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Yeah... I do remember how much he loved that one. Maybe he finally reeled one in, wherever he is now (see attached sign below!)
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I dont know about that sign Mark! If that s the case then we are only left with one other option.... And it may be to HOT to play down there...
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One of the greatest pins ever made! Thanks for sharing again Al. And I too miss Mike H on here.
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Me to Mike! And as always that is a great Cubs collection of pins! I think Im missing 2 from that display!
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1990 Giants Pins Dravecky miracle comeback
Another re-discovery during the quarantine lock-down. 1990 Giants pins along with gas station "header" card promoting the pins and commemorating Dave Dravecky's amazing comeback. The two pins shown are "I've got a Giant Attitude" and "The Miracle - Dravecky". Not certain how many pins were in the promotion.
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I also posted this in the advertising signs thread, but since it's "pin" related, I'll add it here as well. Another Union Oil window display for Dodger's 100th anniversary Pin give-away. I also had the opportunity to have several Dodger's sign next to pins most closely associated with their tenure. Sadly, there's a fading Sandy Koufax between the two lower left pins. Should have brought a new sharpie. The reverse has a Wes Parker signature. Not sure why I had him sign it there.
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Thanks Hank. I had forgotten I had it since there are very few Southern California shows anymore and no opportunity to get signatures. I can't even remember getting players like John Roseboro, Pee Wee and Erskine to sign it. But glad I did.
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I know the 1978-198? numbered pins have virtually no respect and the later ones are very cheaply made, but many of them are incredibly rare and impossible to find. Being a Cubs collector, ever since learning of the existence of this 1982-83 Fergie Jenkins numbered pin five years ago or so I have kept an eye out for it but no luck. Recently a seller on eBay put up his Cubs pin collection that he got from Wrigley Field vendors as a kid in the early 80's for a hefty price, I offered him a ridiculous sum for just the Jenkins pin and thankfully he accepted.
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I was fortunate to pick up this early 1950s Ralph Kiner Pin for a very affordable price. Always liked it, given the cool colors and the fact that virtually all other offerings at the time were just Black & White.
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Very cool Mark. Congrats!
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It won't be anytime soon, but I could certainly take pics of each subset and post them.
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Whoops! Not your collection; the 80s collection on ebay.
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The only interesting ones in it were the Jenkins pin and a Santo pin, the rest were commonly found 80's pins.
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I am thrilled to finally land this one. I have no idea why it took so long.
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Woo Hoo!
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Good info... thanks Chris.
There are a couple of them on eBay right now. Priced higher, but with a "Best Offer" option. It may be tough to find another for the relatively low price I paid. If it makes you feel any better, my snipe was 2 1/2 times the final sale price. |
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Hey guys - quick question re: storage.
I've looked and looked - but, am unable to find 2-piece plastic cases that could house 3'' or 3.5'' pinbacks. Does anyone have a vendor they work with? And/or what do you use to store your larger pieces (aside from chipboard boxes)? Thanks in advance! |
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Great thread. I've gotten hooked on pinbacks (see what I did there) after picking up my first 2 recently.
I'm waiting on a few Sweet Caporal pins to be delivered too. I'm in learning mode at the moment. I'll only dabble here and there while I build up some knowledge about the market. Other than net54 and Paul Muchinsy's book are there pinback websites that you guys recommend? |
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No, but batsballsbases is quite knowledgeable.
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Thankyou for the kind words Rob! Gary you can P.M. me if you find something you need to understand or something you may want to buy.... Always be aware of the many repro's of some of the great pins .... Good to see another new pin collector.
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Thanks Al. Appreciate it.
Gary |
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Anybody know what this pin is advertising?
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Probably a political pin looks 30s t0 50s was probably used for the play on words (majer) (major) to boost his campaign .. I dont believe there ever was a player named Majer in pro ball...
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Some pretty impressive prices from Hake’s tonight.
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Yes there was! They ended up with some of my money... But I will say I wasnt in on the Alpen Brau Babe Ruth Pin! With the juice it went over 60,000 Dollars! For a pin that has to be a record! But Rob you are correct some very STRONG prices on the pins! The Mickey Mantle fan club finished over 20,000 Dollars not to mention the fan club card at 7,000..... I was talking to one of the Hakes people on the phone during the auction and he said they have enough pins for 4-5 more auctions... Stay tuned!
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Meh, no interest no need for pics. Ah well.
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Just got this pin which was sold as being about Hank Aaron. That is of course possible since 1954 was his rookie year. I actually purchased it thinking it might refer to Hank Sauer who had a great year for the Cubs in ‘54. Even though it’s a long shot, anyone have any information on this pin?
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The pin refers to Hank Greenberg when he was general manager of the Cleveland Indians. I cannot remember where online I saw it, but there is a collector with the original cardboard backing that came with the pin when it was issued by a Cleveland newspaper. The newspaper was showing its support for Greenberg as GM.
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That is great info I also didnt know that myself... You learn something new every day!
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Well if you didn’t know Al, I don’t feel so bad about not knowing. 😂
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Ha Mike! Hay I cant know everything! But I come damn close! I guess we will have to touch base on the Hakes auction Im sure you were in there with guns a blazin! I had 3 wins!
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I was but I needed a bigger gun. 😁
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What were they?
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Ha Ha Ha Rob you know I rarely post my wins but to make you feel better they wernt giants......
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Really Mike? You kinda knew it wasnt going to be cap pistol territory!I was happy to get away with my life in there! I spoke with one of the reps on the phone the night of the bidding and he told me ALL of his pins will be going up for sale the family changed its mind about the trust and wanted to sell everything so stay tuned 4-5 more auctions will be done!
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That’s the one I saw! Very cool. Can you post a link?
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There's actually no link. This item is in Rob D's personal collection. He sent me the image, which is what I posted. So that's all we've got!
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Hopefully that is true. I’d love to see more of the pins in the book become available. This week’s group was certainly impressive. Maybe the high prices will motivate the family to liquidate more.
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As some of you may know, I collect Giants memorabilia...pennants, nodders, figurals, paper, pins, etc. Currently, pins may be my favorites as I am 99% complete on nodders and the few pennants I am after are either non-existent or out of my budget. I probably have 900 Giants pins and I can go months without seeing one I "need." I was thrilled to find three new ones, all last week. 3", 1.75" and 1.5". I'm curious what Al has to say about the Mays. The image was used for the Dexter Press premiums 1967-68 and the Transogram cards 1969-70. I would call the pin a vintage bootleg...it's not part of any set I know of but I think it dates to around 1970 and I've seen it before.
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Well as you know I would like to see the back of the pin also as it tells me alot, but on alot of those pins I wouldnt use the word vintage. Bootleg,fantasy, or just a one or few offs. As we have seen many pins are taken from Baseball card fronts and people with pin making machines have cranked these out lately like crazy....Now as a collector like yourself a nice image mays pin is great for your collection as for a value 3-5 dollars? And that would probably be the value for the rest of its life.....A collector pin with very minimal value... But we all colect what we love and if thats your thing that just fine! enjoy them!
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