Hockey cards, collectibles and culture
It has been over 3 months since I last acquired a card from the 1963-64 Parkhurst Hockey set.That changed this past weekend, as I picked up this J.C. Tremblay card for $6 at the Sun-Times card show.
The condition of this card is pretty nice. No creases, good gloss and just a touch of corner wear.
I’m going to the Chicago Sun-Times Sports Collectibles Convention. Thus, no time for a long blog post.
If you live in or near Chicago and like sports cards, this is the show to go to. Here are the details:
Chicago Sun Times Sports Collectibles Convention
November 19-21, 2010
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
5555 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018
$10 Daily Admission (Children 7 & under $5)
More details can be found on this website.
Hopefully on Sunday, I’ll post some scans of all the awesome stuff I get.
A few weeks ago, I picked up 11 vintage hockey cards, but have not had the chance to post them until now. Feast your eyes on these:
Two 1963-64 Topps cards
Unfortunately, the Hadfield has a bit of a tear on the back, and the Kennedy has a stain on the lower right corner. I find it odd that the cards use black and white pictures of other players on the fronts.
Seven 1968-69 O-Pee-Chee cards
These cards are in awesome condition. No stains, creases or flaws. Four sharp corners, too.
I actually built a 1968-69 Topps set, and have been meaning to start piecing together the OPC version.
Two 1969-70 O-Pee-Chee cards
The Angotti has a slight bend–not really a crease. I also have a 1969-70 Topps set, but not the OPC version. However, I don’t like this set as much as its predecessor.
OK, time to brag. I paid $25 for all 11 cards. None of them are of superstars–though Dennis Hull was a 2nd Team All-Star, and I think Dallas Smith was too.
Just wanted to give a shout out to Jeff Kline for hooking me up with some 2002-03 Pacific Hockey cards. Jeff sent me 8 cards, nearly completing my set (I only need #362 – Tomas Kaberle).
He also gave me this Impact Zone insert card of Jarome Iginlia. That also nearly completes my Impact Zone insert set (I only need #7 – Saku Koivu).
So, thanks Jeff, for bringing me one step closer in my never-ending collection.
If anyone is wondering how I’ll spend the majority of my free time this weekend…well, here’s your answer. It’s time to party like it’s 1991.
I received this eBay purchase in the mail today. Finally, I’ve added a “big card” to my 1957-58 Topps set build.
This is Hall of Fame defenseman Pierre Pilote’s rookie card.
As you can see, the centering is way off.
However, there is no creasing and the corners are good.
Plus, I did not pay much for it. The Beckett high price for a Pilote RC is around $100. I got this for $23 shipped. It feels good to get another card for this set–but it feels really good to get one of the big boys out of the way.
As I mentioned last week, I am now trying to build a set of 1957-58 Topps Hockey. Here are 3 cards that bring me closer to completing the 66-card set:
#18 – Leo Boivin – Boston Bruins – Boivin played 18 seasons in the NHL, and was a member of the inaugural Pittsburgh Penguins team in 1967-68. The next season, he would play on the Minnesota North Stars with this guy…
#27 – Elmer “Moose” Vasko – Standing at 6’2″, Vasko was a large defenseman back in the day. He was a member of the Blackhawks team that won the Stanley Cup in 1961. Interestingly, he was once fined $100 by the North Stars for not playing aggressively enough.
#29 – Ron Murphy – Chicago Blackhawks – Murphy played in the NHL for 18 seasons, and was also a member of the ’61 Cup-winning ‘Hawks team.
Last week on a whim, I decided to pick up some cards from the 1957-58 Topps Hockey Set. I purchased 7 fair grade cards, only paying about $2 or $3 per card…
Getting these cards makes me want to try and complete the 1957-58 Topps Set. Sure, some of the cards are really expensive, like Gordie Howe, Johnny Bucyk (RC), Terry Sawchuk and Glenn Hall (RC).
But there are only 66 cards in the set, so while some cards are in the $100-$300 range, most of them are not.
The cards you see here don’t look the greatest–some have rounded corners and small creases. They do look a lot better once put in a card page. (Except for the back of that Dean Prentice card–whoa!).
I’ve lowered my standards a bit when it comes to really old cards and condition. Sure, we all want a near-mint card that is 50 years old…but then you have to pay the price. For most of these old cards, I’ll settle for lesser quality if it means picking them up on the cheap.
I got a package in the mail on Friday, but I wasn’t expecting anything. No recent trades, no eBay purchases. What could this be? Waitaminute….
..the postmark reads Nov. 05, ’09. This was sent out almost a year ago.
Quickly opening the package, I found this:
A 1990-91 Boston Bruins team-issue set. That’s strange…I already have one.
And then I remembered. I bought this on eBay a year ago. A month after paying for it, I still hadn’t received it so the seller sent me a second set, which I did receive. I guess the eBay seller’s first attempt finally made it through, 11 months later.
Gotta love the post office.
Anyway, I reviewed this set last year. If anyone is interested in trading for this one, it is available.
I picked up some BIG CARDS over the past weekend. No, not big as in expensive. Big as in physically big, like this 8″ x 10″ Be A Player Portrait card of Cam Ward. Yes, it is a sticker autograph, but Ward is hard to get an autograph from through-the-mail.
I might have to find more of these 8″ x 10″ autographed cards.
I also picked up a lot of 50–count ’em 50–2005-06 Beehive Jumbo cards. These measure in at 5″ x 7″. Here are a few of my favorite cards from the stack:
I’m not sure if I’m actually going to build out this Beehive set. The jumbos were issued one per pack, and there’s like 150 of them. And a few of these were doubles, which I’ve put up on my Singes for Trade page.