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A little feature Ill try to update for the next 2 million days god willing!

Today a piece of my childhood



1976 Topps Walter Payton RC

Growing up in Quincy, a town equally split between Chicago fans and St Louis Fans , it was always tough to root for my lovable losers in Baseball.. The Cubbies and the perennially awful Bears. But that all change for the winter time of 1976 with the addition of a little guy wearing 34 from Jackson State.

Sweetness was his nickname but I remember him simply as Nobody does it better. The first thing that impressed me on a sunday in September 1976 is that before he was rode out of bounds he always got a lick in!
Hurdling the line of scrimmage, stretching that body out for one more yard..WOW. Franco harris was another rof my favorite backs but Walter was different. He was "sweetness"!

After all those mediocre years Da bears finally put it together in 85 and won the bowl. Sad cause payton didn't get to score even if Fridge tried to carry him over the line. Never forgave Ditka for that. Then it seemed he broke the record and then he was gone forever and not just from football.

My most vivid memory of a Payton game is one particular game against the Chiefs. He broke like 13 tackles on a run that included a hurdle, spin aroonie or two and a stiff arm. Hit or be hit, he did it all.

Here is to you Walter Payton may you never be forgotten

[captkirk42]

Very sweet Sweetness's RC. I'd love to get my hands on one of those but not for $Hundred$ that they go for.

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With hockey season down to the last day I present to you from the minds of ITG

This gorgeous duallie



2007/08 ITG Ultimate Tavares/Stamkos dual auto /gu #/24

Stamkos the #1 overall pick by the lightning in 2008
Tavares the #1 overall pick by the Isles in 2009

Both swatches are from a World Juniors Canada Jersey, Both players played for the Sarnia Sting leading up to their respective #1 picks

I remember pack pulling this thinking someday this would be the crown jewel of my hockey collection. I think someday maybe now?

Since posting the scan to my bucket it has become the #1 card asked for by other collectors in trade negotiations. I haven't seen one of these on the bay in at least six months. If both players ever put it together one year and head for a deep clash in the playoffs look out, or maybe Tavares takes the isles deep this year.

Needless to say Dr Price was promoting Tavares from when he was a 14 year old in his Intl Ice product (I have that auto btw), imagine the thought process to create this dual in advance of what became!

Stay tuned probably more hockey tomorrow!

Lets GO BLUES!

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Don't you love cards with dual or triple autos?

Most don't carry as much value as a single signed card unless you have players who transcend the sport Like Bron/Jordan dual.

How about a card with 29 signatures? Maybe 30 maybe 28 , I've never been sure.

What else Ive never been sure of is who exactly signed it?!
Some of the sigs look so similar.. well it was a teenie weenie signing space.

Bryce harper nor Strasburg are on this card. Pedro Alvarez is though.
Hopefully as more of these players work their way up the ranks , this card starts getting some more love.

I pack pulled this from a UD National team set. This card was right on top, above the other cards like it was an afterthought!








here is a roster so you can try and matchem up

Pedro Alvarez INF So. Vanderbilt New York, NY
Ryan Berry RHP Fr. Rice Humble, TX
Jordan Danks OF So. Texas Round Rock, TX
Danny Espinosa INF So. Long Beach State Santa Ana, CA
Ryan Flaherty INF/OF So. Vanderbilt Portland, ME
Logan Forsythe INF/OF So. Arkansas Memphis, TN
Brett Hunter RHP So. Pepperdine Moorpark, CA
Roger Kieschnick OF So. Texas Tech Rockwall, TX
Lance Lynn RHP So. Ole Miss Brownsburg, IN
Brian Matusz LHP So. University of San Diego Cave Creek, AZ
Tommy Medica C Fr. Santa Clara San Jose, CA
Jordy Mercer RHP/INF So. Oklahoma State Taloga, OK
Preston Paramore C So. Arizona State Allen, TX
Josh Romanski LHP/OF So. University of San Diego Corona, CA
Tyson Ross RHP So. California Oakland, CA
Cody Satterwhite RHP So. Ole Miss Jackson, MS
Justin Smoak INF So. South Carolina Goose Creek, SC
Jacob Thompson RHP So. Virgina Danville, VA
Brett Wallace INF/OF So. Arizona State Sonoma, CA
Jemile Weeks INF So. Miami FL Altamonte Springs, FL

[redwing40]

Sweet stuff Steve!

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A little 2 for one love
Historic Autographs Legends of the Hall

Loved this product Bought a open case with like 9 packs hoping for an old timer sketch card never got the sketch but did pull some nice HOFers that are very suitable for showing off

but this box gave me back some loving



Red schoendiest OK.. on a carl Yaz placque not ok..


