Sorry, I missed a few days. I haven’t ran away again, just kept forgetting to post here.
I grabbed this Barry Larkin for $.27. I figured it would go for more, I don’t really see a whole lot of EX cards on the cheap. The first hit I ever pulled was in a box of EX, although that was in 2001 and this card is a 1999.
I picked up both of these cards from the same seller. I got the Tom Seaver card for $.45 and the Johnny Bench for $.25, They are both 2001 Upper Deck Decade 70’s (Disco Era Dandies).
I know we left off with the exciting 1987 pick-ups, let get to the rest of the 80’s.
1985 Donruss – Jose Rijo
Another card I have no record of buying. It might have been a throw in, some sellers throw in extra cards but they are usually junk card, not cards from 1985. It is my 14th card of the set.
Marvell Wynne – 1984 Donruss
Another card I have no record of. I’m not sure what happened here.
1981 Fleer – Mickey Rivers
Hey, I have record of this one. I paid $.29 for this. Always happy with some 80’s fleer.
That’s all the 80’s I have left. Since I don’t post Cheaper Than Stamps on the weekend, that leaves one more day in March for one more day of Cheaper Than Stamps purchases from February. You’ll get to see the 70’s pick-ups on Monday and we’ll see if I get my March purchases scanned this weekend we can go right to it on the 1st.
Here’s the rundown on how much I’ve paid and to which collection so far in the Cheaper Than Stamps series.
Barry Larkin (9) $1.32 – $.15/card
Bill Melton (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Cal Ripken jr (29) $5.79 – $.20/card
Carl Yastrzemski (8) $3.07 – $.38/card
Carlton Fisk (2) $.66 – $.33/card
Chris Getz (5) $1.89 – $.38/card
Chris Sale (2) $.52 - $.26/card
Gary Carter (14) $2.17 – $.16/card
Hoyt Wilhelm (4) $1.25 – $.31/card
Jim Abbott (8) $2.33 – $.29/card
Johnny Bench (8) $2.05 – $.26/card
Mark Buehrle (3) $.71 – $.23/card
Michael Jordan (13) $1.91 – $.25/card
Mike Schmidt (8) $2.27 – $.28/card
Paul Konerko (4) $.99 – $.25/card
Ryan Zimmerman (14) $3.56 – $.25/card
Shoeless Joe Jackson (1) $.15 – $.15/card
Steve Carlton (6) $1.57 – $.26/card
Tom Seaver (6) $1.44 – $.24/card
Vintage Collections
1980's (290) $42.44 – $.15/card
1970's (21) $5.13 – $.24/card
1960's (8) $2.23 – $.28/card
Team Collections
White Sox (22) $4.31 – $.20/card
Yesterday, we finished with the player collections. Today we start (and finish) with the White Sox team set pick-ups. From newest to oldest.
2014 Topps – Alexei Ramirez, Dayan Viciedo, Matt Lindstrom, Hector Santiago, Josh Phegley, Jeff Keppinger, Jose Quintana, Erik Johnson and Andre Rienzo
This is the whole series I team set, minus the Chris Sale because it goes to the Chris Sale collection and now I need to pick one up for the team collection. I grabbed this whole lot for $2.28 for 10 cards which equals out to $.23 a card so it was still under budget.
Dayan Viciedo – 2013 Topps
Um, I have no record of purchasing this card. I went all the way back to November of last year and couldn’t find it. I promise that I got it for under $.29.
Somehow, I didn’t win and other newer cards so let’s get to the vintage portion of todays post.
1972 Topps – Wilbur Wood
I already had one of these in the Wilbur Wood collection so I grabbed this copy to go in the White Sox collection. I actually picked up a 3 card lot of 1972 cards so the other 2 go to the Vintage collection. I paid $.79 for the lot, which equals to $.26 each.
John Buzhardt – 1966 Topps
I grabbed this card for $.30. It helps with that team set but I still need a bunch of cards, so it didn’t help much. I’m not going to turn down a 60’s card for under the cost of a stamp though.
