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Sunday, February 9, 2014

Sloppy Seconds

One of my friends is in the process of cleaning out his garage, so he told me to stop by his house to check out some cards he no longer wanted before he posted them on Craigslist.  Usually... he's a little pricey, since he's a dealer who sets up at local card shows.  But he told me he'd work with me on the prices, so I dove in.

And after sifting through his stuff for almost an hour, I found a few things of interest:  a binder, a 49ers oddball set, and a box of soccer cards:


Let's kick things off with a bunch of 2013 Topps MLS cards...


He busted a case and pulled the relics, autographs, and numbered parallels.  Everything else went into the box you see above.  What exactly are you looking at?  Well here's the breakdown:

A.  Ten Topps MLS Base Card Sets
B.  One Topps MLS Mini Insert Set
C.  Two Topps MLS Pure Soccer Insert Sets
D.  One Topps MLS Rivalries Insert Set
E.  One Brian Ching Autograph
F.  One Brian Ching Relic Card
G.  One Incomplete Topps MLS 1978 English Footballers Set
H.  Two Short Print Variation Singles
I.  A Ton of Extras

Next up, a 1988 49ers Police set:


I'm not a fan of the 49ers, but I am a fan of oddballs... especially 80's oddballs.

And finally... the binder... which had a variety of stuff, ranging from base cards to a few inserts and parallels.  There were also forty to fifty autographed cards from a variety of 80's players and managers:


But the key to this purchase was the binder's vintage cards:


Anytime I'm presented with the opportunity to add a few cards to my vintage binder... I get a little excited.

However there was still the issue of money and unfortunately his values and my values didn't line up at first.  But after going back and forth for a few minutes, we settled on $50... which is about $20 more than I wanted to spend and $50 less than he originally wanted.  Maybe I'll probably sell a few of the soccer sets to recoup some of my money.

Happy Sunday and sayonara!

19 comments:

BobWalkthePlank said...

That is one random haul!

Mark said...

If you're looking to trade or sell any of the autos, I'd definitely be interested.

The Junior Junkie said...

Great will Clark

Play at the Plate said...

Will Clark auto AND vintage! SWEET!

Corky said...

You always come across the coolest finds.

JediJeff said...

Holy hell - are those Ozzie autographs from a rubber stamp????? That's cheezy!

Jeff said...

Can't beat vintage. Ever.

Unknown said...

Sloppy Seconds & Bush, is there something you are trying to tell us.

Chuck's Used Cards said...

What are you looking for the soccer cards ? I don't need the Brain Ching cards.

Fuji said...

You should have seen what I had to dig through. It was like a sports card buffet.

Fuji said...

I can't verify that they're 100% authentic. I know that the Ozzie Smith's are just rubber stamps. A few of the cards I'm going to keep, but if you're still interested I'm sure we can work something out.

Fuji said...

Thanks for pointing that out. Stay tuned... I'm in the process of writing a post with those rubber stamped autos in mind.

Fuji said...

Yeah... that was definitely my favorite part of the purchase.

Fuji said...

Hmmm... Just talking about a cool Derek Jeter card and some secondhand sports cards. Nothing more... nothing less ;-)

Fuji said...

I picked up the Ching cards for a friend of mine... as for the soccer... it was mainly a way to help me make some of the money back (either on eBay or at the flea market). Sets sell for $8 to $15. As for the inserts, I'm going to finish the 1978 English Footballers set (it's a really nice looking set)... and probably keep one of each insert set and throw them into a binder (sort of a mini master set).

Anonymous said...

I have some dupes of the '78 Footballers set. We're in mid-move, so everything is packed and/or lost, but once the dust clears, I'll find them. It's a great set.

Fuji said...

Wow... that would be much appreciated. I have a stack of extra inserts I'd be willing to trade you... as well as stuff from the other major sports. I'll be posting a wantlist in the next few days.

Chuck's Used Cards said...

What MLS parallels do you have ? I need a few MLS minis to finish.

Fuji said...

He kept all of the parallels, relics, and autos (except for the Chings). Email your wantlist for the minis. Do you have any extra 1978 English Footballers available for trade?