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It looks like nobody started a May acquisitions thread yet so here goes.
I just got this 1973 OPC Mike Schmidt rookie card. Not the greatest left to right centering but nice corners. This will be a nice compliment to the SGC graded Topps Schmidt I acquired last month:
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Agree regarding corners but you clearly named the thread "May Purchases" yet you state in your post A last month acquisition.
It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
Not even a minute do I buy the whole buh buh buh I'm a man-child japery - Me (2025)
For Sale
What I mean is this May OPC acquisition is a nice compliment to my April purchase of a Topps Schmidt rookie:
If you had Trading Card Combining Machine you might have a 9
It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
Not even a minute do I buy the whole buh buh buh I'm a man-child japery - Me (2025)
Ron Cey's mom might have a problem with how you describe her son's rookie card.
Some Die-Cut 90's goodness.......
one purchase, one trade. the Bowman 48 Locker Room Collection Patch card, id be surprised if I see another one pop up being /24. glad the fellow instagram user was up for a straight cards for card trade.
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Good ol' John David Hilton, may he RIP, proudly proclaimed for years his was the most sought after and valuable Rookie Card in the 1973 set.
It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
Not even a minute do I buy the whole buh buh buh I'm a man-child japery - Me (2025)
Here's my copy of the true Ron Cey rookie card, which will actually set you back a few bucks as it is a high number. And no, that's not THE Bernie Williams (this Bernie also has a 'rookie' card in the 1971 Topps set).
Glad to be able to add some of these to the collection. Had always been a maybe someday kind of thing. Prices seem to have dipped a bit from the pandemic high so it worked. Always loved the scarcity story. Cool to get some that somebody's mom did not throw in the trash.
Oglivie was quite the player too. Dude had some pretty great years.
Nice to see him show up on that new doc they just released about the ‘82 Brewers team.
Hit the Pittsburgh 700 show today. Left with some fun cheap 80s/90s unopened and an Eric Davis RC that i needed.
PSA HOF Baseball Postwar Rookies Set Registry- (Currently 80.16% Complete)
PSA Pro Football HOF Rookie Players Set Registry- (Currently 19.87% Complete)
I purchased both of these last month but didn't receive the 89 Fleer until today and the other the PSA Overlords didn't add to the Registry until yesterday . Love my Dwight Evans cards .
Grabbed this magenta plate, now just one short - looking for the black. Kinda wish it wasn’t signed, but it’s the only one so I take what I can get. This is part of my rainbow for the 2016 Topps Lindor. I have every parallel from all sets, 21 are graded PSA 10.
Just once - you can’t because of the autos - I want someone to ink up the plates and show us what happens when they put it to paper!!
Great looking card, but again PSA seems to be having problems mounting cards in their holders.
Working on a ‘48 Bowman set SGC & trying not to break the bank. My OCD, I have to have all variations in a set build. Thankfully only Feller in this set & finished that out today. Too bad the variation wasn’t Sid Gordon 🤷♂️.
Latest Blyleven.
Love a good Blyleven. That one is awesome.
Nice pickups! I was not aware there were 3 variations. I wonder why SGC didn't annotate the differences on the label?
I don’t know, I’ve never seen them noted thru SGC or PSA. I’ve wondered myself.
Thanks! He's a bargain in my opinion.
There's another 9 out there now.
Seller might take $60.00! I thought this one was a LITTLE nicer.
Just purchased this today. My all time favorite player and the heart and soul of the great Yankee teams from 1976-1978.
I love it when the seller sends a good offer! Had to get this OPC to go with the Topps I just bought.
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you can tell from my avatar that I am partial to Munson myself. Great card!!
What are the three Feller variations. Maybe I am just unobservant but they look the same to me. Seem cropped the same. Couldn’t spot any differences in uniforms or cap. Is it something on the back? Thanks for the education.
EDIT - kept looking is it the two squares at the top above his head — none on the first, big on the second and small on the third - or those could just be reflections.
That’s the variation. I’ve never heard why it was, I guess just a printing glitch.
I did find a blog on line that suggests it was a printing glitch that was corrected over time, hence the stages of "squares".
"The variation on the 1948 Bowman Feller relates to 'windows' at the top center of the card. Most of the time when you see the card it has no white shapes, like card #1 above. Due to some sort of printing problem, the card can also be found with two white windows at the top. The windows also come in different sizes, as can be seen in the other cards shown, and this is probably due to the problem increasing in size gradually, as can be seen in cards #2 and #3, and then stopping at a point like card #4.
The Trading Card Database recognizes three variants.
5a Bob Feller VAR: no white slashes or boxes on front 5b Bob Feller VAR: Two White Slashes on Front 5c Bob Feller VAR: Two White Boxes on FrontThanks for the info. Will have to look at mine and see which variation it is. Love learning about this stuff.
Love the Thurm!!! My favorite player as well.
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Very nice centering on the 79 Thurm.
Pretty stoked about this one. POP 7 with none higher.
Late 60's and early to mid 70's non-sports
Is that Willie McCovey in the background at Candlestick Park?
Oh my, that card is a stunner!!
Nothing in the mail today except this Garbage.
A couple more additions to the Hall Of Fame Set....
I swore I wasn't going to go after vintage baseball when I started my collection again, but the 58 Mantle All Star I recently picked up got me back in it. Grabbed some 62 Topps to replace low-mid grade copies I sold several years ago:
Main collecting focus is Patrick Roy playing days 85/86-02/03, expect 1/1, National/All-Star stamped cards.PC Completion: 2,723/2,987; 91.16% My Patrick Roy PC Website:https://proy33collector.weebly.com
After being inspired by @JoeyCoins and his many successful rips, I thought I'd try my hand and purchased a Target Heritage blaster, pulling this card.
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With a little taste of my own success, I purchased another Heritage blaster and a Heritage mega box, striking out on both of those.
Not to be deterred, I then picked up a blaster of Bowman from Target, and my persistence was rewarded. Bingo!
Ichiro's signature looks like Billy's path home in the Family Circle comics, if you remember that. Lol
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This came in recently. I try to stick to older cards and retired players with less volatility but I watch the games and get enthusiastic and cant help myself.
Recent addition to the HOF set...
For my '33 and '54 Cubs sets
Addition to my Ashburn Collection....
Gotta Love the Centering!
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Collector of Baseball Hall of Famer's and Stars, 1965 Embossed, 1968 Topps Game and 1969 Topps Decals
Registered Sets: 1965 Embossed, 1968 Topps Game, 1969 Topps Decals
Beautiful Ashburn, Steve! Worthy of an 8.5, noted it was graded before 1/2 point scale?
Congrats!!! Tough one to find in high grade with good centering.
Always loved this card, and quite hard to find in high grade. Only 250 total graded, one 10 and 14 9s.
Picked up a Killer rookie
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Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/987963/1951-wheaties-premium-photos-set-registry#latest