Eddie Fisher – 1964 Topps
Ditto with this card, I still need a bunch for this years team but again, a 60’s card for $.29. You can’t really beat that, it’s essentially a quarter box find.
That completes all the cards I got for the White Sox collection. Come back tomorrow as we start with the Vintage collection pick-ups.
Here’s the rundown on how much I’ve paid and to which collection so far in the Cheaper Than Stamps series.
Barry Larkin (9) $1.32 – $.15/card
Bill Melton (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Cal Ripken jr (29) $5.79 – $.20/card
Carl Yastrzemski (8) $3.07 – $.38/card
Carlton Fisk (2) $.66 – $.33/card
Chris Getz (5) $1.89 – $.38/card
Chris Sale (2) $.52 - $.26/card
Gary Carter (14) $2.17 – $.16/card
Hoyt Wilhelm (4) $1.25 – $.31/card
Jim Abbott (8) $2.33 – $.29/card
Johnny Bench (8) $2.05 – $.26/card
Mark Buehrle (3) $.71 – $.23/card
Michael Jordan (13) $1.91 – $.25/card
Mike Schmidt (8) $2.27 – $.28/card
Paul Konerko (4) $.99 – $.25/card
Ryan Zimmerman (14) $3.56 – $.25/card
Shoeless Joe Jackson (1) $.15 – $.15/card
Steve Carlton (6) $1.57 – $.26/card
Tom Seaver (6) $1.44 – $.24/card
Vintage Collections
1980's (276) $40.67 – $.15/card
1970's (21) $5.13 – $.24/card
1960's (8) $2.23 – $.28/card
Team Collections
White Sox (22) $4.31 – $.20/card
On our last player collection from our February purchases. Since I save them alphabetically and usually post them the same way, today will be Ryan Zimmerman.
2011 Topps Toppstown, 2012 Bowman Platinum Gold, 2012 Bowman Chrome and 2007 Topps Generation Now
It was nice to pick up some Zimmerman’s as I don’t have many. The Toppstown didn’t surprise me, those inserts are everywhere. Maybe the Generation Now too, but the 2 Bowman cards are pretty nice sets and cards. The Toppstown was only $.11, the Platinum was $.29, the Chrome was $.26 and the Generation Now was $.25.
Here’s the rundown on how much I’ve paid and to which collection so far in the Cheaper Than Stamps series.
Barry Larkin (9) $1.32 – $.15/card
Bill Melton (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Cal Ripken jr (29) $5.79 – $.20/card
Carl Yastrzemski (8) $3.07 – $.38/card
Carlton Fisk (2) $.66 – $.33/card
Chris Getz (5) $1.89 – $.38/card
Chris Sale (2) $.52 - $.26/card
Gary Carter (14) $2.17 – $.16/card
Hoyt Wilhelm (4) $1.25 – $.31/card
Jim Abbott (8) $2.33 – $.29/card
Johnny Bench (8) $2.05 – $.26/card
Mark Buehrle (3) $.71 – $.23/card
Michael Jordan (13) $1.91 – $.25/card
Mike Schmidt (8) $2.27 – $.28/card
Paul Konerko (4) $.99 – $.25/card
Ryan Zimmerman (14) $3.56 – $.25/card
Shoeless Joe Jackson (1) $.15 – $.15/card
Steve Carlton (6) $1.57 – $.26/card
Tom Seaver (6) $1.44 – $.24/card
Vintage Collections
1980's (276) $40.67 – $.15/card
1970's (21) $5.13 – $.24/card
1960's (8) $2.23 – $.28/card
Team Collections
White Sox (9) $1.33 – $.15/card
Now we’re down to the last couple of player collections but we are going back to a Hall of Famer.
Mike Schmidt – 2013 Topps Chasing History
I don’t get too many Schmidt’s, according to the list below, it’s my 8th pick-up but I’m pretty sure the majority of that was my black Friday purchase at COMC. I just went and looked, 4 of those were from COMC so I have picked up 4 others but a couple of those were in lots. I grabbed this one for $.30.
