Bowman1951's Card Adventures
@bowman1951
Followers
4K
Following
86K
Media
4K
Statuses
23K
Head of @flippincardshow leading 60+ events : I am a 1951 Bowman baseball set builder : Brady🐃 Edelman Supercollector : Year 9 of being back in “The Hobby”.
Joined November 2018
Forget what is being streamed elsewhere and take in Mickey Mantle's son loving every minute of Dad's cards in his hands.
13
59
474
If I could give you just one piece of life advice, it would be to never, ever do this.
58
25
437
Do you need another reason to never buy retail on the secondary market?
38
54
272
I certainly want to give credit where credit is due. This was posted by Gregory Morris cards on another platform, I searched and could not find them on Twitter. Check this out.
27
29
271
@BrattyBekka @robbfraser @Kevin_Eastwood The irony of posting this and taking the time to respond to people and how much time he has lost because of that is astronomical.
1
0
217
This insanity is up on PWCC right now, currently sitting at $150k. 😲😲
9
33
228
Cross posted from Facebook and not mine. I strive for this level of organization in my life. Until then, chaos continues to ensue. #TheHobby
27
11
199
Airing in 1992, Steve Urkel shows off his 1952 Mantles and why he will be a guaranteed hit with the ladies 30 years later.
6
33
196
Unsure if this made it over from Facebook yet. The Bowman Chrome 1/1 RC of Wander Franco has been pulled from an LCS out of Oregon.
13
25
182
Sold on 7/1/03: $250.Sold on 12/15/22: $660,000. Hold time: 19 years.Profit: $659,750 (263,900%). Yes, you read that right. all of the information here can be verified by me because this belonged to a family member of mine. A 🧵
9
20
186
A MASSIVE congrats for the biggest pull of the year by @TDSBreaks 💪🏼💪🏼. I had to gussy it up a bit for you guys.
15
31
185
Buckle up, this one’s crazy. My wife sees this post in a yard-sale group on FB earlier today and asks me to look into it with my contacts. 30 min later, I discover they had walked into a Pokémon shop who bought them two days after the yard sale occurred. Rare AF, these are.
61
21
165
I just lost my father after a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. He loved to travel and gave me that passion too.This was in 2015 in NH, he adored being in New England to visit me. He also introduced me to #TheHobby in 1984 and I’ll continue on that legacy.
24
0
140
@markjburns88 @TheHustle There is no freaking place within a mile's drive of Fenway where you can pay $23 to park, these figures are bogus.
24
0
135
Fun story:. I met the guy last night who owns the J-Rod 1/1 that came out of the ‘22 Chrome Silver Packs, now a PSA 10. He was offered $100k & turned it down. Why? Because he’s a collector first for more than 30 years and has never once sold a card in his life. @CardPurchaser.
21
7
130
I took a screenshot of this in February. Think this person is regretting their decision now?
39
7
129
PSA just admitted they are currently receiving about two million new cards every month.
29
21
118
Help my idiot brain understand why this surface isn’t just an automatic “1”. 🤔
30
5
114
Man, RSV is no joke. It has been a rough week, not eating for days and non-stop coughing. On a follow up visit today, they decided to rush my son to the emergency room and he’s there at least overnight on IV and oxygen. You try to protect them as much as you can but this is nuts.
46
0
100
A friend of mine just came into possession of 400+ early Bowmans, here is just a small sample.
16
3
100
The greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing the world that "economy" PSA orders at $50 sounded like a good deal. 👿.
14
2
100
So today I saw an absolute monster. It is Halloween month, after all.
5
6
99
We need constant reminders why any of us put so much stock into a little number on a label and take it as some kind of holy grail. This is someone who was upset at their first round of grades, knowing they were better than that, with the second try in the other photo. #MJ23
23
19
92
@BaseballBrit I don't disagree, but this is Sunday Night Football in America and nobody bats an eye.
10
0
74
“Need these gone” is a pretty cringy way to sell cards imo.
