Imagine how high Cobb prices would be if this trend had continued

[frankbmd]

Does anyone else see the analogy between the ATC and PSA business models?

“If we grab ‘em by the short hairs, we’ll have an endless revenue stream as a monopoly.”

[jerrys]

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[mrvster]

reads....just incredible!

[Rhotchkiss]

Very very cool, thanks for posting. I like how they are referred to as "baseball men". That is what the daughters in Field of Dreams calls the players.

[Peter_Spaeth]

So Cobb was scarce but Wagner wasn't???

[Ricky]

These old newspaper clippings are awesome! Thanks for posting.

[Brian Weisner]

This is one of my favorites

[Pat R]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

So Cobb was scarce but Wagner wasn't???

Peter, all the ads are in the timeframe of the initial printing so Wagner
wouldn't have been among the available subjects yet.

Here is some interesting information on a couple of the sporting life ads.

http://t206resource.com/Sporting%20Life%20Ads.html

Brian, your image isn't showing up on my computer for some reason.

[RedsFan1941]

always fun to see what real research turns up

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Pat R

Peter, all the ads are in the timeframe of the initial printing so Wagner
wouldn't have been among the available subjects yet.

Here is some interesting information on a couple of the sporting life ads.

http://t206resource.com/Sporting%20Life%20Ads.html

Brian, your image isn't showing up on my computer for some reason.

Oh I see so the reference to him was just a general one as among the two greatest players.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

So Cobb was scarce but Wagner wasn't???

The clip that jerrys posted mentions both Cobb and Wagner being desired but only mentions a few Cobb cards being found. I would guess in the first clip the person didn't know that Wagner was in the set. I believe the first publicized Wagner wasn't until 1930. I have never seen anything before that, so most people probably didn't know the card even existed.

[Pat R]

I might have posted this before but I don't remember.

June 14 1911 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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