MrMopar's New Dodgers Autograph Thread (and other interesting items on a slow mailday)

[Dodgerfan74]

Burbank Sportscards were like that (I grew up in Burbank) until they modernized

 

[mrmopar]

Garvey 6/50

Garvey /20

Garvey /5
Without really trying, I have 60% of this card's print run now.

 

[mrmopar]

/6


Finally got one of these I can display as a single. Came from a cut down team set, but I would never cut a strip down myself.


This brings my current want list down to 15 Dodger autos. This year has been brutal. Most of the new players seem to have no previously issued autograph cards, where as this was almost always a great way to add new Dodgers immediately.

 

[mrmopar]

A monster of a mail day, thanks to vacation and a long Holiday weekend to help bundle the mail somewhat. Stating out with 3 Garvey autos featuring a 2nd player as well.

Garvey/Freeman 6/10 (Jersey Match!)


Garvey/Jackson /4


Garvey/Sax /5


Garvey /20

Garvey GQ No nameplate

Ben Baller Base Set with Beatty auto


This guy appears to be done at 27. Shame and waste of talent after the 20-21 seasons he had, but this was super cheap to start with! Then the seller forgot to send it, it was late and they refunded me partial for the delay.

 

[mrmopar]

Piazza/4


A pair of Carlos Diaz

 

[mrmopar]

I just happened to stumble upon this accidentally. The Garvey Living Set regular card was previously issued a while back. I was on the Topps site and decided to search Garvey and found this available. I don't think they were issued with the regular cards, so probably fortunate to see it when i DID, otherwise I assume i would have missed it. Little more than I would have liked to pay, but at least shipping was free and it came well packaged, via FedEx.

I bought one and it arrived today.

 

[mrmopar]

Only one in today, but it's a big one.

I have a couple button cards from a panini set /7 already. i actually have 3 of the 7 made, but it's unlicensed and was a Padres card. It was not the best button card made, but at the time it was his only one. I believe this issue is only the 2nd button card ever made for Garvey, it's Topps, licensed, a Dodgers card and /5. Much better than the others I own. Likely the last high end type of card i will pick up for Garv at this point, but who knows...

 

[mrmopar]

Duke

Clem

Joc

 

[mrmopar]

A Garvey uniform number "variation" (66)/80


A couple cheap Bar pieces, only because they were cheap. This is a garbage issue in my opinion, but yet here I am still spending $ on it.


Ethier /75


My favorite Archives autograph set, the 1961 remakes. Konerko is a former Dodger and this is /15, so an all around nice card.

 

[mrmopar]

I like this person's work. These are hand painted cards that he does that usually mimic another card set, sometimes even a different sport. I have maybe 8-10 of them now. I am fairly sure I missed out on at least 1-2, as they are all 1/1. If I am going to add more ACEO cards to my collection (the style got out of hand with people making limited run prints instead of hand drawn cards after a while), this is one artist to keep buying.


A couple of Dodger pitchers with GU/Autographed cards. One old time Brooklyn player, one modern LA player.

Podres

Urias

 

[mrmopar]

Just an Outman Heritage auto to share today

 

[mrmopar]

 

[mrmopar]

Gonsolin Heritage /74



Garvey Liberty

 

[mrmopar]

Garvey/Sax /15


Eovaldi made the long trip from Canada in a RWE

 

[mrmopar]

Got a bunch or assorted singles from these photo packs. Had not bought any in a while. Had a nice collection from early ebay days though. These were all sold separately, rather than lots or sets. I didn't want to set up snipes on all of them, so I bid on many. That is a losing proposition I tell you. Sniping is the only way to actually win anything these days it seems. If you bid, no matter what, someone comes in and outbids you every time. I won't share all the unsigned photos, but highlights included Furillo, Cox, Casey, Medwick and a few other Dodgers who weren't necessarily great, but were favorites of mine from those days.

There was a few signed and I could only win the Newk!

 

[mrmopar]

Some photos, Garvey and Howard signed. The Wilson Meats promos are tough. This is my third now. Hodges, Miller and Howard. The lot was 25+ 5x7 photo packs. Can't ever get enough of these and maybe someday I will have all of the different possibilities. Probably not though.

New Bowman brings excitement and frustration. There are just too many crazies who will pay ridiculous amounts for prospects and each year I go through the same thing as I slowly wait for my reasonable purchase opportunities. most of the time I end up getting all of the new cards, sometimes not. So far I have nabbed 3 of the 6-7 new players issued. Wrobleski is the only one to break the majors so far, although all 3 are new additions to the Dodger autograph have list.

Jaron Elkins
Marco Corcho
Justin Wrobleski


Finally, a Piazza redemption card

 

[mrmopar]

These are fun when cheap. Still need the red one.../99

Spender Heritage Player Sample


New Bowman add. Doing better this year than most, although one elusive player is bringing high $$ now that I will have to wait out.

 

[abide]

are you collecting stuff from the Garvey for Senate campaign (CA, 2024 - now) ?

 

[mrmopar]

are you collecting stuff from the Garvey for Senate campaign (CA, 2024 - now) ?

I'll add it if it's cheap or really interesting, but to date the only things I have were cheap (ballot) and some PCs (free from another collector). Have not seen much offered on ebay, a few business cards signed for way too much $. Had this been 10 years ago, I would probably be all over it. As it is, as much as I have enjoyed Garvey collecting the past several decades, I am just not willing to keep pumping $$$ into it. There literally are few to no buyers for most of his stuff now. I can only hope that there is a surge someday or maybe I need to figure out a spot to donate my collection where it can be maintained.

 

[abide]

I'll add it if it's cheap or really interesting, but to date the only things I have were cheap (ballot) and some PCs (free from another collector). Have not seen much offered on ebay, a few business cards signed for way too much $. Had this been 10 years ago, I would probably be all over it. As it is, as much as I have enjoyed Garvey collecting the past several decades, I am just not willing to keep pumping $$$ into it. There literally are few to no buyers for most of his stuff now. I can only hope that there is a surge someday or maybe I need to figure out a spot to donate my collection where it can be maintained.

I'll try and snag some fence signs, about 3' x 4' on flexible plastic, and send to you