Sep 2007
Changed M'Damn Mind.
09/24/07 01:04 PersonalInformationPersonalPermalink
So my last post mentioned that I picked up the T222
Jennings and replaced the 1954 Irvin.
Nope.
A couple friends of mine convinced me that the Irvin is a really tough card, and one person mentioned that Irvin is one of the very few people enshrined in the HOF for their work in both the major leagues and the Negro Leagues. Meanwhile I had three Red Faber cards in my collection.
Red Faber? I know the cards are tough, but I don't really need to own three of his cards in my 50-card collection. Plus, I have a Henry Johnson Confectioners Faber that's in my collection but not counted in the 50 cards.
So for now, I elected to keep the high-grade 1928 W502 as well as the very scarce 1931 W502, but get rid of the 1923 W575-2 "Autograph On Shoulder" card. These are tough cards as well, but the point was made - who needs so many Red Fabers?
A couple of happenings from the last week:
1) I sold off all my R303s and a bunch of my old HOFer collection.
2) I scanned all my remaining HOFers and will be listing them in my eBay store (User ID: dromedary1) this week. Note that the "sale" page of this website is suspect as of right now.
3) I added a significant number of cards to my T206 collection this week, thanks to Barry Sloate, and I added a really cool new cabinet card that's going to require that I remove another one of the Nifty Fifty. I'm not sure how I'm going to handle this one, but I am probably going to insist that the card - a 1906 cabinet card of Eddie Collins that's trimmed to all hell - can be slabbed before I remove something else. Stay tuned.
Until then, let's say goodbye to Red:
Nope.
A couple friends of mine convinced me that the Irvin is a really tough card, and one person mentioned that Irvin is one of the very few people enshrined in the HOF for their work in both the major leagues and the Negro Leagues. Meanwhile I had three Red Faber cards in my collection.
Red Faber? I know the cards are tough, but I don't really need to own three of his cards in my 50-card collection. Plus, I have a Henry Johnson Confectioners Faber that's in my collection but not counted in the 50 cards.
So for now, I elected to keep the high-grade 1928 W502 as well as the very scarce 1931 W502, but get rid of the 1923 W575-2 "Autograph On Shoulder" card. These are tough cards as well, but the point was made - who needs so many Red Fabers?
A couple of happenings from the last week:
1) I sold off all my R303s and a bunch of my old HOFer collection.
2) I scanned all my remaining HOFers and will be listing them in my eBay store (User ID: dromedary1) this week. Note that the "sale" page of this website is suspect as of right now.
3) I added a significant number of cards to my T206 collection this week, thanks to Barry Sloate, and I added a really cool new cabinet card that's going to require that I remove another one of the Nifty Fifty. I'm not sure how I'm going to handle this one, but I am probably going to insist that the card - a 1906 cabinet card of Eddie Collins that's trimmed to all hell - can be slabbed before I remove something else. Stay tuned.
Until then, let's say goodbye to Red:
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The Nifty Fifty
09/12/07 00:08 PersonalNew PickupPersonalPermalink
Well I made
the first addition to the 50 Card collection today.
I picked up a nice T222 Hughie Jennings in SGC 40 from Just Collect. Per the "rules" of this part of my collection, that means I needed to designate another card for assignment, with the purpose of giving it it's unconditional release.
Therefore, let's say goodbye to Monte Irvin, and one of the nicest 1954 NY Journal American Irvin cards graded.
Bye, Monte:
I picked this card up at a Fort show, raw. Sent it in to SGC for grading and was pleasantly surprised by the result.
On another note, I'd like to draw your attention to the new website for Robert Edward Auctions. My company designed it, and I think it's kinda cool. We're proud of this one.
Oh, and I'm still tired of hearing about card doctoring. And I'm also tired of people who lie about the importance and value of their cards when they think nobody will know better.
I picked up a nice T222 Hughie Jennings in SGC 40 from Just Collect. Per the "rules" of this part of my collection, that means I needed to designate another card for assignment, with the purpose of giving it it's unconditional release.
Therefore, let's say goodbye to Monte Irvin, and one of the nicest 1954 NY Journal American Irvin cards graded.
Bye, Monte:
I picked this card up at a Fort show, raw. Sent it in to SGC for grading and was pleasantly surprised by the result.
On another note, I'd like to draw your attention to the new website for Robert Edward Auctions. My company designed it, and I think it's kinda cool. We're proud of this one.
Oh, and I'm still tired of hearing about card doctoring. And I'm also tired of people who lie about the importance and value of their cards when they think nobody will know better.