October 2024 Arrivals

[Dilferules]

Bo Jackson is in a category with other guys like Orel Hershiser, Kirk Gibson and a few others who have this unwavering fanbase willing to pay obscene money. There are deceased players who were similar as well, Like Maris, Munson , Fox, Valenzuela now and others that are just way, way above where their career should place them for cost. Scarcity is always a factor for some, but sometimes it is sheer demand.

I understand Carter stopped signing cards of certain years, despite being a collector himself. Seems like he would be more accommodating, knowing how difficult collecting can be for certain subjects.

I think I picked up my Gibson easily enough (though he's pictured with the Tigers rather than the Dodgers so that could make a difference) but Hershiser took a long time and more money than I would have preferred. Bo was super famous so I knew that his auto would cost more than his stats would justify but not quite to this extent. I hadn't heard that about Carter, that would help to explain my difficulty. I may have to pay Bonds-like dollars to get one if it ever pops up.

 

[nosterbor]

Going to have to make two posts since I let my beginning of the month eBay search goodies pile up AND got a COMC shipment.

First up a few big ones:

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Huge pickup for my signed 1988 Topps set. I already had the All-Star card so this finishes my Puckett needs. I only need 10 cards to complete the set now:
Don Mattingly Record Breaker
Chuck Finley
Damaso Garcia
Carmen Castillo
Barry Bonds
Donnie Moore
Gary Carter
Nolan Ryan Turn Back the Clock
George Brett
Bo Jackson.
These are all cards I want good certification on. I just have to be patient and Mattingly, Finley, and Brett will show up for prices I'm good with. Bonds is not hard to find but will cost me around $300 so I've been procrastinating on that. Bo is weirdly expensive. Carter is weirdly hard to find. Ryan is not a tough auto but nobody in their right mind would get the ugly TBC card signed so that's a hard one to track down but I'm sure one will pop up some day. Castillo is very tough but I've seen certified copies of cards from other '88 sets so one should eventually surface. Moore is similar, I've seen several certified '88 Donruss autos but no Topps...the Topps card is very dark so not many people would have picked it to get signed. The one that will keep me from completing the set is Damaso Garcia. If one ever shows up I imagine it will go for a ton of money.

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1999 Fleer Starting 9 Kenny Rogers 1/9. This is my third A's card in the set, I already had Jason Giambi and Ryan Christenson. I'll never actually complete the team set since Rickey is in it and I don't even want to imagine how much that would sell for. But it's a really neat '90s parallel so I still try to pick them up when I see them.

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1999 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Ed Sprague 43/50...same story as the Starting 9, I'll never complete it because there's a Rickey, but hey I'm over halfway there. The set is popular enough that this cost me a hundred bucks even with the big chip on the left edge.

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Some sweet McGwires. This gets my 1997 Pinnacle Certified Mirror Red, 1997 New Pinnacle Artist's Proofs, and 1996 Leaf Preferred Gold/Press Proofs needs down to 1 each (Canseco, Canseco, and freaking Jose Herrera). I also still need the "Home" version of the Home/Away McGwire. The 2023 Topps '88 All-Stars Black auto is 14/50.

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2022 Topps Archives Foilfractor 1/1 Kevin Smith...I don't go after 1/1s that much recently but I happened to see this one and put in a lowball bid and won it for less than $20. Still chipping away at the 2010 Topps Target Retro parallels. And some color...the Puason would have been a big card when it was released but he ended up being a dud.

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Walberg finishes my '33 Goudey needs aside from the two very expensive Jimmie Foxx cards. Barney McCoskey completes '48 Bowman. I still have a ways to go with '49 and 1 more to finish 1950.

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Team set completers: 1997 Stadium Club Members Only (including the inserts), 2008 Finest Gold Refractors/50, 2009 Topps 206 Mini Piedmont (the Foxx is an SP variation), 1977 Burger Chef discs (reluctantly purchased since that's obviously a Pirates cap), 2003 Topps Kanebo Japan, and 2005 Topps Pristine Red Die-Cuts/66* (there are 6 regular cards/66 and 6 more with either GU or auto that are/3...I don't have any of the /3's).

