What is your "White Whale"?

[MartyFromCANADA]

The 4 Gibson UNC Candy Cards, but lately this 1904 Montreal Royals PC... does it even exist? (i'd take it in regular photo form also)

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[slidekellyslide]

Interesting that this thread pops back up 10 years later. The white whale I was searching for I landed just a few weeks ago. I don’t know exactly how long I had been searching for it but this thread is 9 or 10 years old now and according to my post I had been searching for years without luck.

Landed in November 2018. Never thought I'd own such a nice copy (the grade is laughable)

[ValKehl]

While I could name any of several WaJo cards as my whale, being as I am working on a master set of Sam Rice cards, of the Rice cards that I don't have but I know exist, the one I'll likely never have in my collection is his 1917 D350-2 Standard Biscuit card.

[Prince Hal]

Any Rose PC and E107 Yankee

[Baseball Bob]

1929 Kashin R316 Gehringer, Ott and Grimes in NM or better

[vthobby]

1961 Fleer SIGNED Carl Braun #7.

Looking for autographed PSA/DNA or SGC or GAI or JSA slabbed or with Cert.

Will take a signed one raw with solid provenance.

GENEROUS finders fee!!!

Thanks!

Mike

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

Landed in November 2018. Never thought I'd own such a nice copy (the grade is laughable)

No sh*t. That's an amazing looking 1.

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

Landed in November 2018. Never thought I'd own such a nice copy (the grade is laughable)

Dan, from that pic, the card is clearly undergraded. What’s the issue that gave it a low grade, because it looks like 5?

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Dan, from that pic, the card is clearly undergraded. What’s the issue that gave it a low grade, because it looks like 5?

You got me. It does have a moderate amount of caramel staining and a wrinkle on the reverse that shows through on the front chest under certain lighting where the card is almost see through due to a caramel stain. Honestly, that's it. PWCC agreed and gave it a "High End" sticker for whatever that's worth, but I bought it from a board member. I consider myself lucky because I couldn't have afforded even a PSA 2 more than likely

[Rhotchkiss]

It’s a great looking card. And that’s why we buy the card and not there grade.

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

It’s a great looking card. And that’s why we buy the card and not there grade.

Thank you kindly

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

You got me. It does have a moderate amount of caramel staining and a wrinkle on the reverse that shows through on the front chest under certain lighting where the card is almost see through due to a caramel stain. Honestly, that's it. PWCC agreed and gave it a "High End" sticker for whatever that's worth, but I bought it from a board member. I consider myself lucky because I couldn't have afforded even a PSA 2 more than likely

One of the nicest looking low grade CJ Cobbs I have ever seen, great eye appeal, trumps the grade.

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

One of the nicest looking low grade CJ Cobbs I have ever seen, great eye appeal, trumps the grade.

I appreciate that Peter!

[Vintagecatcher]

Marty,

I passed on a Gibson 1904 Montreal PC about 8-10 years ago since it had some condition issues. Haven't seen another.

Patrick

[MartyFromCANADA]

So it does exist. Wasn't sure if it was in PC form. I've only seen the image in a book. Was the seller on Net 54?

Thanks for the info Patrick.

Marty.