Saturday, February 22, 2025

Stained & Sensational

Quick post with some stained, yet sensational sports cards.


Card #1Marked Martin

1971 O-Pee-Chee #208

Picked up a lot of ten 70's O-Pee-Chee baseball cards last summer and two arrived stainedBilly was one of them.  I have a couple of his autographs and neither resemble the red ballpoint scribbled across his face.  That's okay... because this card back is sensational:



Card #2Painted Pinch Runner

1975 O-Pee-Chee #407

Not sure how I didn't spot this stain in the original eBay listing, but it's all good.  It's an iconic card from the 70's and sensational:



Card #3Tainted Tony

1985 Topps #660

The final card for today is this Gwynn from Johnny's Trading Spot.  Nothing out of the normal on the front, but flip it over and you'll see that it's stained and sensational:


I love wax and gum stained cardboard featuring stars... but this one is extra special, because it's a Tony Gwynn card.

Thank you John!  Absolutely love this card and promise to provide it with a loving and nurturing home.

Happy Saturday and sayonara!

5 comments:

Bo said...

Nice classic cards with character.

Johnnys Trading Spot said...

I can clearly see the stick of gum stain.

Matt said...

Cool gum stain!

Dennis said...

Bo beat me to it, but those are certainly cards with character! Well loved vintage is often the best vintage :)

Cardboard Jones said...

I at one time considered trying to put together a Braves stained team set of 1991 Topps after pulling a gum-stained Chipper rookie. Still may do it one of these days.