@BBBrkrr said:
And now I just got an email (after I paid the invoice) that the RJ rookie was a 'glitch' and not available to buy so they're refunding that money. I have no idea what that's about but that's the one thing I bought I really wanted.
What the hell does that mean?? Sounds like a scam!!
I have no idea. The final price wasn't any sort of great deal either, and about what you'd expect to pay in these economic times.
It was on the auction from the beginning, and they only notified me after I'd received the invoice. I asked what the issue was, but they did not reply or give me an answer. I generally try to avoid the Goldin auctions, and guess I should have this time too.
Here is my latest wax pack pickup. It was a private transaction with an outstanding pack collector...name not to be disclosed for privacy reasons. I am not doing a complete wax pack run from the 1960s...as I did earlier. I am stopping here at four (4) wax packs...giving me each wax pack color used in the 1960s (1964 green, 1967 red, 1968 yellow, and 1969 blue), as well as fitting nicely as a complete row on the Collectors Focus page. It is a Nolan Ryan Series. Ironically...it turns out that I am buying this pack back from him...it will have come full circle.
If PSA ever grades a 1963 Topps baseball wax pack high series (Series #7) Pete Rose RC, Willie Stargell RC and Roberto Clemente series…count me in on the high stakes bidding. That is the only additional wax pack that I would add to my collection. Never know, one might be graded…I did not think PSA would ever grade a high series 1967 baseball wax pack (Seaver RC, Carew RC and Brooks Robinson series)
@cgfalcone said:
I had this in a BVG 8. The centering was nice but one of the corners bothered me and I have been looking to replace it. Decided I would upgrade.
@mintonlypls said:
Here is my latest wax pack pickup. It was a private transaction with an outstanding pack collector...name not to be disclosed for privacy reasons. I am not doing a complete wax pack run from the 1960s...as I did earlier. I am stopping here at four (4) wax packs...giving me each wax pack color used in the 1960s (1964 green, 1967 red, 1968 yellow, and 1969 blue), as well as fitting nicely as a complete row on the Collectors Focus page. It is a Nolan Ryan Series...
Ironically...it turns out that I am buying this pack back from him...it will have come full circle.
If PSA ever grades a high series (Series #7) Pete Rose RC, Willie Stargell RC Series and Roberto Clemente series…count me in on the high stakes bidding. That is the only additional wax pack that I would add to my collection. Never know, one might be graded…I did not think PSA would ever grade a high series 1967 baseball wax pack (Seaver RC, Carew RC and Brooks Robinson series)
Great pickup Monte! Glad the pack made its way back to you! I knew you couldn't get away from unopened!
Was able to get the Mays rookie card today. I had made it a goal to collect the rookies of my father’s favorite player in each sport and Mays was the last one.
I know alot of you guys do mostly vintage, but I ended up grabbing a 2022 Panini Capstone Aaron Judge Blue Steel. These are a case hit, and look absolutely amazing in person. But a huge fingerprint magnet.
Ditto x 10 . I'd rather own this 4 with the appropriate toned paper aging than many of the chemically altered White versions I see floating around in certain holders with 9 and 10 grades in multiple companies holders
Roger Staubach's last game(pop 7) and Barry Sanders last game.
These tickets I am sending in to get slabbed. Willie Stargell's and Roberto Clemente's last game.
1978 Men's Wimbledon final ticket between Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Borg and Pete Rose's 4000th hit.
Forbes field last game and Jim Brown's last game
Johnny Unitas last win as a starting quarterback and Joe Montana's last game
Roger Clemens last game
I was at Roger Clemens last game (still have the stub myself), and never realized it until now. I always remembered it as Joe Torre's last win with the Yankees. Thanks for informing me, I might get it signed by the Rocket now!
Edited to add: also last playoff win at the Old Yankee Stadium!