Contacted the owner and they responded quickly, like in minutes.

Said I could keep the error and they would send me something to appease me!




This beauty showed up a few days later express mail!

Holy Lefty's batman!

Appeased, thank you and done!

[ffman]

Keep them coming Steve! Nice cards as always.

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lets get all presidential !

bought this product just because ted dastick did most of the illustrations

the base cards are gorgeous, the cuts were an added bonus


Had a McKinley already so flipped it on the bay.
The harding I kept which brings me to 17 president autos!

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OK THIS THREAD IS GETTING ABOUT AS MUCH INTEREST AS MY SAVINGS ACCOUNT

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day 6 a name from my youth

Even though im out of shape today, I used to be a pretty get tennis player thru age 22 when I moved away and lost all my opponents.

Ok I at least got seeded in the city tournament 4 years in a row. never beat a seed higher than me.

But I was scrappy, had a good serve and was never afraid to rush the net.

So todays card pays tribute to my youth



Sport Kings Volume A Arthur Ashe Manufactured Patch 1/1

Nice simple card, not a big fan of Mfg Patches but for some reason I thought this was overly brilliant and commend Dr Price for his efforts.

Ashe of course has tennis center named after him all over this land.
First and only African American male to win Wimbledon in fact he was the only to win a grand slam title before Yannick Noah did a few years back.

I remember watching Wimbledon in 75 as he just wasted Jimmy Connors he won the first 2 sets 6-1 6-1 I think and then Connors came back to win set 3 in a tiebreaker but It took everything Connors had and ashe finished him off like 6-3 or 6-4 maybe in the 4th set.

I became a fan of his that day.

His career was too short due to heart problems and he passed way too young from aids related pneumonia having contracted the horrible disease from blood transfusions or unsafe , unprotected stuff who really knows.

[redwing40]

wow Steve, those are cool, didn't know Ted those cards also, 17 autos of presidents is crazy

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wow Steve, those are cool, didn't know Ted those cards also, 17 autos of presidents is crazy

yes not all cards either but lets see if I can do them from memory
john quincy adams
Benjamin Harrison
grover Cleveland
William h taft
William mcckinley
Woodrow Wilson
warren g harding
Herbert hoover
fdr
Dwight eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Gerald ford
jimmy carter
George the I
bill Clinton
George the II

[booth9919]

I sold you the one card I would put in here lol! soon here I am going to be asking for it back . I love this thread! p,ease keep posting if it's only for my viewing pleasure!

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I sold you the one card I would put in here lol! soon here I am going to be asking for it back . I love this thread! p,ease keep posting if it's only for my viewing pleasure!

the rookie and the bonus.. or just the rookie?
do you know how much it has appreciated since it got in my hands?

[pavi39]

Awesome cards Steve. Thanks for sharing.

I agree with booth - keep it going just for the viewing pleasure.

[booth9919]

the rookie and the bonus.. or just the rookie?
do you know how much it has appreciated since it got in my hands?

Just the rookie! Don't remember what I gave you that time. Probably something for your hof wall lol.

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more youthful memories

on my seventh birthday I remember my grandmother, who always bought me a couple of packs of cards at a place called shoppers fair, got two packs of 1969 topps tallboy basketball.

I think I still have all those cards including a checklist with pencil check marks!

But this remains my favorite to date



Lew Alcindor, the UCLA superstar, drafted by the Bucks and took them to a world title with Oscar Robertson and bob dandrige.

He would get dealt back to LA to play for the Lakers, converted to Muslim, changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, invented the skyhook and went on to have multiple world championships and at one time was the all time leader in scoring.

Not to mention having a memorable cameo in Airplane as a co pilot.

Roger over, over dunn..LOL

Love the little kid scene who says something like my dad says your a slouch and Jabbar gives him the you run up and down the court for 40 minutes with lanier and chamberlain and Walton haning on you...

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How about an insert today

from 1969 or 1970 topps baseball

the little fold up posters!



Ron Santo

Pretty good shape for being 44 years old and being stuffed in a pack of cards manhandled by a kid (me) and then being refolded and stashed away with rubber bands

Not to mention its Ron Santo a Cubby HOFer

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here are the rest of those that are still in tact!

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Its the running of the roses

so lets show off a jockey



Ron Turcotte
who saddled Secretariat.

I remember watching all three races that year on ABC's wide world of sports (that was how we got odd sporting events back then)

I remember the race being over a few furlongs after the gate was open. That was how dominate Secretariat was.

Turcotte's career ended tragically when he fell off a horse in the Belmont or Preakness and became disabled , a paraplegic actually.