I can see why people like these....who wouldn't?

I was fortunate enough earlier this week to be mentioned on one of the newer blogs in town.   Julie from the A Cracked Bat blog was kind enough to show off the envelope that I had sent her way.

That Kaline was a purchase from the last monthly show I attended at the beginning of October.  I thought of her right away when I saw that card, knowing that I had to repay the generosity she had shown me and my Blue Jays collection.  That knowledge made the Kaline an easy pick up. 

Even if I didn't send the card her way, it would have found an instant home in my collection.

I then made my way to the one table that I hit for all of my vintage.  I was able to put a nice dent into my '59 Topps set, but the cards that piqued my interest even more were these...

Ray, the vendor, had a nice 10 pack of these for a very reasonable price. 

These cards are evil.  I can see why people like them.   They're gorgeous.

I decided to grab them.   Great trade bait they would make, I thought to myself.

I knew that the Night Owl was slowly chipping away at this set.   I sent him three the very next weekend.

Now I'm torn.   The '56 set is fantastic, but likely out of my price range (at least in the near future).  I knew little about '56T, so I took a quick look.   340 card checklist!!  That certainly is a lot more attainable than the sets I'm working on now, which are anywhere from 572 cards (59) to 787 cards (72). 

I didn't have the money at the beginning of the month, but Ray told me that the other '56 lot he had will probably be available in November.

71 cards--71 dollars.

A little more than a fifth of the set, for mere peanuts as far as vintage is concerned.

I might be in trouble the first weekend of November.   Stay tuned.

thanks for reading, Robert