Gettysburg Grab Bag Pt. 2

Here's grab bag part 2. What good stuff does the battlefield town have in store? Look below to find out. I'll give you a hint though, it's pretty cool.

1975 Topps Bob Reynolds

Pretty nice to find an Oriole in an grab bag, especially one in such pristine condition. I'm not sure how they did it, but the owner of this card must have truly cherished this card, because it is about as gem mint as it gets.

2006 Upper Deck Epic Casey Blake red parallel

Is that what Upper Deck turned into Spectrum? They seem very sililar with the numbered colored parallels. This is better than Spectrum, in my opinion.

1994 Leaf Studio Bo Jackson Bo's last season, after his hip injury slowed him down. Stupid degenerative hip! Bo would have been fun to watch for an entire long career.

1990 Upper Deck Bo Jackson

Bo in his prime, fresh off of his best season, which was 1989. Eveidentially, Bo knows waving.

1996 Donruss Contenders Frank Thomas MVP

The Big Hurt should be a hall of famer when he retires... shouldn't he? This is another one of those nice looking 90s inserts. I really like the overall look of this card.

1999 Topps Stadium Club Ken Griffey Jr. chrome refractor

I didn't even know Stadium Club made refractors! This card is pretty sweet and to me, makes the grab bag 100% worth it. Griffey is one of my favorite players of all time. It's a shame he had so many nagging injuries, or he could have broken almost every record there is.

1990 Fleer League Standouts Barry Larkin

One of the most underrated players of the 90s. I remember this card from when I was 9. It was cool back then, and it's still cool now.

1996 Donruss SIgnature Series Pat Meares autograph

I remember Pat Meares. He was one of those mediocre guys who seem to hang around MLB rosters forever, floating from team to team liek Craig Counsell. Meares only played for the Twins and Pirates, so that doesn't really apply here, but I still remember him... and now I have his autograph.

1981 Kellogg's Pete Rose

Could there be a sweeter card to pull from a grab bag? I was pretty pleased when I saw this. As if the Griffey refractor wasn't cool enough!

So as you can see, I had a marvelous time in Gettysburg the other day. Not only is it a city of great historical importance and beauty, but it's also full of antique stores that have baseball cards.

Keep that in mind if your better half ever wants to get away for the weekend.

I'm just saying, there's cards there.

Lots of em!

Gettysburg Grab Bag Pt. 1

There are a ton of antique stores in the town of Gettysburg, and quite a few of them sell cards. I did all of my damage at one store, which seemed to have no less than 3 separate collections for sale.

I picked up a few individual cards, which I will share first, but I also grabbed a "grab bag" of cards. The front promised $100 in BV for $10. I don't really care what they're worth, but was curious as to the contents of these mysterious bags.

But first, here's the individual purchases:

1956 Topps Presidents Benjamin Harrison

Thid card is in really good shape! Harrison was our 23rd President, but for some reason this is card #26?

1956 Topps Presidents James K. Polk

This is my second "Naoplean of the Stump" card, and by far the coolest. He was our 11th President, but is card #14. I guess everyone is 3 off. I wonder what cards 1 & 2 are? Checklists maybe?

1956 Topps Chester A. Arthur

Chet Arthur has some kick ass sideburns, and don't let anybody ever tell you different. He is the final President card I purchased, but he's just as cool as the first 2. I love the backgrounds on these cards!

1968 Topps Don Buford

Don's scowl is scaring the children. I've got no idea why he's so pissed, he's playing for a great team.

1968 Topps Bill Dillman

Nothing too special about this one, just an old Orioles card that I didn't already have. I do wonder what Dillman may have been saying. Was he asking if his pose looked stupid? The answer to that question is always yes, but it doesn't make me like a card any less. Case in point with Mr. Dillman here.

1972 Topps Bubba Smith

I don't really collect football cards. I'd like to maybe start, but spend enough on baseball already. The design of these cards is what appealed to me. Topps really killed it with this one, and somehow even the pink works.

1972 Topps Tom Matte

My father used to own a concrete and masonry business in Baltimore. He built Tom Matte a chimney. Apparently he's an absolute laugh riot. I really like this card. I really like all of these cards. Gettysburg has good cards.

Not too bad for a little over $10 combined for all 7. The President cards were a few buck apiece, and everything else was $.50.

Now on to the grab bag. There's a lot of cool stuff in here. So much cool stuff that I'm going to break it down for you in separate posts, each one featuring a few cards.

2000 Pacific Royal Rookies Ken Griffey Jr. Limited Edition

Not the last Griffey card in this grab bag, but that is a whole other post entirely. I wonder how "Limited" this edition is? That's not the greatest picture of Griffey either, as you can only see part of his face, and all of his backside.

1982 Topps Shooty Babitt

This guy's name is awesome, and the colors on this card are too! Pink and green? They sure look fantastic together. This was Shooty's only season in the majors, and he finished 5th in Rookie of the Year voting.

1996 Pinnacle Select Certified Edition Randy Johnson

The "Big Unit" back when he was still embarrassing fools. Johnson could and still can flat out pitch. Seeing him in his old Mariners uniform, where he was truly dominant, takes me back man.

1997 Fleer E-X2000 Mo Vaughn

The backround of this card is like stained glass almost. The light swatch in the middle is the background of my scanner bed. There's slots to scan negatives on either side, where it's darker. The scan does not do this card justice. This is a neat looking card, and an excellent idea. It almost reminds me of the Beam Team autos from last year's Stadium Club.

1985 Topps Joe Carter

I guess this is his Topps rookie (maybe?), since his true rookie is '84 Donruss. He should be a Hall of Famer some day, and it's cool to see him in a Tribe uniform. I always remember him best as a Toronto Blue Jay.

1986 Topps Joe Carter

Another nice Carter card. We've already discussed today that '86 Topps was the first set I ever collected, so they all have value to me, even if it's mainly sentimental.

1994 Bowman's Best Roger Clemens

This is a cool card, even if it is of an accused cheater. Clemens looks a lot like my crazy aunt. The only real difference is that he's a better pitcher. No idea who the other dude on this card is. I'm sure he's some washout prospect.

So there you have it, part 1 of the Gettysburg grab bag. It's been pretty good so far, and there's still some great cards to come.