Here’s the rundown on how much I’ve paid and to which collection so far in the Cheaper Than Stamps series.
Barry Larkin (9) $1.32 – $.15/card
Bill Melton (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Cal Ripken jr (29) $5.79 – $.20/card
Carl Yastrzemski (8) $3.07 – $.38/card
Carlton Fisk (2) $.66 – $.33/card
Chris Getz (5) $1.89 – $.38/card
Chris Sale (2) $.52 - $.26/card
Gary Carter (14) $2.17 – $.16/card
Hoyt Wilhelm (4) $1.25 – $.31/card
Jim Abbott (8) $2.33 – $.29/card
Johnny Bench (8) $2.05 – $.26/card
Mark Buehrle (3) $.71 – $.23/card
Michael Jordan (13) $1.91 – $.25/card
Mike Schmidt (8) $2.27 – $.28/card
Paul Konerko (4) $.99 – $.25/card
Ryan Zimmerman (10) $2.65 – $.27/card
Shoeless Joe Jackson (1) $.15 – $.15/card
Steve Carlton (6) $1.57 – $.26/card
Tom Seaver (6) $1.44 – $.24/card
Vintage Collections
1980's (276) $40.67 – $.15/card
1970's (21) $5.13 – $.24/card
1960's (8) $2.23 – $.28/card
Team Collections
White Sox (9) $1.33 – $.15/card
From 2 Hall of Famers (Barry Larkin & Cal Ripken jr) to a future Hall of Famer (I know it’s early, but it’s possible) in Chris Sale.
2014 Topps and 2011 Topps
What you’ll see in an upcoming post is that I purchased the series 1 team set and since I fill the player collections first, the Sale goes here. I got the series 1 team set for $2.28/shipped which equals just under $.23. I was surprised I didn’t have the 2011 but I didn’t start the Chris Sale collection until after I already completed the team sets so I didn’t keep a 2nd one. I actually won a lot of 2 of those cards for $.29.
As I was filling the bottom half, I realized that these were the first 2 cards I picked up for the Chris Sale collection in the Cheaper Than Stamps posts.
Here’s the rundown on how much I’ve paid and to which collection so far in the Cheaper Than Stamps series.
Barry Larkin (9) $1.32 – $.15/card
Bill Melton (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Cal Ripken jr (29) $5.79 – $.20/card
Carl Yastrzemski (8) $3.07 – $.38/card
Carlton Fisk (2) $.66 – $.33/card
Chris Getz (5) $1.89 – $.38/card
Chris Sale (2) $.52 - $.26/card
Gary Carter (14) $2.17 – $.16/card
Hoyt Wilhelm (4) $1.25 – $.31/card
Jim Abbott (8) $2.33 – $.29/card
Johnny Bench (8) $2.05 – $.26/card
Mark Buehrle (3) $.71 – $.23/card
Michael Jordan (13) $1.91 – $.25/card
Mike Schmidt (7) $1.97 – $.28/card
Paul Konerko (4) $.99 – $.25/card
Ryan Zimmerman (10) $2.65 – $.27/card
Shoeless Joe Jackson (1) $.15 – $.15/card
Steve Carlton (6) $1.57 – $.26/card
Tom Seaver (6) $1.44 – $.24/card
Vintage Collections
1980's (276) $40.67 – $.15/card
1970's (21) $5.13 – $.24/card
1960's (8) $2.23 – $.28/card
Team Collections
White Sox (9) $1.33 – $.15/card
From one Hall of Famer (this summer) to another Hall of Fame, here’s my Cal Ripken jr pick-ups
1991 Upper Deck, 1990 Fleer Players of the Decade and 1997 Upper Deck (defensive gems)
None of these pick-ups really surprise me, nothing too fancy. I grabbed the 91 Upper Deck for $.21, the Fleer for $.18 and the 97 UD for $.28. All were needed for the Cal Ripken jr collection so I certainly won’t complain.
Here’s the rundown on how much I’ve paid and to which collection so far in the Cheaper Than Stamps series.
