The Ken Griffey Jr Collector's Thread - Page 74

Jazz Chisholm · 04-08-2025, 05:49 PM

Bad news, magicpapa has passed away. He was a regular contributor to this thread and a great asset to the hobby

OhioLawyerF5 · 04-08-2025, 06:34 PM

Oh my! I hadn't heard that. His collection was legendary. My condolences to his family.

ScooterD · 04-08-2025, 06:51 PM

Awful news - legendary collection, generous person, great member here and other places.

RIP

NYBBFAN · 04-08-2025, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Jazz Chisholm

Bad news, magicpapa has passed away. He was a regular contributor to this thread and a great asset to the hobby

Thanks for sharing. That curio cabinet (and the cardboard box!) will live on as long as Griffey is relevant.

I am glad Upper Deck highlighted his collection.

https://www.upperdeckblog.com/2014/0...-biggest-fans/

here2havefun · 04-08-2025, 08:50 PM

Damn, that's really sad to hear. He was just in here recently posting

Edit: here's the obituary: https://www.oakwoodfuneral.com/obitu...0_sXo6HmUdmUnA

Big35Hurt · 04-08-2025, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Jazz Chisholm

Bad news, magicpapa has passed away. He was a regular contributor to this thread and a great asset to the hobby

Oh man....this is so sad to hear. Really enjoyed the cards he shared here.

QuinEarlyDoucet · 04-08-2025, 09:05 PM

That’s sad.

RIP the Griffey Goat.

pinbreaker · 04-08-2025, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jazz Chisholm

Bad news, magicpapa has passed away. He was a regular contributor to this thread and a great asset to the hobby

Thanks for posting, I was just about to make a post since I have been letting other groups know.

Here's the info that his daughter posted.

https://www.oakwoodfuneral.com/obitu...0_sXo6HmUdmUnA

nevermore · 04-09-2025, 08:11 AM

Extremely sad to hear of the news. He was a great person and collector. I had known him from the Beckett Message Board days, almost 20 years ago now and then FCB. Even though I don't collect Griffey, we had exchanged countless emails over the years helping each other out when possible.

NYRE2PECT · 04-09-2025, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by magicpapa

Thats Good To Hear

RIP MagicPapa

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Jazz Chisholm · 04-09-2025, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by NYRE2PECT

RIP MagicPapa

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That was his final post on here…what a fitting way to go out. That picture is legendary in this hobby

RIP Michael

StankyFire · 04-09-2025, 09:59 AM

god bless him and his family. RIP.

ThoseBackPages · 04-09-2025, 10:40 AM

oh man, this is terrible news

shanks25 · 04-09-2025, 01:48 PM

Such awful news. Knew him back in Beckett and FCB days. I think of him first when I see any rare Griffey card. Like I'm sure many other here, I still have a Magicpapa-signed playing card. Mike will be missed.

Skipscards · 04-09-2025, 04:14 PM

God Bless magicpapa and his family. May he rest in peace. We'll miss him.

Ewing33 · 04-09-2025, 05:47 PM

Rest in peace Magic Papa

Gem10collection · 04-09-2025, 07:28 PM

RIP

Tom Oates · 04-09-2025, 08:49 PM

I am sorry to hear this. He was a very generous guy and a pillar in our card collecting community. I never knew the back story of his username. Makes sense now. RIP brother!

theplasticman · 04-12-2025, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Jazz Chisholm

Bad news, magicpapa has passed away. He was a regular contributor to this thread and a great asset to the hobby

I was coming by this thread to mention this. Very sad. We've had great interactions over the last 25 years. He's bought Griffey cards from me in the past. It was fun to get the signed playing card in his shipments.

My condolences.

lambretta76 · 06-20-2025, 06:46 AM

I was going through my late father-in-law's collection and found this card.

As far as I can tell it's a fake -- it has the pixelated print of a fake Pokemon card, it's a refractor and yet it's not a Topps Chrome, the printing is off.

That said, it has a blank back and it if it's a fake it's a really, really bad one.

My FIL worked at Topps for a few decades and there's lots of samples and what not in his collection. Could this be one of those? Just wanted to get to the bottom of it before I chucked it.

Thanks!

ScooterD · 06-20-2025, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by lambretta76

I was going through my late father-in-law's collection and found this card.

As far as I can tell it's a fake -- it has the pixelated print of a fake Pokemon card, it's a refractor and yet it's not a Topps Chrome, the printing is off.

That said, it has a blank back and it if it's a fake it's a really, really bad one.

My FIL worked at Topps for a few decades and there's lots of samples and what not in his collection. Could this be one of those? Just wanted to get to the bottom of it before I chucked it.

Thanks!

Definitely no reason to chuck it given his prior connection to the company. There are a lot of people who know tons about the unreleased samples - you need to get linked up with them

lambretta76 · 06-20-2025, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ScooterD

Definitely no reason to chuck it given his prior connection to the company. There are a lot of people who know tons about the unreleased samples - you need to get linked up with them

I know -- at the end of the day it's just one card in a sea of tens of thousands. But I really dislike fakes and when I sell the collection I'd hate it to end up costing someone down the line.

