Frank Thomas collectors thread

[Cobra29svt]

 

[bodisurfa]

Glad to see you picked up that '08 UD Masterpiece "on-card" auto! How's that Heroes rainbow coming? Got a Sea Green (/99) up on the Bay right now.

Called UD customer service and gave them props for still having "on-card" auto's (last years Masterpiece included). That is one sweet Thomas card with the......unghhhhh Blue Jays patch :lol:

 

[Cobra29svt]

LOL...I'm tempted to take a silver paint marker to the Blue Jays patch so it looks more like a Chi Sox patch

Rainbow is coming along slow. There is a few on eBay right now that I still need.

 

[Cobra29svt]

Now I really need to find a '97 Finest Gold Refractor to finish off that set.

 

[thenumberonemetfan]

Now I really need to find a '97 Finest Gold Refractor to finish off that set.

wow.Those cards are incredible especially the atomic refractor.Oh and why does it look like theres bullet holes in the robinson sticker

 

[tpeichel]

Drop me a note if anyone collects the Thomas oddball items from the 1990s. -Tim

 

[Cobra29svt]

thenumberonemetfan: Thanks man. It looks like sticker residue under the sticker. Can't really tell in-person though.

tpeichel: Thanks for the offer. Not really into the oddballs all that much though.

Here is some more of yesterday's Frank Thomas mailday. Taking me forever to go through them all and sort them.

 

[randyherth]

Cobra,
I can't get over how much awesome Thomas stuff you have amassed. That 97' silver embossed refractor set you back an obscene amount of $$, as I was one of the bidders on that auction. We bid on many of the same auto's and GU'ed pieces, but I do not believe I have won an auction over you yet!

For anyone out there that is interested in selling, I am currently collecting all Frank Thomas cards between 1987-1996, and am currently at about 70%, as well as rare non-1/1's from 97/98 & multi-colored GU'ed and autos from all years.

In particular I am interested in all artist proof's, press proof's, gold signatures, refractors, First Day, etc, etc for 1993-1996, and all 1998 pinnacle bankruptcy cards of Thomas. Please feel free to send me a message of what you are selling, and let's work a deal!

 

[Cobra29svt]

Randy,
Nice to see ya finally post!
Thanks man. Yeah, spent a little more on the Silver than I wanted to, but I was tired of looking for one.

 

[SouthSideSluggers]

thenumberonemetfan: Thanks man. It looks like sticker residue under the sticker. Can't really tell in-person though.

tpeichel: Thanks for the offer. Not really into the oddballs all that much though.

Here is some more of yesterday's Frank Thomas mailday. Taking me forever to go through them all and sort them.

WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW....Its no wonder I cant get the stuff I want, its all in your collections :shock: . That box looks like a fun thing to go thru...WHere did you find such a great haul?

 

[Cobra29svt]

WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW....Its no wonder I cant get the stuff I want, its all in your collections :shock: . That box looks like a fun thing to go thru...WHere did you find such a great haul?

It was alot of fun. Brung back alot of memories. As to where I found it....A big-time Thomas collector started parting out his collection about 1.5 years ago. I purchased large chunks of it over time and this was the last of it. There are some other items not in the pic. About 15 magazines w/ Thomas on the cover, a 8x10, some starting line-up's, Highland Mint silver coin, etc. There turned out to be alot of great cards in the lot, and overall I am very happy w/ it. It would have been nice if he shipped everything in 2 big boxes instead of 6 medium boxes so shipping didn't cost so much (actual shipping was $82!).

 

[Cobra29svt]

 

[LaneyB]

Man, everytime I see a new post in this topic I know I am going to see some awesome cards.

 

[Cobra29svt]

Man, everytime I see a new post in this topic I know I am going to see some awesome cards.

Thanks man. Just wish some of the other collectors would share.

 

[HawaiianLance]

Thanks man. Just wish some of the other collectors would share.

I said Sunday - sheesh! :lol:

Look at me - 5:41am and I have go to work! This coming off a Friday where I was up working for 19 hours.

Still friggin' groggy and I see this post. [sarcasm]

So hold on already.

:lol:

 

[gvsu96]

Does anyone need a 1994 Finest over sized Fran Thomas #203?

Would like to send it out to someone who doesn't have it in their collection.

If there's more than one person I'll have a contest or something for it.
Thanks
Josh

 

[Cobra29svt]

Thanks man. Just wish some of the other collectors would share.

I said Sunday - sheesh! :lol:

Look at me - 5:41am and I have go to work! This coming off a Friday where I was up working for 19 hours.

Still friggin' groggy and I see this post. [sarcasm]

So hold on already.

:lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol: Makin' that $$$ huh. I've prob worked 19 hours this month :shock: .
You know I wasn't talking about only you. . Oh and BTW. The extra I had was #HR508.


gvsu96: Very nice of you to offer. I actually just got one for my collection about 3 weeks ago so i'm good.







Already had one of these but I like 'em & you don't see them often sooo.

 

[HawaiianLance]

First rainbow I've completed in a looooooooooong time. You and I have had discussions about how we're short one from a run, but facing the irony of the 'last piece' being the base or lowest level insert. Not always, but it does happen. This one took 11 years, but I only focused on finishing two or three years ago. Still, three years for the base Inverted - yikes!

For anyone interested - you're looking at six different cards. The top three are the 'Regular' Mirror Images. The bottom three are the more difficult 'Inverted' versions. You can tell which version you have - Inverted had a larger rookie image.

 

[HawaiianLance]

This one's for MP:

2001 Topps Archive Gold

Shiny! :lol:

Thank you again Magic!

 

[Cobra29svt]

They look great together! I'm not even close to finishing that one. I will prob finish it in about 9 more years. That was the base inverted you needed? I was thinking it was the refractor. Oh well, sometimes ya gotta bite the bullet and pay tha man.

2001 Topps Archive Gold: Damn, I never even knew those existed. Anyone know the difference between these 2? Also, kinda hard to tell in the scan but it looks like most of the border is gold foil?

2001 Topps Archives Future Rookie Reprints #5 Frank Thomas
2001 Topps Archives Reserve Future Rookie Reprints #5 Frank Thomas