Barry Larkin (9) $1.32 – $.15/card
Bill Melton (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Cal Ripken jr (29) $5.79 – $.20/card
Carl Yastrzemski (8) $3.07 – $.38/card
Carlton Fisk (2) $.66 – $.33/card
Chris Getz (5) $1.89 – $.38/card
Gary Carter (14) $2.17 – $.16/card
Hoyt Wilhelm (4) $1.25 – $.31/card
Jim Abbott (8) $2.33 – $.29/card
Johnny Bench (8) $2.05 – $.26/card
Mark Buehrle (3) $.71 – $.23/card
Michael Jordan (13) $1.91 – $.25/card
Mike Schmidt (7) $1.97 – $.28/card
Paul Konerko (4) $.99 – $.25/card
Ryan Zimmerman (10) $2.65 – $.27/card
Shoeless Joe Jackson (1) $.15 – $.15/card
Steve Carlton (6) $1.57 – $.26/card
Tom Seaver (6) $1.44 – $.24/card
Vintage Collections
1980's (276) $40.67 – $.15/card
1970's (21) $5.13 – $.24/card
1960's (8) $2.23 – $.28/card
Team Collections
White Sox (9) $1.33 – $.15/card
Yesterday, I mentioned upping my minimum bid to the price of a stamp. Today, I changed all my previous bids to $.48 (stamps are $.49) so I could keep the title CHEAPER than stamps. Tonight, I won 8 cards, which is what I was afraid of. I know it doesn’t sounds like much, but that’s just under $4. At $4/day, it ends up being $112/month, which is way over budget. I might have to rethink this.
Yesterday we got to see the Chris Getz collection, today, we are sticking with current active players, although it may be his last year.
Paul Konerko – 2013 Bowman Platinum Blue
According to the listing, this is a short print so I was really shocked when I grabbed it for $.29. The seller must have been annoyed to let a short print go at that price, but oh well, not my problem. It was a very nice addition to the Paul Konerko collection.
Here’s the rundown on how much I’ve paid and to which collection so far in the Cheaper Than Stamps series.
Barry Larkin (7) $.82 – $.12/card
Bill Melton (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Cal Ripken jr (26) $5.12 – $.20/card
Carl Yastrzemski (8) $3.07 – $.38/card
Carlton Fisk (2) $.66 – $.33/card
Chris Getz (5) $1.89 – $.38/card
Gary Carter (14) $2.17 – $.16/card
Hoyt Wilhelm (4) $1.25 – $.31/card
Jim Abbott (8) $2.33 – $.29/card
Johnny Bench (8) $2.05 – $.26/card
Mark Buehrle (3) $.71 – $.23/card
Michael Jordan (13) $1.91 – $.25/card
Mike Schmidt (7) $1.97 – $.28/card
Paul Konerko (4) $.99 – $.25/card
Ryan Zimmerman (10) $2.65 – $.27/card
Shoeless Joe Jackson (1) $.15 – $.15/card
Steve Carlton (6) $1.57 – $.26/card
Tom Seaver (6) $1.44 – $.24/card
Vintage Collections
1980's (276) $40.67 – $.15/card
1970's (21) $5.13 – $.24/card
1960's (8) $2.23 – $.28/card
Team Collections
White Sox (9) $1.33 – $.15/card
I slacked off some this past weekend so this is the 1st post in a few days. I’m thinking about maybe upping my max bid for these posts, like maybe actually making it the price of a stamp, but I’ll have to Google to even know what that is now. I’ve also thought about setting parameters for certain collections, so I don’t end up winning too much that I can’t afford all at once. We’ll see, I’ll let you know what or when I decide.
We left off with the Gary Carter collection cards, today we’ll check out the former Michigan Wolverine and Chicago White Sox player. Chris Getz.
Chris Getz – 2013 Topps Update
I always like getting his cards because I don’t really come across too many of his. He looked much better in his Maize and Blue or Black and White uniforms, but at least in this photo, they used the old powder blue uniforms. I grabbed this card for $.29.
Here’s the rundown on how much I’ve paid and to which collection so far in the Cheaper Than Stamps series.
