:20AM

DBesse27 · January 29, 2021 11:52AM

Like the Nuxie auto.

stwainfan · January 29, 2021 3:28PM

Down to 18 cards for the set.

NGS428 · January 29, 2021 9:04PM

MLBPA's Executive Director, 2001 All-Star

DBesse27 · January 29, 2021 9:22PM

And a large man!

NGS428 · January 29, 2021 9:23PM

@DBesse27 said:
And a large man!

6’7” 240lbs as a rookie, yeah that classifies!

KendallCat · January 29, 2021 9:40PM

Grabbed this one for the price of a nice steak. Love the centering and price.

NGS428 · January 29, 2021 9:56PM

@KendallCat said:
Grabbed this one for the price of a nice steak. Love the centering and price.

I have a similar looking 8. Those aren’t easy to find!

1951WheatiesPremium · January 30, 2021 2:52AM

Anyone who collects baseball cards has an inherent love of baseball and history. Maybe that’s not always put into words but it’s a fact; whether it’s dead baseball players, old baseball players or current minor or major leaguers, we will all end up with a collection of cardboard photos of former players one day. Yes, baseball has woven itself into the fabric of American history in many significant ways - it was played during the civil war, Jackie broke the color barrier in baseball and the US Army integrates shortly thereafter, Joe united two coasts when he streaked to 56, baseball makes California legit with the Dodgers and Giants arrival, Curt Flood and free agency changes the look of career trajectories in America. Too much to list, frankly, but one of the more significant moments - a major stitch in the fabric - occurred 20 years ago. America had had its two front teeth knocked out a month or so earlier. So when the Captain caught the Commander in Chief in the tunnel, he reminded him that the nation and the world would be watching, that he couldn’t bounce one and then helped him find a spot to get loose. He may have been the leader of the free world but for a brief instant, he was a rookie ball player getting tips from a legend on how to make the most out of his one chance. A a few minutes after this exchange, the American President would go out and throw the greatest strike of my lifetime; one of the greatest strikes in American history...

Special thanks to Tom D., somewhere out there, for the inspiration.