John Morton
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Husband. Dog-Dad. Travel, golf, Disney & Dr. Pepper enthusiast. Former golf professional (not professional golfer). Prewar golf cards & memorabilia collector.
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Finalized a deal yesterday to acquire a 174 year old engraving of the “Mona Lisa of Golf”:
This original 1850 hand-colored engraving of “The Golfers: A Grand Match Played Over St. Andrews Links” by Charles Wagstaffe.
Background on this incredibly rare gem is below 👇🏻🧵
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“Humans don’t deserve dogs”...
Wait. Nevermind. Jose does.
This is Gabanna. Her human Jose rushed past firefighters into his burning home to rescue her. She suffered burns on her nose and paws, but will be just fine. The family lost everything else. You can help them rebuild below. 14/10 for both (via
@KUSINews
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@DoerflerJared
“How did you two meet?”
“Well, it all started when my brother posted a wanted ad on my behalf on X…”
😂
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👀🚨SEEN ON FACEBOOK EARLIER🚨👀
Absolutely MINDBLOWING collection!🤯
@CardPurchaser
Sadly *NOT* my photo or collection.
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My family got some INCREDIBLY POSITIVE news yesterday about my Dad’s cancer battle. 🙌🏻
Got this photo from my mom earlier… He went out today & celebrated the best way he knows how:
Going to a local card show!
It had me in tears.
Love my Dad.
@CardPurchaser
@breakoutcards_
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Disney fans, check this out!
A friend just shared the scan from his latest
@PSAcard
submission with me… 🤯
Pop 1️⃣.
@natsturner
@employee84
@CardPurchaser
@TGNCards
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@rivian
’s highly enough for those in the market for a truck.
You can get one in as little as 2 weeks now! 👀
Our production ramp continues to climb, which means you can now take delivery of an R1T faster than ever, in some cases 14 days or less. 📈🛻
Join the growing Rivian community! Reserve your vehicle today and schedule a demo drive.
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Golf trip of a lifetime next year with my wife:
Old Course at St. Andrews
Castle Course
Carnoustie
Royal Troon
Prestwick
Shiskine
North Berwick
Elie
And Musselburgh Old Course
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Seen on Facebook…
A guy had his son get some of the most EPIC
@PGA_JohnDaly
autographs ever at the PNC Championship yesterday.
Which of the 3 would you want to own?
😂😂
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So before heading home later today, my dad pulls this out & says to me:
“Let’s see what we could sell this for.”
1971 Topps complete set… w/ TWO Nolan Ryan’s - 1 of which is *incredibly* sharp.👀
He bought it years ago at a yard sale for $50.🤯
@CardsStory
@breakoutcards_
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🔥😱 OH. MY. GOD. 😱🔥
Just did a deal with a guy & he sent me this photo of his Ty Cobb collection:
27 cards including SIX green portraits, SEVEN red portraits, FIVE bat on’s, FIVE bat off’s, and several others!
I ABOUT FELL ON THE FLOOR!
@CardPurchaser
@CardsStory
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These two cards sold this weekend for $474,000 and $475,960 respectively.
Yep. You read that right. Basically the same price for a Jasson Dominguez as a T206 HONUS WAGNER.
#Bonkers
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🚨🚨MY LIFE-LONG HOLY GRAIL CARD HAS ARRIVED!🚨
I am so excited to share the newest addition to my card collection:
This 1909 T206 Ty Cobb Red Portrait!
How I came to acquire it, &
#TheHobbyFamily
assistance I relied on, is a bit of a story.
So, a thread:👇🏻
#TyCobbT206
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🚨Craziest Auction Lot I’ve EVER SEEN!🚨
@MorphyAuctions
is auctioning off a lot of EIGHT sealed packs of 1952 Topps!🤯
Current bid - $200,000
Estimate - $400k-$800k
Ends February 1st
Verified legitimate by
@BBCExchange
@ericwhiteback
@darrenrovell
@CardsStory
@CardPurchaser
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This is the eye-poppingly CRAZY, totally unbelievable, yet 100% TRUE story of how I came to buy a legitimate
@TigerWoods
autograph last month for $43.71.
So it’s time for a thread:
@darrenrovell
@JSALOA
@GoldenAgeBid
@Golf_Auction
@GeoffShac
@WillGrayGC
@Daniel_Rapaport
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I don’t get personal on here often, but…
If you’re the praying type, my family and I could use some at this time.
If you’re not the praying type, we could use some positive vibes.