Barry Larkin (7) $.82 – $.12/card
Bill Melton (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Cal Ripken jr (26) $5.12 – $.20/card
Carl Yastrzemski (8) $3.07 – $.38/card
Carlton Fisk (2) $.66 – $.33/card
Chris Getz (5) $1.89 – $.38/card
Gary Carter (14) $2.17 – $.16/card
Hoyt Wilhelm (4) $1.25 – $.31/card
Jim Abbott (8) $2.33 – $.29/card
Johnny Bench (8) $2.05 – $.26/card
Mark Buehrle (3) $.71 – $.23/card
Michael Jordan (13) $1.91 – $.25/card
Mike Schmidt (7) $1.97 – $.28/card
Paul Konerko (3) $.70 – $.23/card
Ryan Zimmerman (10) $2.65 – $.27/card
Shoeless Joe Jackson (1) $.15 – $.15/card
Steve Carlton (6) $1.57 – $.26/card
Tom Seaver (6) $1.44 – $.24/card
Vintage Collections
1980's (276) $40.67 – $.15/card
1970's (21) $5.13 – $.24/card
1960's (8) $2.23 – $.28/card
Team Collections
White Sox (9) $1.33 – $.15/card
Yesterday we saw the new additions to the Steve Carlton collection, let’s see who we got today.
Gary Carter – 1992 Donruss Studio and 2012 Topps Archives
I picked up the 2012 Archive for $.10, that’s right a dime box and had it shipped. I got the 1992 Studio even cheaper, free. It was a throw in with another card I purchased. I have a seller who always throws junk wax in to protect the purchased cards.
Here’s the rundown on how much I’ve paid and to which collection so far in the Cheaper Than Stamps series.
Barry Larkin (7) $.82 – $.12/card
Bill Melton (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Cal Ripken jr (26) $5.12 – $.20/card
Carl Yastrzemski (8) $3.07 – $.38/card
Carlton Fisk (2) $.66 – $.33/card
Chris Getz (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Gary Carter (14) $2.17 – $.16/card
Hoyt Wilhelm (4) $1.25 – $.31/card
Jim Abbott (8) $2.33 – $.29/card
Johnny Bench (8) $2.05 – $.26/card
Mark Buehrle (3) $.71 – $.23/card
Michael Jordan (13) $1.91 – $.25/card
Mike Schmidt (7) $1.97 – $.28/card
Paul Konerko (3) $.70 – $.23/card
Ryan Zimmerman (10) $2.65 – $.27/card
Shoeless Joe Jackson (1) $.15 – $.15/card
Steve Carlton (6) $1.57 – $.26/card
Tom Seaver (6) $1.44 – $.24/card
Vintage Collections
1980's (276) $40.67 – $.15/card
1970's (21) $5.13 – $.24/card
1960's (8) $2.23 – $.28/card
Team Collections
White Sox (9) $1.33 – $.15/card
Yesterday we saw the new addition to the Mark Buehrle collection, let’s see who we got today.
Steve Carlton – 2012 Topps Blockbusters & 1984 Topps (all-star)
I got the Topps Blockbusters for $.15 and the vintage (I know, not really, but still) Topps All-Star for $.28. My Steve Carlton collection is still fairly small (only 11 cards) as I don’t get much of a chance to pick his cards up cheap.
Here’s the rundown on how much I’ve paid and to which collection so far in the Cheaper Than Stamps series.
