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Sunday, May 5, 2019

A pair of big Bobs


My 1964 Topps setbuild is clawing toward 3/4 complete, and I recently picked up a pair of key cards. I had been after a '64 Bob Roberto Clemente for a while now. I thought it'd be fitting to use my Q1 eBay Bucks on a vintage Clemente (since the majority of those eBay Bucks came from buying his autograph), but truth be told, my Bucks had already been depleted by the time I ended up snagging this PSA 4 specimen in late April. (--though I did use an 8% eBay Bucks promo on it, so the cycle continues.)


A little off-center on the front, and the corners aren't perfect, but I'm very happy with it.


And the other '64 Bob I added last month is another baseball legend in his own right...


Roberto Bob Uecker! Another personal favorite I was happy to reel into my collection. And this one was fully funded by eBay Bucks.


Uecker is a high-number, too. Similar to the Clemente, it leans to the left, but seems the relatively sharp corners and unrubbed trivia answer helped it secure a PSA grade of 6, among the highest examples of the very few slabbed cards in my modest setbuild.

You may be wondering if I plan to free these two beautiful Bobs so I can caress them in my hands and get a good feel-- but no, I intend to keep them safe in their plastic prisons for now.

Thanks for poppin' by!
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9 comments:

  1. acrackedbatMay 5, 2019 at 5:43 PM

    there are more plastic Bobs out there than you probably realize. I don't usually comment on someone else's Bobs, but these are quite firm looking.

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  2. FujiMay 5, 2019 at 9:18 PM

    Love both of these cards. Not that my opinion matters... but I would probably keep them in their cases as well.

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  3. The Lost CollectorMay 6, 2019 at 6:14 AM

    Are you building this set graded, or just picking up graded cards of the tougher players?

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    1. defgavMay 7, 2019 at 5:16 PM

      Yeah, the vast majority of my set is ungraded, lower/mid condition. But when I go to track down a big name player (that could be prone to counterfeiting), I'll sometimes splurge on a slabbed card like these.

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  4. MattMay 6, 2019 at 8:36 AM

    Thanks for showing off your Bobs! ;)

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  5. shoeboxlegendsMay 6, 2019 at 10:15 AM

    It's not every day that you see a set of Bobs like that, thanks for posting and congrats!

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  6. gregoryMay 6, 2019 at 10:16 AM

    Resisting the urge to add another pun/play on words here. Great cards!

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  7. Johnnys Trading SpotMay 6, 2019 at 4:12 PM

    Love those. I just picked up 50 or so 64's this weekend for my set build. I need 105 more now. We're running about the same there. I already had the Clemente and Uecker, thankfully.

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  8. NickMay 6, 2019 at 10:09 PM

    Two cards I've wanted for a long time right there. Congrats!

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