The guy at the card shop initially quoted me a $7 price for the 1992 Jimmy Dean set. I put it back and he asked me how much I was willing to pay and I told him $2 and he said "You got it." So $2 for this, $1.50 for the 1994 Churchs Hometown Stars set, and $2 for the 2018 National Baseball Card Day set. I went to pay and he said "Give me $5." Deal.
The 1992 Jimmy Dean set is a well rounded 18 card set that fits nicely in two sheets. Let's take a look.
Most of us are probably familiar with Jimmy Dean sausage, but did you know that Jimmy Dean was a singer and actor. He started off singing in the early to mid 1950's and had a hit song in 1961, "Big Bad John" and he transferred his singing success into his own tv show: T,he Jimmy Dean Show which aired from 1963 - 1966.. He and his brother started the Jimmy Dean Sausage Company in 1969. He would later appear as billionaire casino owner Willard Whyte in the 1971 James Bond movie Diamonds are Forever.
There was Jimmy Dean baseball card sets in 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1997.
Nice history lesson. Had no idea Mr. Dean was a real person. And your LCS is pretty cool. More card shops should be flexible and realistic on their prices.
ReplyDeleteNice oddball set - love the Sabo card! Big Bad John is an old classic song for me. I still love JD breakfast sausage!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know Dean was in the Bond movie, but I knew "Big Bad John" and some of his other hits.
ReplyDeleteWeird that there are no shortstops in the set. Especially since Cal Ripken was the reigning AL MVP at the time.