As I made the decision many years ago to focus on the first card of a player as you can't collect everything, since the 90's I've followed the card below and a lot of other key Junior hockey cards of HOFers and notable stars. This 1980 Oshawa Generals first card of Andreychuk used to come up for sale on eBay once every few months through the early years of the new milenium. It has dried up and only comes up about once every 2 years these days as a single or as part of the complete team set. Only 4 ever graded. I had 2 of these graded over the years and sold one of those to a board member. I always felt there is low demand for these cards only becasue the supply is so low, so few know about them, ergo they can't generate a large amount of demand. But getting a pair of a rare, first card of a HOFer for $12 always will feel like a steal to me. And yes, they are already out of the screwdowns.
@UlyssesExtravaganza said:
Very happy to have two orders come in the mail today and extremely pleased with the results. Cant get enough Shohei cards and feel great about some of these variations and /ed cards. Also cant get enough PSA 10 Trevor Lawrence. Unfortunately 3 did not do as well but like this one a lot. Started taking an interest in late 90s Bowman Chrome Refractors especially the International which are #ed to 100 in 99. Loved seeing a few were POP 1s and one a 2 and another a 4.
The heavy international interest in Ohtani also not to be underestimated. I agree for modern cards he’s fun to collect. Lots of cool refractors and parallels.
I always have thought that the 1965 Bob Gibson was one of his most aesthetically pleasing cards...the black nameplate/outline with a cardinal red pennant providing a beautiful color combination. Also...I very much like the image as if Gibson is staring into home plate looking for the sign from the catcher and daring the batter to stand into the batter's box. Having pulled a 1965 Bob Gibson from a wax pack in the mid 1960s...I have had this card on my want list. Here is my most recent addition to my collection.
@Nathaniel1960 said:
The 1965 Gibson is the last with a blue hat!
Thanks 4 the info…I did not know that.
I think that Gibson is a very underrated HOF. In 1968…he set a modern day record with a microscopic 1.12 ERA and broke Sandy Koufax World Series record for KKs in a World Series game on October 2, 1968 striking out 17 Detroit Tigers. (ironically, Koufax struck out 15 also on October 2nd in 1963 against the Yankees in Game #1 as well). How Gibson lost 9 games in 1968 is beyond me? His performance during the 1968 season resulted in MLB to lower the pitching mound the following season.
There is no doubt that you’re exceptional when rules of the game are changed to level the playing field. It reminds me of the NCAA disallowing dunking in college basketball in 1967 when Lew Alcindor played for UCLA…
I love Gibson and agree he is underrated but I think the rule change being a result of Gibson is hyperbole and something created way after the fact. Hitter/pitcher dynamics were way out of whack. 7 qualified starters had an ERA under 2.00. 1968 has always been called “the year of the pitcher”. Few know this but Gibson was 3rd in MLB in strikeouts (he did win the pitching triple crown in the NL) with both McDowell and McLain striking out more batters.
In the Major Leagues batters hit .237 with an OPS of .639. Pitchers had an ERA of 2.98. Denny McClain won 31 games and has an ERA of 1.96. Think about that MLB pitchers in totality had an ERA of 2.98!!!! People didn’t have a problem with great pitchers dominating - they had a problem with pretty good pitchers completely dominating.
Here are the top 10 qualified ERA leaders (note all the legends of the game with sub 2 ERAs. Season with career in parenthesis.
Only 6 qualified players had a batting average over .300 and only 7 players hit 30 home runs. The AL batting crown (remember Gibson pitched in the NL) was won by Yaz with a .301 average. And more importantly THE NEW YORK YANKEES as a team hit .214. Not the hallowed Yankees! This is probably the straw that broke the camels back and did result in the rule change.
Tim Wendel’s Summer of ‘‘68 is an incredible read about that season - the last before expansion and the rule changes.
In 1969 there also were changes to the strike zone in the MLB rule book from knees to shoulders to knees to armpits. The elimination of the high strike and increased walks as a result had more effect than the mound change.
