I'm back with the final batch of cards from my recent (and perhaps final?) order from Check Out My Cards. My disgust with that site is well-documented at this point, both from a buyer's perspective (slow shipping, shipping costs, etc.) as well as from a seller's viewpoint (high costs, double fees, etc.). That all said, the site does offer a lot of cards for sale - including one that I have been searching for for over about two decades at this point!
Let's start with the crown jewel of the purchase, at least in terms of how long I've looked for this particular card:
That's a 2006 Fleer Greats of the Game Nickname Greats card of Ron Guidry. For whatever reason, the "Louisiana Lightning" card had eluded me for nearly 20 years. I'm pleased to say that I've now completed this 60-card set!
Before hitting "buy" on the site, I did a quick search to see if there were any interesting Barry Larkin cards that I still needed (for cheap, of course). I was able to find one serially numbered out of 199 for a low price, so of course I had to add that to my cart:
That's a 2025 Panini Prizm parallel, something that TCDB calls Pandora Prizm from the Premium Box Set. COMC called it simply the Premium Box Set Prizm. No matter what you want to call it, there are two things that are true:
1. It's a cool-looking parallel.
2. Panini Prizm has too many parallels with no easy way to discern what you are looking at.
Finally, I ended up grabbing three other cards on my way out of the site. These three are definitely of the "why not?" variety - and all three are thanks to a fellow blogger inspiring me (unfortunately, I've long since forgotten who originally posted about the 1953-55 Topps World on Wheels set)!
#31: Hose Truck
As you can see, card condition wasn't important to me on these old 1950s cards; I was more interested in the low price! The two-tone design of the cards works well. I love the vintage aesthetic!
#8. Lumber Tuck
I decided to try to pick up a few subjects that I thought looked neat. The fire truck from above is a classic vehicle, but this lumber truck truly intrigued me. According to the card back (it should be noted that this set has great card backs), the Lumber Truck stands over a pile of lumber and then loads from underneath.
#95: Buick XP-300
Finally, I grabbed this "experimental car" that looks like it is right out of a James Bond movie! According to the card back, this car was designed and constructed after the end of World War II and was insured for one million dollars!
That does it for my most recent COMC order. I have to say, I love those World on Wheels cards a lot - so much so that I've added the rest of the set to my TCDB want list!
Congrats on completing the 2006 Fleer Greats of the Game Nickname Greats. I didn't even know that existed. That's one I'm going to have to check out. I've never ordered or sold at COMC. I've looked a couple of times, but so far, I've stayed away. I'm seeing too many negative posts and comments. I think I'll just stay away for now.
ReplyDeleteNice set completion. I'm going to have to look at the World on Wheels cards. Those look fascinating. The Lumber Truck has me looking at it and wondering how it actually worked. Then I read the back of the card. Enjoy the hobby all!
ReplyDeleteMust be a Yankees thing with the Nickname Greats. I still need two Lou Piniellas myself. One for set and one for PC. (And Andres Galaragga).
ReplyDeleteThat was proabably Billy K from Cardboard History with the auto cards. Of course, I'm a fan of the Buick. Looks like the lights from the '53 models on that experimental rig.
Congrats on finishing the Nickname Greats set! It's a great one and I've found it pesky myself, just from a Dodgers perspective. ... Also like the look of the World on Wheels set a lot, but doubt I'll try to add any.
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