Monday, December 21, 2015

This Card is No Dud

I came close to catching my white whale a couple of weeks ago.  This one, that I did manage to reel in, is one it's cousins.  While I failed again to pick up the Ron Santo I did get his road roommate and fellow All-Star infielder Glenn Beckert.  69 players were featured including most of the fondly remembered Cubs of the era.  Here's a nice article on the set from Sports Collectors Daily.  Capturing this card may inspire to me build a more complete Glenn Beckert collection.  Do you own any of these?  Anyone from the Chicago area remember buying any?  I don't have any memory of them.

The Milk Duds people misspelled Glenn's name, as well as three others in the set.  A quick ebay search showed at least one other instance of the same error in the 1989 Pacific Sports legends set.

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  1. Swing And A Pop-upDecember 21, 2015 at 5:51 PM

    I've never seen any of those before...but then again, I'm not from the Chicago area. Pretty cool, though.

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    1. HackenbushDecember 21, 2015 at 6:10 PM

      There were five Sox -- Aparicio, Culp, Petrocelli, Scott and Smith.

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  2. P-town TomDecember 21, 2015 at 5:52 PM

    I've never seen those before. Pretty need.
    I'm not sure I understand the grade of 5 for the box. It looks pretty pristine to me. Maybe a 5 is the highest grade for a box sans Milk Duds?

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    1. HackenbushDecember 21, 2015 at 6:14 PM

      They definitely go higher. A Kenny Holtzman I bid on was a 7. I'm not a big fan of grading. I usually can't make out the differences from one grade to the next. The fact that collectors will pay such big premiums for slightly higher grades amazes me sometimes. Whatever floats your boat I guess.

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  3. shoeboxlegendsDecember 21, 2015 at 6:07 PM

    Never seen one in person, hope you can land the Santo some day though!

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    1. HackenbushDecember 21, 2015 at 6:17 PM

      Thanks. I guess it's good to have something to hunt for. I still need to pick up most of Ron's O-Pee-Chee issues and of course the rarer Venezulans.

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  4. shoeboxlegendsDecember 21, 2015 at 6:21 PM

    Not sure how much you care about condition for this one, but there's a PSA 3 listed on eBay now with a starting bid of $16.99. Got some "Milk Dud residue" on it, haha:

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/1971-Milk-Duds-Complete-Box-21-Ron-Santo-PSA-3-/201487966522?hash=item2ee99e613a:g:ESYAAOSwPcVVhdsQ

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    1. HackenbushDecember 21, 2015 at 6:29 PM

      Thanks Shane. Yeah, I've seen that one. No one seems to want it. I'd rather not buy one with schmutz on it, even if it is chocolate. The one I got auto-sniped on was a 5, similar to the Beckert.

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  5. Tony BurbsDecember 21, 2015 at 6:33 PM

    While the card itself might be a dud, it's clear that their spell-checker was. Nice pickup!

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    1. HackenbushDecember 21, 2015 at 6:39 PM

      They also left the "e" off Claude Osteen's first name, spelled Mel Stottlemyre, Stottlemeyer, like Oscar Meyer, And Dennis Menke, Denis, like Denis Savard.

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