#FuckCancer
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@dog_rates
@15outof10
Way to go Lunchable! BOTH Murphy and his sister Maggie survived Parvo when they were puppies.
PUPPY HIGH-FOUR!
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@dog_rates
Murphy had a similar reaction when his sister Maggie got adopted. Was very unsure of what was going on.
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Here’s the story of how I recently acquired a Lou Gehrig autographed postcard…
that I openly knew ahead of time was NOT signed by Lou Gehrig…
and why I’m still REALLY excited to now own it!👇🏻
@CardsStory
@Bigpapi343
@Mr_Sandlot
@darrenrovell
@CardPurchaser
@breakoutcards_
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Seriously can’t believe this beauty is really mine!
SO. FREAKING. PUMPED!
Ready for some fun adventure!
#EarthDay2023
@Rivian
@RivianSoftware
@RivianOwners
@brandenflasch
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The BIGGEST collecting acquisition of my life!
I finally acquired something I’ve always wanted:
An item signed by President George Washington!
Recently won this 1795 ship’s passport w/ a beautiful & bold GW signature. *LITERALLY* couldn’t be happier!
Lifelong dream ✅
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What Topps card design is your ABSOLUTE favorite???
For me, it’s the 1971.
Another year, another design joins the Topps Baseball history books!
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Wife & I officially have our next golf trip to Scotland booked for next June!
- Staying at Rusack’s
- Tee time confirmed at
@carnoustiegolf
- Entering the ballot lottery for
@TheHomeofGolf
🤞🏻
- Thinking Kingsbarns or Crail for another round
Where else should we look to play?
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8 long weeks at the framer and now my George Washington signed 1795 ship’s passport is back home! 🤩
Absolute ECSTATIC with how this turned out!
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I just graded a complete set of 1900 Copes Golfers tobacco cards & the grades are officially in…
With the grades back, here are some highlights from the ICONIC golf set, some history behind it, and the grading results…
So here’s a big and fun 🧵…
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I teased this last week & IT’S NOW OFFICIAL!
Courtesy of
@HeritageAuction
, I’ve now acquired an authentic John Morton signed Colonial Note from 1772!🤩
John Morton signed of the Declaration of Independence!
For 1 very obvious reason, I’ve wanted his signature for A LONG TIME.
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Amongst the many things that movers are handling from our storage unit today, THIS is one that I will handle MYSELF.
One of my most prized possessions: a full chair from the original Shibe Park. 🤩
@CardsStory
@breakoutcards_
@HiveCards
@PHILLY2CA
@Philly__Mike
@ShibeParkTavern
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@jaynelzz
@dog_rates
I thought the same thing about Murphy when we adopted him back in 2016...
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🎉New Year’s 2022 Giveaway!⛳️
To kick off 2022, I’m giving away this 1931 Churchman’s card of 1913 US Open champion Francis Ouimet…
AND
…this 1997 Tiger Woods rookie!
To be eligible:
1. Retweet this
2. Follow me
3. Show me your FAVORITE card you own
Two winners drawn 1/1!
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🚨IT’S HERE!🚨
Dare I say, “Mail Day of the YEAR”?!
Recently acquired this Bobby Jones autographed page from a program from the 1946
@TheMasters
tournament!
This is significant because it was the 1st round of the 1st Masters played after WWII ended!
Big thanks to
@REAOnline
!
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🚨🤯SEEN ON FACEBOOK🤯🚨
Someone (*NOT me, sadly*), pulled this authentic George Washington signature cut from a Historic Autographs box recently!
Does it get much better than a signature of the 1st US President?!
@clrshonuff
@Mr_Sandlot
@Bigpapi343
@TGNCards
@CardPurchaser
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For anyone that missed my tweet last night…
@PSAcard
scans popped yesterday… 👀
This is now 1 of only *THREE* signed Tiger Woods SI Kids rookie cards ever graded! That’s 0.09% of the total graded population.
It will be for sale once I have it back in my possession next week!
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So appreciative of
@Rivian
building their R1T Gear Tunnel that is the *PERFECT* size for a set of golf clubs!
#HappyGolfer
#LoveMyR1T
@rivianupdates
@RivianOwners
@brandenflasch
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Just got in a T206 Honus Wagner, Old Mill Joe Jackson, & M101-4 Babe Ruth!
Instead of encouraging more reprints, I decided to get oversized wood cutout displays instead!😉
My John Titus T206 is in the bottom left of the photo.
Contact info of where I got them from are below.
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@thepointsguy
Flight 100%. Doesn’t matter the length of the flight or the hotel.
