Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Buyback Franken-set: Sportlots 4-pack

Quick quartet of buybacks today, that I picked up from a seller on Sportlots just because they were dirt cheap, and because the cost to ship four cards was the same as the cost to ship one...

1969 Topps #89 - Russ Gibson

Yes, this Russ Gibson is completely beat to hell.  It's probably one of the worst-conditioned buybacks I've encountered over the course of this project so far.  The thing is, it's a Red Sox buyback, it's a number that was previously missing from the franken-set, and it was listed for the bare minimum price of 18 cents.  It's hard for me to turn down any buyback for less than a quarter, so here we are.

1975 Topps #639 - Steve Kline

As I expected, the higher numbered portion of the franken-set has been the toughest to complete so far, so any buyback numbered 600 or above carries a little extra weight for me.  That's why, despite the mystery stain/mark all over the front of this one, I just couldn't resist.  In fact, this part of the set is so sparsely populated that Steve has a page of his own in the binder at this point.

1975 Topps #657

Along those same lines here's another, this one just about as high a number '75 as you can get.  A late-season trade in 1974 sent Bob Oliver to Baltimore from the Angels, thus the terrible airbrush job we are treated to here.  After just 9 games in Baltimore to finish out the '74 season the Yankees picked up his contract.  Pretty cool to get a short term stop card into the set.

1962 Topps #112 - Hank Foiles

Last one for today, journeyman backup catcher Hank Foiles.  I picked this one up because I love the photo (especially that shoulder patch!), because I don't have many '62s in the binder yet, and because it set me back just 48 cents.

Four previously empty slots now filled in the binder for just a couple bucks, I'll take that!

Franken-set Progress:  311/792 (39%)
"Rejected" Buybacks:  83
Total Buybacks in Collection:  394

4 comments:

  1. I guess the lousy condition cards just carries on the tradition of dismal quality control from those 75s. (The Kline isn't as bad as the Oliver, but it ain't good.)

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  2. The Hank Foiles card is one of my favorite 62s. Great shot and you're right, the patch is cool.

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  3. The Foiles is a great buy, Buyback or not. Both 75's are not good looking. But that's not really the point.

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  4. Two 1975's, two Orioles, two questionable airbrush jobs... that's a great post in my book!

    ...And I made sure to flag that Foiles card as a "want" in my database.

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