Flea Market Finds #174b: Best Haul of the Year?

Tuesday's post was the appetizer.  Today's is the main course.

It covers the purchase of a pretty cool set, a super cool and hard to find set, and some items that take me back to my Little League days.

Considering that the next Branham Flea Market is only two days away... and these purchases were made almost five weeks ago... this post is long overdue.  Let's get into it...

Purchase #1: The Pretty Cool Set  $15 

Remember the guy who sold me the Sears football posters and the 1976 Laughlin Diamond Jubilee set?  He was back and I was very happy to see him.

The first set to catch my eye on his table was this 1978 Olde Cards Halsey Hall Recalls baseball set:

1978 Olde Cards Halsey Hall Recalls #20 Set

I had seen singles from this set before, but had no idea what they were.

1978 Olde Cards Halsey Hall Recalls #20

But with guys like Roy Campanella, Willie Mays and Ted Williams on the checklist... I was interested in it.

1978 Olde Cards Halsey Hall Recalls #21

A quick glance at the back dated it back to the 70's which intrigued me more.  When you factor in the $15 price tag, there was no way I could pass up this set.

But this purchase could have been part of the "appetizer" post, because it's the next two items that I'm mostly excited about.

Purchase #2:  The Super Cool Set  $10

1974 Laughlin Old Time Black Stars Set

The first time I met this vendor, I saw this set on his table.  However the price he quoted me (maybe $50) was a little high for a set I wasn't familiar with.

1974 Laughlin Old Time Black Stars #8

But I couldn't get the image of the Josh Gibson out of my head.  I was thinking how cool it would be to own this card.  Unfortunately the vendor didn't have the set with him the following month.

1974 Laughlin Old Time Black Stars #15

This time around he did and it was much more affordable.  He told me since I was a frequent buyer, I could have it for $10.  At the time I though it was a pretty cool deal.  It wasn't until I got home and started researching this set that I discovered its true value.  Let's just say this might just be my best flea market find of all-time in terms of monetary value.

But this isn't even the coolest purchase of the day...

Purchase #3:  7-11 Slurpee Cups  $8

If you grew up in the 80's and enjoyed 7-11 Slurpees... you know exactly what these cups are.

The best part wasn't even the Slurpee.  When you were finished drinking it, you would turn the cup over and see a false bottom.

 

The false bottom could be removed to reveal one 7-11 Slurpee Disc.  I ended up purchasing over seventy cups (about 30 football and 40 baseball) that contained these discs:

Now unlike the Laughlin set, these don't hold much monetary value.  However they hold a ton of nostalgic value to me.

Back in the 80's, I would ride my bike to 7-ll after baseball practice to grab a Slurpee.  They didn't always have these special cups, but every now and then they would.

Back then Rickey Henderson was my favorite player... and I would have been stoked to pull him from the bottom of a cup:

1984 7-11 Super Star Sports Coins (West Region) #XXI

Forty-one years later, I got the opportunity to experienced that... and it was awesome.

One of my favorite flea market hauls in a long time.  Hope you enjoyed it as much as I have.

Happy Thursday and sayonara!