My last post covered some finds from a recent card show, but when I was putting all the cards away, I came across a few more that I wanted to show.
There is a dealer who is a 'bad condition' collector that often has a table at these shows. He collects all the older sets, and will take any condition as long as he has every card. And often he upgrades one of his cards, so he has a box of truly horrible condition vintage for cheap! Sometimes I think it is overpriced, sometimes good deals, but it's the only way I am likely to get some of these cards, so it's usually worth a look.
Anyway, I didn't find much this time, but what I did find had 3 things in common. 1. They were truly hammered. 2. they were dirt cheap. And 3. they were, by some cosmic coincidence, all Dodgers. Here they are:
That sounds like an interesting table. I'd take a chance on that.
ReplyDeleteI'd take a chance with that table too.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'd gladly buy vintage for a dime even if the condition is terrible. The Drysdale looks awful, but it's not as though mint condition cards from that set are especially attractive!
ReplyDeleteThat Drysdale is gorgeous! He deserved a post of his own. By the way... I'm sure 99% of collectors would have no problem digging 55¢ out of their pocket for these four cards. Nice pickups.
ReplyDeleteI think you probably could've afforded the Moon and Alston in better shape. Those aren't exactly high dollar cards.
ReplyDeleteA table like that would be dangerous for my pocketbook...
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