Saturday, May 16, 2015

I wish I had more time

With only about 2 hours to spend at the show last night, I didn't have the time to go through all the tables as thoroughly as I would have liked.  With the sea of vintage that was at the show, I could have had a field day with more time, and money....

But in the end, I didn't fare too badly. 


'68T wasn't high on my priority list yesterday, but the first table I hit had these for a $1 apiece. 


I will admit that I didn't look long and hard for the 2014/2015 Topps needs on my list, but I only saw 1 table that had a decent display of modern cards.  What's worse, I only found 5 of the 8 cards I needed to finish the 2015 set, and didn't find any 2014's.  I guess it's time for Sportlots to finish the job.


At that same table, the dealer had a large amount of GQ on display as well, including a box of inserts and a box of minis.   When I saw "The Queens Throwbacks" cards that you see here, I was impressed.  If I had to complete one insert set this year, this would be it.  At a quarter apiece, I couldn't resist picking up a few of these. 

I did also pick up a few jersey cards here and there, but they are for other bloggers, so I'll keep them a surprise until they get sent out.

The main focus wound up being the '64 Topps set yesterday.  I knocked a dozen cards off of that want list, which was more than I expected.


I don't think I've ever seen the '64 Yankees team card before yesterday.   I knew that it was expensive, so when I saw this copy for $7, I snapped it up quickly.  The Pirates team card here in western PA is usually overpriced, so when I saw it priced at $3, I didn't think twice and added that to the pile.


An unmarked 7th series checklist and a Casey Stengel card for $2 apiece.  Easy pickins.


I found the Glen Hobbie and the Phillies Rookie Stars card at the first table for a $1 apiece, too bad I couldn't find any more high numbers at that price!!  The other 4 cards were $2 each.  For high numbers, I was happy to find them so cheap.

I listened to a lot of Tony Kubek in the early years of Blue Jays telecasts, and now I finally own one of his cards.  I picked up this copy for $5.

I spent a fair bit of time hunting for the 2 Yaz cards that I wanted ('64 and '73).  I didn't see any of the '73s, but this beauty came home with me for just $15. 

I'm down to just 62 cards to finish the '64 set, a very attainable number in my mind.  My goal is to finish this set by the end of 2015, but in order to do so, I will likely have to hit one more big show in order to find some good deals on the cards that I still need.

I'm guessing a trip to Chicago just might be in order...

thanks for reading, Robert

6 comments:

  1. What a great show, Robert! I don't know how you could spend only 2 hours at a show. I go to shows expecting to spend 2 hours, and the first time I check my watch usually 4 hours has passed!

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  2. You can never go wrong with Hoyt. Great pickups all around!

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  3. I honestly have a difficult time spending more than a couple hours at a card show. I'm not much of a browser and I like too many things. Once the money disappears -- and it does so quickly -- I'm done.

    Good stuff. You have a smattering of wants coming your way soon.

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  4. Nice haul. Yeah, 2 hours is about my card show limit. My back/feet/neck start giving out after a couple hours. And by then I've typically got a nice big stack and feeling good about it.

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  5. That '64 Stengel is so choice, one of my all time favorite Mets cards. The '65 Stengel may or may not be from the same group of photos, but I love the way this one is cropped.

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  6. Nice-looking pick-ups! Arriving a little before start time, I am usually the last out the door at most card shows. I don't have the opportunity to attend many so I soak it all up! Two hours is unimaginable!

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