Let's hear it for VG

Casey2296 · #1 10-18-2020, 02:28 PM

"Is it perfect? No. It's been touched by too many hands that simply enjoyed holding it. Its history will never really be known and that is part of what I think makes it perfect. Simply put, it was enjoyed by countless people thru that past 80 years and will probably still be going strong for the next 80."

I recently picked this E98 up for that exact reason. I was fascinated by the 110 year journey this card has taken and the stories it could tell.

One 'ol Cat · #2 10-18-2020, 09:30 PM

Oh brother. Poor? That card is beautiful. Maybe half the back is missing?

packs · #3 10-18-2020, 10:03 PM

The grading world says these cards are poor and fair, but they look pretty good to me:

Casey2296 · #4 10-18-2020, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by One 'ol Cat

Oh brother. Poor? That card is beautiful. Maybe half the back is missing?

One tiny stain on the back, other than that its clean.

CobbSpikedMe · #5 10-18-2020, 10:08 PM

Absolutely well said. The history of the card is what draws me to it. I live in the poor to VG world and love it.

Here are two of mine that look absolutely great to me and still tell a story. I always think about the previous owners and how they handled these types of cards but didn't destroy them. They cared for them as I do.

And I love a nice VG ungraded card that I can hold in my hands. I think about what it was like to pull the card from the cigarette pack or candy box and first hold it in my hands. Then tossing it into the box at home with all the others that I had collected.

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CobbSpikedMe · #6 10-18-2020, 10:16 PM

Here's another one where the card is actually in really nice shape, but a kid long ago used the back as an actual checklist and marked off the cards as he got them. I find it awesome that he completed the set and this card forever captures that.

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Casey2296 · #7 10-18-2020, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

Here's another one where the card is actually in really nice shape, but a kid long ago used the back as an actual checklist and marked off the cards as he got them. I find it awesome that he completed the set and this card forever captures that.

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Nice 98's Andy.

Tyruscobb · #8 10-18-2020, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Casey2296

"Is it perfect? No. It's been touched by too many hands that simply enjoyed holding it. Its history will never really be known and that is part of what I think makes it perfect. Simply put, it was enjoyed by countless people thru that past 80 years and will probably still be going strong for the next 80."

I recently picked this E98 up for that exact reason. I was fascinated by the 110 year journey this card has taken and the stories it could tell.

I know this card is over 100 years old. However, I doubt it has many stories to tell. I bet it spent at least 75 years in Lionel Carter�s house.

CobbSpikedMe · #9 10-18-2020, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyruscobb

I know this card is over 100 years old. However, I doubt it has many stories to tell. I bet it spent at least 75 years in Lionel Carter�s house.

Some of Lionel's cards certainly do have a story to tell...

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Casey2296 · #10 10-18-2020, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyruscobb

I know this card is over 100 years old. However, I doubt it has many stories to tell. I bet it spent at least 75 years in Lionel Carter�s house.

Haha! Good point, maybe Ol' Nappy snuck out on weekends with Lionel's housekeeper...

CW · #11 10-18-2020, 11:32 PM

Excellent writeup in the original post, ocjack. VG is very good, afterall. Cool thread.

DeanH3 · #12 10-18-2020, 11:49 PM

Nice examples Chuck.

As prices escalated over time, I had to lower my "expectations". I'm glad I did. I found that the VG level has a lot of potential.

CW · #13 10-19-2020, 10:39 AM

Thanks, Dean! Those are some super prime examples of "very good".

thatkidfromjerrymaguire · #14 10-19-2020, 11:25 AM

Count me in the VG club for pre-war. For Post War, I found that EX is the sweet spot for card condition vs price paid.

For pre-war, VG (raw) is great. And to be honest, Poor, Fair, and Good cards are also found in my pre-war collection. There are great looking cards to be found with low technical grades. And since I'm a collector and not an investor, I'm not trying to maximize dollar value. I just want cool looking cards.

I don't have any VG scans handy, but here is a nice half grade...evidently it's not Very Good, but it's better than Good. It's Good PLUS:

billhallmanfront.jpg

brianp-beme · #15 10-19-2020, 11:35 AM

What I think is Vg (similar to original poster's views) is what I aspire to when I am trying to collect a set, raw, in nicer condition...otherwise I like to wallow in the vast pool that is low condition. Here are a few scans of some loveable, mostly Vg-like cards.

Brian

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