I visited Check Out My Cards and plunked down some of that cash. Amazing what one can buy for less than the cost of a blaster. You might be scratching your head on why I selected some of them. Mark McGwire? Sammy Sosa? I remember having my son come to the television in the fall of 1998 to watch their at bats. He was just four and I don't know if he recalls it, but it is something that I remember. I realize now that they were flawed men, but at the time it was exciting. I'm not here to debate them, or other players. These are the cards I'm adding to my TTC because I think that it accurately reflected the times.
Don Bollweg? I met Don back in 1989. He was living in Carol Stream, IL, with his wife. They were involved with some apartments and I was involved with doing some disaster recovery for a cleaning company. I didn't fully realize who he was at the time. But a very nice man.
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| 1951 Topps Red Backs Mel Parnell (card # 10) cost: $2.85 |
![1952 Topps #128 - Don Bollweg RC (Rookie Card) [Poor to Fair] - Courtesy of COMC.com](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_v2mozts85BJNy2dgUQXmj4zKkpqtY2z3rv_DwuAPYrqTQNsWx5hO33PtxncEeHQnJkYaHkQZ31Fh9eBY_J3lHp4ZO_o0-4UMF8C-3oKoJtCYYtyRjL6gSfsliQI596SgGA5WR5-tFeYA=s0-d) |
| 1952 Topps Don Bollweg (card # 128 ) cost: $4.25 |
![1955 Topps #23 - Jack Parks RC (Rookie Card) [Good to VG‑EX] - Courtesy of COMC.com](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tn2Oizw1mf0PNqvnc9BXMGqd6OleipENlPvMld-Iwcwq4eZ65ZdM9umYNxghkPAwEoOWGxnXbp-6DiQn051P7V9A4KC1nKOviC7QWlyrzidD2z8l-Km9cu9wxjXZ-KEd9GFpn5QGuMZQ=s0-d) |
| 1955 Topps Jack Parks (card # 23) cost: $0.91 |
![1957 Topps #93 - Hal Jeffcoat [Good to VG‑EX] - Courtesy of COMC.com](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_s-Rl89FjMCqQIotp1B9mt825wmOrffRLHR2bjApRxqOzR-JBSDWo3NF3xa3P9v5uWr13YtV-2NLnyp74knqA29gMr5Gi5MyQXXqUI9aJvm8mgN0f48CcVnD9T9GFlb6I-vTiGiIxGD=s0-d) |
| 1957 Topps Hal Jeffcoat (card # 93) cost: $0.79 |
![1958 Topps #251 - Warren Hacker [Good to VG‑EX] - Courtesy of COMC.com](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tFld9IQ3tQKZjaf6VVI9cnuHI0-e8HyYSLMNOigPvEQ3iGjSwYiXdiQoIjTIg8ZxdMSJi3Qn8u7kjZI_L5AANOgE2YHRJENVzi-d5mfJstnYhFEEh6u9Ce5Qhl8Ucguu4OitLshuvHpw=s0-d) |
| 1958 Topps Warren Hacker (card # 251) cost: $0.71 |
![1960 Topps #392 - Tex Clevenger [Poor to Fair] - Courtesy of COMC.com](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vm2OWsYAUGG2X6Xdj5hgVm9HR-iSGiJ1IOiBkO5aN9FgV9RUW8T1FBjig8Byz3qfdTzeAA13fBXHwi3MV6c7IwhdygjDWwcZ2U9cNIH98z2maWUm2MdIbO3wp8Lnrgn2iAg1QNqZTF-g=s0-d) |
| 1960 Topps Tex Clevenger (card # 392) cost: $0.45 |
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| 1994 Topps Steve Avery (card # 137) cost: $0.39 |
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| 1996 Topps Dennis Eckersley (card # 368) cost: $0.41 |
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| 1998 Topps Mark McGwire (card # 325) cost: $0.46 |
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| 2000 Topps Sammy Sosa (card # 50) cost: $0.75 |
Now, to find some pages that will hold the cards from the 1950s. 2-5/8" x 3-3/4" fit very snugly in standard pages. I looked at the Ultra-Pro website and couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. Any suggestions?
UltraPro makes pages specifically for '50s cards. I don't know the exact measurements but the page pockets on mine are about 2 7/8 x 4.
ReplyDeleteSorry I didn't get my package out to you in time. It's still sitting here.
For the old cards that are slightly bigger i use 8 Pocket pages. They are horizontal but they work well.
ReplyDeleteGreg & Brad - I stopped by one of my local card shops and they didn't have any of the 8 pocket pages. I know what you mean. I might have one in my Hershiser binder for oddball sized cards. I think I'll rob it until I can get to my other LCS. Thanks.
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