Vintage Racing?

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by wvu_class_of_2001

Here's another one that's not driver related, but Indianapolis 500 related.

Sometimes I Can’t Even Recall How I Find Out About Cards.

I was familiar with that card and the Adventure set as a whole because of the infamy of the Schmeling card. Nice pick up for $3.

[Beansballcardblog]

No idea what that means...looks like I'll be googling that now.

Originally Posted by Bored5000

I was familiar with that card and the Adventure set as a whole because of the infamy of the Schmeling card. Nice pick up for $3.

[Exhibitman]

Schmeling was issued with a swastika as a national flag symbol then pulled when there was an uproar. However, it was part of a large hoard of unopened material that was found some years ago and though expensive can be readily acquired. That hoard is why there are so many dirt-cheap high grade Adventure cards out there.

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by wvu_class_of_2001

No idea what that means...looks like I'll be googling that now.

Exhibitman gave the low down on the Adventure Schmeling card. Here is a link to Exhibitman's site with a picture of the Schmeling card and some more details. I don't own a Schmeling Adventure card, but I remember being fascinated by that card when I first learned about it and trying to learn as much as I could about it. Like many other cards, several of the same Schmeling Adventure cards have been sitting on eBay for a very long time. The card does come up for auction on eBay fairly frequently, though.

http://www.boxingcarddigest.com/hall...CC=3236332837&

[Beansballcardblog]

It may not be a trading card, but by the name, it's still a card.

Mailday: Expanding Horizons & Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Have a great weekend!
-Kin

[Bored5000]

Cool postcard, Kin. Some of the early postcards showing the start of individual Indy 500s are neat and can be picked up for nearly nothing.

Did anyone on here pick up the T36 set at REA last night?

[Beansballcardblog]

I searched through the listings at one point where I thought any of the racing cards could be. Somehow I missed it. Do you have a link to it? I greatly dislike how I have trouble finding racing things on these sites.

Originally Posted by Bored5000

Cool postcard, Kin. Some of the early postcards showing the start of individual Indy 500s are neat and can be picked up for nearly nothing.

Did anyone on here pick up the T36 set at REA last night?

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by wvu_class_of_2001

I searched through the listings at one point where I thought any of the racing cards could be. Somehow I missed it. Do you have a link to it? I greatly dislike how I have trouble finding racing things on these sites.

I am sorry you were not aware of the T36 complete set at auction in REA. There was a mention of it earlier in this thread. The T36 set (25 cards) was also grouped together with a complete set (50 cards) of T37 "automobiles." The lot sold for $960 with the buyer's premium included. I wish the T36s would have been offered as a stand-alone item, but that seemed like a decent price for the two complete sets. When REA has any racing cards, they are usually located near the end of the auction listings.

http://bid.robertedwardauctions.com/...e?itemid=40749

I know it isn't racing, but the the auction also had a lot that featured complete sets of the 1955 Topps "World of Wheels" cards and 1961 Topps "Sports Cars" cards. That lot sold for a little over $700 with the buyer's premium added in.

http://bid.robertedwardauctions.com/...e?itemid=40791