Baseball Hall of Famers wanted

ssdawg77 · March 3, 2008 10:54AM

I am new to this board and to psa collecting. I have been collecting baseball cards on and off for twenty years. I have never wanted the hottest cards or the popular cards, I have always searched for the cards of players I enjoyed to watch and those that I have heard such amazing stories about. I have decided to try and build a collection of cards for baseball hall of famers and a few others that I like. The collection will consist of cards from 1950 to 2005 for hofers between that period. I am trying to collect a players career in cards from every major brand for each year (no inserts, all star, ll, rb, game used or autos-- just base cards). I know this is a monumental task and one I will probably never complete but it is a task my son and I have been working on for about a year. If anyone can point me in a good direction for reasonably priced cards (grades are not important, as some can be way out of my price range) I would greatly appreciate it as well as any pointers or tips that I should be aware of when buying graded cards.

Thanks
Stoney

gregmo32 · March 3, 2008 11:20AM

I would be willing to help fill in some of the cards you need. I don't have a ton of baseball, but have enough to make it worth your while. Do you have a checklist of the players you are looking for or just any HOFers?

My email address is gregmo32@aol.com.

Look forward to dealing with you!

jay0791 · March 3, 2008 11:25AM

stoney

Here is my .02 but have been doing this for a long time.
I agree you should stay with the base cards.....if you stick to just rc's for a while you will be better off. If you buy raw cards you can be taken quite easily........nearly all ebay sellers overgrade cards. I no longer buy anything ungraded anymore.

I suggest you buy a nice graded card in the price range you can afford. A nice psa 5 or 6 can have great eye appeal and yet be affordable in most instances. In some cases less that a comparable ungraded card....but you would have something you can sell in the future easier nd probably with a greater investment value.

Before you make a purchase....do an ebay search of completed auctons to get an idea of what that card generaly goes for.

ssdawg77 · March 3, 2008 12:13PM

Any hall of famers, I have about 20 cards right now, mostly rookies...

warrencenter · March 3, 2008 12:17PM

Hi,

I have some PSA 3 and 4 HOFers that might interest you at reasonable prices (which include delivery). I prefer PayPal or postal money orders for payment.

Jerry (gmurphy333@hotmail.com)

1958 Ernie Banks #310 PSA 3...$12
1959 Willie Mays #50 PSA 4...$45
1960 Bob Clemente #326 PSA 4...$35
1960 Hank Aaron #300 PSA 4...$35
1960 Ernie Banks #10 PSA 4...$15
1961 Harmon Killebrew #80 PSA 4...$12
1961 Frank Robinson #360 PSA 4...$12
1962 Gaylord Perry #199 Rookie Card PSA 4...$18
1962 Billy Williams #288 PSA 4...$12

Wondo · March 3, 2008 12:57PM

dawg,

I have a bunch of relatively modern HOFs PSA graded 8 and above for a few dollars each. Guys like Brett, Winfield, Carlton, Ryan fronm the 80s. Would you be interested? Thanks!

John

ssdawg77 · March 4, 2008 1:50AM

Absolutely, can you send me a list?

Wondo · March 4, 2008 10:31AM

pm sent

ssdawg77 · March 5, 2008 10:11AM

Thanks for all the help so far and advice, nice to finally talk with friendly collectors again.

Stoney

Wondo · March 5, 2008 11:24AM

ssdawg,

Did you get my pm?

mrbud60 · March 7, 2008 5:05AM

here's a list i have: 1974-dave parker #252 psa 8
1975-tom seaver #370 psa 6
1979-jim hunter #670 psa 8
1981 fleer-nolan ryan #57 psa 8,willie stargell #363 psa 8,willie mccovey #434 psa 8
1981 donruss-johnny bench #62 psa 8
1982 topps-cal ripken #21 psa 8,mike schmidt #100 psa 8,george brett #200 psa 9,reggie jackson psa 8,johnny bench #400 psa 9,rickey henderson #610 psa 8
1983 fleer-cal ripken #70 psa 7,8,rod carew #81 psa 5,reggie jackson #93 psa 7,mike schmidt 3173 psa 8,wade boggs #179 psa 7,9,tony gwynn #360 psa 8,nolan ryan #463 psa 9
1983 donruss-wade boggs #586 psa 8,tony gwynn #598 psa 8
1983 topps-tony gwynn #482 psa 8,wade boggs #498 psa 8[oc]
1984 donruss-george brett #53 psa 8
1985 topps -kirby puckett #536 psa 7,8
1986 donruss-nolan ryan #258 psa 8,9
1987 topps-nolan ryan #757 psa 9
1987 fleer-nolan ryan #67 psa 9
let me know if you are interested in any of these,thanks gil

fkw · March 7, 2008 6:55AM

If you want to go older than 1950, I have a lot of PreWar HOFers in collector grade for good prices.

Just picked up a bunch of 1929 R316s with 14 HOFers

BlueDevil · March 7, 2008 9:15PM

I have a long list of baseball HOFer cards from the 1950s - 1970s. Please feel free to check out my website. It contains pictures of each card listed (just click on the card description to see the image). The prices listed are delivered.

