MrMopar's New Dodgers Autograph Thread (and other interesting items on a slow mailday)

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Every day can't be a huge haul or something really nice...

Nen (w/ Craig). Started his career in LA in 1963. His 1 Dodger appearance is also a rookie stars card from 1964. He never blossomed into much, but still like those 60s rookie stars cards. Lots of obscure goodness!

 

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A few certified and a few TTM/IP Dodgers for today:





This is the fun of team collecting, finding the obscure players who are not known for being on that team or had very short careers.

 

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Podres and Hoese

 

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Garvey /45. had one or more, but it was a bargain compared to what higher numbered Garvey autos have been going for in the last couple years.

I didn't need this, but I got sucked in and figured I got a good deal for a ball and 8x10, neither of which I needed!
(enough) are legit and it was cheap.

Wills.

Finally able to win one of the new guys who hasn't played yet. Every year, buyers think EVERY Dodger prospect is worth big $. Most turn out to be scrubs it seems.

I liked the cartoon image and style of this clipping and I do like Al Oliver oddball stuff. Signed is a bonus.

 

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Some filling in the holes Garvey additions today. Blue is auto'd /99 and red is just an insert /100

This was cheap and had the Garvey already, but worth picking up for some I don't have.

Didn't expect to win this, just tossed out a beat the high bidder bid at the last hour and the bid held. Ernie Harwell Archive. Obviously more known as a Tiger, but he started way back when with Brooklyn. Will go nicely with the Heritage auto I won a few months back.

This is the 5th different version of this book I have now found. This book brings back a flood of memories and even some of the cards shown inside do the same, because they were featured and I wanted them for that reason. Several Dodgers are shown on the cover of this version, so it gets to join this thread.

If you have not read this book, and love baseball cards, I think you need to find yourself a copy and read it.

 

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A few Dodgers among the large lot of 4x6 auto photos I won from a seller. Gleason, Claire and Culver.

Same seller offered a bunch of these well made customs. Sadly for me, I only managed to win 4 out of maybe 20-25! I didn't need any of the players, but having good card examples and especially this nice presentation is always a bonus. Boooo...on losing most of them to others.

 

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Much like my non-Dodger mail day, this one is big. It is mostly the 2nd portion of a large autograph mailing from a consignment seller, I believe, who was the one that sold the customs I posted the other day. This will take a few posts...

8x10s, which I don't mind getting and have quite a few of, but always prefer cards or card-sized items. The key to this deal was cheap prices and combined shipping! Shelby, Ferrara, Heep, Roseboro, Forster, Singer, Osteen, Williams & a great 4 player (Roe, Labine, Erskine, Branca). .

I'll add in the Herman that shows him as a Cub.

 

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Next comes the PCs...Grimes, Lopez, Wright, Eisenstat, Sington, Baker, Cullenbine, Hutcheson, Stainback, English

 

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Kimball, Franks, Chapman, Wojey, Haughey, Munns, Richards, Fernandez




Forgot an 8x10, Larker.

Pignatano.

 

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Walls 62 & 63.

Sax 82 Traded

A 20 card lot.

Garvey Archives & bat card /50.

Wills /100

Frank Robby /15.

A large mail day indeed!

 

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Pretty stoked about this one. It came late because it was UPS and not USPS. I missed out on buying a set back when they were much more affordable and really regret not trying much harder than I did now. I have a bunch of other sets and have always liked this as one of my favorite Laughlin sets. I finally bit the bullet and bought the set paying more than I would have preferred, as I am always looking for bargains, but still feel like it was a deal based on what singles seem to sell for. It was a BIN/BO and did get a pretty decent discount off the BIN price. It just wouldn't be as good as if I got one 15 years ago, which is true of many things in the card hobby!

I decided to show this in with the Dodger additions, mainly because it was the Koufax card that caught my eye originally. and I have desired ever since. J. Robinson is also in the set, but no other Dodgers. The set is loaded with HOFers though and makes up over 1/2 of the grouping, such as Mazeroski, Bunning, Hunter, Yastrzemski, Ryan, Banks, Aaron, F & B Robinson, Killebrew, Brock, Mays, DiMaggio, T Williams, Wynn, Gehrig, Maris and Ruth as well as some surprisingly common guys to round out the 32 card set.

 

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Pretty stoked about this one. It came late because it was UPS and not USPS. I missed out on buying a set back when they were much more affordable and really regret not trying much harder than I did now. I have a bunch of other sets and have always liked this as one of my favorite Laughlin sets. I finally bit the bullet and bought the set paying more than I would have preferred, as I am always looking for bargains, but still feel like it was a deal based on what singles seem to sell for. It was a BIN/BO and did get a pretty decent discount off the BIN price. It just wouldn't be as good as if I got one 15 years ago, which is true of many things in the card hobby!

I decided to show this in with the Dodger additions, mainly because it was the Koufax card that caught my eye originally. and I have desired ever since. J. Robinson is also in the set, but no other Dodgers. The set is loaded with HOFers though and makes up over 1/2 of the grouping, such as Mazeroski, Bunning, Hunter, Yastrzemski, Ryan, Banks, Aaron, F & B Robinson, Killebrew, Brock, Mays, DiMaggio, T Williams, Wynn, Gehrig, Maris and Ruth as well as some surprisingly common guys to round out the 32 card set.

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VERY nice!!!

 

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A great big old book full of Dodger goodness that I didn't have before. This thing is huge! About 9" x 12" and over 400 pages. I would have worn this out as a kid. Garvey on the cover is the reason I added it, so bonus.

Some not so exciting, but solid Dodger newer autos. Garlick is /25.

Wrapping up is a neat design and good enough to pick up despite it being an unlicensed card. Sutton 300 Win Club /199.

 

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Garvey /25. This is how I have ended up with dozens of graded cards, while not specifically wanting/needing most of them. I have only purchased 1 card specifically because it was graded. The rest were just priced right.

 

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Will Rhymes is currently the Dodgers farm director. Never played for the team, but is now a high level executive, at least high enough to show on baseball-reference.

Now if only I could find a Billy Gasparino auto'd card.

 

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Now if only I could find a Billy Gasparino auto'd card.

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Funny there's a Will Gasparino card on eBay. Could it be his Son?

 

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Funny there's a Will Gasparino card on eBay. Could it be his Son?

I would not be surprised if they were related.

McDermott photo today.

 

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Garv dupe is the lone Dodger today.

 

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Boy did I screw myself on this one. I ended up winning 3 of this same card, close to each other, from 3 different sellers all at what I now consider above market prices. Clearly these are not SSP cards, as many people are advertising them as such! I won't bother to show the other 2, so we'll just leave this here (x3) to mark my stupidity.



I don't get many of these anymore. Most sellers want too much now and I rarely see singles, although I don't mind team sets at a fair price either.

 

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Had a pretty sizable lot come in that included cards, postcards , personal checks and a couple 8x10. It's all Dodgers, but they were individual lots and there are over 60 pieces, so I will not bother to load all those pics. Nothing amazing, scarce or all that exciting, just a nice load of new Dodger autographs. I hate not sharing such a large group, but it would take too long and I would need 6 posts at least. Maybe I'll take my own photos and post later...

Also in today was the basic Garvey quad stamp card from Heritage.

I wanted this Hodges because of the red relic piece. If real, it could only have come from the number on the front of the jersey. I don't assume it is real, but still a neat piece /49.