Official Uncle Jimmy Collection Info - One of the Rarest Unknown Card Collections

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Congrats, I'll pretend like I'm not jealous

[mantlefan]

Wow. Terrific find.

[vthobby]

Chuck,

Why the decision to just put that signed Ruth Premium in the auction?

Are the 1933 signed Goudeys next?

Thanks!

Peace, mike

[Bigdaddy]

Awesome collection, nice to see it being brought into the hobby this way.

One question (I'm not a graded card or registry guy): with all the talk of provenance, how does that carry forward once these cards sell in auction? Wouldn't it help if there was a note on the flip? Will there be a publicly available database somewhere that records the provenance?

Again, great collection and even better story.

[bobcatfunds]

The Bible says we should not covet our neighbor's goods.

Mark me down for one "sin".

Wow!

[chuckw]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

Awesome collection, nice to see it being brought into the hobby this way.

One question (I'm not a graded card or registry guy): with all the talk of provenance, how does that carry forward once these cards sell in auction? Wouldn't it help if there was a note on the flip? Will there be a publicly available database somewhere that records the provenance?

Again, great collection and even better story.

Thanks. More great questions and timely too! PSA will be putting "Uncle Jimmy Collection" on the PSA flips for all autographed cards/cuts. We will reslab the ones already done, but because we all believed we really needed to memorialize the collection and keep the provenance with the autographs (and again honor Uncle Jimmy himself) we just made this decision yesterday. Gotta mask up, get on a plane, and hand deliver the Ruths in person! If anyone buys a non-autographed card and wants the flip to say "Uncle Jimmy Collection", I will ask them if it can be done by the buyer after the auction. It's the autographed cards that really need the provenance. Sound OK?

[Rhotchkiss]

Really amazing find and incredible story. I am sure the auctions will be a smashing success.

Question - did you try to get PSA to put the provenance on the flips? That would be really cool and, I think, very beneficial given they are autographs and all the shenanigans in the hobby (much of which PSA has slabbed with numerical grades).

[chuckw]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Really amazing find and incredible story. I am sure the auctions will be a smashing success.

Question - did you try to get PSA to put the provenance on the flips? That would be really cool and, I think, very beneficial given they are autographs and all the shenanigans in the hobby (much of which PSA has slabbed with numerical grades).

Yes - all of the autographed Goudeys and other cards will have "Uncle Jimmy Collection" on the flips! This was decided yesterday and I sincerely appreciate PSA doing this to keep the legacy of this collection (and Uncle Jimmy himself) memorialized with the cards. This also warms the hearts of his family as it is a nice honor to Uncle Jimmy. So all of the Goudeys, Play Balls, Batters-Up, Bowman, Topps, and other autographed cards will ALL be dual-graded (card and autograph) and have "Uncle Jimmy Collection" printed on the flips. They will look great. There are also some other signed items such as Goudey wide pens, National Chicle, and magazine/newspaper clippings that will be slabbed authentic with "Uncle Jimmy Collection" on the flips.

[chuckw]

Originally Posted by vtgmsc

Chuck,

Why the decision to just put that signed Ruth Premium in the auction?

Are the 1933 signed Goudeys next?

Thanks!

Peace, mike

Hi Mike. The Ruth Premium was put into this auction because it was able to be authenticated quickly by JSA and Beckett (PSA was shut down at the time during the Pandemic). We were able to get this first auction going while the COVID-19 restrictions were in place and wanted to give our loyal customers some fun lots to bid on during these crazy times (and helping the family consigning too). The Goudeys will be run in auctions this summer. We will post the schedule here once we put it together. I should mention there are also some Play Ball signed cards and even a few Batters Up. That all will be lotted for upcoming auctions once everything is slabbed.