Barry Larkin (7) $.82 – $.12/card
Bill Melton (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Cal Ripken jr (26) $5.12 – $.20/card
Carl Yastrzemski (8) $3.07 – $.38/card
Carlton Fisk (2) $.66 – $.33/card
Chris Getz (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Gary Carter (12) $2.07 – $.17/card
Hoyt Wilhelm (4) $1.25 – $.31/card
Jim Abbott (8) $2.33 – $.29/card
Johnny Bench (8) $2.05 – $.26/card
Mark Buehrle (3) $.71 – $.23/card
Michael Jordan (13) $1.91 – $.25/card
Mike Schmidt (7) $1.97 – $.28/card
Paul Konerko (3) $.70 – $.23/card
Ryan Zimmerman (10) $2.65 – $.27/card
Shoeless Joe Jackson (1) $.15 – $.15/card
Steve Carlton (6) $1.57 – $.26/card
Tom Seaver (6) $1.44 – $.24/card
Vintage Collections
1980's (276) $40.67 – $.15/card
1970's (21) $5.13 – $.24/card
1960's (8) $2.23 – $.28/card
Team Collections
White Sox (9) $1.33 – $.15/card
It took us 11 days, but we’ve finally made it to the February pick-ups. I decided I would do these month by month. Why? I don’t know, just roll with it. Let’s start with the player collections, alphabetically of course.
Mark Buehrle – 2008 Topps Year in Review
I picked this up for $.26. This is only the 3rd card I’ve picked up of his since I started these Cheaper Than Stamps purchases. Rarely does his cards even start below $.30 with no shipping so I was surprised to even bid, let alone win this card.
Here’s the rundown on how much I’ve paid and to which collection so far in the Cheaper Than Stamps series.
Barry Larkin (7) $.82 – $.12/card
Bill Melton (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Cal Ripken jr (26) $5.12 – $.20/card
Carl Yastrzemski (8) $3.07 – $.38/card
Carlton Fisk (2) $.66 – $.33/card
Chris Getz (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Gary Carter (12) $2.07 – $.17/card
Hoyt Wilhelm (4) $1.25 – $.31/card
Jim Abbott (8) $2.33 – $.29/card
Johnny Bench (8) $2.05 – $.26/card
Mark Buehrle (3) $.71 – $.23/card
Michael Jordan (13) $1.91 – $.25/card
Mike Schmidt (7) $1.97 – $.28/card
Paul Konerko (3) $.70 – $.23/card
Ryan Zimmerman (10) $2.65 – $.27/card
Shoeless Joe Jackson (1) $.15 – $.15/card
Steve Carlton (4) $1.14 – $.29/card
Tom Seaver (6) $1.44 – $.24/card
Vintage Collections
1980's (276) $40.67 – $.15/card
1970's (21) $5.13 – $.24/card
1960's (8) $2.23 – $.28/card
Team Collections
White Sox (9) $1.33 – $.15/card
We left off with our January vintage collection purchases, let’s look at what I got for the White Sox collection before we start with our February purchases.
Jordan Danks – 2013 Topps
I believe I have the series I part completed but this was the first from series II. I grabbed this for $.11/shipped.
Paul Konerko – 2000 Topps
I grabbed this for $.20. I already have it in the Paul Konerko collection so it goes over to the White Sox collection. The sad part is I probably looked over it doing my Paul Konerko searches not even thinking that it could go in the team sets until I intentionally searched for White Sox cards and it popped up. This brings that team set down to 3 cards.
1993 Donruss – Alex Fernandez and Steve Sax
I picked both of these up for $.11 each. I still need 14 card for this set.
Frank Thomas – 1992 Topps
I got this card for free, that’s right, free. I have a couple of sellers that package using other cards and for once, it was actually a card I could use. Usually it’s a NBA card or later junk wax so I can’t even use it on my vintage collection. I still need 23 cards for this set.
1986 Donruss – Daryl Boston and Bryan Little
I picked up the Little for $.11 and the Boston for $.29. These 2 cards still bring me down to 21 cards to complete the set.
Daryl Boston – 1985 Donruss
This is a card I picked up in the 5 cards lots for the vintage collection. I paid $.30 for the lot which equals out to $.06 each so this card was $.06. I still need 23 cards for this set,
Here’s the rundown on how much I’ve paid and to which collection so far in the Cheaper Than Stamps series.
