OTF Premium OTF Collectibles Thread: Show off and discuss your Longhorn autographs, cards and memorabilia

[Geoff Eneman]

I will post some pics when I get home tonight. Daughter is big into hockey and pulled a Matthew Schaefer Young Gun a couple of weekends ago and I got a Schaefer orange dazzler today. Already had a Celebrini Young Gun. 
 

I mostly grab Bowman 1st baseball cards and have a bunch of those in chrome and have about 8-10k coming in the paper form by the end of the week. Should have quite a few McGonigle and Griffin 1sts among them. 
 

I will buy random Texas Longhorn stuff when it comes up. Got some good ones recently. Just got a Skenes Chrome 1st that I’m pretty excited about. I’ll post a bunch of pics tonight. 

[Hank South]

Fittingly pulled in Austin (Cedar Park to be exact)

[Jeff Howe]

6 hours ago, Migas & Fajitas said:

I was a long-time collector cards of all things Houston and Longhorn. I remember my Dad taking us to card shows. One in particular I remember was in the Astrodome beneath the outfield seats. I still enjoy going to shows just to see cards that are out there, but mostly I enjoy taking the younger people in the family to them. I crack a lot of smiles watching the kids lose their minds with cards. 

I stopped collecting cards in the early 2000s when we started having kids. But I had amassed a huge collection prior. During the pandemic I sold off my Rockets and Longhorn collections. But I still have my Astros and Texans-Oilers cards. I am having trouble (emotionally) letting those go. But I told my wife I am having trouble finding a buyer. She seems to believe me...or is pretending to believe thus far. 

My dad ran a shop in Georgetown when I was a kid. The junk wax boom was nice because you were never too far from a store.

Collected pretty much up until I graduated high school, but did buy a LeBron rookie because I figured it would be worthwhile to have down the road. It's not a huge card, but I like that it has gone everywhere with me since 2003.

[Jeff Howe]

10 hours ago, Migas & Fajitas said:

Anyone out there in OTF land collect Astros or Texans cards?

I’ve either got the worst Jeff Bagwell rookie card you can have, or one of the best. ‘91 Fleer is like a movie that’s so bad, it’s good!

 

[Tuco Ramirez]

2 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

My dad ran a shop in Georgetown when I was a kid. The junk wax boom was nice because you were never too far from a store.

Collected pretty much up until I graduated high school, but did buy a LeBron rookie because I figured it would be worthwhile to have down the road. It's not a huge card, but I like that it has gone everywhere with me since 2003.

He’ll never amount to anything. I’ll be happy to dispose of that card for you. 

[Geoff Eneman]

 

These are my favorites and the Horns. I’ve got more but didn’t want to overload. 
 

And like I said earlier, I’ve got a TON of Bowman 1sts coming later this week and can’t wait to see which ones. 

[Geoff Eneman]

1 minute ago, Jeff Howe said:

I’ve either got the worst Jeff Bagwell rookie card you can have, or one of the best. ‘91 Fleer is like a movie that’s so bad, it’s good!

 

[Jeff Howe]

1 minute ago, Geoff Eneman said:

 

These are my favorites and the Horns. I’ve got more but didn’t want to overload. 
 

And like I said earlier, I’ve got a TON of Bowman 1sts coming later this week and can’t wait to see which ones. 

I’m putting together a run of Longhorn 1st Bowman refractor autos. Baseball and Bowman Chrome U.

Just picked up Max Belyeu this week:

[Jeff Howe]

1 minute ago, Geoff Eneman said:

Those were monster chases back in the day!

[Geoff Eneman]

1 minute ago, Jeff Howe said:

I’m putting together a run of Longhorn 1st Bowman refractor autos. Baseball and Bowman Chrome U.

Just picked up Max Belyeu this week:

I’ve nearly pulled the trigger on that a few times. 
 

Kinda went crazy buying this past week or two so gonna have to sale some of what I’ve had come in before I get more. 

[Jeff Howe]

1 minute ago, Geoff Eneman said:

I’ve nearly pulled the trigger on that a few times. 
 

Kinda went crazy buying this past week or two so gonna have to sale some of what I’ve had come in before I get more. 

Oh yeah. That conversation with the wife is coming!

[Quinncent McManning, Jr.]

6 minutes ago, Geoff Eneman said:

That was a sweet subset. I remember collecting the frank thomas one 

[Jeff Howe]

Just now, Quinncent McManning, Jr. said:

That was a sweet subset. I remember collecting the frank thomas one 

I liked the basketball Rookie Sensations, too.

Also, Fleer Pro Visions were the original Downtown hits!

[Geoff Eneman]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

Oh yeah. That conversation with the wife is coming!

I legit think I have over 10,000 Bowman’s coming. Found an auction site that sales boxes of like 400 each and I’ve bought somewhere around 25-30 at around $10 apiece. Some boxes will have football and Topps chrome and sometimes even better stuff but if I can land a solid # of McGonigle and Griffin’s I’ll come out way ahead. And that’s just those two guys from 24 and 25. Some might have 23 or other years. Won’t know until I get them Friday. They look like this:

 

[Jeff Howe]

Just now, Geoff Eneman said:

I legit think I have over 10,000 Bowman’s coming. Found an auction site that sales boxes of like 400 each and I’ve bought somewhere around 25-30 at around $10 apiece. Some boxes will have football and Topps chrome and sometimes even better stuff but if I can land a solid # of McGonigle and Griffin’s I’ll come out way ahead. And that’s just those two guys from 24 and 25. Some might have 23 or other years. Won’t know until I get them Friday. They look like this:

 

I don't know if you get into breaks, but some breakers will sell a spot for all of the paper cards when they break Bowman products.

[Quinncent McManning, Jr.]

4 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

I liked the basketball Rookie Sensations, too.

Also, Fleer Pro Visions were the original Downtown hits!

Fleer pro vision yes!!  The McGwire with the flag… the strawberry with the nuclear bat. that set was awesome.

Edited May 13 by Quinncent McManning, Jr.

[Geoff Eneman]

3 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

I don't know if you get into breaks, but some breakers will sell a spot for all of the paper cards when they break Bowman products.

Oh trust me. I get into breaks. That’s how I got a couple of good Schaefer hockey cards today. 
 

I watched some of the Bowman 26 breaks today but my luck on those is usually terrible. I’ve seen some freaking monsters pulled before. Typically I spend most of my day watching auctions and breaks on WhatNot if I’m not super busy at the office. 

[Geoff Eneman]

I try to add my stuff on Collx as I can get it in and updated. I’m also @GeoffEneman on there. 

[QuanCosbysBurner]

You could say I have a healthy obsession with Longhorn collections

[Migas & Fajitas]

1 hour ago, Jeff Howe said:

My dad ran a shop in Georgetown when I was a kid. The junk wax boom was nice because you were never too far from a store.

Collected pretty much up until I graduated high school, but did buy a LeBron rookie because I figured it would be worthwhile to have down the road. It's not a huge card, but I like that it has gone everywhere with me since 2003.

I would’ve spent my entire summers in the shop if my Dad had ran one. We did a couple summer vacations around card shows. Good times.

[Geoff Eneman]

13 hours ago, Migas & Fajitas said:

I would’ve spent my entire summers in the shop if my Dad had ran one. We did a couple summer vacations around card shows. Good times.

I would have bankrupted my dad if he had a shop when I was younger. Without a doubt.

[CJ Vogel]

Grail 

[Hank South]

3 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Grail 

CJ pulls this and we might not be seeing him around OTF much longer. 

[.45s]

I like the ones with bubble gum.

 

[Geoff Eneman]

29 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Grail 

Need that.