The vintage guy I usually hemorrhage my paycheck to is out of town this weekend, so good news/bad news (!) I came home with a much larger stack of cardboard than usual, after hitting all the dime/quarter/dollar boxes filled with glorious nostalgic junk wax.
There was another vintage seller, and he always brings longboxes of commons. I was able to pick up a nice variety of singles from '57, '58, and '60. I've found that one of the best things about the shows is that you get to know the vendors and you can build a good relationship and start to get some nice deals.
Across the aisle from the vintage seller was a huge stack of dime cards that all produced a nice rush of nostalgia for me. These are Cards that I really wanted as a kid, but wasn't lucky enough to find them in packs or get them in trade with friends.
One of my favorite pick-ups was this Jim Thome Rookie that I bought for a quarter.
He looks so fresh faced! I think that as much animosity as there is between AL Central rivals, one thing that pretty much every fan can agree upon is that Jim Thome is awesome.
Before I leave the show, I always stop in the store and see if I can spend a little bit of $$ for the guy that is hosting the show. I decided to get a Stadium Club Mini-box (thanks in no small part to seeing these posts from View From the Skybox, and all the great photography), so I'll be busting that open this weekend.
I'll leave you with these awesome junk wax box bottom cards, always wanted to have some of these, never really wanted to pay them, but .10 cents is a steal!
LOVE that Whammy!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to say who has the best nickname of the 50's, but Whammy Douglas has to be way up there. Nicknamed players just might end up being a separate player collection for me. Tex Clevenger is another favorite of mine, so it was great to find them both today.
DeleteGreat finds! Especially love the dime box cards. That '82 Fleer Valenzuela is one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteI had the same thought - there are a lot of cards that try to capture his unique windup, I love the "just before" version of this card.
DeleteI'm a huge fan of the box bottoms. Some times the cheapest way to get them is to buy a full box, they're usually really cheap and who doesn't love busting wax. Welcome to the blogosphere by the way. If you haven't found it yet there's a great sports card blogroll run by JB. http://bdj610scblogroll.blogspot.com/ send him an email and he'll add you to the list, it's a great way to get some more readers. And I'll add myself as a follwer as soon as Blogger allows me.
ReplyDeleteAh - yes, that makes sense! If I didn't already have a couple vending boxes of 1986 topps, I'd be all over busting some wax and freeing a few more box bottoms.
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Great finds! I second Jeff in loving the Whammy!!!!
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DeleteLove the young Jim Thome. One of the good guys in the game. Welcome to the community. I added you to my blog list.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I've added your blogs as well - this is a great community!
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