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Nice Tompkins RC but I'm more interested in Bill Denehy RCs myself.
Back in the 1980s some guy was advertising in the Sports Collector's Digest (a great publication BTW) to buy 1973 Topps John Hilton rookies in an attempt to steal some Mike Schmidt RCs who was very hot at the time. There was all kind of heck raised over that personal ad and SCD finally stopped publishing it. It was in the rather large personal classified ads section so it more than likely flew under the radar until some observant readers noticed it.
one of my last 2 i need for 81
one of my last 2 i need for 81
As the self proclaimed king of the one and dones I can totally relate to that! And I never need a big card to complete thses O&D sets but it is always a common or minor star And this has been going on since the 1970s right up to the current day for me.View attachment 90862
This card. In 1985 my brother's best friend went on a card buying binge, as we all did that year, and had set his goal as completing the 85 set. As it turned out in pre ebay, pre internet days there was that one card that alluded him until mid 1986, Dave Collins was that card. No one in our friend group had even seen the card until I found it at a garage sale. Great memories. I now have 3 copies!
Exactly. i had the same issue in 86 with Yankee great Andre Robertson. except this time a friend found it in november and somehow got me to trade him a fleer Ripken rookie for itIAs the self proclaimed king of the one and dones I can totally relate to that! And I never need a big card to complete thses O&D sets but it is always a common or minor star And this has been going on since the 1970s right up to the current day for me.
I too was on a buying binge in 1985. The big card everyone was chasing then was Dwight Gooden's RC. Alvin Davis was another. Funny to look back at these years gone by and seeing how things shook out with McGwire, Clemens and Puckett being the bigger RCs from 1985.