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Mailday: 1961 Fleer Paul Lowe SGC 92 NM-MT+
A very nice addition to my personal collection arrived in the mailbox today. I won this beauty from Ebay. Paul Lowe’s 1961 Fleer card, graded 92 (NM/MT+) by SGC. This adds another card to my SGC graded 1961 Fleer Football … Continue reading
Completed the Tony Gwynn Graded Rookie Card Trifecta
The other day I won Tony Gwynn’s Topps rookie card from Ebay. This was graded MINT by PSA. For Tony Gwynn collector’s, this is the definitive card to have in your collection. I have a couple of ungraded copies, but … Continue reading
Posted in Collection Highlight, Ebay Wins Tagged baseball cards, beckett grading, Collection Highlight, donruss, ebay, fleer, graded, psa, rookie card, SGC, tony gwynn, topps
Collection Highlight: 1993 Stadium Club Members Only Parallel Natrone Means, Graded BGS 9.5
Natrone Means. The Natrone Bomb. Natrone “Refried” Means. Natrone Means Business. Definitely one of my favorite Chargers of all time. I happened to check out his stats, and it surprised me to find out that he only had one 1,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Collection Highlight Tagged beckett grading, chargers, Collection Highlight, football cards, graded, natrone means, topps stadium club
Mailday: Matt Antonelli, Charlie Joiner, Justin Hampson, and a host of UD Masterpieces Autographs
I got this little gem in the mail, via Ebay: A nice autographed Chrome Refractor card of Matt Antonelli. Graded by Beckett, 9.5 GEM Mint with a 10 for the autograph. Everyone knows that Antonelli struggled last year, so hopefully … Continue reading
Posted in Ebay Wins, Mailday Tagged autograph card, baseball cards, beckett grading, bowman, chargers, charlie joiner, football cards, graded, justin hampson, matt antonelli, padres, upper deck
Collection Highlight: 1974 Topps Dave Winfield GAI Graded Rookie Card
Here’s a look at the rookie card for the Padres first real superstar. That of course is Dave Winfield. He was drafted 4th overall by the Padres in 1973 and went straight to the majors – he was one of … Continue reading
Posted in Collection Highlight Tagged baseball cards, dave winfield, gai, graded, padres, rookie card, topps
Collection Highlight: SGC Graded 1961 Fleer Chargers Team Set
One of the sets that I am trying to complete is the 1961 Fleer Football Chargers Team Set. I’m trying to collect the team set with every card graded by SGC. I really like the SGC slabs. The black background … Continue reading
Posted in Collection Highlight Tagged chargers, Collection Highlight, fleer, football cards, graded, SGC
Collection Highlight: 1968 Topps Lance Alworth – Graded GAI 7.5
One of the favorite cards of my entire collection is my GAI graded 1968 Topps Lance Alworth card. It only graded as a 7.5 on the GAI scale (Near Mint+), so it’s not terribly valuable. However I just think this … Continue reading
Posted in Collection Highlight Tagged chargers, Collection Highlight, football cards, gai, graded, lance alworth, topps
