The Baseball Card Thread

Gern Blansten

So take a Pete Rose rookie card as an example....what would someone look for?

Like a PSA 4 or 5 because the cost is lower?

Does it make sense to even bother buying one that isn't graded? I see some on ebay for a few hundred bucks that look ok.

on2legs

tempo_n_groove said:

on2legs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

on2legs said:

I’m slowly uncovering my collection… have lots of cards from the 60s and some from the 50s.  Mostly Yankees.  Collected a ton in the 80s and bailed out in the early 90s.  

Also have a ton of autographs… this is a 28x43 poster they did for the 1961 Yankees reunion show in Atlantic City in 1990.  They had 30 of the remaining players there to sign… Mantle, yogi, whitey Ford, etc.  Signed by the artist too. 

Why did Mantle forget to sign yours?

You need glasses. 

HA!  He didn't sign it on his body like everyone else, that's why I missed it.

I'm staring at this thing saying, that's Mantle in the middle but did his sig fade?  Not even looking at the emblem for it.

Hahahahaha!!!!

He actually requested to sign it there.   I guess when you’re Mickey Mantle you like to stand out. Plus it allowed him to sign it bigger than everyone else.  😁

Yogi Berra was awesome.  Such a nice guy.  I was able to get his autograph twice… for this one and another about 10 or so years later.  The first time he had a giant gold ring on that looked like a World Series ring so I asked him which year it was from… and he told me it was his Hall of Fame ring.  And then he took it off and let me hold it and try it on!  Really sweet guy.  

Gern Blansten

on2legs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

on2legs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

on2legs said:

I’m slowly uncovering my collection… have lots of cards from the 60s and some from the 50s.  Mostly Yankees.  Collected a ton in the 80s and bailed out in the early 90s.  

Also have a ton of autographs… this is a 28x43 poster they did for the 1961 Yankees reunion show in Atlantic City in 1990.  They had 30 of the remaining players there to sign… Mantle, yogi, whitey Ford, etc.  Signed by the artist too. 

Why did Mantle forget to sign yours?

You need glasses. 

HA!  He didn't sign it on his body like everyone else, that's why I missed it.

I'm staring at this thing saying, that's Mantle in the middle but did his sig fade?  Not even looking at the emblem for it.

Hahahahaha!!!!

He actually requested to sign it there.   I guess when you’re Mickey Mantle you like to stand out. Plus it allowed him to sign it bigger than everyone else.  😁

Yogi Berra was awesome.  Such a nice guy.  I was able to get his autograph twice… for this one and another about 10 or so years later.  The first time he had a giant gold ring on that looked like a World Series ring so I asked him which year it was from… and he told me it was his Hall of Fame ring.  And then he took it off and let me hold it and try it on!  Really sweet guy.  

wow....those are some kickass brushes with greatness

eeriepadave

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

tempo_n_groove said:

So I was at the Philly card show this weekend and I FINALLY found a 2014 Trout card. This completes my run for Mike trout refractor cards. 

I have the latest SP cards that I need to have graded to add in too. 

Collecting a “project” has been made this hobby extremely satisfying for me. I like collecting runs of a certain type of card. 

I used to go to the philly card shows for awhile (it's been about 10 years or so since I went to the last one). Where are they being held now? The ones I went to were mainly held at Valley Forge convention center and then at Oaks.

They moved it over to the expo center a few miles away.  Nice big venue.  It was packed as hell.

ah, that's what I thought they did but wasn't sure.

myoung321

tempo_n_groove said:

Get them into better slabs.  Nice cards.

CSG is probably the 2nd best in card grading now and growing, a lot of their grades are tougher than PSA. Many 9.5s cross over to PSA 10 when submitted ....They're #1 in graded Comics

myoung321

Recent pulls 
 

myoung321

pjl44 said:

Or football, basketball, Pokemon whatever. Trade, chat, discuss or show off your collection. I'll start with my best pack pulls.

Nice!!!!!

myoung321

I'd like to get these in better slabs... I hear good things about this guy...haha (Not a bad investment for about $20 a piece back in 2011-12

tempo_n_groove

myoung321 said:

I'd like to get these in better slabs... I hear good things about this guy...haha (Not a bad investment for about $20 a piece back in 2011-12

That bccg slab should be upgraded.  People that own them claim they are worth it but the people that buy don’t.

Edit: Nice cards by the way.  The psa 10 was up to 4K at its peak.  That’s just crazy.

tempo_n_groove

I don’t see anyone at shows clamoring about CSG or in any card group I’m in and I’m in a bunch.

FCG is known to also have good crossovers.  You know what that means?  You buy the cheaper slabs then crack them out and get them in the one that makes you more money.

CGC gets a lot of crap in comics too but they get the most money for their slabs.  

It will be interesting to see what happens going forward but the older collectors prefer PSA and SCG first with Beckett third depending on what you are sending.  CSG has always been 4th on everyone’s list.

tempo_n_groove

Gern Blansten said:

So take a Pete Rose rookie card as an example....what would someone look for?

