One sign you've been focusing two much on vintage is not remembering if you've seen a card alot because you have it already, or because it's just one you've seen alot. Such is the case here where I did the wrong order of:
1. That's a good price for that card, I should bid on it.
2. Don't I have that card already? I should check.
I ended up paying $15 for a card I had already. Still, it's in pretty nice shape except for that one crease. Anyone need a '52 Bowman Bob Feller? Would love to get this out to somebody in a trade. I haven't even taken it out of the plastic (which for some reason looks bent in the photo but it isn't).
I picked up two needs for my 1953 set in a trade with TCDB's Robert08. Gene Conley looks like he's got two black eyes here. I was going to write that the sign on Jim Hearn's card was pretty ironic; that was before the gambling news this week. Now it's even more so.
Finally, Night Owl sent another one of his generous packages. Starting off with a '90s Score need and a couple of big 1978 OPC names . . .
. . . to some cereal and cake cards highlighted by vintage Reggie . . .
. . . topping it all off with a '61 Yankee! A Post card of Johnny Blanchard, the Yankees' #3 catcher who would have been a starter on most teams.
It happens!
ReplyDeleteI do the same thing...too many times! Still a nice card.
ReplyDeleteI've done it before, too, though paying as much as $15 for a dupe hasn't happened yet, I don't think!
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked the cards I sent!
I just recently bought some 2006 A&G duplicate commons, because I wasn't paying attention. I'm sure it'll be much easier to get something in return for your vintage Feller than my commons :D
ReplyDeleteThat sounds familiar. The last card show I went to, I wanted to keep my eyes open for Ernie Banks cards. Found a few, but for the life of me, couldn't remember which ones I did or did not have. Didn't end up getting any.
ReplyDeleteDuplicate Feller cards are a feature, not a bug. That '53 Topps Hearn is only going to become more of a classic as sports increasingly turns towards "alternate sources of revenue"
ReplyDeleteYep, been there done that, but vintage dupes aren't a bad thing to have.
ReplyDeleteNice pickups, even with the dupe!
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