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Flea Market Finds #59: You Can Keep Your Heritage!
I'm pretty sure that I'm the only remaining cardboard blogger who hasn't busted a single pack of 2014 Topps Heritage. And you wanna know something? I'm okay with that.
No I'm not hating on Heritage. I love the product and if things go as planned, I'll buy at least a blaster box or maybe even a hobby box of the stuff. The 1965 Toppsbaseball card design is easily my favorite from the 60's and I've been waiting for this product to arrive for what seems to be eons.
But this past Sunday, I found a card at the flea market that single handedly curbed my Heritage craving... at least for the time being.
When: Sunday, March 31st
Where: Capitol Flea Market
What: A Card I've Actually Been Looking For
How Much?: $3
In February, I showed off my Vintage Topps League Leaders Project. It's a collection of Toppsleague leader cards that contain only players enshrined at Cooperstown. Up to this point, I had acquired eight different cards ranging from 1962 to 1968.
However my newest addition is the first card from 1965 Toppsset and it's also the first card featuring pitchers.
1965 Topps #8 National League ERA Leaders
I stumbled across it when I saw a guy with ten to fifteen cards thrown on a table. This particular card has been high on my Cardboard Wish List (which I'll get around to sharing one of these days), so it immediately caught my attention. The vendor was standing right in front of me, so I tried to play it cool and picked up a few other cards... before I grabbed it.
He wanted $5 for it... which I felt was fair... but after the Benadryl incident I was looking for a bargain. I threw out a $3 offer and he quickly accepted it. It actually made me wonder if I could have gone lower. Oh well... I was totally content with this price. Heck... I would have given him the full five bucks.
Okay... I'm off to Target to see if they have received any Heritageblasters.
Happy Thursday and sayonara!
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No I'm not hating on Heritage. I love the product and if things go as planned, I'll buy at least a blaster box or maybe even a hobby box of the stuff. The 1965 Toppsbaseball card design is easily my favorite from the 60's and I've been waiting for this product to arrive for what seems to be eons.
But this past Sunday, I found a card at the flea market that single handedly curbed my Heritage craving... at least for the time being.
When: Sunday, March 31st
Where: Capitol Flea Market
What: A Card I've Actually Been Looking For
How Much?: $3
In February, I showed off my Vintage Topps League Leaders Project. It's a collection of Toppsleague leader cards that contain only players enshrined at Cooperstown. Up to this point, I had acquired eight different cards ranging from 1962 to 1968.
However my newest addition is the first card from 1965 Toppsset and it's also the first card featuring pitchers.
1965 Topps #8 National League ERA Leaders
I stumbled across it when I saw a guy with ten to fifteen cards thrown on a table. This particular card has been high on my Cardboard Wish List (which I'll get around to sharing one of these days), so it immediately caught my attention. The vendor was standing right in front of me, so I tried to play it cool and picked up a few other cards... before I grabbed it.
He wanted $5 for it... which I felt was fair... but after the Benadryl incident I was looking for a bargain. I threw out a $3 offer and he quickly accepted it. It actually made me wonder if I could have gone lower. Oh well... I was totally content with this price. Heck... I would have given him the full five bucks.
Okay... I'm off to Target to see if they have received any Heritageblasters.
Happy Thursday and sayonara!
More...
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