Monte - you know I love Gibson - we have shared some images of our Gibson cards in the past when you bought what I believe was your ‘61. Great pick-up on the ‘65 it is a beauty as your cards always are. Agree that it is one of his best looking. Pairs great with the Koufax as they are similar shots.
It might have been a 1960 Gibson. I have his 1959 RC, 1960, 1962, 1965 (now...I had it b4 in a very nice PSA-8.5) and his 1971.
I am now looking for just 5 cards...then I am considering my collection complete and enjoying it for a few years b4 putting it up 4 sale: 1956 Mays, 1957 Mantle, 1959 Mantle, 1967 Mantle, and 1967 Yaz.
It might have been a 1960 Gibson. I have his 1959 RC, 1960, 1962, 1965 (now...I had it b4 in a very nice PSA-8.5) and his 1971.
I am now looking for just 5 cards...then I am considering my collection complete and enjoying it for a few years b4 putting it up 4 sale: 1956 Mays, 1957 Mantle, 1959 Mantle, 1967 Mantle, and 1967 Yaz.
Best Regards...
Monte
Must have been the ‘60 then. Cannot wait to see the ‘56 Mays and ‘67 Yaz you decide to add.
Yes…the two 1965 poses of Koufax and Gibson are very similar. I very much like these images.
I would submit the 1965 Koufax PSA-8.5 for review…it is a strong example for the assigned grade. It was on my short list to send to PSA for review until I decided to add the 1958 Koufax to my collection…and needed the funds for this transaction.
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I have no idea. The final price wasn't any sort of great deal either, and about what you'd expect to pay in these economic times.
It was on the auction from the beginning, and they only notified me after I'd received the invoice. I asked what the issue was, but they did not reply or give me an answer. I generally try to avoid the Goldin auctions, and guess I should have this time too.
Maybe the seller had a quiet reserve which was not met...sounds fishy, for sure.
Here is my latest wax pack pickup. It was a private transaction with an outstanding pack collector...name not to be disclosed for privacy reasons. I am not doing a complete wax pack run from the 1960s...as I did earlier. I am stopping here at four (4) wax packs...giving me each wax pack color used in the 1960s (1964 green, 1967 red, 1968 yellow, and 1969 blue), as well as fitting nicely as a complete row on the Collectors Focus page. It is a Nolan Ryan Series. Ironically...it turns out that I am buying this pack back from him...it will have come full circle.
If PSA ever grades a 1963 Topps baseball wax pack high series (Series #7) Pete Rose RC, Willie Stargell RC and Roberto Clemente series…count me in on the high stakes bidding. That is the only additional wax pack that I would add to my collection. Never know, one might be graded…I did not think PSA would ever grade a high series 1967 baseball wax pack (Seaver RC, Carew RC and Brooks Robinson series)
That is one high-end 9! Congrats.
This week's arrivals
The Dorsett rack pack has a Steve Young on the back as well.
hey Kid4hof03 ,
That's what I'm talkin' about.... 
Oh Yeah....
This card wasn't expensive, but I loved the photo and only about a population of about 50 or so in this grade.
I thought this one was an undergraded 8. I needed a Durocher for my hof set.
Great pickup Monte! Glad the pack made its way back to you! I knew you couldn't get away from unopened!
First 72 pickups in awhile….
Working toward finishing this set
Was able to get the Mays rookie card today. I had made it a goal to collect the rookies of my father’s favorite player in each sport and Mays was the last one.
That is a beaut! Awesome
This came in in December but due to the holidays and family visiting, I just got around to scanning it.
For Sale
@ssdawg77 that is freaking gorgeous. I get the MK qualifier, but how is that only a 4?
Brian
Beautiful 53 Mick!
Bosox1976
Great eye appeal on the 53 Mantle.
As far as the 4 grade check out front bottom right area - hard to see at first glance. Great card irregardless.
