The Legend

The Legend

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Attention Grabber

1956 Topps Roberto Clemente

Clemente is by far the hardest Pirate to collect.  If you search for his cards on eBay you can see very quickly that demand and prices are high. Before blogging I only had a couple cards of the Pirate legend. 

Thanks to great trade partners I've slowly accumulated a respectable Clemente collection. The beauty pictured above was courtesy of the greatest French baseball card blogger in the world, Kevin aka The Card Papoy.  Talk about a one card bombing! 

The card itself is in fair condition.  The centering is off and the corners are a little rounded, but that just adds character. You really hooked me up big time Kevin! I was blown away when I opened the bubble envelope. Just something about seeing Clemente cards that really makes me excited about collecting cards.  Obviously I love modern cards, but star vintage cards are just on another level.  

Thanks for reading! 

Go Penguins


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21 comments:

  1. defgavJune 12, 2016 at 2:05 PM

    Woww. nice!!

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  2. Kevin PapoyJune 12, 2016 at 2:25 PM

    Just trying to even the score ! Next step : Honus Wagner T206. I may have to sell a few limbs first

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    1. BobWalkthePlankJune 13, 2016 at 8:51 AM

      Do I need to start looking for Nolan Ryan rookies? Thanks again for the great surprise my friend.

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  3. Daniel WilsonJune 12, 2016 at 2:31 PM

    That's awesome! Such an amazing card!

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    1. BobWalkthePlankJune 13, 2016 at 8:52 AM

      I'm glad to own. The thought of owning vintage Clemente's never really crossed my mind for the longest time. Now I'm getting them unannounced in trade. Blogging is grand!

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  4. JediJeffJune 12, 2016 at 4:42 PM

    "The card itself is in fair condition. The centering is off and the corners are a little rounded..."

    The correct statement is you own a '56 Clemente. End of line.

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  5. MattJune 12, 2016 at 6:02 PM

    Very nice!

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  6. night owlJune 12, 2016 at 10:19 PM

    Fantastic.

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  7. Greg ZakwinJune 13, 2016 at 12:34 AM

    awesome! one of my favorite Robertos.

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  8. FujiJune 13, 2016 at 1:53 AM

    Beautiful card... and congratulations on the Penguins 4th title.

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    1. BobWalkthePlankJune 13, 2016 at 8:53 AM

      Thanks Fuji! It was an incredible run by the Penguins. They looked like a fringe playoff team the first half of the season and then everything clicked and they became an unstoppable force.

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  9. NickJune 13, 2016 at 10:43 AM

    WHOA

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  10. gcrlJune 13, 2016 at 6:29 PM

    it's even better because he is 'roberto' and not 'bob'

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