Phenomenal Smith N172 on Ebay

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by rhettyeakley

Maybe I'm just sensitive or something but this is the type of thread that drives me freaking crazy on Net54!

We have someone actually starting a thread about something he likes and is passionate about (he collects Phenomenal Smith and has a Facebook page devoted to him) and on top of that the thread has nothing to do with T206 cards, which I as a non-T206er I really appreciate. The response from Net54... the card sucks, sucky player, faded Old Judge cards are stupid and are worthless pieces of cardboard from the 19th Century, Not an extreme rarity so it sucks, etc. etc.

No wonder people leave this site w/ a sour taste in their mouth sometimes, seriously we need to lighten up people I just don't really understand all the negativity! This is not a great way to keep people interested in our hobby. Not everyone can afford the super nice, the extremely rare, etc. Is this the greatest Old Judge card ever made? Of course not, Smith is not the hardest to find Old Judge player overall but is also not an extremely easy player either, he has some cool background history, his portrait is one of the coolest cards in the entire set... this thread could have gone in many directions but we ended up where we did. Again, I'm probably just being sensitive (see disclaimer below) but it does annoy me how we are as a community. Go ahead and tell me how wrong I am I just felt the need to share (probably a mistake).



Full disclosure: I am the seller of this card & completely biased!

Fuller disclosure: I don't care if I ever sell it as I like the card and don't mind keeping it forever, to the guy making a joke about the card having gone up in price since the thread started...??? Thanks for throwing that out there, I'm sure it was supposed to be a joke but I really appreciated that insinuation a lot!

I agree we shouldn't crap on someone's dream. Since the owner of Sand's dream card is on the forum and following this thread perhaps you two can work something out and this can have a happy ending.

[btcarfagno]

A year or two ago I sold an example of this card as well as a Phenomenal Smith N173 to a relative of his who was looking for them. Very nice lady.

Tom C

[sandmountainslim]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

I agree we shouldn't crap on someone's dream. Since the owner of Sand's dream card is on the forum and following this thread perhaps you two can work something out and this can have a happy ending.

In all fairness he did make me a very good offer but with the holidays on the horizon I can't bring Phenomenal home at this time. Too rich for me right now but I am sharing his auction on FB and to my friends and hopefully someone with more cash or less mortgage will bite

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by sandmountainslim

In all fairness he did make me a very good offer but with the holidays on the horizon I can't bring Phenomenal home at this time. Too rich for me right now but I am sharing his auction on FB and to my friends and hopefully someone with more cash or less mortgage will bite

Well best of luck. I know paypal has credit available. I don't know if you've considered that but you may be able to make payments through them and spend only what you'd be paying for t206 commons each month. I've found having a couple "dream cards" more satisfying than adding a higher volume of less expensive cards.

[PolarBear]

[PolarBear]

Ok, so I had to look this guy up. Found this blog. Pretty interesting.

http://boblemke.blogspot.com/2012/02...henomenal.html

[Jeff_cvc]

Originally Posted by PolarBear

Ok, so I had to look this guy up. Found this blog. Pretty interesting.

http://boblemke.blogspot.com/2012/02...henomenal.html

Great read, thanks for the research and share.

I only have two Old Judge cards, but I really dig them and have them prominently displayed.

Good luck getting your card, I wish you the best!

[Leon]

Rhett- the comments about the card weren't personal. It's a light photo but still a nice Old Judge. Not one of us will look that good when we are that age. As for what type condition to collect, it's an individual choice we all make. I remember asking Yoda (hi John), around 15-17 yrs ago, which I should collect, higher grade or more quantity? Then I bought his E102 Cobby in about fr-gd condition. I had that card a long time and loved it just the same as I do the other higher grade cards I have had. Personally, I would rather collect low grade cards that are presentable and nice looking. To each their own. Happy collecting!!