Great issue all around! Glad to be a contributor to it. I think it's time for me to add a 1986 Jose Canseco Rated Rookie Card, one of the most covered cards of my childhood, to my collection.
Wow, you guys absolutely crushed in this edition!!! You left me realizing there is another tool I need to help me (thanks David), desiring a 54 card now, probably the O'brian bros (thanks Alan), and truly reminded what makes this hobby so much fun and why we collect cards with a great story (thanks Scott).
I am wondering how that worked out with 3 guys and one Canseco card? Who got to add it to their collection? And where does it reside today?
Thanks Patrick. So my brother and I did, and still do, have our own binders from when we were kids in which went any card we pulled/traded for individually. But there was a binder in which the my dad would place any card that was for “everyone,” like cards he pulled. And there it still sits in that binder today at my dad’s house, about to turn 87 and still going strong.
How cool is that, glad you all still have those binders is. I still have a few like that from my childhood. How much better is this story that the card went home with you all and your dad didn’t take the cash. Lifelong memories.
For sure, when I was thinking of this article I kinda prodded him with a nugget to see if he still remembered, and sure enough, he recounted the story himself, so it truly left a lasting memory for all of us.
Scott what a great memory! To pull the card in 1 pack i imagine it was crazy fun experience for you all and your dad!
Alan love the design, until recently i had no clue the top border was not supposed to be on the card. I the love the obrien brothers card to me thats so unique and cool i did a little research in it and hope to add it to my collection! Great stuff!
We need a place to identify parallels David good find! Its cooler when u pull one and u can tell what it is haha
Thanks, Scott. I'm glad to share my opinions on card design, but I may have more polarizing opinions once I get to a card set from the 1990s and newer.
We're so used to traditional baseball cards being borders on all for sides that the 1954 Topps cards look like a printing mistake of you're setting them for the first time. 😄
It truly does. I had seen them at shows and you know back then miscuts are normal. It may have been Davids channel i learned it wasn’t but now knowing it especially as I’m learning vintage made it look like an error! Appreciate the designer perspective you have brought!
Pulling that '86 Donruss Canseco card way back when compared to what it would be like if your Dad pulled it today:
"I'm shaking!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Ahhhhh, it's off center. Throw it out."
"Is it numbered?"
"Is it an on-card auto!?!"
"Is it a blackjackcheckerprizmbooger refractor parallel?
Haha, great story, Scott -- great job all around, by you and Alan!
Haha, exactly! Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
Alan’s vintage set design reviews will be highly anticipated!
Great issue all around! Glad to be a contributor to it. I think it's time for me to add a 1986 Jose Canseco Rated Rookie Card, one of the most covered cards of my childhood, to my collection.
Wow, you guys absolutely crushed in this edition!!! You left me realizing there is another tool I need to help me (thanks David), desiring a 54 card now, probably the O'brian bros (thanks Alan), and truly reminded what makes this hobby so much fun and why we collect cards with a great story (thanks Scott).
I am wondering how that worked out with 3 guys and one Canseco card? Who got to add it to their collection? And where does it reside today?
Thanks Patrick. So my brother and I did, and still do, have our own binders from when we were kids in which went any card we pulled/traded for individually. But there was a binder in which the my dad would place any card that was for “everyone,” like cards he pulled. And there it still sits in that binder today at my dad’s house, about to turn 87 and still going strong.
How cool is that, glad you all still have those binders is. I still have a few like that from my childhood. How much better is this story that the card went home with you all and your dad didn’t take the cash. Lifelong memories.
For sure, when I was thinking of this article I kinda prodded him with a nugget to see if he still remembered, and sure enough, he recounted the story himself, so it truly left a lasting memory for all of us.
THAT"s fantastic, I love that he still remembered it!!! Great story, man.
Scott what a great memory! To pull the card in 1 pack i imagine it was crazy fun experience for you all and your dad!
Alan love the design, until recently i had no clue the top border was not supposed to be on the card. I the love the obrien brothers card to me thats so unique and cool i did a little research in it and hope to add it to my collection! Great stuff!
We need a place to identify parallels David good find! Its cooler when u pull one and u can tell what it is haha
Absolutely, Josh, one of the top hobby memories for me, will never forget it. And, agreed, nice to find out a place to identify those pesky parallels.
Alan, great job, enjoyed it. ‘54 is so iconic. I love the idea overall for the series as well, will be fun to get your take on the old sets.
Thanks, Scott. I'm glad to share my opinions on card design, but I may have more polarizing opinions once I get to a card set from the 1990s and newer.
We're so used to traditional baseball cards being borders on all for sides that the 1954 Topps cards look like a printing mistake of you're setting them for the first time. 😄
It truly does. I had seen them at shows and you know back then miscuts are normal. It may have been Davids channel i learned it wasn’t but now knowing it especially as I’m learning vintage made it look like an error! Appreciate the designer perspective you have brought!
I just realized that the 1994 Topps Archive reprint set of the entire 1954 card set featured a white border on 4 sides and not three. They really dropped the ball with it. https://www.baseballcardpedia.com/index.php/1994_Topps_Archives
Thank you!