$200 w/shipping included. US addresses only.
1989 Fleer Baseball Cello Box w/24 original sealed packs (36 cards per pack), Item 588, Full display box potentially with Ken Griffey Jr. RC, Randy Johnson RC ERR, Ripken FF ERR?
Box code 8612-B, Packs have never been opened, Sold as found; no guarantee of any particular variation or error card
Assorted packs from the 90's. $2/pack, 6 pack minimum with shipping. $3 + $5 shipping for 1990 Topps Traded set. Availabilities below
1993 Pinnacle - 5 packs
1993 Score - 12
1993 Leaf - 16
1993 Fleer Ultra Series 1 - 4
1993 Fleer Ultra Series 2 - 5
1993 Upper Deck Series 1 - Sold
1993 Upper Deck Series 2 - Sold
1993 Upper Deck Series 1 Jumbo - Sold
1993 Upper Deck Series 2 Jumbo - Sold
1993 Topps Stadium Club Series 1 - 7
1988 Topps - Sold
1990 Topps Traded - 59
Claim in comments. I will DM to discuss details. Will discount to adjust shipping accordingly.
The US 127 Yard Sale is an annual 4-day yard sale that spans 6-states stretching from Alabama to Michigan. I jumped into the fray this morning in Crossville, TN and traveled up to Clarkrange, TN. All these items were picked up along the way. While the yard sale can be on random areas of private property, I stuck to pockets of large vendor clusters made up of at least 50-100 vendors. Most vendors had assortments of housewares, toys, clothes, etc... items you would expect to see at a yard sale.
These items were picked up from a few vendors early in my day and at typical yard sale prices, with plenty of haggling, of course! My favorites are the Dope Books, and the Yogi.
Lest you come away with the impression that there was a lot of vintage to be found, believe me when I say that most of everything I found was either junk wax, or racing cards (go figure with me being in TN). I am positive that I could have come away with more but I had to pace myself. At the end of the day I started experiencing FOMO as I passed up smaller yard sales, lol. Either way, it was a fun day. Happy hunting!
I'm pretty sure that any card placed in this toploader instantly becomes vintage. /u/ToastGhost47 I'm happy to send this to you for your collection, lol!
Last year I watched the Yogi Berra documentary "It ain't Over", which ended up getting me to add him to the PC. I've added the cards shown here to my collection over the past few weeks. The thing that struck me about him is how his off the field persona has affected the perception of his greatness on the field, especially with respect to his ability to get tabbed as a manager, even though the team he managed did well!
I think his cards are approached as an afterthought and are often overlooked because of the persona, which is good for the collector on the front end, but the valuation can be wanting on the back end.
One of my favorite phrases of his was “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” The wisdom is spot on, but because it's witty, he was not taken seriously. I think about this phrase in my work as a leader, and how I approach walking through a card show... we need a plan and a goal.
Anyway, happy collecting!
Add $1 PWE or $6 BMWT. Add 3% for Paypal G/S.
1963 Ernie Banks (#380) $65.00 (BMWT Only)
1963 Elston Howard (#60) $3.00
1972 Orlando Cepeda (#195) $2.00
1970 Bob Gibson Story Book $5.00
1971 Al Kaline (#180) $5.00
1978 Whitaker RC (#704) $7.00
1978 Molitor/Trammell RC (#707) $9.00
The Nash-ional Card Show in Nashville happens three times a year. It's a great show for the large variety of collectors out there. My strategy for the show was to try and complete my Banks run, get closer to finishing my Aaron run, and to try and make a huge dent in finishing my '73 Topps set.
I found a 55 Topps Aaron graded at an SGC 1. I negotiated the card down to $200. It has a crease, but overall it presents well. I'm down to three cards left for his base card run.