17
4
77
Imagine a card company putting an autograph on a 1/1 upside down.
20
6
78
At the 2021 National in AC, I bought a raw Mac Jones base Prizm RC for $15, which was fair at the time. Today, I can buy the same thing for 13 cents.
14
4
79
The crown jewel of my collection, taken for some fresh air as I do a vault transfer. I haven’t touched it in about four years so it was good to have #TB12 in my hands again.
11
9
71
Saw this at @flippincardshow today. Ultra modern gems are getting really boring to me, this is what you want to see. Pop 1 out of 341 subbed to @sgcgrading
6
5
65
Everyone is worried about the online breakers hoarding all the packs and I'm just wondering what happens to the little guy that bought a box or two cash from his LCS, didn't keep the receipt and now wants his silver packs too? This is beyond awful and will no way go as intended.
15
8
67
Not mine, but reading these types of eBay messages makes me want to punch a baby turtle.
37
3
64
Which would you rather have. a Mac10 Prizm camo auto /25 or this Absolute RPA /5?
46
4
63
I forgot to share this. About two weekends ago, we (his brother and I) convinced my best friend growing up to look at his old sports cards. “Yah, I opened up a few boxes of basketball in college, how are these?” 😳😳😳
10
4
61
I don't know who needs to hear this, but the "pop" does not matter on anything other than the highest grade. Nobody cares that there are just four, PSA 7's.
16
3
59
I am definitely buying less cards as my day to day costs just to live have risen a pretty high amount in a short period of time. I can’t be alone in this, that’s pretty scary for #sportscards in general if inflation stays high. #thehobby.
17
6
62
@joeNOTPRESIDENT @IamDefness45 @DSteven72198519 When you think of a comment that is entirely unnecessary, this is one of them.
1
0
61
I lost my father a year ago today. He alone is who I owe for getting me into #TheHobby . Here is the first full box we ever opened together and I still have it. I added two unopened packs to it for display from the 2018 National. Missing you a ton today, Dad.
4
2
64
User was frustrated by his "pack fresh" Jordan's at PSA. Discuss.
43
5
57
Mash like if these were part of your childhood.
8
0
62
I just wanted to brag a bit that dang, I do take some beautiful card photos sometimes.
1
1
61
Gonna be busy for awhile with some other things after this PSA 10 entered our lives.
17
1
51
This has to be my silliest purchase in quite some time but I absolutely love it! A red refractor /139 of failed everything, JaMarcus Russell.
16
2
55
(1/5) I’ve been putting off saying anything for the past few days but I’m ready now. I had to pull out of attending The National. My family comes first and the changing strains of the virus have my wife and I too nervous for me to attend this event.
13
1
52
Fun #thehobby story. I randomly got a DM late last week from someone “famous”. He had a blue checkmark on IG and his band has a half a million followers. I don’t know them personally but begin to read… (1/4).
8
6
61
2
0
48
The Donruss Guide 4 Idiots: You can buy 15 Zion Donruss RC’s, 12 Tatum Donruss RC’s, 10 Trae Donruss RC’s, & 9 Ja Donruss RC’s & STILL NOT BE AT THE PRICEPOINT OF *ONE* 20-21 HOBBY BOX. Get it now?.
3
10
54
Yep, I've made up my mind. I think I'm going to attempt to leverage Project 2020 sales into a PSA graded 1951 Bowman Willie Mays rookie card. Wish me luck! #squadgoals #TheHobby #vintagecards.
5
1
52
Let's have a fun thread. New year, new card rooms. Let's see yours! This photo starts it (not mine).
17
7
53
I read a lot of nightmares about eBay Managed Payments and delayed until I was forced to switch. But I've been getting deposits dumped into my account in less than three days, so no issues here.