Hotel rooms are never *bad*. Some are bland, yes. But never *bad*.
Whereas economy on EVERY SINGLE AIRLINE is packed like sardines.
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Two sports equipment items that will likely never see the light of day again:
🏈 Patrick Mahomes cracked helmet in an NFL Playoff game in 2024
🏀 Zion Williamson’s Nike shoe that blew out during the Duke/UNC game in 2019
@darrenrovell
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So, some may have thought I was crazy for selling my Old Tom Morris rookie card from my
#PrewarGolf
collection recently.
Well, this is why:
I had the incredibly rare opportunity to acquire a COMPLETE SET of 1900 Cope’s Golfers cards!🤩
This is the holy grail of golf sets.👀
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Thanks for reading through this thread and crazy story of mine! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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I never shared inside photos of the 1959 issue of Sports Illustrated I picked up recently with Bobby Jones on the cover…
The main article inside has hole-by-hole descriptions of Augusta National written by Jones.
Amazing how so much of it still holds true today!
@SHistorians
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💥💥THE BIG REVEAL!💥💥
Here’s my latest addition to my personal collection:
This GORGEOUS 1914 B18 Ty Cobb Felt Blanket!🤩
@CardsStory
@Hobby_Connect
@breakoutcards_
@CardPurchaser
@prewarcards
@patricka1982
HUGE thanks to
@LOTGAuctions
! 👏🏻
Closeup photos posted below.
Have a package being delivered tomorrow that contains a REALLY unique sports collectible.
So. Freaking. Excited!
So I have an idea…
Let’s play an old fashioned game of hangman to see if you all can come up with what it is…
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Exciting T206 pickup of the night!
The elusive John Titus card!
Notable card from “The Monster” because it is the ONLY card in the 520+ card set that depicts a player with a mustache!
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😳😳😳
Not often that you see Venezuela Topps stuff at a card show in Alabama!
DiMaggio, Feller, Minoso, Berra, and Ford!
@VenezuelaTopps
@CardsStory
@breakoutcards_
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Alright, let’s play a game of “Would You Rather…?”
Which ‘52 Mantle would you rather have? (Assuming money weren’t an objection, obviously)
The well-centered SGC 3?
OR
The PSA 6 miscut?
Images courtesy of the
@Heritage_Sport
auction that ends TONIGHT!
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Check out this incredible image from the 1890’s of Old Tom Morris sitting on the first car driven in St. Andrews.
Photo was taken from Grannie Clark’s Wynd that cuts across 1st & 18th fairways of The Old Course.
#GolfHistory
@R_McStravick
Thanks to Graham R. for sharing on FB.
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😳🤩😳🤩
Bored on a flight earlier and stumbled upon this photo I took this summer at the National that I don’t think I ever posted.
One of the 💪🏻 photos of autographed cards in my mind.
Which card would YOU want most (if money wasn’t a problem 😜)?
@CardsStory
@CardPurchaser
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I've been blessed to have traveled around this country a lot...
But Idaho?
Hands down most beautiful I've been to yet.
@visitidaho
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Inside the Angels “game used memorabilia” store in Angel Stadium…
An Ohtani home run jersey from this year…
FOR $94,995! 🤯
@CardPurchaser
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Tell me your collection has been sitting untouched in 25 without telling me your collection has been sitting untouched in 25 years.
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THE MOST INSANE golf collectible I’ve EVER seen was in Lexington today:
The ACTUAL original paintings/artwork for the 1900 Copes cards of Old Tom Morris, Young Tom Morris, & Allan Robertson!
The bottom row is each of their actual cards as well.
Seller’s asking price? $35,000.
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Will this become the first golf photo to sell for more than $100,000?
THE most famous photo in American golf history: the iconic image of Francis Ouimet & his caddie Eddie Lowery during the 1913 US Open.
This Type 1 example is ending this weekend & is currently at $24,000. 👀
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In todays episode of
“Not All Examples Of A PSA Grade Are The Same”:
These two PSA 4 examples of T206 Ty Cobb red portraits currently listed on eBay.
Money no object, which would you rather own?
For me, I’m going with the left. Love the sharp corners.
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@dog_rates
Hey Aston, Murphy can totally relate to the embarrassment of a come of shame.
He likes wearing tshirts instead.
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SEEN ON FACEBOOK 👀
One of the most AMAZING Ty Cobb T206 collections I’ve ever seen was shared in a FB group this AM!
