Pack 3:
I told you there'd be cards from the 50's, and here's an example. This one's slightly off center but is crease-free with good corners and excellent visual appeal. To pick up a 1959 Topps Red Sox card in this condition for less than a buck was great. Why did it take me so long to use this site again?
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1973-74 O-Pee-Chee/Topps is one of those sets that is totally hit or miss for me. This one's a hit, and because of Stephenson's fantastic mask this is one of my favorite photos from the entire lot of cards I picked up. I'm pretty sure this is Wayne's first Topps card.
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These blue parallels are pretty nice looking cards. Unfortunately Buchholz is on the DL with serious back issues. It's possible he won't see action again in 2011.
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My very first '85 Leaf. I think the Leaf logo makes these slightly more appealing than regular 1985 Donruss.
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I think I would've literally screamed if I had pulled this from a pack as a 12-year-old in 1994. Bure was an absolute scoring machine in the mid-90's. I love the look on the fan's face behind the glass.
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Mini:
I am loving these '75 minis. This guy had a solid career, and now that the Red Sox have a couple of recent World Series championships you can actually utter his name in Boston without getting a dirty look.
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I remember my friends going crazy for these cards, which are designed to mimic credit cards. I thought this one was interesting because it shows just what an amazing season Gwynn was having when it all came to a crashing halt, right around this time in the summer of 1994. Would Tony have hit .400? Probably not but we'll never know.
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WPFyTn-SacI/TjxLPHp1mZI/AAAAAAAAJJw/XpB0qzJecHw/s280/1995DonrussStudioGold25Back.jpg)
Pack 4:
Some more Whalers love. I had a chance to snag an entire 92-93 Topps Gold set for a pretty reasonable price a couple of years ago, but passed. I've regretted it since. Oh well.
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Action Packed cards ruled. There are so many cards I'd like from the 1993 baseball set, in fact I might have to just pull the trigger on a complete set one of these days.
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Featured a few times recently at Night Owl Cards. One of the best Red Sox cards of the 90's. It's absolutely criminal that I didn't have this one until now.
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Did you know Rod was born in Taiwan? I always liked the O-Pee-Chee trophy winner subsets. The back of this one shows why number 4 is the greatest defenseman of all time:
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y07c9zKsE-A/TjqtAEWxh1I/AAAAAAAAJIw/EhEWQ_kl8Zw/s280/1983O-Pee-Chee207Back.jpg)
Lou hit for the cycle in a game in 1962. That's all I've got...
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Mini:
I was a philosophy major in college, so I couldn't pass this one up. Although now every time I see this guy's name I instantly think of Little Miss Sunshine. Great film.
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YVAgZGSZ2vs/Tjqm5z4UHPI/AAAAAAAAJIQ/64TKF_7WLvY/s320/2008Allen%2526GinterMiniA%2526GBack217Back.jpg)
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Yeah, so I'm still not done with Gypsy Queen. I'm determined to finish this one off someday.
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--rFWzwRUu7I/TjqlixuuYVI/AAAAAAAAJIA/U2evajyXwvk/s280/2011GypsyQueenSF15Back.jpg)
That's a wrap.
Pack 3: $2.80
Pack 4: $2.17
Running Total: $12.32
Packs 5 and 6 coming this weekend...
Top 5 favorite cards from packs 3 & 4:
ReplyDelete#5 - 93 Action Packed Torre (I agree... AP rules)
#4 - 92 Stadium Club Boggs (great photo)
#3 - 75 Topps Mini Buckner (love me some minis)
#2 - 85 Leaf Smith (the older I get... the more I like Leaf & OPC products of the 80's)
and #1 - 95 Studio Gold Gwynn (favorite player + unique concept = cool card)
Love this series! Headed off to see what you pulled in pack 5 and 6.
Thanks Fuji! Glad someone is enjoying it!
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