Awesome pickups! Enjoy seeing the mix of HOFers. The 2001 base GOTG set was the first complete set I bought when started collecting again in 2002-2003. My favorite thing at the time were the career stats on the back.
As a lefty, I've toyed with the idea of collecting left-handed half of famers...
Did a lot of buying, going to focus on selling more the last third of the year. Have always funded hobby purchases through sales, and at the two-thirds mark, I am sitting in the red for the year.
a. Collection Goals
Yankees Modern Topps/Heritage -- add 100 cards, need nearly all Topps &...
I hate having a crisp new toploader ruined with tape. For some reason, it bothers me less if it's an older, shipping-quality, toploader with tape.
I'd rather save money on shipping as a buyer than have over the top newer supplies factored into shipping fees. Some guys sandwich the card between...
Beckett's checklist has print runs listed on their site. Hope this direct link works, if not, easy to search.
https://www.beckett.com/search/?term=2005+topps+favorites&brand=445430&attr=24466&set_type=202&rowNum=100&page=1
Have been buying too much, but couldn't pass these up. A couple of Jeters for the semi-PC/trade box.
1. 2002 Studio Masterstrokes Artist's Proofs #23 Derek Jeter/100 -- Case is scratched. Card is sharp, image is blurry because it is made to look like it was painted with one of those early...
2021 Topps Heritage Black Border #607 Jameson Taillon /50 -- Small pick up this week, but glad to cross it off the list before these dry up. The black border works well with the yellow design, reminiscent of the Pirates colors.
To steal from Beckett, this is my 9th Taillon pick-up...
Speaking of Hughes.... as a Yankee fan, I've been ever hopeful for young prospects to evolve into stars and remain with the team, but happens only on occasion. So many guys have come and gone since I've be collecting... ****, Contreras, Hughes, Joba, Cano, Bird, Sanchez, Montero, Frazier. Their...
2000 Bowman Chrome Retro Future Refractor Paul O'Neill -- Cant believe it took so long to get one, love this design. Still have a few earlier Bowman issues to get including a few base cards.
Nice stuff!
1993 Takara Matsui Rookie Card -- I had a graded BGS 9 which I bought for $25 back in 2019, sold for $100 profit during the 2020 Covid craze. Just a raw one for the PC again for $20 shipped from Japan. I much rather prefer raw cards anyways.
Another pickup from the National. Early price guide issues including the very first Beckett guide The 1979 one is the first printing. Released 43 years ago, around the same time first National was held.
I enjoyed flipping through these and seeing the old ads, prices, and the meticulousness...
2022 National Pickups -- My second time attending. First time I went was 2016 in Atlantic City. This was also my first card show since 2016. I think I made up for lost time. I ended up getting about 40 cards. Unfortunately, I could not find any high end modern cards I was looking for. Didn't get...
2003 Ultimate Collection #169 Hideki Matsui Autograph Rookie Card /250 -- A hot card once, prices have finally fallen in to my stratosphere after 20 years. Very happy to land one. As an autograph collector, I was more focused on finding a clean auto without any bubbling and care less about the...
2016 Topps Heritage #177 Gary Sanchez/Mondesi Error SP -- Another Heritage Yankees team set year completed after landing this error card. Puts me within 3-4 key cards of completing the Yankees 2001-2017 run. Need to turn my focus on newer sets now, missing most from newer sets.
2016...
I agree, a majority of the stuff I receive looks new as well.
My main point is I feel bad I can't recycle/reuse it even though I am not the primary offender.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/usps-supply-misuse-fines-4037892
Even if they are recycling or reusing Priority mailers or boxes sent to them, that have already been paid for, once the box is cut up, there is no way of knowing if it was new or reused.
I always reuse shipping supplies sent to...
2000 UD HoloGrFX A Piece of the Series Paul O'Neill Autograph #/25 -- Hard to see the numbering near his shoe. Another early hand-numbered set, this one is limited to /25 and actually contains game used base from the 1999 World Series.
2021 Topps Finest Flashbacks Prism Refractor James Taillon /35 -- My second one of these, really like the design of this card.
2013 Topps Heritage Minors & Pro Debut Blank Backs 1/1 -- I don't usually go after the vault cards, but nice to have matching versions of his only two Altoona...
2021 Topps Archives Deion Sanders Superfractor 1/1 -- Impulse buy, trade bait for the National this month. Hoping to trade for PC needs. Maybe get a nice vintage Mantle or two.
Thanks Magic! Awesome Griffey!! Glad to find the crash numbered version. Apparently, a standard, non-numbered, autographed version also exists according to BaseballCardPedia. However, I have never seen one.
@joey12508 I enjoy seeing the odds on older inserts. For this set, plain jerseys were...
2000 Upper Deck Game Jersey Paul O'Neill Crash Numbered Autographed #/21
First time ever seeing this card in nearly 20 years of collecting O'Neill. Absolutely stoked to add this to the collection.
2000 Upper Deck Game Jersey Paul O'Neill Autograph #/21
First time ever seeing this card in nearly 20 years of collecting O'Neill. Absolutely stoked to add this to the collection.