14 red portraits
3 green portraits
5 bat off shoulders
3 bat on shoulders
1 T213 red portrait
Take a peek at the backs! 🤯
@CardsStory
@CardDude73
@Mr_Sandlot
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When you factor in the Buyer’s Premium, the winning bidder will end up spending more to buy a Justin Herbert rookie card than they would to buy an AUTOGRAPHED BABE RUTH card from 1933.
I just don’t get it.
Check out the poll below & let me know your thoughts.
#CollectVintage
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Excited to share the latest MAJOR acquisition for my collection…
This weekend, I was the winning bidder of this 1824 scorecard from Thistle Golf Club at Leith Links. It is one of the oldest known scorecards in the world!
Thrilled to now own this piece of
#GolfHistory
!
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⛳️🚨BREAKING🚨⛳️
So, last week, when the massive autograph collection I bought arrived, I teased about a MONSTER inside…
Well, after a few days at PSA, HERE IT IS!
Now officially 1 of only 3 signed Tiger Woods 1996 SI Kids rookie cards ever graded! 🐐
Rookie-era auto too! 🤯
Let the sharing continue here on day 2️⃣!
A little
#ThrowbackThursday
for this signed Dale Earnhardt card from the 1990’s!
#TheIntimidator
#NASCAR75
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Sometimes you get sniped.
Sometimes you successfully snipe.
Tonight was the latter for me.
Another Bobby Jones is coming home to the
#PrewarGolf
collection!
@CardPurchaser
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🚨IT’S HERE & IT’S BEAUTIFUL🚨
MAJOR lifelong dream realized as my newly acquired George Washington signed document is now home!
It’s such a beautiful & bold signature!
Document is a ship’s passport from 1795. Wafer paper with the Seal of the United States is still intact too!
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The oldest rookie card of the entire
@GolfHallofFame
has arrived!
This 1898 Harry Vardon rookie is 1 of only SEVEN that have ever graded.
This is definitely on the Mount Rushmore of
#PrewarGolf
cards!
Huge thanks to
@MemoryLaneInc
!
@SHistorians
@ShankingShots
@SProctorGolf
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😱😱😱
HOL. EY. CRAP.
Check out the 🔥FIRE🔥 that just got posted in a FaceBook group a short time ago!!! 😳
1933 Goudey Babe Ruth that’s a PSA 6!
UNREAL.
@CardsStory
@CardPurchaser
@breakoutcards_
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@thepointsguy
My wife and I flew from Detroit to Frankfurt, Germany in Business Class in the upper deck of a 747 for under $20.
My wife didn’t believe me when I told her to “head up the stairs” on an airplane. 😂
Here was our journey to our seats:
#KnowHowToMaximizeAirlineMiles
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With the additions of the T206 Cobb & the MJ rookie in the past week, my home office is FINALLY complete after moving a few weeks back.
Sports names like Mantle, Cicotte, Palmer, Jones, Krzyzewski, Pippen, & Michael Scott and non-sports names like Washington, Disney, & Edison!
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I was presented with an opportunity to go after a unique piece of memorabilia, so I’ve made the VERY difficult decision to sell my PSA 3 Michael Jordan rookie.
🚨FOR SALE🚨
*Great centering/overall eye appeal!
*No creases!
*Cheapest ANYWHERE!
DM w/ serious inquiries. NOT $1.
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🚨IT IS HERE!🚨
The latest (& possibly greatest ever!) addition to my golf collection:
A circa 1870 (yes, 150+ years old) long nose LEFT HANDED putter made by Willie Park Sr!
I’ve wanted a pre-1900 left handed club for a long time. I’m so thankful to have acquired this beauty!
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🚨IT’S HERE!🚨 (& for sale!)
1996 SI Kids Tiger Woods SIGNED rookie!
⛳️PSA 4 / PSADNA Authentic auto
⛳️One of only *THREE* examples ever graded!
⛳️Only other example to sell publicly (PSA Auth / PSADNA 10 auto) sold in April of 2022 for $23,400
Asking $14,500
RT appreciated!
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🚨 Scammer alert 🚨
Don’t do business with
@patrickvogel13
.
He won’t see this tweet because he blocked me after ghosting me for payment on a card.
@CardPurchaser
@HiveCards
@Hobby_Connect
@card_bro
@MDRANSOM1
Spread the word.
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😱😱😱😱
Absolutely UN. REAL.
This ‘52 Jackie PSA 7.5 got posted yesterday in a “Deal Or No Deal” FaceBook group. 😳😳
No offers have been made yet.
