'All-Star Cafe' Wagner in REA Auction

[atx840]

What a cool strip....beautiful image, amazing condition and uncut. Crazy.

+1 on this being the star over the Wagner.

Here is Bruce reminiscing about some if his favorite items. Some top shelf stuff.

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[murcerfan]

amazing piece.

[boneheadandrube]

That strip can't be graded. I think the owner may have soured many potential buyer's who don't care about TPG into watching it flop just for the enjoyment of it. I understand the incredible rarity, but I don't think it's that cool looking. Guy's in garters changing...no.
GB

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by boneheadandrube

I understand the incredible rarity, but I don't think it's that cool looking. Guy's in garters changing...no.
GB

Not that I could afford them, but that is how I always thought of the Garters also. I love collecting baseball, but not so fond of collecting guys in their underwear.

[z28jd]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

Not that I could afford them, but that is how I always thought of the Garters also. I love collecting baseball, but not so fond of collecting guys in their underwear.

The is definitely a "to each his own" item. The estimate says it could go for 100k+. If I was buying it to keep, I wouldn't pay $5 for it. Obviously for resale purposes I'd pay a lot more, but it would also be sold in the next upcoming auction. No desire whatsoever to have a cartoon drawing of baseball players in their skivvies, and could you imagine the reaction you would get when you showed this to non-collectors and tell them how much you paid?

I think there is a reason these things are rare. Who in their right mind would save them in the first place, especially back when they had zero resale value?

[wonkaticket]

Originally Posted by z28jd

and could you imagine the reaction you would get when you showed this to non-collectors and tell them how much you paid?

Most likely no different than the look I get from any non-collector when I tell them how much I have paid for any of the items in my collection.

[z28jd]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Most likely no different than the look I get from any non-collector when I tell them how much I have paid for any of the items in my collection.

I guess if you have been putting underwear stickers on the holders you already have, then it would be the same look...otherwise, these BG's have an added bonus most regular cards don't have. The "you know these guys are in their underwear" look, followed by the awkward silence part of the night

[Leon]

Originally Posted by z28jd

The is definitely a "to each his own" item. The estimate says it could go for 100k+. If I was buying it to keep, I wouldn't pay $5 for it. Obviously for resale purposes I'd pay a lot more, but it would also be sold in the next upcoming auction. No desire whatsoever to have a cartoon drawing of baseball players in their skivvies, and could you imagine the reaction you would get when you showed this to non-collectors and tell them how much you paid?

I think there is a reason these things are rare. Who in their right mind would save them in the first place, especially back when they had zero resale value?

I would be one of the to each his own and would love to own it. If I had the money I would be a player and think the Boston Garter strip is one of the neatest things in the hobby. With my resources I will be a bench warmer on it.

[z28jd]

Originally Posted by Leon

I would be one of the to each his own and would love to own it. If I had the money I would be a player and think the Boston Garter strip is one of the neatest things in the hobby. With my resources I will be a bench warmer on it.

I'm going to assume there are people out there who are in both groups, they have no desire to own pictures of guys getting dressed in the locker room 99.999% of the time, but since you add the extreme rarity part to it, this is that .001% exception. I don't think there are just two ways to look at it due to that rarity. I can appreciate rarity most times, just not in this case.

[Paul S]

+ 2 on the strip over Wags.

Re video: I'd never seen him before. Different than what I imagined, as compared to many of his forum posts and demeanor.

[packs]

Wait a second does he hold up the same Chicago Union Giants postcard that recently sold on eBay? There's a thread about it on the memorabilia side.