The Goonies II?!?! ๐คฏ
You're a masochist
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The Goonies II?!?! ๐คฏ
You're a masochist
Conker is the man
15.06.2025 18:10 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Ryan Radtke (NFL, NCAA Footbal & Basketball on Westwood One)
09.06.2025 15:44 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0If you don't know Chad The Bird... you're welcome. Check out all his YouTubes
youtu.be/AVyDYMOOPNc?...
Couldn't agree more. However, that team is a cash cow, and it's a family legacy with his kids working in higher up jobs in the front office. He's never selling.
12.05.2025 03:50 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Great set! Also had more "traditional" rectangular cards produced as well.
15.03.2025 17:18 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I worked with JP for years in Colorado Springs, Rockies former Triple-A, and he was one of the best humans I ever had the pleasure of knowing. Great dude
15.03.2025 01:20 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Any Gummy Arts collectors out there that need a 2019 complete set with pack wraps? www.ebay.com/itm/18700715...
#CardSky
Agreed! They're pretty awesome if you ask me ๐ And those just scratch the surface.
27.02.2025 20:19 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 01930s for these beauties
19.02.2025 23:11 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Dooooooooo it! ๐
05.02.2025 01:03 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 05-card vintage Japanese menko lot from the JCM 48: 1948 Headshot/Baseball Back set. Doigaki, Hondo, Kawanisi, Kasahara & Fujiwara. Beautiful cards
$40 shipped with tracking
Weekly B/S/T thread. Include prices on your FS cards/sets etc. All sports, oddballs, whatever you want.
Nobody wants your eBay link. Lets make some cards moving!
One of my favorites! Right up there with the minor league Beaumont Golden Gators from the same time frame.
26.01.2025 18:34 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The Beaumont Golden Gators were the first team I watched play as a kid. Fell in love with baseball right then. Saw Benito play, and still use the giveaway zelcro wallet I got at a game.
14.01.2025 22:16 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0We all thought Sharknado was an original idea. This 1950s Japanese menko card would like a word ๐คฃ #CardSky #MenkoSky #ThunderLevin
10.01.2025 02:17 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Front of a vintage Japanese menko card depicting Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates from the TV show Rawhide. Circa 1960. Also promotes a Benjamin Super 160 air pistol.
Back of a vintage Japanese menko card depicting Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates from the TV show Rawhide.
Rawhide was Clint Eastwood's big early break in the late 50s and early 60s. Rowdy Yates spring boarded into the Man With No Name. This menko is circa 1960, and also promotes an air pistol. Love the back too. #CardSky #MenkoSky
09.01.2025 06:27 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Vintage late 1940s Japanese menko cards of Santa Claus and Christmas presents.
Merry Christmas! #CardSky #MenkoSky
25.12.2024 18:37 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The fronts of three vintage Japanese menko cards featuring Hall of Fame player Fumio Fujimura.
The backs of three vintage Japanese menko cards featuring Hall of Fame player Fumio Fujimura.
Here's a trio of vintage menkos of HOFer Fumio Fujimura, who played 22 seasons for the Osaka Tigers. He began as a stellar pitcher before becoming a HOF hitter. Held the single-season hits record (191) for 44 years until Ichiro broke it.
Menko backs are just as cool as the fronts. #CardSky
The fronts of four vintage Japanese menko cards depicting King Kong. The top two are prewar die-cut cards from the 1930s. The bottom two are postwar from the late 40s/early 50s.
The backs of four vintage Japanese menko cards. The fronts depict King Kong. The backs have various design motifs and feature menko numbers/points used to play games.
Movie & TV monsters are a common subject depicted on vintage Japanese menkos. One of my favorites is King Kong, shown here on a variety of cards. Top two are prewar die-cuts from the 1930s. Bottom two are postwar, late 40s/early 50s. #CardSky #nonsports #menkos
17.12.2024 14:05 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The artwork on this one is my favorite. The agony of defeat. Also, the "g" in boxing seemingly being knocked over (on the front and back). Don't know if that was intentional or not. I've seen other menkos where they try & squeeze letters in, but this one looks more intentional.
17.12.2024 13:49 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The fronts of five vintage Japanese menko cards depicting boxing images. These date from the late 1940s to the early 50s.
The backs of five vintage Japanese menko cards depicting boxing images. These date from the late 1940s to the early 50s.
Baseball & Sumo dominate the vintage Japanese menko sports subjects, but others are represented, including boxing. Here are some examples from the late 40s/early 50s. #CardSky
16.12.2024 14:10 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Should have said utility player, not just infielder
13.12.2024 01:26 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Utility infielder Billy Spiers
13.12.2024 01:24 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Hey #cardsky this is the absolute BEST thread! Give it a follow
12.12.2024 06:03 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0VINTAGE BASEBALL SALES THREAD
- Keep it strictly 1880-1980
- NO Links to eBay or any other sites
- Please list a price with every card
- Anyone & everyone is welcome to post & buy cards
- Lets get some cards moving & build a stronger vintage community
Reposts appreciated โพ๏ธ
Fronts of 5-card lot of JCM 48: 1948 Japanese menko baseball cards
Backs of 5-card lot of JCM 48: 1948 Japanese menko baseball cards
5-card lot of 1948 Japanese menko cards of Takeshi Doigaki, Yasuya Hondo, Toshio Kawanisi, Kazuo Kasahara & Tetsunosuke Fujiwara. All from the JCM 48: 1948 Headshot/Baseball Back set. Approx 1.25" x 2.75".
$40 shipped with tracking
I'd probably lose it, but as of yet, I haven't found one. It's interesting, most of the imagery I've found is based on a specific "Bat-Manga" version of Batman that was written and drawn only for the Japanese market. Totally different storyline and characters outside of Batman and Robin.
10.12.2024 02:50 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The fronts of 9 cards from a mid-1960s Japanese menko card set featuring Batman & Robin.
The backs of 9 cards from a mid-1960s Japanese menko card set featuring Batman & Robin.
There are a few menko sets of Batman & Robin that were printed & released in Japan during the 1960s. So far, I've found 9 in this set with the circular military backs. Love the artwork on these. #cardsky
09.12.2024 23:33 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Just barely scratching the surface!
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