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In the grand scheme of things, $20 isn't a whole lot. However, for a hobby that seems to encourage constant pack buying, each twenty dollar bill is a way to vote for the products you like. For the most part, this year's baseball card releases haven't interested me much (besides my binge on Topps Archives). Although Allen & Ginter isn't out yet (and that DOES interest me), that didn't stop me from acquiring a few more Ginter cards for my collection.
If you didn't pay attention to the post title, you might be expecting me to talk about acquiring some of the modern Allen & Ginter cards that I needed. Heck, maybe even this Black-Footed Ferret that is residing on my Elusive Eight list.
As it turns out, if you expected that you'd be wrong. Oh sure, I still want that Black-Footed Ferret but today's addition to my collection are a much older sort of animal cards...
For my twenty bucks (actually, just a hair less than $20.00), I landed a trio of original Allen & Ginter cards from the 1800s. You may recall that I'm trying to chase one of the sets - the Fish of American Waters - which was the catalyst for the purchase since I reeled in (haha) my ninth fish from the set (out of 50): The Pickerel.
Since the original Ginter cards are all so interesting to me, I also picked up a couple more since the seller combined shipping costs. First, I got a Pintail Duck from the Game Birds series.
The Pintail Duck is actually my second Game Bird card (the other being the Kildeer Plover). I don't have any plans to collect the set but you never know with me...
Finally, my third original Ginter card is from the Quadrupeds set: Bloodhound.
The Bloodhound card seemed perfect since this year's Ginter set also includes a mini insert set of dogs.
Were the three purchases worth more than what I might have pulled from a blaster? To me, the answer is unequivocally yes! Should any of you happen to have any of these old Ginter cards lying around unwanted, let me know!
If you didn't pay attention to the post title, you might be expecting me to talk about acquiring some of the modern Allen & Ginter cards that I needed. Heck, maybe even this Black-Footed Ferret that is residing on my Elusive Eight list.
As it turns out, if you expected that you'd be wrong. Oh sure, I still want that Black-Footed Ferret but today's addition to my collection are a much older sort of animal cards...
For my twenty bucks (actually, just a hair less than $20.00), I landed a trio of original Allen & Ginter cards from the 1800s. You may recall that I'm trying to chase one of the sets - the Fish of American Waters - which was the catalyst for the purchase since I reeled in (haha) my ninth fish from the set (out of 50): The Pickerel.
Since the original Ginter cards are all so interesting to me, I also picked up a couple more since the seller combined shipping costs. First, I got a Pintail Duck from the Game Birds series.
The Pintail Duck is actually my second Game Bird card (the other being the Kildeer Plover). I don't have any plans to collect the set but you never know with me...
Finally, my third original Ginter card is from the Quadrupeds set: Bloodhound.
The Bloodhound card seemed perfect since this year's Ginter set also includes a mini insert set of dogs.
Were the three purchases worth more than what I might have pulled from a blaster? To me, the answer is unequivocally yes! Should any of you happen to have any of these old Ginter cards lying around unwanted, let me know!
Comments
Three ORIGINAL A&Gs versus a blaster of Topps same ol' recycled junk? Not even remotely a contest. Great pick-up!
ReplyDeleteLike you I am looking forward to this year's Ginter but I do love your three cards.
ReplyDeleteSweet additions!
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