Sunday, May 31, 2015

Another Orlando LCS & 1888 A&G card !!!

I don't have the opportunity to visit the US that often so when I go I want to make it worthwhile. That's why I couldn't simply visit just one LCS and found one more to visit !! So after I visit Orlando Sportscards I paid a visit to Big League Cards, a 1 1/2 hour drive but it was worth it and a fun visit with my boys !!

It was a fun shop with nice people around. Here as well they had some Pokemon cards so I bought my boys several packs that kept them busy for a while. The owner even gave them some additional special packs so they were a happy bunch !!

Chatting a bit to the owner, a really nice guy, he indicated he was the inventor of the Allen & Ginter RIP card and has been doing work for Topps for many years !!! Anyways, also great to meet nice people but in the end we were on a mission, a mission to score some wax !!!

The shop had a nice selection and a decided to buy a few singles as well as two boxes. I took one box of 2015 Museum Collection, my first high-end break ever, and a box of 2015 Diamond Kings.

I noticed a few 1888 Allen & Ginter cards in the shop and was immediately intrigued. I didn't own any cards yet from the 1800s and I love Allen & Ginter. As the price was not really that expensive here's my first Original Allen & Ginter card from 1888, meet the Sparrow !!


I starting to really like these cards so I might be on the look-out for some more of these in the coming years !!

The second single I picked-up was less exciting, just a single Glavine for my Glavine PC ! For completeness here it is !

That's was it. The kids played some more with the Pokemon cards before we left. All in all a cool visit and hope to be back there some day !
Be on the look out for the Museum Collection & Diamond Kings Box Break reviews in the coming days !!

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4 comments:

  1. Greg ZakwinMay 31, 2015 at 9:53 PM

    congrats on an outstanding pickup! I love grabbing original Ginter stuff! one of my favorite eBay sellers always has a ton in-stock (both slabbed and not), if you're looking to acquire more:

    http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_ssn=openbinders&_armrs=1&_from=R40&_nkw=ginter&_sop=1

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  2. CorkyJune 1, 2015 at 2:22 AM

    I love the illustrated cards from the late 1800s through the 1930s, they are done so well (usually) and the colors are bright. Those cards stand the test of time well.

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  3. BobWalkthePlankJune 1, 2015 at 5:29 AM

    Congrats on the pickup!

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  4. Tony L.June 4, 2015 at 5:18 AM

    Cards of any kind from before the use of photography -- basically, before World War II -- are more art than collectable in a lot of respects. If that A&G sparrow had not come with a pack of cigarettes, people would frame it and put in on their wall.

    Great pickups!

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