Buying Two Hall of Fame Rookie Cards at a California Card Show

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Buying Two Hall of Fame Rookie Cards at a California Card Show

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Жыл бұрын

It's always fun spending a Saturday afternoon with my Dad at a Card Show. This time, the show was in Santa Clara, California, just steps away from Levi's Stadium. There were incredible autograph signers at this show including Hall of Famers Jerry Rice, Joe Montana, and Rickey Henderson. Bo Jackson and others were also signing this weekend. This card show has been around for years, but it has been a while since I made the 2 1/2 hour trek to check it out. I'm glad we did, because I was able to make some really nice vintage card purchases.
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@kenglass7833 Жыл бұрын

This is something I wish I would have did in my life, love sports and collecting. Wish I had a dad like yours to go to card shows with, mine was a no good drunk !!!

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

Ugh. Sorry to hear that about your Dad. I'm extremely lucky and blessed to have a healthy relationship that I still get to share with my Dad. Not a day goes by that I don't appreciate it.

@ClementeCollector Жыл бұрын

Another great card show video!!! Happy to see you got to spend time with your old man, that’s what really counts!

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

Agreed. 100%

@Chical209 Жыл бұрын

I was there today for Ricky Henderson and Bo Jacksons autos, got a Jackson 87T and 86TT cards signed. Ricky signed a lithograph card, also signed by the artist. I was at the same vintage booths, I ended up getting a PSA 6 1968 Roberto Clemente, fair price and well centered. I wish I would have gotten that Clemente Post hand cut you showed, I have a few of those in my collection. I did pick up that 63 card NL Home Run Leaders with Banks, Aaron, Mays, and the 64 card with NL RBI Leaders Aaron. Not a big show but it was well worth it and fun. Great video!!

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

Those were some good pickups for sure!! I remember all of those cards. Small show but lots of great stuff.

@familyberliner6254 Жыл бұрын

Really awesome that you attended with your Dad. That's a tnin slice of Americana Sweet right there.

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

I'm extremely blessed to get to share this hobby with my Dad.

@cryptonite8495 4 ай бұрын

You have a better memory than I do, Graig. The advantage of being 20 years younger. If I wanted to think further about a card, I wouldn't stick it back in the value box!

@MidLifeCards 4 ай бұрын

I do have a good memory...but this time of the year, with teaching, my brain is pea soup and I can't remember anything.

@ACollectorsDream Жыл бұрын

Nice cards, great vintage dealer. Thanks again for sharing your experience

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting, Orlando. I've enjoyed seeing you post many more videos recently. You've always got great information to share where myself and others can learn from you. :-)

@drew703 Жыл бұрын

I gotta say, you’ve convinced me to look for more vintage football cards at the shows I go to. They seem to be under appreciated and undervalued. That Roosevelt brown is killer

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

It's amazing. Roosevelt Brown is one of the best linemen of ALL TIME and his rookie care is 70 years old and really nice, for only $20. It's incredible. Vintage football is a sleeping giant in my opinion!!

@mookiechillson Жыл бұрын

Love the card show ride alongs! And hey - I made it into one of your videos! One of the comps you flashed for the 1951 Irvin was my sale! (Sold my raw Monte for $35 because I got a nice graded copy for less)

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

That's awesome!! It's pretty amazing what a small world the card collecting community is.

@s.macintosh-jc9rf Жыл бұрын

Hi Graig, What a great selection of vintage cards! I have some ‘World Wide Gum’ cards from 1934 which are the Canadian version of Goudey. As usual a real treat hearing you again! Respect, Peter

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter. Appreciate that a ton.

@djbrennan3801 Жыл бұрын

more and more i watch your vintage card shows, i just purchased a 1954 Mickey Mantle Bowman, PSA1. it s GOOD psa 1, like your other video was saying (good color, great centering, surface is ok, edges not that great), but still a great card!

@djbrennan3801 Жыл бұрын

i love that 2.5 in the video!

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

Awesome. A lot of PSA 1s and 2s are REALLY nice cards, and YOU HAVE the card!! If I owned a Picasso that was messed up around the edges, I wouldn't care...because it's still a Picasso. I REALLY like the 54 Bowman Mantle card...what a great pickup!!

@LetsStormTheTeaCupRide Жыл бұрын

I love these videos as I love vintage. Keep up the great work. Would have loved to go through those vintage boxes. I also think down the line Tommy John will make the Hall.

@cardboardandplastic9267 Жыл бұрын

I need that Irvin for my 1951 Red/Blue Back set. I am about 70% of the way done with them. Around $40, which you paid, is a great deal! Early football cards are super cheap, no one wants to collect them for some reason.

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

I love the 51 Red/Blue back set. I think putting that set together is a REALLY smart move. I could see those jumping in the next few years.

@ACD1994 Жыл бұрын

Spud Webb winning a slam dunk contest at 5'7 is amazing. A guy that size, shouldn't be able to dunk the way he did. His vertical leap, must have been off the charts, and won the competition over his team mate Dominique Wilkins, who was also made incredible dunks.

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I remember that as a kid and I was amazed.

@Politano1955 Жыл бұрын

I would have bought the Tommy John rookie. Any decent condition card of his 1964 rookie, as well as a Steve Garvey and Richie (Dick) Allen rookie would be a good long term investment since they all will most likely be someday selected to the HOF and be double the price. (Especially John)

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

Yeah. I agree about those 3 guys. The way PSA is grading right now, I was afraid if I sent that one in, they'd give it a 3 or a 4.

