Who needs shiny when you have vintage?

 

I've been on a bit of a card binge lately.  Maybe all that time away helped refuel my obsession with cards.  So as soon as I was back from vacation, I was visiting cards shows and looking for set needs online.  Try as I might, focusing on set needs is pretty hard when walking by tables full of cards.  Looking at all those shiny new releases can be distracting and a sense of FOMO kicks in.  Who's the hot rookie?  Which cards are in-demand now?  It becomes easy to think today's hot rookie card will always rise in value.  It's at this time when I snap back to reality and have to remind myself that I lived through the first frenzy of card collecting in the late 80's and 90's.

So I then focus on vintage cards, like this 1970 Willie Mays.  It's not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but it will work for now as I build this set.

I also picked up these all-stars from the '68 set.  Though I have a box of 68's somewhere, I'm not actively pursing the set (yet).

I also picked this pair of 72's Willie Stargell.  The IA is a set need.

This Willie McCovey is a nice get for my set.  The card is in really good condition.

I don't have many cards from '75 TCMA set so finding this Yount for only $10 was a bonus.  There is some slight staining on the edges and centering is an issue, but I couldn't turn this down.

I may already have this, but it was a throw in by the dealer.  Other than his rookie card, this may be my favorite card of his.  I love the design and if I ever get a chance to meet him again, I might just blow this card up into a poster and have him sign it.

This card is about as shiny as it gets but a 1992 Donruss Elite Kirby Puckett was a no brainer for this Twins fan.  The scan really doesn't do this card justice. 

Finally a football card (it is football season afterall).  1991 Pacific Picks the Pros are actually tough to find in the wild.  This is my second one after my Montana find.  I buy these when I see them.

I've got a bunch of cards I'm waiting on for delivery, almost all of the vintage variety.  And hopefully I'll have a set completion soon.  It's like an early Christmas for me.  Until next post thanks for reading and happy hunting!