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More team set completers: 2012 Topps Silk/50, 2019 Topps Chrome Blue Refractors/150, 2014 Allen & Ginter Mini Black, 2023 Topps Gold, 2023 Topps '88 Blue, and 2019 Panini Prizm Silver Prizms.

That 1988 Donnie Moore might be hard to find. I truly wish you a lot of luck on finding that card.

 

[tramers]

I'll keep collecting the 2025 and beyond cards but it's a good time to cut down a little and be more selective about which sets I collect.

I'll check with my son about the TRENT collection we have .

 

[mrmopar]

Was laying off the new pick up thread for non Dodgers, but these are worthy. 2 recollections (Thomas /27 & Perry /55)and an Archives Sig series in my favorite buyback auto design, 1961 Topps.

 

[mrmopar]

Was pretty excited for this, since I didn't recall knowing about the Phillies bags before AND there was a Bench disc inside, but now I am kind of sick. When I opened it, I cut off the top 1/4" of one of those fiberous paper envelopes that had cardboard stiffeners inside. As soon as I removed the piece, I could see the bad was also cut open along the bottom!

I still have the full package of lunch bags and the disc, but now it's open and any special value a sealed Bench disc provided is gone.

I don't understand why people continue to pack things so poorly. Sometimes the packages are so taped up that you have to put it to open it. I might have been able to open this w/o cutting, but even slicing off a small piece of the envelope should not subject the item to harm.

 

[jmc855]

Not a lot lately, work very hectic, house expenses rearing up, and Christmas shopping for kids time of year, but a /50 red refractor I needed, plus traded for an Aspirations I also needed.

 

[madbull34]

2 more pickups from 2024 Update

 

[Dilferules]

That 1988 Donnie Moore might be hard to find. I truly wish you a lot of luck on finding that card.

After I pick up Mattingly, Finley, Bonds, Brett, and Bo I have a feeling I'll be sitting around waiting years for the final 5 to show up, if they ever do. Maybe I'll eventually just pick up signed cards from different sets and stick them in there, ha.

I'll check with my son about the TRENT collection we have .

My small Trent collection can be viewed here, but it hasn't been updated in a year and a half. I guess I'll have to make scanning and cropping a goal for 2025. Definitely not cutting down on that particular collection, though, just the 2025 and beyond A's stuff.

Not a lot lately, work very hectic, house expenses rearing up, and Christmas shopping for kids time of year, but a /50 red refractor I needed, plus traded for an Aspirations I also needed.

The 2001 Elite Aspirations/Status cards are some of my favorite parallels from the early '00s. They got the foil just right, the die-cut is excellent, they just look like high quality cards. The foil on the corners of the '02s peels back in a slight breeze, the '03 set has nice foil but I don't love the die-cut design, and the '04 and '05 sets have cheap-looking foil.

Might as well throw in my few additions since my last post:

2021 Gypsy Queen Green Sean Murphy (completes the team set), 1988 Fleer Classic Miniatures A's sticker, and my first 2024 Topps Update card - an Independence Day parallel/76.

 

[Philip J. Fry]

I really want the autographed version, but my budget won’t allow it currently. Regardless, the card looks great in hand.

 

[jmc855]

I really want the autographed version, but my budget won’t allow it currently. Regardless, the card looks great in hand.

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I cant decide if I want or dont want the clemens auto version. Some days it looks cool.... others it strikes me as 80s Radio shack cheesey......

 

[Philip J. Fry]

I cant decide if I want or dont want the clemens auto version. Some days it looks cool.... others it strikes me as 80s Radio shack cheesey......

Crap, I want that too since he’s in a Yankees uniform.

 

[Philip J. Fry]

This was delivered to my parents apparently. Forgot about it as I bought it a month ago.