1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 6/4/14 The Final Update

[Therion]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 12/28* 87.5%!! Done

Would someone mind picking my jaw up off the floor?

 

[TNP777]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 12/28* 87.5%!! Done

yay my favorite thread is back. just sweet, and good luck finding the williams, plus the rest you need

+1 on everything you said. Love this thread!

 

[Sean_C]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 12/28* 87.5%!! Done

Cool pickups as usual! I hope that you are able to exceed your goals for 2010!

 

[birdsfan85]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 1/4* 88%!! Done

Got another one in today takes me up to 198/225 and the first card of 2010.
$94 dlvd.

 

[scotty21690]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 1/4* 88%!! Done

Got another one in today takes me up to 198/225 and the first card of 2010.
$94 dlvd.

Hows that one look in person, T?



And how many [days] until you get to 200 cards?

 

[birdsfan85]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 1/4* 88%!! Done

It looks a lot better then I thought it would in person Scotty, of course a week after I buy this one the Reese I wanted more gets moved from an ebay store to a 5 day auction. Not exactly sure when I'll hit 200, I know I will be getting Willie Mays this month, there are 2 on Mickeys I could buy I'll have spent about $700 on my set in December/January so I should probably just buy them because hey whats another $20. Maybe they will be a "birthday" present to baby T.

 

[Sean_C]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 1/4* 88%!! Done

Great way to start off the new year!

 

[birdsfan85]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 1/26* 88.8%!! Done

I got these in the mail today from Mickey's Sportscards. Both are still living but Preston Ward no longer signs and with Thomson buying a signed card was about the same as sending one out ttm. These two take me up to 200/225 and I should have two more big updates this week.

 

[MaineMule]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 1/26* 88.8%!! Done

I got these in the mail today from Mickey's Sportscards. Both are still living but Preston Ward no longer signs and with Thomson buying a signed card was about the same as sending one out ttm. These two take me up to 200/225 and I should have two more big updates this week.

Congrats on 200 Talmers!!

Good luck with the last 20 or so......

Questions for you-

Do you have any concerns about the authenticity of any of the 200 you have in hand?
Do you keep track of where/how you have obtained each auto?
Can you let us know who you still need? I think Ted is on the list

 

[wlalocal71]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 1/26* 88.8%!! Done

Nice job getting to 200, can't wait to see the Mays and Berra cards..

 

[birdsfan85]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 1/26* 88.8%!! Done

I got these in the mail today from Mickey's Sportscards. Both are still living but Preston Ward no longer signs and with Thomson buying a signed card was about the same as sending one out ttm. These two take me up to 200/225 and I should have two more big updates this week.

Congrats on 200 Talmers!!

Good luck with the last 20 or so......

Questions for you-

Do you have any concerns about the authenticity of any of the 200 you have in hand? For the most part I have bought the majority of the deceased players from reputable autograph sellers, I'd say if I had to pick one autograph that I had to question it would be the Bobby Avila that I bought recently. I do have plans on getting my set completely psa/dna slabbed but as you can atest to that is a very expensive undertaking and will take me a while to get them all done.
Do you keep track of where/how you have obtained each auto?I really wish I would have kept better track of where/how I obtained each card and how much I paid for them. Everything is in the memory bank and I can tell you where I got each card but may have forgotten exactly what price(but can give you a ballpark range) or forgotten the name of the ebay seller on some.
Can you let us know who you still need? I think Ted is on the list [ Ted is still on the list he will defintely be the most expensive one in the whole set when I eventually find him, I saw a partial set on Robert Edwards Auctions that sold in 2005 that had the set at 224 card because they didn't count Williams but I do. As far as the ones I still need here they are the ones I have incoming are off the list most of what I am missing are very tough to find.
#6 Nellie Fox
#66a Ted Williams
#69 Clint Courtney
#90 Roy Campanella
#98 Ellis Kinder
#128 Ebba St. Claire
#138 Gil Hodges
#142 Al Brazle
#143 Willie Jones
#145 Billy Martin
#148 Dale Mitchell
#161 Yogi Berra
#176 Vern Bickford
#177 Whitey Ford
#186 Russ Meyer
#191 Karl Drews
#217 Hank Thompson
#219 Hal Rice
#224 Bill Bruton /quote]
Thanks for the questions!

