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03-23-2016, 09:52 PM
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Winter, early 1972, an old farmer from Max, ND called me. I had called in to the Friday morning "swap shop" radio show in Minot looking to buy baseball cards, and he responded. I went to his house, and onto his oilskin tablecloth on his old round oak table, he poured out 1100+ T206 and T205 cards. He had collected them as a kid in NYC. I had no idea of the value, and he wanted to give them to me, because he had kept them, always hoping to find someone who wanted them. I forced $20 on him. By a year later, I had traded with a number of people through the Trader Speaks, and had completed my T205s (less Hoblitzell variations) and had 520 different T206's. One of the T205s was a Hindu back, and I wrote Richard Egan who had master checklists. It was the first one reported.
So, most of mine are still 2nd-owner cards. By the way, in the summer of 73 I had a chance to buy a low-grade Wagner for $600. My monthly salary was $550 and we had a baby, so I passed on it. My wife told me I should borrow the money and buy it. She still brings that up every once in a while. 
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03-23-2016, 10:28 PM
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[QUOTE=62corvette;1518519]Winter, early 1972, an old farmer from Max, ND called me. I had called in to the Friday morning "swap shop" radio show in Minot looking to buy baseball cards, and he responded. I went to his house, and onto his oilskin tablecloth on his old round oak table, he poured out 1100+ T206 and T205 cards. He had collected them as a kid in NYC. I had no idea of the value, and he wanted to give them to me, because he had kept them, always hoping to find someone who wanted them. I forced $20 on him. By a year later, I had traded with a number of people through the Trader Speaks, and had completed my T205s (less Hoblitzell variations) and had 520 different T206's. One of the T205s was a Hindu back, and I wrote Richard Egan who had master checklists. It was the first one reported.
So, most of mine are still 2nd-owner cards. By the way, in the summer of 73 I had a chance to buy a low-grade Wagner for $600. My monthly salary was $550 and we had a baby, so I passed on it. My wife told me I should borrow the money and buy it. She still brings that up every once in a while.[/QUOTE That's a great story! Sorry abut the Wagner though 😁
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03-26-2016, 09:52 AM
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My first T206 was bought around 1975 from Rich Gedman's Card collectors company. It was a random card, I think for a dollar or so and it was a Snodgrass. In the early 80s i bought a group or about 150 including lower tier hall of famers, all low grade for $100. At one point my goal was to get a contemporaneous card of each hall of fame. The most accessible were the T206s so I knocked off most of the major hall of famers that way without a conscious effort to be working toward a T206 set. As a shop owner I bought the Cobb, Lajoie, and others. I looked up and was suddenly over 400 and decided to do a set of at least one version of each card...next thing you knew I started buying and trading and was up over 400..so I went for the full 518 set with considerable help from Ted and Marc Delpercio. Please note this is a low grade set, but not a bad set. There area a couple of terrific cards, Young pitching and Shag, especially. Anyhow I "accidentally" picked up a trimmed Demmitt...the guy who had it just didn't want it any more and offered it to me for some of my dupes...so I figured, "why not." I finished up by buying a very low grade O'hara and have a 520. The last card I needed for the set was Milan, mainly because I somehow overlooked it.
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I love these stories.
Scott Last edited by goudey1933; 03-27-2016 at 04:47 AM.
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Hi Todd Great story there, good buddy. I really miss those shows in Oaks, PA where we were set-up at adjacent tables.....we had a great time there "wheeling and dealing". And, endlessly talking BB and BB cards. Take care, my friend. TED Z .
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04-02-2016, 05:24 PM
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04-02-2016, 11:25 PM
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Ted
When completing your Sovereign or Piedmont set, what kind of standards did you set for them? Did they have to be a certain grade? Did qualifiers matter or did you just go by what you could find?
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