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[Gforce083]

When looking to add vintage to your collections, where do you look/trust?

I've bought a few off COMC but card conditions for those aren't always the greatest.

[redwing40]

Hello Gary

I been picking up some Vintage hockey here and there, most of what I get I find at card shows when I'm able to make it, I like looking at them in person if I buy them, in fact last week end I came across a 1951 Parkhurst of Ted Lindsay #56 RC, guy wanted $75 bucks for it, but it was really beat up when I seen it up close, BV says $300 but I wouldn't pay a nickle for it. But it was cool to hold it in person.

Other then that I surf the card sites looking through list and buckets to see If I can get some Vintage Red Wings cards in trade.

[northicehero99]

Card shows and shops that have it are the best places to get it. Sometimes you will find it at flea markets, but in all cases the prices depends on the sellers. Sometimes you will find bargains or fair prices, other times you will find people asking for your arm for it. Someone on here just bought some on craigslist. I am not sure how you see the cards first before you make an offer?

Most vintage is rough as people didn't have boxes, sleeves, etc to protect them. Heck they even used to wrap them up with rubber bands to store their sets and use them as noise makers in the spokes of their bikes, or they "flipped" them. If you don't know what that one is, it is where you and a buddy sat down and flicked the cards at a wall, closest to the wall wins the cards. All of those things led to creased and bent cards. Also having gum in the packs and the packs being sealed with wax also led to other non-obvious flaws in the certain cards within the pack.

[19th Century Indiana Jones]

Ebay. I usually buy from somersetvelvet and burbanksportscards.

[Gforce083]

Card shows and shops that have it are the best places to get it.  Sometimes you will find it at flea markets, but in all cases the prices depends on the sellers.  Sometimes you will find bargains or fair prices, other times you will find people asking for your arm for it.  Someone on here just bought some on craigslist.  I am not sure how you see the cards first before you make an offer?

Most vintage is rough as people didn't have boxes, sleeves, etc to protect them.  Heck they even used to wrap them up with rubber bands to store their sets and use them as noise makers in the spokes of their bikes, or they "flipped" them.  If you don't know what that one is, it is where you and a buddy sat down and flicked the cards at a wall, closest to the wall wins the cards.  All of those things led to creased and bent cards.  Also having gum in the packs and the packs being sealed with wax also led to other non-obvious flaws in the certain cards within the pack.

Speaking of bike spokes, my dad tells me his story of him and his brother using a few Mickey Mantel Topps Rookie cards in theirs as kids.

What where they thinking!? haha


Thanks for all the tips guys!

[northicehero99]

Speaking of bike spokes, my dad tells me his story of him and his brother using a few Mickey Mantel Topps Rookie cards in theirs as kids.

What where they thinking!? haha
Thanks for all the tips guys!

Had a buddy whose mom kept telling him to clean up his room. So one day walking past his house out by the garbage is a 3 foot tall stack of baseball cards. I grabbed a few Pirates, but left the rest there. I am sure there was some good stuff as they were early 70s and prior baseball cards. Needless to say, wish I would have taken them all as his mom threw out his whole collection and would not let him get them.

[captkirk42]

another member from the past shows up. Welcome back Gary

[maple19]

on facebook there a guy selling all the time on dirt cheap auctions for .non sport.and oddball

I myself have got some nice hk there but there a lot of baseball starting bid 99 cents

check it out