I am happy to report that after picking up the 54 Topps Banks RC earlier this month that I have completed my base Banks career run. The '57 was a really hard get. I found no graded versions and the raw cards were mostly beaters. I did end up getting the '57 and the '70 Banks in a bundle for a price I was extremely happy with. The '63 Banks was an absolute deal/steal and why it's graded a 3 is beyond me.
I'll post a story about the '54 Topps Bob Kennedy soon because it's hilarious. The 62 Post Maris was in a dollar bin, and finally, I spend a long time going through commons boxes for the '73 set. I'm really close to completing the set.
I ran into one of my "neighbors" at the show, which was great! He and I will be meeting up to trade next week. In addition, I got a chance to get into some nice conversations with other attendees.
Anyway, it was a tremendous way to spend my Saturday AND I stayed within my budget!
Last month as I was sharing stories about the Mother Lode collection, one of our fellow collectors (MH) here in the sub told me that he'd seen my post about my Jake Wood career run. Even more, MH said that he plays on a softball team with Jake and offered to get me an autograph. So, I sent Jake's rookie card and it came back in the mail today with a note saying that Jake had two hits that day!
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The connections I've made on this sub have been incredible. Thank you all for being awesome.
1977 Fleer Super Bowl XI Raiders #67 $5.00
1977 Fleer Super Bowl X Steelers Cowboys #66 $5.00
1977 Fleer Packers face to face with Walter Payton #38 $10.00
1979 Topps Ozzie Newsome RC $8.00
1973 Topps Ken Anderson RC #34 $10.00
1989 Topps Sterling Sharpe RC $2.00
1972 Topps John Riggins RC #13 $10.00
1977 Topps Rick Upchurch #301 $3.00
1980 Topps Bears Team Checklist #224 $2.00
1973 Topps Gene Upshaw #50 $2.00
1969 Topps Norm Snead #85 $2.00
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$54 for the lot + $6 BMWT + 3% PP G/S
$20 for the lot ($5 BMWT). Paypal add $3% for G/S.
Some of the items I found in the Mother Lode collection were trade show display cases. While I was able to sell the large ones, the smaller ones don't seem to carry any value for dealers. So, I decided to add a few accessories and set it up in my living room to display cards.
I added a support hinge so I can prop the lid open while loading and unloading cards. I'm currently setting the case on a small collapsible table, but eventually want to mount it on a wooden coffee table.
I can almost get my Kaline Collection into it, lol. I expect to rotate the contents
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Prices below. Paypal or Venmo. Add $1 for PWE, up to 3 cards. $5 BMWT, up to 5 cards. Add + 3% for G/S.
Year/Set Description Card/No. Price
1959 Topps Roy Sievers Thrills #465 Sold
1961 Topps Frank Lary #243 $2.00
1963 Topps Elston Howard #60 $3.00
1964 Topps Braves Team #132 Sold
1969 Topps Marichal #370 $6.00
1970 Topps Aparicio #315 $1.00
1970 Topps Carew AS #453 Sold
1970 Topps Marichal AS #466 $3.00
1970 Topps B. Robinson AS #455 Sold
1970 Topps Jackson AS #459 Sold
1971 Topps Wilhelm #248 $1.00
1971 Topps Kaline #180 $5.00
1971 Topps Perez #580 $5.00 (paper loss on back)
1972 Topps Schoendienst #67 $1.00
1972 Topps Cepeda (1) #195 $2.00 (1 sold, 1 availavle)
1972 Topps Killebrew IA (2) #52 $2.00 (1 sold, 2 remaining)
1972 Topps Yastrzemski IA (2) #38 Sold
1972 Topps Perez #80 $3.00
1972 Topps Babe Ruth Award #626 $3.00
1972 Topps Frank Robinson #100 $3.00
1972 Topps Willie Mays IA #50 Sold
1973 Topps Cobb All-Time Hit #471 $2.00
1978 Topps Whitaker #704 $7.00
1978 Topps Trammell/Molitor #707 $10.00
My town has a local card show that happens every month. I made some unexpected progress towards finishing my Banks and Aaron career runs today as well as a special set I am building.