*Note: NOT my card* Lol
@CardsStory
@CardPurchaser
@breakoutcards_
@nut_history
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@golfcourses101
3rd hole on the East Course at
@TheBroadmoor
is up there for me. One of my favorite par 3’s I’ve ever played.
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Bucket List item acquired:
1919 W514 strip card of one of the infamous Black Sox pitchers: Eddie “Knuckles” Cicotte!
HUGE thanks to
@coachcmonroe
for the easy transaction! Appreciate ya, Chris! 👊🏻👊🏻
@CardsStory
@prewarcards
@breakoutcards_
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HUGE 1910 Murad sale TONIGHT at 7:00 pm CST!
T6’s & T51’s!
Lot includes ⚾️baseball, 🏈football, 🏀basketball, 🥍lacrosse, 🏒hockey… just to name a few!
Many w/ SINGLE DIGIT graded populations!
RT & tag a friend to be put in the running for a giveaway at the end of the night.
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Someone has these two cards listed in a FB group for $925 for the pair.
Such a beautiful pair! 🤩🤩🤩
@CardPurchaser
@Hobby_Connect
@CardsStory
@breakoutcards_
@VintageCardsOn1
@RyansVintageCA
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Some of you know that a while back, I acquired a large lot of autographs.
While most of the autos were on scraps of paper, there were a few full letters as well. Most of the lot is being or has been sold already…
But THIS is at
@PSAcard
now to be slabbed & graded for myself.😬
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So earlier this week I said I found a CRAZY COOL item on eBay for a STUPID price. Well, here it is:
A complete 52 card set, **with original box & instruction cards**, for the 1945 Autographs Card Game!
I got it for… get this… just $38 after shipping!
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Going to wrap up 2021 by sharing some of my favorite graded and non-graded cards I got this year.
Today: Graded cards!
Not many card collections that include Ty Cobb, Bobby Jones, Hank Aaron, Thomas Jefferson AND the King of England!
#CollectWhatYouLove
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Need some prewar hobby help!
Recently picked up this Ty Cobb lapel pin & I kind of did it on a whim as I couldn’t find ANYTHING about it online…
Anyone know anything about this?
Year?
Is it from a set?
Image looks the same as the Sweet Cap pins from 1910, but this is bronze.
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Was thankful to recently upgrade a good bit of my 1900 Copes Golfers set…
My John Ball rookie card immediately went from the WORST card in my set to now, arguably, the BEST card in my set.
Ball won 9 major championships including the 1890 Open.
@CardPurchaser
@breakoutcards_
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In honor of the unfathomably overproduced Topps Series 1 releasing today:
👀Show me your favorite shelf/display/group of vintage cards that are MORE THAN 50 years old.
Here’s mine:
Includes Ty Cobb, George Washington, Queen Elizabeth, Bobby Jones, & Amelia Earhart.
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One of my favorite photos to take:
Here is a single golf card from each of the last 16 consecutive decades - dating back to the 1870’s!
All are in order from 1870’s to 2020’s.
To my knowledge, golf is one of only TWO sports this can be done with… the other is baseball.
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SGC sub has finally arrived!
39 days door-to-door!
Other than the ‘35 Bobby Jones (that I STILL can’t find a flaw in) super happy with all the grades!
👀Hornsby is available if anyone is interested. All others are for my collection.
@breakoutcards_
@CardPurchaser
@CardsStory
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53 years ago today was
#MickeyMantle
’s final career home run!
This is my sole piece of Mantle memorabilia in my collection:
An autographed complete scorecard from a round of golf The Mick played in 1978 at the Grove Park Inn in NC!
Turns out he was quite a player!
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This pop report is absolutely mesmerizing. 😍
Especially when it’s for a 94 year old card… of Babe Ruth…
🚨😳Only. Known. Example.😳🚨
Coming later this Spring to
@Heritage_Sport
!
@PSAcard
@natsturner
@prewarcards
@CardsStory
@breakoutcards_
@darrenrovell
@ericwhiteback
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⛳️Golf card collectors!⛳️
Who wants to join a Group Chat on here entirely dedicated to golf cards?
@CardPurchaser
created one a while back and I want to be sure everyone who wants to join is in it!
All golf - all card eras!
RT to spread the word & comment below to be added!
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I played golf in shorts here 24 HOURS ago in 80+ degree temps. Now, it’s snowing pretty heavily in Colorado Springs at
@TheBroadmoor
.
Crazy stuff!
@spann
@NWSBoulder
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