I know alot of you guys do mostly vintage, but I ended up grabbing a 2022 Panini Capstone Aaron Judge Blue Steel. These are a case hit, and look absolutely amazing in person. But a huge fingerprint magnet.
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Ditto x 10 . I'd rather own this 4 with the appropriate toned paper aging than many of the chemically altered White versions I see floating around in certain holders with 9 and 10 grades in multiple companies holders
Great pickup. I am in the vast minority to be a huge fan of his.
Love these fleer immortals....... both the '60 and '61 issues.
Happy to find a decently centered RC of the one and only Kareem..... I wish they still played defense in todays game....
I found this in a stack of cards.
I collect hall of fame rookie cards, https://www.instagram.com/stwainfan/
Always wanted this card, finally got one at a great price.
Nice Unitas!!
Missed the red ink version but landed this copy. It’s been on my list of cards to locate for a while now.
Roger Staubach's last game(pop 7) and Barry Sanders last game.
These tickets I am sending in to get slabbed. Willie Stargell's and Roberto Clemente's last game.
1978 Men's Wimbledon final ticket between Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Borg and Pete Rose's 4000th hit.
Forbes field last game and Jim Brown's last game
Johnny Unitas last win as a starting quarterback and Joe Montana's last game
Roger Clemens last game
Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!
Ignore list -Basebal21
@coolstanley - Great tickets!
I was at Roger Clemens last game (still have the stub myself), and never realized it until now. I always remembered it as Joe Torre's last win with the Yankees. Thanks for informing me, I might get it signed by the Rocket now!
Edited to add: also last playoff win at the Old Yankee Stadium!
Added to my 1955 Topps All American set. This gets me to 32/100.
Chipper Jones Basic Topps Set - All 10's for 10
Sam Houston State Alumni Rookie Set
As I made the decision many years ago to focus on the first card of a player as you can't collect everything, since the 90's I've followed the card below and a lot of other key Junior hockey cards of HOFers and notable stars. This 1980 Oshawa Generals first card of Andreychuk used to come up for sale on eBay once every few months through the early years of the new milenium. It has dried up and only comes up about once every 2 years these days as a single or as part of the complete team set. Only 4 ever graded. I had 2 of these graded over the years and sold one of those to a board member. I always felt there is low demand for these cards only becasue the supply is so low, so few know about them, ergo they can't generate a large amount of demand. But getting a pair of a rare, first card of a HOFer for $12 always will feel like a steal to me. And yes, they are already out of the screwdowns.
Added another 66. Putting my team set at 25%
2004 spx
1989 topps psa 10
1959 phillies
Phillies of the 70's
My newest pickup. Roberto Clemente 300th hit ticket.
Talk about a rare ticket. A 3000 hit ticket that cost $4000
Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!
Ignore list -Basebal21
Added a few cards today
1 more for my 70 team and 1 for my 89 set , haven't added a new 89 in a while this add leaves me 38 to complete
2004 spx
1989 topps psa 10
1959 phillies
Phillies of the 70's
Kiss me twice.....let's party.
1948 Bowman Bob Feller.
I like this better than any of his “true” rookie cards from the 30s.
For Sale
The heavy international interest in Ohtani also not to be underestimated. I agree for modern cards he’s fun to collect. Lots of cool refractors and parallels.
For the Cubs PC, an LCS pick up. A bit beat up, but the image of Mr. Klein is good.
I always have thought that the 1965 Bob Gibson was one of his most aesthetically pleasing cards...the black nameplate/outline with a cardinal red pennant providing a beautiful color combination. Also...I very much like the image as if Gibson is staring into home plate looking for the sign from the catcher and daring the batter to stand into the batter's box. Having pulled a 1965 Bob Gibson from a wax pack in the mid 1960s...I have had this card on my want list. Here is my most recent addition to my collection.
The 1965 Gibson is the last with a blue hat!
Kiss me twice.....let's party.
Thanks 4 the info…I did not know that.