The webiste is...

http://www.freewebs.com/cassidyssportscards/

ssdawg77 · March 7, 2008 9:46PM

Mrbud and bluedevil checking what I need. I will pm you soon. Thanks again to all.

ssdawg77 · March 7, 2008 10:06PM

Things have been going really well meeting people and I have made a couple of transactions on these boards so far. I have decided to work on my collection by year and set. I have randomly picked 1957 Topps to start with. Here is a list of what I still need, I want to stay within PSA 3-5 if I can afford it.

1957 TOPPS TED WILLIAMS 1
1957 TOPPS YOGI BERRA 2
1957 TOPPS WILLIE MAYS 10
1957 TOPPS DON DRYSDALE 18
1957 TOPPS HANK AARON 20
1957 TOPPS BILL MAZEROSKI 24
1957 TOPPS WHITEY FORD 25
1957 TOPPS PEE WEE REESE 30
1957 TOPPS FRANK ROBINSON 35
1957 TOPPS ERNIE BANKS 55
1957 TOPPS RICHIE ASHBURN 70
1957 TOPPS ROBERTO CLEMENTE 76
1957 TOPPS GIL HODGES 80
1957 TOPPS WARREN SPAHN 90
1957 TOPPS MICKEY MANTLE 95
1957 TOPPS TED KLUSZEWSKI 165
1957 TOPPS DUKE SNIDER 170
1957 TOPPS ROY CAMPANELLA 210
1957 TOPPS EDDIE MATHEWS 250
1957 TOPPS SANDY KOUFAX 302
1957 TOPPS BROOKS ROBINSON 328

Thanks again for the help!!!!!!!!

Collecting Hall of Famers careers in cards

BlueDevil · March 7, 2008 10:41PM

The 1957 Duke Snider #170 Topps in PSA 4 VG-EX is also on my site...

http://www.freewebs.com/cassidyssportscards/

ssdawg77 · March 10, 2008 7:19AM

First purchases from the boards showed up today. Many thanks to warrencenter and wondo........

Thanks for all the help to everyone so far.

rustywilly · March 10, 2008 1:56PM

I have the following available and more on my website. Please let me know. And, good luck on the amazing adventure of collecting HOFers!

1895 N300 Billy Hamilton PSA 1 - $849
1909 E254 Colgans Chips Joseph Kelley PSA 8 - $699
1911 M116 Sporting Life Hugh Duffy SGC 20 - $99
1912 E96 Philadelphia Caramel Nap Lajoie PSA 3 - $899
1914 R213 Coupon Cigarettes Type 2 Miller Huggins PSA 4 - $549
1927 Honey Boy Ed Roush SGC 30 - $699
1933 George C. Miller Goose Goslin PSA Authentic - $125
1936 Goudey Premiums Al Simmons PSA 6 - $75
1947-66 Exhibits Don Drysdale PSA 4 - $35
1948 Leaf Johnny Mize #46 PSA 7 - $249
1951 Topps Red Back Early Wynn #8 PSA 8 - $75
1952 Topps Robin Roberts #59 PSA 7 - $225
1953 Topps Pee Wee Reese #76 PSA 8 - $999
1954 Topps Al Kaline #201 PSA 6 - $375
1954 Wilson Franks Nellie Fox PSA 3 - $499
1955 Topps Harmon Killebrew #124 PSA 8 - $749
1957 Topps Yogi Berra PSA #2 PSA 8 - $475
1958 Topps Early Wynn YL #100 PSA 8 - $425
1959 Bazooka Willie Mays Raw - $299
!967 Topps Willie Mays #200 PSA 8 - $175
1967 Topps Red Sox Stickers Dick Williams #26 PSA 9 - $149

ssdawg77 · March 12, 2008 1:40AM

Completed another successful transaction, thanks digicat.

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ssdawg77 · March 12, 2008 7:08AM

Hall of Fame Collection

Heres a link for you guys to see how I'm doing with this at to get your opinions. Still a long way to go as you can see.....

Stoney

TheHun · March 14, 2008 8:14AM

I saw your link. Very nice collection.

My eyes have to strain a bit to identify the cards before clicking, but other than that its a very neat set up.

kee it up!

ssdawg77 · March 14, 2008 11:43AM

Thanks, still a very large work in progress...

warrencenter · March 14, 2008 12:13PM

Stoney,

I took a peek at your Hall of Fame collection...great start on a major project. By the way, I am sending my list of graded cards out to other CU forum members. If you are interested in any more cards on the list, let me know when you get a chance.

Jerry

ssdawg77 · March 18, 2008 3:55AM

I have had great success so far locating cards. Wanted to say thanks again to all those who have posted offering advice and help. I am looking for the following if anyone has them to let go...

1963 Topps Pete Rose #537 in PSA 4-5
1954 Topps Hank Aaron #128 in PSA 4-5
1954 Topps Ernie Banks #94 in PSA 4-5
1955 Topps Roberto Clemente #164 in PSA 4-5

Thanks for the help!!!!!!!!!!

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Baseball Hall of Famers wanted

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