Sure, I wish my cards weren't creased, but it's still cool to own cards that I wouldn't think I'd ever have. I remember flipping through card magazines as a kid, mentally taking pictures of these Hall of Famers on iconic card designs. These types of cards were for other people, not me. They were meant for the expensive glass display case at the card shop, not for my collection.
Yet, here it is, now sitting alongside other beat up Yankees, each one bringing a smile to my younger self, knowing that I have grabbed another card that once seemed like a pipe dream.
Will I ever upgrade these cards? Maybe. But that's for another day. In the meantime, I'm going to keep assembling this army of creased cardboard, because it's more fun to have them than not, no matter what condition they are in.
Hell yes!! I'm completely with you on this one. I want the cards I could only dream about as a kid. The ones I saw in beckett and card books. These are the cards that I thought I'd never have and I don't mind if they have character
ReplyDeleteIt looks great dude!!! My 54 Ford has one nasty crease and a ripped corner. I've said it before, but a really old card in mint condition looks fake to me. I want a card that some kid in the 50s carried around in his back pocket.
ReplyDeleteI agree. In the early 80s my LCS had lots of gems in its glass display case. Many of them seemed to be forever unobtainable. They had several 1950s Red Man cards both with and without the tabs. I forget exact prices but at the time I couldn't have afforded the cheapest of the batch. it might have only been a few bucks but my thinking was they started at $20 per card. It might have been they just had some of the more in demand cards from those sets which would explain the huge prices.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Classic card right there! I totally agree with you. I could care less about the condition of my vintage cards, and I think it's awesome that you're able to pick up cards that you thought you would never have. Card collecting should be about memories and fun, but unfortunately a majority of collectors now days only care about profit, and don;t even collect players they like.
ReplyDeleteI'm always amazed at how you can find Whitey Fords and other non-Mantle legends from the same era for pretty decent prices. I know I've picked up more than a handful of Elston Howards for pennies on the dollar.
ReplyDeleteYou said it, Character! Well loved lesser condition works for me for sure on those cards.
ReplyDeleteYou and I think alike. Beautiful card.
ReplyDeleteGreat looking card! I feel the same way about vintage!
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