Vintage Pick Up Thread

dano7 · Nov 17, 2016

Gjb70 said:
With the arrival of a 54 Bowman Mantle, I finally finished the Mantle run I've been putting together the past couple years. I may pick up the 52 and 53 Bowman at some point in the future, and will probably keep picking up leader cards, oddballs and team cards as I run across them. My initial goal was the base cards from 54-69 as well as AS, MVPs, etc., and multi player cards, but ended up branching out a bit. I'll also work on a few upgrades, as there are a couple I was disappointed with once I got them in hand. I obviously went for collector grade stuff, but still wanted good presentation. Overall very happy to finish this project. View attachment 65790

As a Mantle collector/fan, I must say that those look great all together like that! Congratulations!!! I would say to add the 1961 & 1962 Topps stamps of him, also!
DANNY

Gjb70 · Nov 17, 2016

Thanks Danny! I'll definitely add the stamps at some point, some of the cooler oddballs from the 60s.

forgerelli · Nov 20, 2016

Thanks for sharing that. Very, very cool.

It's one of my lifetime goals to do the same type of project.

Scott F

Brewer Andy · Nov 20, 2016

Gjb70 said:
With the arrival of a 54 Bowman Mantle, I finally finished the Mantle run I've been putting together the past couple years. I may pick up the 52 and 53 Bowman at some point in the future, and will probably keep picking up leader cards, oddballs and team cards as I run across them. My initial goal was the base cards from 54-69 as well as AS, MVPs, etc., and multi player cards, but ended up branching out a bit. I'll also work on a few upgrades, as there are a couple I was disappointed with once I got them in hand. I obviously went for collector grade stuff, but still wanted good presentation. Overall very happy to finish this project. View attachment 65790

Gorgeous! Congrats, that really is amazing

Gjb70 · Nov 20, 2016

Thanks guys. It's been a fun project that I'll probably work on as long as I collect. I decided to go ahead and pick up the few main ones I needed, because we are expecting a son next March/April. I know life will get crazy then, so this is one project I wanted to focus on while I still have the time.

dano7 · Nov 25, 2016

These two Diamond Star cards arrived on 11/15/16. The Greenberg is the result of a deal with Zan!!!!!

DANNY

Brewer Andy · Nov 25, 2016

Greenberg & Ott, sweet!!!!

Zan · Nov 25, 2016

dano7 said:
These two Diamond Star cards arrived on 11/15/16. The Greenberg is the result of a deal with Zan!!!!!

DANNY

I'm so happy that you are enjoying the card! I will continue to watch your progress as you best set completion!

swish54_99 · Nov 25, 2016

Very cool Mantle collection! His cards are hot right now....hopefully you picked most up before they took off!

mrmopar · Nov 25, 2016

Have not shared this yet, but this was my top want. There are a lot of things I would like to own, many of which are either too expensive or locked away and not for sale. This is one item that I have wanted since I first started buying cards and saw the Dover reprint. There are more popular vintage cards and I think the other three poses of Ruth in this set are more popular than this 4th one, but to me, this is the definition of 1933 Goudey. I was hoping to find an "affordable" copy and have searched on and off for years. I figured I would eventually splurge and find the best looking PSA or SGC that was available, figuring the best I could hope for was maybe a nice looking 1. Here is is. I do hate the pinhole (I'd rather have soft or rounded corners than creases and missing paper/holes), but that is the reason that I can afford to get it. Otherwise, it is a very nice card.

Brewer Andy · Nov 25, 2016

Ohhhhhhh! But look at those corners! Pinhole doesn't stand out terribly and I personally like that pose the best of them. Congrats on an amazing pickup of a lifetime! That was the first Ruth card I ever saw in person at show when I was just a kid. Remember the dealer telling me someone had offered to trade a car for it. As a small kid I was blown away lol

dano7 · Nov 25, 2016

Absolutely love the Ruth. Hope to own one from that set some day!
DANNY

swish54_99 · Nov 25, 2016

Very nice Ruth! The first thing I noticed was how nice the corners were and how there weren't any major creases. The pinhole is in a nice spot to just blend in I think and not be a major focus.

dano7 · Nov 26, 2016

Diamond Stars Ernie Lombardi #105
DANNY

Lancemountain · Nov 27, 2016

Couple cards for the type set

dano7 · Nov 27, 2016

Lancemountain said:
Couple cards for the type set

Nice! I just finished the type cards for the 1959 set! I may return to 1956 one day, too!!!!
DANNY

WoundedDuck · Nov 29, 2016

This is one I've wanted for a while. It comes essentially free from selling cards on bunt, huddle, etc.

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dano7 · Nov 29, 2016

Nice Ruth!!!!! I've seen those and really like it a lot!!!
DANNY

dano7 · Dec 5, 2016

Decided to do the 1967 Topps set and purchased a partial set (will arrive tomorrow). Didn't get 39 high numbers, so I started by purchasing this one!
DANNY

BenG76 · Dec 5, 2016

dano7 said:
Decided to do the 1967 Topps set and purchased a partial set (will arrive tomorrow). Didn't get 39 high numbers, so I started by purchasing this one!
DANNY

Sweet card!

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