T206 Wagner for 20 cents? It actually happened...

[sreader3]

Thanks for sharing.

I'm most interested in the phychoanalysis in the article.

1. Collections are an extension of ego.

AND

2. Collecting is a means of trying to control your environment.

Hmmm . . . .

[mrvster]

so bad

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by sreader3

I'm most interested in the phychoanalysis in the article.

1. Collections are an extension of ego.

AND

2. Collecting is a means of trying to control your environment.

This is something I found quite interesting as well .

[TCMA]

Duplicate post.

[TCMA]

Duplicate post.

[jsq]

came across this old post and recognised a name from the past.

dick ruess, the person quoted in this newspaper article, i remember dick from the mid 70's. used to trade with him at the chicago, cincy, and or indy shows in the mid 70's.

i do not remember him talking like the article portrays and wonder if he was a psych professor, sociology prof, or??? based on the comments he had in the article. pretty funny.

dick was an advanced collector and a pleasant guy, he had quite a passion for cards and related.

i had picked up some mid 50's dixie lids baseball players and had them at my show table trying to figure out what they were worth. he was frothing over them as they were quite scarce at the time and we did some business.
i heard dick passed on many years ago. i still recall his bushy red hair and beard and that he had lived in michigan.
time waits for none of us.
jsq

Originally Posted by sreader3

Thanks for sharing.

I'm most interested in the phychoanalysis in the article.

1. Collections are an extension of ego.

AND

2. Collecting is a means of trying to control your environment.

Hmmm . . . .

[esd10]

great read but I think it was sleazy of the guy to only pay .20c and not give her reasonable value of the wagner.

[ls7plus]

Thanks for posting that article--what a time capsule concerning our early days!

Best always,

Larry