Barry Larkin (7) $.82 – $.12/card
Bill Melton (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Cal Ripken jr (26) $5.12 – $.20/card
Carl Yastrzemski (8) $3.07 – $.38/card
Carlton Fisk (2) $.66 – $.33/card
Chris Getz (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Gary Carter (12) $2.07 – $.17/card
Hoyt Wilhelm (4) $1.25 – $.31/card
Jim Abbott (8) $2.33 – $.29/card
Johnny Bench (8) $2.05 – $.26/card
Mark Buehrle (2) $.45 – $.23/card
Michael Jordan (13) $1.91 – $.25/card
Mike Schmidt (7) $1.97 – $.28/card
Paul Konerko (3) $.70 – $.23/card
Ryan Zimmerman (10) $2.65 – $.27/card
Shoeless Joe Jackson (1) $.15 – $.15/card
Steve Carlton (4) $1.14 – $.29/card
Tom Seaver (6) $1.44 – $.24/card
Vintage Collections
1980's (276) $40.67 – $.15/card
1970's (21) $5.13 – $.24/card
1960's (8) $2.23 – $.28/card
Team Collections
White Sox (9) $1.33 – $.15/card
We’ve seen all the 80’s and let’s face it, we expect to get those cards cheap, but let’s see what else I got.
1971 Topps – Tom Matchick
I grabbed this in a lot of 3 for $.75. I used all 3 cards, one was a 1977 World Series card featuring Johnny Bench that went to the Johnny Bench collection. and the following card.
1970 Topps – Angels rookies stars (Greg Washburn and Wally Wolf)
So as far as the 3 card lot, it equals out to $.25 a card and I used all 3 of them in collections.
1961 Topps – Earl Torgeson
I picked up this thinking I could use it for my White Sox collection but I actually already had this one so it went to the vintage collection. I only paid $.25.
Here’s the rundown on how much I’ve paid and to which collection so far in the Cheaper Than Stamps series.
Barry Larkin (7) $.82 – $.12/card
Bill Melton (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Cal Ripken jr (26) $5.12 – $.20/card
Carl Yastrzemski (8) $3.07 – $.38/card
Carlton Fisk (2) $.66 – $.33/card
Chris Getz (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Gary Carter (12) $2.07 – $.17/card
Hoyt Wilhelm (4) $1.25 – $.31/card
Jim Abbott (8) $2.33 – $.29/card
Johnny Bench (8) $2.05 – $.26/card
Mark Buehrle (2) $.45 – $.23/card
Michael Jordan (13) $1.91 – $.25/card
Mike Schmidt (7) $1.97 – $.28/card
Paul Konerko (3) $.70 – $.23/card
Ryan Zimmerman (10) $2.65 – $.27/card
Shoeless Joe Jackson (1) $.15 – $.15/card
Steve Carlton (4) $1.14 – $.29/card
Tom Seaver (6) $1.44 – $.24/card
Vintage Collections
1980's (276) $40.67 – $.15/card
1970's (21) $5.13 – $.24/card
1960's (8) $2.23 – $.28/card
Team Collections
White Sox (1) $.15 – $.15/card
Now we get to the nitty gritty, not really but I wanted to say it. We’ve seen 1987-1985 the last few days but now we are going to see 1984-1980.
1984 Donruss – Alejandro Pena, Tim Teufel, Tony Fernandez, Pat Sheridan and Marvell Wynne
I know, you’re shocked that I have more 5 card lots, but I do. I paid a little more for this one but still way under budget. I grabbed these 5 for $.39.
1983 Fleer – Steve Sax, Pedro Guerrero, Eddie Murray, Bill Madlock and Tim Wallach
Another stars lot, grabbed this one for $.25. Have I mentioned my infinity for Fleer. I know, I’ll shut up.
1983 Topps – Eddie Murray, Jesse Barfield, Jim Rice, Bill Madlock and Tim Wallach
Another 5 card lot of stars and another quarter. Don’t worry, this is the last of the 5 card lots and this is also the last of the 80’s cards so come back tomorrow for some 70’s and 60’s.
Here’s the rundown on how much I’ve paid and to which collection so far in the Cheaper Than Stamps series.
