Archive for Topps
Thrift Treasures 57: A 99-year-old Mini Giants Blanket and 52 Topps card
Posted in Thrift Treasures with tags baseball, Cubs, New York Giants, Thrift Treasures, Topps on April 6, 2013 by Cardboard Icons
April 6 marked the first Saturday of the month, which of course meant that one of the local community colleges was having its monthly flea market.
I made the jaunt, despite the occasional sprinkle, and it paid off. I spent about 90 minutes at the flea market, spent $9 on four cards and an old piece of cloth.
Ready to see the loot?
One dealer had a box of cards with everything marked at $1 each. Not bad. Had some solid mid 70s stars in decent condition, and some 1951/1952 Bowman commons. But I’ve got my fill of those. He also had a bunch of cards for local teams such as the A’s, Giants, Raiders and Niners.
I could have bought more, but I played it safe and went with these four: 1992 Pacific Picks The Pros Gold joe Montana, 1997 Inscriptions Jerry Rice insert, 1998 Studio Silver Press Proof Rickey Henderson, and 1952 Topps Gene Hermanski Red back.
The Hermanski was a no-brainer, the others seemed like good cards to flip via COMC.
A short while later I came across a dealer who had some cards at his booth. Nothing real special. But in his display case he had a 1914 B18 Ed Grant Blanket. I asked how much, he said $5. I couldn’t open my wallet fast enough. The seller said he had a bunch more earlier in the day but sold them for $10 each. At least I got one to keep me warm.
A Lesson In Caring For Cards
Posted in Newspaperman with tags baseball, baseball cards, collecting, hobby, Opening Day, Topps on April 2, 2013 by Cardboard Icons
Icon-O-Clasm: 2009 Topps American Heritage Erik Estrada autograph
Posted in Icon-O-Clasm, Instagram Portraits with tags baseball, baseball cards, CHiPS, Erik Estrada, Frank Poncherello, Topps on March 18, 2013 by Cardboard Icons
Check Out My Cards Mailday March 2013
Posted in Newspaperman with tags baseball, baseball cards, Check Out My Cards, COMC, Erik Estrada, Ginter, Mailday, Ponch, Takeru Kobayashi, Topps on March 14, 2013 by Cardboard IconsPardon the cheesiness and the lack of centering of the video. Enjoy anyway.
