Wow, I'm not even sure where to start as far as posting about the new cards. Well, the lot from Rod will take several days, if not weeks, to sort through, so that'll have to wait.
I made 2 purchases at the card show: 57 cards for $41 from my regular dealer Bill's 7/$5 bins, and then 60 cards from a nickelbox for $2.
Let's go ahead and start with a post on the 57 cards for $41. For added entertainment, I got to listen to Bill talk about his marital drama with another older gentleman while I thumbed through his cards. I'll spare you the details, but it was pretty juicy. I hope he and the mrs. are able to work things out.
Best foot forward here with a couple impressive autographs. I was surprised to find this Wade Davis Chrome RC refractor /499 in there for under a buck. I'll hang onto it then sell it for a big profit when he saves Game 7 this November. And the Vlad auto isn't certified, but sure looks legit to me.. nice addition to that PC.
Permission to approach the bench? Aaron Judge has been carrying the Yanks on his ample shoulders so far this season. Had to get onboard the bandwagon and grab a couple of his cards. Sustained!
Corey Seager's still hot, right?
I love those Leaf Signature cards and will pretty much always pick up any I don't think I have if the price is right. And the Beltre 1st Bowman has some chipping up top, but it's the International parallel, so I thought it was worth it. (Checking it online right now, none available on COMC and the cheapest on eBay is $18.49.. so yes, was definitely worth it.)
Crazy 90s diecuts! Big Hurt and Crime Dog.. solid players, oddly shaped cards.
My love for wave refractors is well documented on this blog. Pretty cards!
Johnny Bench and Roberto Clemente black Gypsy Queen minis, each #'d /199. Couldn't throw these on to my stack fast enough! Well, the Clemente for sure.. the Bench I debated about for a few seconds.
Here's the vintage-y portion of this haul. Darryl Strawberry will be prominently featured on this blog soon (foreshadowing!). The Yaz decle is a bit beat up, but could be worse. And the '74 Seaver is a cool card.
A trio of /199 gold parallels from 2013 Archives.
Early '00s Donruss serial numbered cards. Thome /2500, Bonds /1381, Arod /623.
Some Bowman parallels and such. Manuel Margot is a guy I really like collecting, so was excited to find that green refractor #'d 12/99.
More cards. Another early Wil Myers "catcher prospect with the Royals" card for the PC. Don't know who Ryan Boldt is, but took a flyer on this card #'d 17/25. I can't say no to Stephen Strasburg cards where he's pictured in his SDSU uniform. Go Aztecs!
A couple Topps Tribute blue parallels, #'d /199. Paul Molitor and Tony Perez.. nice cards.
Some Triple Threads numbered parallels.
I came into a rich deposit of relic cards, and just grabbed them all, which will close out this post. I collect Billy Hamilton and Cutch, though the Hanley is available if any of my Sox trader buddies wants it.
Some Team USA relics. Not familiar with these guys besides Cavan Biggio. I think Craig meant to name his son "Gavin" but coughed and accidentally named him Cavan instead, sadly. These are available for trade, I suppose.
Last card of the post. Surprised to find this sweet-ass triple relic #'d 36/36 for under a buck! I don't collect Carlos Martinez, but it'll make for solid leverage next time I'm working out a deal with a Cardinals fan.
That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by! Plenty more fun cards to show off this coming week.
There were some serious weirdos at the show today. I mean, more than the usual dose of weird.
ReplyDeleteHa, yeah.. were you ever around the Giants jersey guy? Harmless enough, but definitely something "off" about him.
DeleteLooks like that box was a ton of fun to go through. Doesn't get much more gloriously random than that, and I'm especially enamored with that Triple Threads Paige.
ReplyDeleteSolid show. That McGriff is cool!
ReplyDeleteYou know I dig the die cut inserts amd nice judges!
ReplyDeletenice to finally meet you and put a face to the blog! looks like you picked up a few nice cards at the show yesterday too!
ReplyDeletewow Gavin! impressive array of brands, styles and colors! Molitor and Altuve looking lost without me. you had some definite fun at that show!
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