Blog Bat Around: $50,000 Is Burning A Hole In My Pocket

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Going in, the game plan is vintage cards and rookies of some of my favorite players. No Pujols auto rookies, no Ichiro Japanese cards...just old cardboard.

I start with my all-time favorite tobacco era card, The King Kelly and his wonderful clouds:

1888 Goodwin N162 King Kelly -- $5,500

And now for my rookies or first card issued...

Satchell is buried in Kansas City and I'll have to make a pilgrimage someday to find him.

1953 Topps #220 Satchel Paige -- $3800

Bob is a personal favorite of mine because his awesome Bob Feller Hall of Fame [located in Van Meter, IA] was the most exciting thing in a family vacation devoted to the bridges of Madison County.

1938 Goudey #264 Bob Feller Rookie -- $625

Greatest left hander ever...

1948 Bowman #18 Warren Spahn Rookie -- $750

This card is my personal White Whale. Andy grew up 30 miles from where I was born and I've tried to collect his cards since I started collecting...and the fact that he's the first card in the most important baseball set ever made helps too.

1952 Topps #1 Andy Pafko -- $1,000

Well, that pretty much covers it...what am I up to? $11,675!!!!! What the hell? What am I going to do with the other $39,000?

How about some sets? Now we're talking!

1957 Topps Complete Set -- $4800
1958 Topps Complete Set -- $2500
1959 Topps Complete Set -- $3000
1960 Topps Complete Set -- $3100
1961 Topps Complete Set -- $2500
1962 Topps Complete Set -- $5135
1963 Topps Complete Set -- $3100
1964 Topps Complete Set -- $1525
1965 Topps Complete Set -- $2800
1966 Topps Complete Set -- $3140
1967 Topps Complete Set -- $3500
1968 Topps Complete Set -- $2380
1969 Topps Complete Set -- $1000

Sets Total: $39,220

Grand Total: $50,155

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