@GoldenSlumber474 Жыл бұрын

Hey Graig! Lend me $10K & grab me that Beatle show ticket, will ya? 😂 Love how you give us such detailed clips of those showcases 👍

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

That Beatles ticket was pretty awesome, huh? And the Babe Ruth check with the full signature!! Amazing!!

@bagwell78 Жыл бұрын

The Irvin looks great. A fish eye and thr edge but lovely centering, color. The 51 Topps set is a tad underrated imo. I think that with some collectors, it falls in the oddball card category. Irvin's 51 Bowman gets more love but the 51 Topps is technically his rookie and for $40, you did not go wrong. Speaking of oddball cards...I always like to hear opinions on what constitutes a player's true rookie. Maybe that can be a topic for your next video😊. Is a true rookie for you what the hobby consensus states a rookie is ( usually, the first national issue....33/34 Goudey, the 41 Play Ball, the 48 Bowman), or is it the player's first appearance on cardboard? For example, I feel that the consensus of the card collecting community is that the 33 Goudey is Gehrig's rookie. Gehrig, however, had a plethora of card appearances before the 33 Goudey, going back to the mid 20s. And which card would you rather have, if you had to pick, the 33 Gehrig or his earliest card (1925 Exhibits W461)?

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

Great question. Maybe I will give my opinion (because I think there could be several "right" answers to this topic) in one of my upcoming Wednesday Q and A videos. It's a TERRIFIC question/topic to discuss.

@Miguel_Travels Жыл бұрын

Do you keep your non-graded vintage that you purchase at shows in the card savers? I have always thought that they look better in the card savers, but I have also heard that they are not good for the cards. What is your process once you get the cards back to the house?

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

This is a great question. My low grade stuff that I don't grade, I keep in card savers. I think they look the best in those. So, all of my raw ungraded stuff are in a box with other raw stuff. Then, I keep all of my graded cards together as well.

@brickomode9158 Жыл бұрын

How big do the lines get for the players? And does it take a while for the pine to pass?

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

Most of the shows I've been do, the tickets are numbered and they call people in groups of about 20. So, people hang out until their number is called. Usually moves pretty fast.

@jude999 Жыл бұрын

I would have gone the extra $10 on the better centered Roosevelt Brown.

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

I definitely get that. To me, the corners were slightly better on the less expensive one and the centering wasn't much different. It's just a PC card and I'll leave it ungraded, so it didn't seem worth it to me. But, I totally get valuing centering a lot.

@mf_explosive304 Жыл бұрын

Does Craig sell online? A lot of really nice stuff there.

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

I'd encourage you to reach out to him. A couple weeks ago I did a video of a Bay Area card show and towards the end, I bought some stuff from him and included his contact information. I'd encourage you to reach out to him and he'd be happy to help you out.

@returntocollecting Жыл бұрын

Great pickups Graig! Love the Monte Irvin. The 51 Topps set is really cool. Funny that you had your big show yesterday, we had the big Denver show yesterday as well. I did a video on my channel of my vintage pickups from the show. If you have time, please check it out! Thanks and great content as usual!

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

I'll definitely check it out!! Looking forward to it.

@ericgerber4099 Жыл бұрын

Does Craig sell online?

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

He doesn't sell online, but in a recent video I posted a couple weeks ago about a Bay Area Card show, I shared his information if you'd like to get ahold of him. I know for certain that he'd be happy to have you call and connect.

@wrayvon121 Жыл бұрын

So the battery runs out before you show Craig's cases, rookie mistake.

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment. The battery didn't run out. I simply didn't hit record because I was doing several things at once. It was a very simple transaction. I offered $60 for the 3 cards, and he accepted. You didn't miss much.

@greekperspective2076 Жыл бұрын

I don’t get how anyone under 40 would even care about vintage baseball makes no sense to me. I can understand 80’s stars and up but pre 80’s doesn’t make sense. It’s a fad it’s where the money of and won’t last

@drew703 Жыл бұрын

Vintage cards always have more appeal and value because, unlike modern, they overcome extraordinary odds just to survive. It’s also about owning a piece of American history 😊

@greekperspective2076 Жыл бұрын

@@drew703 true to someone that can relate if someone is buying vintage just because then they are more likely to sell when money is needed. That’s why it’s a fad. Vintage will drop in value soon. No one under forty really knows and vintage players before the eighties maybe like one or two people. It’s not relatable and this is why most vintage will be sold off soon. Only a select few cards will remain valuable no one wanted much vintage before all the newbies came into the hobby. I use to buy vintage cards to resell for a couple dollars before everyone came in. Now the same cards go for hundreds. No one wanted them before now all of a sudden some twenty something is a fan of some old dude he’s never heard of? Yeah right.

@ACD1994 Жыл бұрын

@@greekperspective2076 I understand where you're coming from and agree to a certain extent. There are some exceptions, like, Mantle, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Clemente...Jackie Robinson. The legends and/or players of historical significance that, transcend the sport, but yes a lot of other hall of famers probably will be forgotten about, or over looked, and will have a smaller niche of collectors.

@MidLifeCards Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment. I have a passion for sports and history. To me, vintage cards is where those two passions collide. I really enjoy it.

@greekperspective2076 Жыл бұрын

@@ACD1994 exactly your spot on. All these other guys people are buying into will drop to a dollar again. People have trouble understanding this that are new to this. Like I said I’ve been doing this since 2012 none of this is normal or sustainable. No one wants racing car cards soccer cards really or any of these vintage cards unless it’s a huge name. People will realize this soon.