24
2
52
RT & post a pic of an ugly card as a response for your chance to enter a giveaway I'm running on YouTube. Prizes (in photo) inc. unopened '70's packs, a '18 TCU box, Trout lot, vintage/rookie slabs & more! Two random winners from Twitter will be entered, drawing weekend of 6/8
62
47
50
I defended Atlantic City a bunch leading up to this. I came here a lot as a kid but haven’t been back since 2016 and man, did this town take a turn for the worse. I was in a “The Wire” episode last night just behind the convention center, no exaggeration. #NSCC22.
24
6
51
Invest in sports cards they said, it's a no-lose situation they said. Only invest in GOATs they said.
19
9
47
@NFL_Memes It's like he went to a flea market and bargained the guy down because the day was about to end and the seller didn't want to take things home with him.
2
1
47
Bought my first card in almost a month yesterday, I was kind of surprised my bid held up. I've been in a great group of Celtics fans on here and wouldn't have even known this existed if it wasn't for them. Welcome to the collection, Ime.
9
6
52
It takes a lot to wow me with cards these days. but this one definitely has the it factor.
8
6
48
Forget about “market value” for 3 seconds and tell me which of these you would prefer to own.
69
4
45
I can't stop thinking about how much government stimulus will be wasted on NBA Prizm hobby boxes that yield like $200 in returned value.
3
4
47
Seen on FB. Crazy that this guy "lost" a box of packs from 1951-68 and just came across it in his man cave. These now excite me more than singles because of how rare they have become.
7
2
48
Name the first player that pops into your head when you see this logo.
272
3
43
A wise rapper once said in Card Commandment #4: Never get high off your own supply. #BowmanMega #Bowman2020
11
2
44
@kingjesus17 @iglen31 Tell me you haven’t watched football in the last 20 years without telling me you haven’t watched football in the last 20 years.
1
0
37
There is too much negativity out there, let's be the voice of change. #TheHobby #WhoDoYouCollect
4
6
37
I had to cross post here. This man has amassed over 18,000 Larry Bird cards pictured all here. 😳 #Celtics
9
5
39
Ut oh for SGC, that doesn't look good. Prices have to be coming down further at this point. #cardgrading
30
7
47
Over 400 days ago, I bought every single copy of a card from COMC and without looking at them closely, shipped them off to PSA to see what grade they would all get from the “raw” bucket. Excited to see these cards returned graded today. 😎.
9
0
45
I’ve just seen definitive proof that PSA is grading about 20 points harder month over month. No, you aren’t going crazy and yes, this is deeply concerning.
23
6
41
@nytimes My $30 from a fantasy football entry almost a decade ago is now worth four figures. I had the same problem and can’t believe I pieced it all together to finally access it.
0
1
33
Fun little ROI story on a card. I purchased a Christian Yelich Heritage Minor card for exactly $1.88 on #COMC at the beginning of 2019. After it came back a PSA 10, I sold it for $73 yesterday on the Bay. Even with ALL fees taken into account, it's a 2700% return.
6
1
38
@CollectingPack A roller mark is considered "residue", right? You're simply removing that residue that the poor QA of the card production failed to do. No, I don't consider it altering, although I do get how some may disagree.
2
1
43
I bought myself a nice birthday gift last night. Don't care all that much about the dinged right corner. It's special because he debuted ON my birthday a few years ago and I've been eyeing all of the parallels for awhile, which just continue going up. Not bad for < $100.
6
1
38
About to do a card deal in a supermarket parking lot and it always feels more like a drug deal.
10
2
39
I just saw a guy wanting to trade his giant RV for Tom Brady rookie cards and I can't even tell what's real life anymore. 😕.
12
4
38
Feel good story of the night. An old college friend’s 10 year old son had his life made when Aaron Judge tossed him a ball during the game.
3
2
36
OMG I’m literally shaking! I just pulled this from my latest PSA blind grade reveal. Not for sell. Is it any good tho?? Pop 5
6
0
42
Another as seen on Facebook. Does it really get any cooler than this, like seriously? #TheHobby #VintagePacks
7
7
43
@SoxNotes Did you really need to remind me of Carl Crawford this early in the morning? Show some respect.
0
0
36
