I was able to get a lot of 120 different 1961 Topps at $0.25/card. I still look out for those deals but they are hard to come by.
It was basically sight unseen, so I was taking a bit of a gamble. Turns out I needed only 18 cards. Not a great ratio. It hammers home that I am at the point where I have most of the low-numbered commons, and the money I would put to lots like this is better spent picking off the stars when I can get them at below-market value. Still, it's a nice collection of minor stars. You've got Kuenn and Colavito who were famously traded for each other, solid semi-stars like Moon, Face, Allison and Sievers, and three cogs of the Yankee dynasty in Kubek, Lopez and Terry.
Voting for Vada Pinson.
ReplyDeleteYeah, at 25 cents a card and with some decent star power the condition is more than reasonable.
ReplyDeleteStill a great lot (even if dupes) for $30.00. Should make great trade bait on TCDB too.
ReplyDeleteI've always liked that Wally Moon pose.
ReplyDeleteNice to see Billy Muffett getting a shoutout, even if he was absent from the lot. And you got some decent names in the 18 cards that you needed, but like you said, it'd probably be more advantageous to avoid lots like these in the future.
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