I'm in the process of selling (or grading and selling) the more interesting stuff and will definitely be keeping the important stuff.

livfreely · 06-20-2025, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by lambretta76

I know -- at the end of the day it's just one card in a sea of tens of thousands. But I really dislike fakes and when I sell the collection I'd hate it to end up costing someone down the line.

I'm in the process of selling (or grading and selling) the more interesting stuff and will definitely be keeping the important stuff.

Can you grade or sell me a 97 Topps chrome refractor

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lambretta76 · 06-20-2025, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by livfreely

Can you grade or sell me a 97 Topps chrome refractor

If only I had one!

soey10 · 06-21-2025, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by lambretta76

I was going through my late father-in-law's collection and found this card.

As far as I can tell it's a fake -- it has the pixelated print of a fake Pokemon card, it's a refractor and yet it's not a Topps Chrome, the printing is off.

That said, it has a blank back and it if it's a fake it's a really, really bad one.

My FIL worked at Topps for a few decades and there's lots of samples and what not in his collection. Could this be one of those? Just wanted to get to the bottom of it before I chucked it.

Thanks!

With your father-in-law’s connection to topps it may be some mock up for a design or a test issue for some region. He held onto it for a reason and didn’t trash it so there is reason to believe it may hold value. Definitely do some more research on it. I for one would be interested in it. I am a Griffey collector and love oddball one offs even if they are non licensed cards.

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04-08-2025, 08:50 PM	#1830
here2havefun Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 1,226 venezuelan_league_stickers	Damn, that's really sad to hear. He was just in here recently posting Edit: here's the obituary: https://www.oakwoodfuneral.com/obitu...0_sXo6HmUdmUnA __________________ IG: venezuelan_league_stickers

04-08-2025, 09:05 PM	#1832
QuinEarlyDoucet Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: MI Posts: 13,625	That’s sad. RIP the Griffey Goat. __________________ Bring me your Tim Brown cards.

04-09-2025, 08:11 AM	#1834
nevermore Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 433	Extremely sad to hear of the news. He was a great person and collector. I had known him from the Beckett Message Board days, almost 20 years ago now and then FCB. Even though I don't collect Griffey, we had exchanged countless emails over the years helping each other out when possible. __________________ Paul O'Neill & Yankees Collector -- https://sites.google.com/site/pinstripedpursuit/ Wanted: (1) 2005 The Cup Lundqvist RC /199, (2) 1993 Finest Refractor Don Mattingly

04-09-2025, 10:40 AM	#1838
ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 89,736 ThoseBackPages	oh man, this is terrible news __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

04-09-2025, 04:14 PM	#1840
Skipscards Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: In Tribute To The Great Ryno Posts: 30,023 jlankf2 jmp4	God Bless magicpapa and his family. May he rest in peace. We'll miss him. __________________ Go Royals!! #RoyalsIn2015 <---It Happened!! #TEAMZinck Sometimes it is astounding that we are able to persist in a world so full of morons.

04-08-2025, 05:49 PM	#1826
Jazz Chisholm Banned Join Date: Dec 2023 Posts: 376	Bad news, magicpapa has passed away. He was a regular contributor to this thread and a great asset to the hobby

04-08-2025, 06:34 PM	#1827
OhioLawyerF5 Member Join Date: Feb 2022 Posts: 7,003	Oh my! I hadn't heard that. His collection was legendary. My condolences to his family.

04-08-2025, 06:51 PM	#1828
ScooterD Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 5,289	Awful news - legendary collection, generous person, great member here and other places. RIP

04-09-2025, 09:59 AM	#1837
StankyFire Member Join Date: Feb 2025 Posts: 168	god bless him and his family. RIP.

04-09-2025, 01:48 PM	#1839
shanks25 Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 704	Such awful news. Knew him back in Beckett and FCB days. I think of him first when I see any rare Griffey card. Like I'm sure many other here, I still have a Magicpapa-signed playing card. Mike will be missed.

04-09-2025, 05:47 PM	#1841
Ewing33 Member Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 561	Rest in peace Magic Papa

04-09-2025, 07:28 PM	#1842
Gem10collection Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 789	RIP

04-09-2025, 08:49 PM	#1843
Tom Oates Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,960 OATES	I am sorry to hear this. He was a very generous guy and a pillar in our card collecting community. I never knew the back story of his username. Makes sense now. RIP brother!

06-20-2025, 06:46 AM	#1845
lambretta76 Member Join Date: Jun 2025 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4	Fake or sample? 1996 Topps Ken Griffey Jr. Star Power Refractor (Not Topps Chrome) I was going through my late father-in-law's collection and found this card. As far as I can tell it's a fake -- it has the pixelated print of a fake Pokemon card, it's a refractor and yet it's not a Topps Chrome, the printing is off. That said, it has a blank back and it if it's a fake it's a really, really bad one. My FIL worked at Topps for a few decades and there's lots of samples and what not in his collection. Could this be one of those? Just wanted to get to the bottom of it before I chucked it. Thanks! Attached Thumbnails