4 Cool Cards - 60s Venezuelan

[@EverydayCardCollector-Jason]

Great cards my friend! Loving the vennies!

[@Valuevintagecards-Aaron]

@@EverydayCardCollector-Jason thank you, my friend!

[@Peacemakercards]

Great cards. I'm fascinated with the vinnies, I've picked up 2 recently and hope to get more.

[@Valuevintagecards-Aaron]

@@Peacemakercards great to hear! What did you add to the collection?

[@badershobbylife]

Fantastic cards. I especially like the 1967 Venezuela topps set, it’s my favorite. Sam McDowell was really incredible. A lot of people are unaware of how good he was. For example. He and Nolan Ryan have the same number of years with a War over 6. He too was a strike out machine! Too. Bad he didn’t have the express’s durability. Great cards my friend!

[@Valuevintagecards-Aaron]

@@badershobbylife I agree, Sam is very overlooked for how good he was for a short time. He ended up with some solid stats, just such a short career. Thanks for sharing!

[@ACollectorsDream]

Great cards Aaron, your collection is awesome

[@Valuevintagecards-Aaron]

@@ACollectorsDream thank you, my friend!

[@OC-MC_Joe]

Cool to learn that about Sam. Not opposed to these. They can be neat and I can appreciate why one may be into them, just not anywhere near my favorite and looks wise, so its a...until I make it down the list and more so I'll wait post hype.

[@Valuevintagecards-Aaron]

@@OC-MC_Joe I get that for sure. I wonder if these will be seeing some steady growth. It seems the scarce issues are not as bubble sensitive as the mainstream issues.

[@VintageCardWonderland]

I never knew Sam McDowell was fashioned after Sam on Cheers! Great history. I love the 68 topps venezuela Banks. He has such a magnetic smile. Another great episode!

[@Valuevintagecards-Aaron]

@VintageCardWonderland thank you, my friend. It seems like if you read it enough on the internet, it becomes fact. The Sam Malone thing is widely discussed, so I take it as real.

[@RustyVintageCards]

Definitely cool cards! Now I’ll have to dig into the Sam McDowell story. Love the 80’s pop culture tie.

[@Valuevintagecards-Aaron]

@RustyVintageCards it's one of those urban legends more than facts, but it ties out. Lost his career too soon and was famous for being a ladies' man. Amazing, but way too short of a career for sure.

[@RustyVintageCards]

@ I was wondering if Sam’s “black book” also came from Sam McDowell. 😆

[@Valuevintagecards-Aaron]

@RustyVintageCards good question. Just subscribed to your channel. Great stuff and very similar collecting philosophy for sure.

[@RustyVintageCards]

@ thanks for the sub!

[@RustyVintageCards]

@@Valuevintagecards-Aaron also, I agree on the similar collecting philosophy. I appreciate great looking cards, but also try to stretch my hobby dollars where I can. I’ve heard you mention something similar. Thanks again for checking it out.

[@jga59]

Nice cards! My preference in seeking Venezuelan cards is finding the cards of the Venezuelan players on the Venezulan teams or the major leaguers on the Venezuelan teams. They're also one of the few types of cards where I don't mind any paper loss because that's how people collected those cards back then, pasting them into scrapbooks.

[@Valuevintagecards-Aaron]

@jga59 absolutely agree, the unique to Venezuela issues are awesome. Same here with paper loss. Either extreme rare cards of pre war era or a Venezuelan cards are both acceptable for my collection. Thanks for sharing.

[@blixcards]

Awesome copies Aaron! Very cool to hear about the Sam Malone story, I watched Cheers regularly with my parents.

[@Valuevintagecards-Aaron]

@blixcards same here. It seems to be a pretty regular reference, so it may be more than a rumor.

[@TonyTalksCards]

Thanks I didn’t know anything about these but had heard the set mentioned a few times! Cool cards for sure!

[@Valuevintagecards-Aaron]

@@TonyTalksCards thank you, sir. I know Sammy Thunder and Josh from Vintage Card Wonderland are great resources on KZbin. There are several channels that feature them from time to time, but those two do a nice job of educating and bringing in some great background information.

[@Redneckclector]

Hey Aaron! Cool stuff as always. My favorites are the Kaline and Palmer RC. Crazy to think what these cards went through to survive.

[@Valuevintagecards-Aaron]

@@Redneckclector absolutely! The story of the card is a part of what makes them so interesting. Talk to you soon!

[@WadeJenkins-e9b]

I love this Venezuelan series. Personally I love collecting this scarce or rare card. Thank you for this Video. Sammy Thunder just did a video with Bryan Fish on Venzy’s that you would enjoy.

[@Valuevintagecards-Aaron]

@WadeJenkins-e9b thank you, Wade! Yes, I did catch that interview Sammy posted. Definitely a lot of history to appreciate with the Venezuelan issues.

[@PretirementDays]

Watching

[@Valuevintagecards-Aaron]

@@PretirementDays glad to see you, my friend! Hope the holiday was good to you!

[@51ringside3]

Not to be controversial here and I know I’m in the minority for saying this BUT I find these Venezuelan cards to be some of the least appealing cards ever produced. I get that people like scarcity including me but scarcity alone just doesn’t do it for me. I’m more concerned about the aesthetics of a card and given that the American produced releases are practically the same exact card except for the backs and the fact that the American issued cards are almost always sturdier way better looking (color, registration, etc.), I don’t understand the hype. Anyways no knock on you as I really enjoy all of your content and the cards you show but just figured I’d throw it out there. Keep up the great work Aaron.

[@Valuevintagecards-Aaron]

@51ringside3 thank you for sharing. I have a couple of friends that are definitely aligned with your perspective. I enjoy the variety in what folks find interesting. It is helpful that we don't all collect the same way or none of us would be able to afford the few cards we all want. For me, part of the draw is the story and history of those cards surviving. Always glad to hear a fellow hobbyist share their thoughts!