Like a PSA 4 or 5 because the cost is lower?

Does it make sense to even bother buying one that isn't graded? I see some on ebay for a few hundred bucks that look ok.

A Rose card was a highly faked back in the day.  Google it if you really want one but I wouldn’t buy one raw unless you have it authenticated or can see it in person.

That being said if you don’t want to throw down a few grand for a high grade buy a lower grade with good eye appeal.  You can buy a 3 that looks amazing sometimes.

myoung321

tempo_n_groove said:

myoung321 said:

I'd like to get these in better slabs... I hear good things about this guy...haha (Not a bad investment for about $20 a piece back in 2011-12

That bccg slab should be upgraded.  People that own them claim they are worth it but the people that buy don’t.

Edit: Nice cards by the way.  The psa 10 was up to 4K at its peak.  That’s just crazy.

I"ll re-slab the BCCG eventually, if I planned on selling I'd do it sooner, but haven't planned on selling.. , To be honest it looks great. I think it will cross-over to a PSA 10.. centering is perfect and corners are all sharp. it as good or better than the 9.5 Beckett one.   

myoung321

tempo_n_groove said:

I don’t see anyone at shows clamoring about CSG or in any card group I’m in and I’m in a bunch.

FCG is known to also have good crossovers.  You know what that means?  You buy the cheaper slabs then crack them out and get them in the one that makes you more money.

CGC gets a lot of crap in comics too but they get the most money for their slabs.  

It will be interesting to see what happens going forward but the older collectors prefer PSA and SCG first with Beckett third depending on what you are sending.  CSG has always been 4th on everyone’s list.

Didn't say people were clamoring, said they are getting more respectble... seeing more and more of them. Their labels look better now than the old green ones. 

tempo_n_groove

myoung321 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

I don’t see anyone at shows clamoring about CSG or in any card group I’m in and I’m in a bunch.

FCG is known to also have good crossovers.  You know what that means?  You buy the cheaper slabs then crack them out and get them in the one that makes you more money.

CGC gets a lot of crap in comics too but they get the most money for their slabs.  

It will be interesting to see what happens going forward but the older collectors prefer PSA and SCG first with Beckett third depending on what you are sending.  CSG has always been 4th on everyone’s list.

Didn't say people were clamoring, said they are getting more respectble... seeing more and more of them. Their labels look better now than the old green ones. 

They do look much better.  The reason for seeing more of them was people needed another option from the big 3 so when they put their hat in the ring collectors came to them.  Time will tell.

As for the BCCG, those were always advertised as mint or better so an BGS8 could be a bccg 10 and not uncommon to crack them out and not get a 10.

Beautiful cards though.  I'm a Trout collector so i appreciate them.  I picked up an BGS 8.5 Finest this weekend that I plan to crack and resub.

As for the others like KSA, HGA and GMA I don't bother.

I appreciate your comments.  Would love to chat in a PM about cards some more!

tempo_n_groove

One of my best pulls in the past few years. 

eeriepadave

What's a slab (in terms of cards)? is that card sleeve or holder you put it in?

myoung321

eeriepadave said:

What's a slab (in terms of cards)? is that card sleeve or holder you put it in?

A "slab" refers to the case a graded card is in and the company that grades them... PSA being the most popular grading service. 




The plastic sleeves are usually called "Penny Sleeves"


Hard plastic cases where the cards slides into it is a "Top Loader"





Then you have magnetic "One Touch" holders that have replaced the old screw down version.. 

myoung321

tempo_n_groove said:

One of my best pulls in the past few years. 

Nice!!!!

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Haven't bought a pack of cards in over 45 years, but back in the day I had some gems. 
I was more into the football cards. At one point I had 
3 rookie Walter Payton cards
Rookie Jim Brown, 2nd and 3rd year Brown.
Rookie Fran Tarkenton, also 2nd and 3rd year.
3rd year Johnny Unitas
Rookie Gale Sayers
Rookie Dick Butkus
Had many different Mays, Mantle, Aaron, Clemente, and other big names from the 50's and 60's. I still have a bunch of Ernie Banks from the 50 and 60's.

Still have most of the baseball cards but the football cards are long gone. 

xavier mcdaniel

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Haven't bought a pack of cards in over 45 years, but back in the day I had some gems. 
I was more into the football cards. At one point I had 
3 rookie Walter Payton cards
Rookie Jim Brown, 2nd and 3rd year Brown.
Rookie Fran Tarkenton, also 2nd and 3rd year.
3rd year Johnny Unitas
Rookie Gale Sayers
Rookie Dick Butkus
Had many different Mays, Mantle, Aaron, Clemente, and other big names from the 50's and 60's. I still have a bunch of Ernie Banks from the 50 and 60's.

Still have most of the baseball cards but the football cards are long gone. 

Those are great. I have every topps set from 1984 through 1994 along with various fleers, donruss, score, bowman and a set of minor league cards. Also had the pro set cards and various NBA and NHL cards in the 1990s. Topps turned me off by selling the complete set as series one and two and I haven't bought one since then.