Dave Winfield
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(b. October 3, 1951 - )
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Inducted in 2001
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1980 Topps Burger
King Pitch, Hit & Run Dave Winfield #22 PSA 10 GEM MT
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Comments: Dave Winfield
is my favorite ballplayer and I chose the 1986 Woolworth issue as
the portrait card for my collection when I won a PSA 10 on eBay
in April, 2003. In November, 2008 I swapped it out for a PSA 7 1980
Burger King card with another eBay win. I was able to upgrade to
a beautiful SGC 96 example from seller Just Collect Inc. It showed
up in one of my eBay searches in June, 2009 and my bid was enough
to win (total - $35.50). I have since purchased several more raw
copies including a group of twenty (20) in May, 2011 for $6.81 including
S&H on eBay. Unfortunately, none of them have been worthy of submission
to PSA. I'm still holding out hope in finding a GEM MT copy someday.
UPDATE: So, I had a SGC 96 of this card but couldn't pass up a PSA 9 when an example popped up on the bay in 2020. It wasn't a PSA 10 which would have been ideal, but it was another beautiful copy of the card - the highest graded example to date according to the population reports. The quest for a gem copy continues...
UPDATE: The one and only PSA 10 ever to be graded first showed up on eBay sometime in 2021. Rick Probstein had it listed with a Buy It Now ~$1900. The card would disappear for periods of time and then re-appear with a lower price. As a so-called businessman I thought he might be interested in working a deal off eBay so I reached out to him but never got a call back or an email response. His loss as I was willing to make a substantial offer. To my benefit, the card was eventually consigned to Heritage Auctions and showed up in their Winter 2022 auction (Nov/Dec). I won the card for $624.83 including fees. It was a total score considering I was willing to pay nearly double if the dealer simply returned my messages...I WIN!!! |
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Card Details Below: |
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1980 |
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Set Name: |
Topps Burger King Pitch, Hit & Run |
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United States |
Description: |
In 1980, Burger King issued, in conjunction with its "Pitch, Hit & Run" promotion, a Topps-produced set featuring pitchers (card #s 1-11), hitters (#s 12-22) and base stealers (#s 23-33). Fronts, which carry the Burger King logo, are identical in design to the regular 1980 Topps set except for numbers 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29 and 30, which feature different poses. Cards measure 2-1/2" X 3-1/2" in size. An unnumbered checklist was included with the set. |
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