Barry Larkin (7) $.82 – $.12/card
Bill Melton (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Cal Ripken jr (26) $5.12 – $.20/card
Carl Yastrzemski (8) $3.07 – $.38/card
Carlton Fisk (2) $.66 – $.33/card
Chris Getz (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Gary Carter (12) $2.07 – $.17/card
Hoyt Wilhelm (4) $1.25 – $.31/card
Jim Abbott (8) $2.33 – $.29/card
Johnny Bench (8) $2.05 – $.26/card
Mark Buehrle (2) $.45 – $.23/card
Michael Jordan (13) $1.91 – $.25/card
Mike Schmidt (7) $1.97 – $.28/card
Paul Konerko (3) $.70 – $.23/card
Ryan Zimmerman (10) $2.65 – $.27/card
Shoeless Joe Jackson (1) $.15 – $.15/card
Steve Carlton (4) $1.14 – $.29/card
Tom Seaver (6) $1.44 – $.24/card
Vintage Collections
1980's (276) $40.67 – $.15/card
1970's (19) $4.63 – $.24/card
1960's (7) $1.98 – $.28/card
Team Collections
White Sox (1) $.15 – $.15/card
We’ve seen 1987 and 1986, today we’ll hit 1985 and then tomorrow the years will start spacing out more. Tomorrow will be the rest of the 80’s and Friday we will check out the true vintage, a couple of 70’s and even a card from the 60’s.
1985 Donruss – Tony Brewer, Steve Lyons, Billy Hatcher and Larry Sheets
This was another 5 card rookie lot but the 5th card you’ll see when I do the White Sox team sets pick ups. I paid a quarter for these cards. I can’t help it but when I see Steve Lyons, I think of this.
1985 Donruss – Mike Pagliarulo, Jeff Pendleton, Rick Schu, Ken Howell and Dan Gladden
I’ve picked up a bunch of Pagliarulo in these 5 card lots. I got these for, I know you’re shocked, a quarter.
1985 Topps – Fernando Valenzuela, Steve Garvey, Mike Schmidt, Tony Fernandez and Dave Winfield
I don’t think I scanned these 5 cards with the original 5 cards that came in the lot. I only say that because when I went back to Ebay to see how much I paid, his picture showed different cards. Regardless, I paid a quarter each for this lot and the next.
1985 Topps – Jose Rijo, Mike Young, Mark Bailey, Jeff Kunkel and Juan Samuel
Like I said above, I got this rookie lot for a quarter. I remember the Juan Samuel being a hot rookie as well as Jose Rijo.
1985 Topps – Mike Mason, Terry Pendleton, Darryl Strawberry and Frank Williams
Another quarter, another lot. This was a 5 card lot but I believe it came with another Juan Samuel. I definitely remember the Strawberry being as I was a New York Mets fan and was a huge fan of his and Dwight Gooden’s until the whole drug thing then I lost interest in them.
Here’s the rundown on how much I’ve paid and to which collection so far in the Cheaper Than Stamps series.
Barry Larkin (7) $.82 – $.12/card
Bill Melton (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Cal Ripken jr (26) $5.12 – $.20/card
Carl Yastrzemski (8) $3.07 – $.38/card
Carlton Fisk (2) $.66 – $.33/card
Chris Getz (4) $1.60 – $.40/card
Gary Carter (12) $2.07 – $.17/card
Hoyt Wilhelm (4) $1.25 – $.31/card
Jim Abbott (8) $2.33 – $.29/card
Johnny Bench (8) $2.05 – $.26/card
Mark Buehrle (2) $.45 – $.23/card
Michael Jordan (13) $1.91 – $.25/card
Mike Schmidt (7) $1.97 – $.28/card
Paul Konerko (3) $.70 – $.23/card
Ryan Zimmerman (10) $2.65 – $.27/card
Shoeless Joe Jackson (1) $.15 – $.15/card
Steve Carlton (4) $1.14 – $.29/card
Tom Seaver (6) $1.44 – $.24/card
Vintage Collections
1980's (260) $39.78 – $.15/card
1970's (19) $4.63 – $.24/card
1960's (7) $1.98 – $.28/card
Team Collections
White Sox (1) $.15 – $.15/card