I started the show off by selling off three trade show cases from the motherlode (last picture). The dealer that bought it was someone I've had the opportunity to get to know the last few years. When I got back into collecting he sold me the first card I purchased at a show (a '52 Topps Dizzy Trout).
I progressed forward on the morning by getting my eyes on the '58 Aaron a few tables away. The dealer, whom I'd met last fall, had two of the 58's at that grade, but this one was by far the better of the two. It was a perfect example of the inconsistencies of graders.
As I was waiting for him to finish a transaction with another collector, the 54 Banks caught my eye. I was extremely surprised to see it was a PSA 1. After a little haggling (I think he was interested on moving material), I got him to add the raw 55 Banks into the three card bundle for $800 total. We spoke after finishing the deal and I was pleased that he remembered I am a professor at the local university and that he had two daughters at the uni.
A few tables down, another dealer I had met at previous shows handed me the four player story cards. He had remembered my interest at the last show and brought these specially for me for 0.3% less (i.e., $3) than what I had just dropped for the other cards, lol. We got to talking and we ended up exchanging numbers so we could do some trading of mid- seventies cards from sets we are both building.
Overall, this was one of the best trips through a show I'd had ever. What made the show wasn't necessarily the pickups, but rather the conversations with the dealers that I'd built friendships with over the past couple years. I love that they already know what I'm looking for, and that they are keen on helping me build a collection, not for their profit, but to help me out.
Sorry for the long post. Happy collecting!
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1986 Huntsville Stars uncut sheet with Mark McGwire, Tim Belcher, and Terry Steinbach.
$40 w/shipping for the uncut sheet
$30 w/shipping for the card set
$65 w/shipping for both
Paypal g+s. DM me if you are interested. Willing to negotiate.
A few months ago I decided to finish off the 1976 Topps set, the first set I started collecting as a child. I called it my "Rosebud" set, named after the dying words of Charles Kane from the movie Citizen Kane.
Yesterday, I finished the set, having received the Checklist shown in the picture via the mail. The card that really kicked all of this off is at the center of the picture - the Rusty Staub card I had written on as a young child. The other four cards are the last four I acquired to complete the set. I went to card shows, LCSs, traded online, received gifts from some of you, and resorted to Ebay when my impatience got the better of me.
As many of you know, there is something satisfying about finishing a set. My next step is to start upgrading some of the cards, but overall - quest complete!
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I made my weekly visit to the mother lode mine. The mine seems to be getting to the point of providing diminishing returns. Most of the day looked like the first picture. I was able to find some sealed complete sets as well as several unopened packs. Eventually, I came across some of the 1968 Topps game cards, and a partial 1978 Topps set.
I expect that we'll be closing this mine down soon. Most of what is left is opened junk wax. I've found a pretty active market for the unopened packs and boxes, which has allowed us to raise over $1K for the wedding.
1985 Burger King Huntsville Stars, including Jose Canseco.
8 sets available at $15 each, including shipping.
I have 3 of the Nashville Sounds set (including the Mattingly RC). I also have game tickets bearing Mattingly's picture.
Arby's Nashville Sounds: $90 + $5 shipping, each
Tickets: $15 each ($36 for all three) + $1 PWE or $5 BMWT
DM if interested
Today, I took another trip into the mother lode mine and spent an hour looking through boxes of junk wax. But like a dwarf breaking through rock with a pickaxe, I hit the true vein. I emerged from the mine with these treasures! Needless to say, the Yogi Berra is a real find, and the Rizzuto and Mantle cards have me tickled pink.
To date, from the sales of the sealed boxes of junk wax and random singles, we've raised approximately $1000 and we've just gotten started. Anyway, I expect to purchase these cards myself. However, soon I will begin posting a while bunch of other vintage cards for sale either here or on Ebay.