I think that Gibson is a very underrated HOF. In 1968…he set a modern day record with a microscopic 1.12 ERA and broke Sandy Koufax World Series record for KKs in a World Series game on October 2, 1968 striking out 17 Detroit Tigers. (ironically, Koufax struck out 15 also on October 2nd in 1963 against the Yankees in Game #1 as well). How Gibson lost 9 games in 1968 is beyond me? His performance during the 1968 season resulted in MLB to lower the pitching mound the following season.
There is no doubt that you’re exceptional when rules of the game are changed to level the playing field. It reminds me of the NCAA disallowing dunking in college basketball in 1967 when Lew Alcindor played for UCLA…
I love Gibson and agree he is underrated but I think the rule change being a result of Gibson is hyperbole and something created way after the fact. Hitter/pitcher dynamics were way out of whack. 7 qualified starters had an ERA under 2.00. 1968 has always been called “the year of the pitcher”. Few know this but Gibson was 3rd in MLB in strikeouts (he did win the pitching triple crown in the NL) with both McDowell and McLain striking out more batters.
In the Major Leagues batters hit .237 with an OPS of .639. Pitchers had an ERA of 2.98. Denny McClain won 31 games and has an ERA of 1.96. Think about that MLB pitchers in totality had an ERA of 2.98!!!! People didn’t have a problem with great pitchers dominating - they had a problem with pretty good pitchers completely dominating.
Here are the top 10 qualified ERA leaders (note all the legends of the game with sub 2 ERAs. Season with career in parenthesis.
1) Gibson 1.12 (2.91)
2) Tiant 1.60 (3.30)
3) McDowell 1.81 (3.17)
4) McNally 1.95 (3.24)
5) McLain 1.96 (3.39)
6) John 1.98 (3.34)
7) Bolin 1.99 (3.14)
8) Bahnsen 2.05 (3.60)
9) Veale 2.05 (3.07)
10) Koosman 2.08 (3.36)
Only 6 qualified players had a batting average over .300 and only 7 players hit 30 home runs. The AL batting crown (remember Gibson pitched in the NL) was won by Yaz with a .301 average. And more importantly THE NEW YORK YANKEES as a team hit .214. Not the hallowed Yankees! This is probably the straw that broke the camels back and did result in the rule change.
Tim Wendel’s Summer of ‘‘68 is an incredible read about that season - the last before expansion and the rule changes.
In 1969 there also were changes to the strike zone in the MLB rule book from knees to shoulders to knees to armpits. The elimination of the high strike and increased walks as a result had more effect than the mound change.
Monte - you know I love Gibson - we have shared some images of our Gibson cards in the past when you bought what I believe was your ‘61. Great pick-up on the ‘65 it is a beauty as your cards always are. Agree that it is one of his best looking. Pairs great with the Koufax as they are similar shots.
Brad...
It might have been a 1960 Gibson. I have his 1959 RC, 1960, 1962, 1965 (now...I had it b4 in a very nice PSA-8.5) and his 1971.
I am now looking for just 5 cards...then I am considering my collection complete and enjoying it for a few years b4 putting it up 4 sale: 1956 Mays, 1957 Mantle, 1959 Mantle, 1967 Mantle, and 1967 Yaz.
Best Regards...
Monte
I LOVE Bob Gibson, but none of my favorite stats come from his '68 season.
My favorite stat: 251 Lifetime wins and 255 Complete Games!
Just amazing.
Must have been the ‘60 then. Cannot wait to see the ‘56 Mays and ‘67 Yaz you decide to add.
Brad…
Yes…the two 1965 poses of Koufax and Gibson are very similar. I very much like these images.
I would submit the 1965 Koufax PSA-8.5 for review…it is a strong example for the assigned grade. It was on my short list to send to PSA for review until I decided to add the 1958 Koufax to my collection…and needed the funds for this transaction.
Monte
Yes...Gibson finished what he started more times than not...exceptional pitcher.