T206 authenticity help please (Update: Starr Drum Graded)

[Jobu]

Awesome story, thanks for posting it. I got excited just reading that. Did you buy all 6 or just the 3?

Guard the name of that store with your life!

[cardsfan73]

Thanks for the kind words guys!


The other three were commons with common backs.. Two T206 cards and one T205. They were in worse shape than the ones I purchased. The t205 even had the borders cut off. The asking price on those were what I typically find in these kind of places.. that being way out of line.

Prior to this I had only found tobacco cards in a non sports card environment once before. The first time when I was 12 years old and I purchased T205 Topsy Hartsel at a flea market for $12, which based on the condition and the time period I purchased it I probably overpaid! Man I still wish I had that card today, it was my first Tobacco card and I sold it with the rest of my collection when I got out of the hobby in the early 90s.

[asphaltman]

Well since you seemed to have luck on your side I'm assuming you checked out the T205 and made sure it wasn't a Hoblitzell No Stats before turning that group down?

[T206Collector]

Amazing to find the cornerstone of a collection under these circumstances. Congrats and enjoy!

[Jobu]

Scott at the store: "I like Gibson and Lundgren for sure. You know what, I guess I will take the Starr too."

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Jobu

Scott at the store: "I like Gibson and Lundgren for sure. You know what, I guess I will take the Starr too."

Yeah, kind of like the T5 Cobb I got on ebay. I asked the seller if he had more....he said yeah, Matty, Wagner, Baker......I said I might be interested ....

[RaidonCollects]

Amazing story!

Great to see 2 new EPDGs and a Drum discovered, I would estimate the Drum to be worth about $10, but I'll take it for $15

~Owen