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Saturday Night Five: Card Show Pickups
This morning I woke up at the crack of dawn, jumped into the shower, threw on some comfortable shoes, grabbed me some Starbucks, and drove a little under an hour up the San Francisco Peninsula to attend my first card show of the year at the Serramonte Center in Daly City.
Outside of meeting up with some friends and talking shop, I pretty much walked into the show with two things on my mind:
#1: Find a 1973 or 1974 Topps Baseball Card Set
#2: Avoid Dime Boxes
I managed to fail twice. The guy I've purchased vintage sets from in the past wasn't at the show. And I stumbled upon some really nice dime boxes that were loaded with tons of cool cards for my collection (and some of yours). However... I don't want to spoil the surprise, so I just picked a few of my favorites to share tonight.
#1: 1988 JALFCO Johnston Cookies Reprint #510¢
Reprint or not... this card is beautiful and well worth the ten pennies I spent on it.
#2: 2010 Topps (Legends Variation) #48910¢
I recently left comments on a couple of blogs in regards to these particular variations in the 2010 Toppsset. The variations are easy to spot, because they're all legends... which is why I had no problems with pulling this card out of the dime box.
#3: 1974 Topps #33310¢
There weren't a ton of vintage cards in these particular dime boxes, but I managed to scoop up a few hall of famers including this one featuring two guys who made it into Cooperstown on their first ballot.
The other two cards I'll share were a little pricier. Right next to the guy with dime boxes, there was a gentleman with autographs and memorabilia cards for two bucks each. I ended up grabbing eleven for $20.
#4: 2012 Finest UFC Finest Moments Autographs #FMDC$1.82
I've been thinking about starting a Daniel Cormiercollection for awhile now. He's the currentUFC Light Heavyweight Champion and he trains right down the street from me at AKA in San Jose.
#5: 2006 Flair Showcase Fresh Ink #FI-AG$1.82
There's a good chance that one dayMr. Gates will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which means that I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to grab his signature for less than$2.
I'm sure I'll eventually show off more of my purchases in future posts. However... I wanted to wrap things up by saying thanks to Brady over at St. Louis Cardinals' Cardboard for this huge box of cards:
There were a ton of goodies... but here are a few of my favorites:
Unfortunately... I ran out of my house this morning without this grocery bag filled with Cardinalsstuff for Brady'scollection.
Sorry Brady! I totally dropped the ball. I'll make sure to bring it out to TriStar in a few months. It was great to see you and catch up. You too Mr. Haverkamp!
Well... it's way past my bedtime. I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.
Happy Saturday and sayonara!
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Outside of meeting up with some friends and talking shop, I pretty much walked into the show with two things on my mind:
#1: Find a 1973 or 1974 Topps Baseball Card Set
#2: Avoid Dime Boxes
I managed to fail twice. The guy I've purchased vintage sets from in the past wasn't at the show. And I stumbled upon some really nice dime boxes that were loaded with tons of cool cards for my collection (and some of yours). However... I don't want to spoil the surprise, so I just picked a few of my favorites to share tonight.
#1: 1988 JALFCO Johnston Cookies Reprint #510¢
Reprint or not... this card is beautiful and well worth the ten pennies I spent on it.
#2: 2010 Topps (Legends Variation) #48910¢
I recently left comments on a couple of blogs in regards to these particular variations in the 2010 Toppsset. The variations are easy to spot, because they're all legends... which is why I had no problems with pulling this card out of the dime box.
#3: 1974 Topps #33310¢
There weren't a ton of vintage cards in these particular dime boxes, but I managed to scoop up a few hall of famers including this one featuring two guys who made it into Cooperstown on their first ballot.
The other two cards I'll share were a little pricier. Right next to the guy with dime boxes, there was a gentleman with autographs and memorabilia cards for two bucks each. I ended up grabbing eleven for $20.
#4: 2012 Finest UFC Finest Moments Autographs #FMDC$1.82
I've been thinking about starting a Daniel Cormiercollection for awhile now. He's the currentUFC Light Heavyweight Champion and he trains right down the street from me at AKA in San Jose.
#5: 2006 Flair Showcase Fresh Ink #FI-AG$1.82
There's a good chance that one dayMr. Gates will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which means that I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to grab his signature for less than$2.
I'm sure I'll eventually show off more of my purchases in future posts. However... I wanted to wrap things up by saying thanks to Brady over at St. Louis Cardinals' Cardboard for this huge box of cards:
There were a ton of goodies... but here are a few of my favorites:
Unfortunately... I ran out of my house this morning without this grocery bag filled with Cardinalsstuff for Brady'scollection.
Sorry Brady! I totally dropped the ball. I'll make sure to bring it out to TriStar in a few months. It was great to see you and catch up. You too Mr. Haverkamp!
Well... it's way past my bedtime. I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.
Happy Saturday and sayonara!
More...
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