 

[jeff550]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 1/26* 88.8%!! Done

have you tried to get Berra ttm?


this has to be my favorite thread on these boards, it just amazing. Good luck with the rest of it

 

[mchenrycards]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 1/26* 88.8%!! Done

I got these in the mail today from Mickey's Sportscards. Both are still living but Preston Ward no longer signs and with Thomson buying a signed card was about the same as sending one out ttm. These two take me up to 200/225 and I should have two more big updates this week.

Congrats on 200 Talmers!!

Good luck with the last 20 or so......

Questions for you-

Do you have any concerns about the authenticity of any of the 200 you have in hand? For the most part I have bought the majority of the deceased players from reputable autograph sellers, I'd say if I had to pick one autograph that I had to question it would be the Bobby Avila that I bought recently. I do have plans on getting my set completely psa/dna slabbed but as you can atest to that is a very expensive undertaking and will take me a while to get them all done.
Do you keep track of where/how you have obtained each auto?I really wish I would have kept better track of where/how I obtained each card and how much I paid for them. Everything is in the memory bank and I can tell you where I got each card but may have forgotten exactly what price(but can give you a ballpark range) or forgotten the name of the ebay seller on some.
Can you let us know who you still need? I think Ted is on the list [ Ted is still on the list he will defintely be the most expensive one in the whole set when I eventually find him, I saw a partial set on Robert Edwards Auctions that sold in 2005 that had the set at 224 card because they didn't count Williams but I do. As far as the ones I still need here they are the ones I have incoming are off the list most of what I am missing are very tough to find.
#6 Nellie Fox
#66a Ted Williams
#69 Clint Courtney
#90 Roy Campanella
#98 Ellis Kinder
#128 Ebba St. Claire
#138 Gil Hodges
#142 Al Brazle
#143 Willie Jones
#145 Billy Martin
#148 Dale Mitchell
#161 Yogi Berra
#176 Vern Bickford
#177 Whitey Ford
#186 Russ Meyer
#191 Karl Drews
#217 Hank Thompson
#219 Hal Rice
#224 Bill Bruton /quote]
Thanks for the questions!

You would think the Ford and Berra would be easy to knock off that list since both do signings through their websites. I dont think the cost is very expensive either...although 50 bucks for a auto is expensive for me!!

You have made huge progress on this set. I cant believe you are at 200!! The building of this set has been fun to watch!!

 

[birdsfan85]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 1/26* 88.8%!! Done

Thanks for the comments guys. I actually just sent out a Berra that was graded a 5.5, I still need to pick up a Whitey Ford to get signed, I had one at one point in time but wasn't happy with the condition of the card so I didn't get it signed. They are both easy signatures the bigger deal is every time I have the money to get them I come across deceased players that I can't pass up. For example in the last month I have spent about a thousand dollars on my set and I still am closing a deal for Gil Hodges this week.

 

[dano7]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 1/26* 88.8%!! Done

Amazing progress. I love seeing each new addition. I look forward to you posting the entire set when completed.
DANNY

 

[birdsfan85]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 1/28* 91.5%!! Done

Huge mailday for my set today. First Willie Mays which I bought a PSA 5 copy off ebay for $125 and cracked the slab then sent it to 17Rockies12 who got it signed for me at the Tristar show in Houston for the $300 signing fee. I then found a guy who has a large inventory of signed vintage cards. I was able to buy 5 from him and have a chance to eventually get Roy Campanella and Nellie Fox from him as well. Next ones on the list are finishing up the last 2 living players Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford and finalizing a deal for Gil Hodges. The Prices I paid and Year of Death for the others I got today are broken down below:

Marion Fricano- died in 1976- paid $75- Fricano is tough because he lived the majority of his post career in Mexico including passing away there.
Sammy White- died in 1991- paid $30
Granny Hamner- died in 1993- paid $25
Steve Bilko- died in 1978- paid $85
Bobby Young- died in 1985- paid $125- This is the first Young autographed card I have seen and big because this set started as an Orioles signed team set and I'm down to just one more Oriole Clint Courtney.

 

[MaineMule]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 1/28* 91.5%!! Done

...this is turning into an almost daily ritual well done and congrats again!!

 

[subject to change]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 1/28* 91.5%!! Done

Great additions Talmer. The Mays is a great beautiful, but that signature looks atrocious. I'm guessing he isn't in the best of health.

 

[Therion]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 1/28* 91.5%!! Done

Mays is not in the best of health.

Great additions! Can't wait to see this one all togther!

 

[dano7]

Re: 1954 Bowman Signed Set Thread *Updated 1/28* 91.5%!! Done

Over 90%..............AMAZING :shock:
DANNY