I am still trying to get back into the swing of things. Getting my cards unpacked after my recent move has been really slow. The move didn't keep me from hitting a couple of card shows while all packed up though. The shows haven't been great lately. But still worth going to. As usual, I stay in the cheap boxes mostly. Here are a few unusual pickups I have made lately.
I finally completed my "Yastrzemski Generations" mini-collection. Actually, I didn't know that there was such a thing to collect. I think everyone knows that Carl, AKA 'Yaz' has a grandson currently playing for the Giants. What I had forgotten, or maybe never knew at all, is that Yaz's son also played pro ball, though never in the majors. He does, however, have 7 different minor league cards. Here's mine:
All in the family...
Next, I got my first ever 1971 Topps Supers. If you haven't seen these, they are over 5 inches tall, and are pretty thick, almost like a jersey card. Mine are nobodies, Mays and Aaron are probably the big cards in this set.
And last but not least, I grabbed a bunch of older cards (1958-1967) in a quarter bin. They were mostly in good condition, but commons. The exception on condition was this:
A Jim Palmer rookie for a quarter!!! Heck of a crease, but that's the kind of quarter but I will take all day.
A Jim Palmer rookie for a quarter!!! Heck of a crease, but that's the kind of quarter but I will take all day.
Palmer rookie for a quarter?! That's one helluva find!
ReplyDeleteI'd buy that for a quarter, lol.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the Palmer.
ReplyDeletePeterson traded wives and children with teammate Mike Kekich in 1973.
Even with the crease, the Palmer rookie was a steal.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen the '71 Topps Supers before.
Wowza! Nice find on the Palmer... and congratulations on completing the Yaz all in the family collection. I didn't even realize Mike's father played professional baseball.
ReplyDeleteCrease or not, that's a great find for a quarter!
ReplyDeleteIt took me quite a while to unpack all of my cards after moving to TN, and looking back, I think I only had 3-4 moving boxes worth at the time.
ReplyDeleteNo matter the condition, I'm taking a Palmer rookie for a quarter any day. Congrats on completing the Yastrzemski family tree as well.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't call Fritz Peterson a nobody - he was the best control pitcher of his generation and a 20-game winner in 1970.