The Mick and The Stilt

Let me start off by saying that isn't going to be a post about some new buddy cop movie, despite a title giving that impression. Rather it will be to show my two splurge purchases from this past weekend's card show.

There were plenty of other cards gotten at the show, but those will have to wait for future posts. More money was spent than planned as well. But I have learned the hard way that if a good deal (or deals)presents itself, it is usually a good idea to jump on it, because you might not ever get a chance to get the item for that price again. I have had a number of instances in which I didn't take advantage of that "deal of a lifetime", and most of those instances are still haunting me.

First up is a card of a fellow you normally wouldn't expect to find for anywhere near a reasonable to good price at a show.


1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280:

This came from my favorite seller who unfortunately has moved out of state and won't be setting up at the shows nearly as often anymore. He is the one who always has about a dozen dime boxes that attract attendees (myself included) like flies to you know what. He usually doesn't have a lot of vintage, so I was somewhat surprised to see that he had brought quite a bit for sale. Another thing I really like about this seller (Jim) is the fact that he will negotiate back and forth until a price that both parties find satisfactory is reached, which can be pretty interesting to see (or hear, if you are looking through his boxes while it's occurring). The price on this would be about the same as ebay on a good day, make that a very good day.

On to the second splurge card.

1972-73 Topps Wilt Chamberlain #1:

This one came from a seller I hadn't seen before who didn't have prices on anything, which is usually a bad sign for me as it means the price will have to be looked up in an ever present beckett. But I figured it was worth a shot since this card has been alluding me for a while now. So after a mobile version of the beckett was consulted by the seller a price was quoted and then countered by me which was accepted instantly, I was able to knock another big name out of this set. I paid about the same price on this one as you could get on ebay, but at least I didn't have to worry about some slight crease/wrinkle that seller either missed or failed to mention and the go through all the trouble of sending it back.


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