Card Show Vintage Buy

My son, wife, and I were able to hit up a new card show on Saturday.  My wife did not want to sit at home alone, plus she wanted to eat at Chick Fil A.  She is not a hobby veteran but also no stranger to cards.  She was very helpful when my son and I split up after our initial walk-through.  The show was close to 150 tables at a national guard armory.  There was plenty of room to get around, but it was hands down the darkest room I have ever been to a show in.  

We spent about 2 hours there.  The first hour or so was looking through value boxes.  A lot of quarter boxes with mixed sports.  We only found 1 dime box, but it had some great buys in it.  I will save the modern cards for another post.  Today I will highlight what I bought from 1 vintage dealer.  He had sets from the 1950s-1970s.  The commons were arranged by number in binders.  The stars and short prints were in 2-row boxes.  Perfect setup for a team collector like myself.  I went the cheaper route and stuck to the binders.  Due to the poor lighting, my wife used her cell phone flashlight so I could see the card numbers and condition better.  I pulled 32 cards totaling $79.50.  The dealer gave me a deal for $70.  

Start things off with some 1963 Topps.  Not a crease to be found on any of these.  Most have 4 good corners.  About the only flaw is the centering on some of them.

I put a huge dent in my 1964 team set with these 15 cards.  The Boyer has a very minor corner crease, and a few have soft corners.   Once again, most are in great shape.  A few bigger names in this group including Boyer, Bill White, Tim McCarver, and a Mike Shannon rookie card.

I cut my 1966 Topps needs in half with these 4 cards.  All in great shape.  

These are the last 2 cheap cards for my 1967 set.  The rest are short prints or Hall of Famers.  

These 3 1971 Topps are in near mint shape despite what my scanner shows.  Not sure why it cut off the top and right edge.  4 more cards left to finish this set.

I was extremely pleased with this find.  For about $2 per card, I put a huge dent in my 1960s wantlist.  I should be able to knock off even more after finding out this dealer only lives 30 minutes from me.  Extremely nice guy who only sets up at a few shows a year like the National and a bigger shows around Nashville.  He gave me his email and phone number.  Great for my collection, not so much for my checkbook.