Flea Market: Vintage

Went to my local Flea Market today that comes once every two weeks and this being my first time venturing to the one in Eugene I had no idea what to expect (Eugene can be weird). And I did get more than my daily dose of weird, but I also came across some vintage:

1968 Topps Tom Seaver (Second Year) #45

1968 Topps Tony Perez #130

1968 Topps Joe Morgan #144 (Pretty sure they were the Houston Colt 45's in this day and age).

The best part is I didn't pay the sticker price for these cards. I actually talked the lady down to $24 for the three (at $8 per card I figured it wouldn't be too bad, that's $4 plus $4 for shipping right). Then I saw this nugget sitting in a soft sleeve on the dollar table:

What?! A 1967 Topps Steve Carlton for a buck! Maybe somebody thought this wasn't the same Steve Carlton that was nicknamed "Lefty". Maybe somebody thought this wasn't the same guy that later recorded 3,000 strikeouts. Either way I grabbed this card and said, how about I take another one off your hands and make it $25. She accepted and I quickly found a hard case to put ol' Lefty in.

So it might not be that great of deal, but the 68's are in nice condition, except the centering on the Seaver and for $25 to get four cards from the 60's! Well I don't need to tell you guys, but this beats a Topps Blaster and a rack pack any day. At least my flea market experience was better than this:



All of these except the Carlton are up for trade. As A lefty I like to keep cards of the Lefty.