 |
|
||||||
 |
|
|||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#1
08-21-2021, 01:51 PM
|
||||
|
||||
He was a true pioneer of baseball cards in a time when people didn't believe in them. This hobby is filled with overzealous individuals who simply don't want to root for individuals who are known (popular) or outspoken (good or bad) but Mr. Mint was good at what he did and you gotta respect the hustle.
|
|
#2
08-21-2021, 08:53 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
One of my favorite Mr. Mint stories. The uncut 1957 Topps find!
Quote:
|
|
#3
08-21-2021, 09:07 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
A lot of the finds that Mr Mint and others of his ilk found back in the day would have been better off being found by almost any person other than them... If I remember the story I heard correctly he found a bunch of 1949 Leaf Short-Print boxes and then [ridiculously] opened all the packs looking for Paige's cards! They survived that long only to be opened!!! Can you imagine what those packs would sell for still in their unopened state? I personally feel the hobby would have been better off had he never ventured into the baseball card world. Here is a single pack that somehow survived Mr Mint opening the packs... https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=44356 Just a ridiculously stupid thing to do to open all those sealed packs from 1949!!!
__________________
Check out my YouTube Videos highlighting VINTAGE CARDS https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbE..._as=subscriber ebay store: kryvintage-->https://www.ebay.com/sch/kryvintage/...p2047675.l2562
|
|
#4
08-22-2021, 11:22 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
 I would have been so pissed if that had happened to me! Anyhow, Rosen wasn't the only guy who opened these boxes. I think anyone would have opened them. Remember, this was over thirty years ago.
|
|
#5
08-22-2021, 11:41 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
People were collecting unopened material & people were paying large amounts for unopened material even then (not to todays standards by any stretch but still a pretty good premium.) 1949 Leaf unopened packs were impossibly rare even then so it was a huge disservice to the hobby in general to do that and was also very short-sighted.
__________________
Check out my YouTube Videos highlighting VINTAGE CARDS https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbE..._as=subscriber ebay store: kryvintage-->https://www.ebay.com/sch/kryvintage/...p2047675.l2562
|
|
#6
08-22-2021, 12:55 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Everybody bitches about Al. Al brought the hobby to a new level of interest. He was on radio, on tv, wrote a book and spent a ton of money. Most of all for Al is he made more than a ton of money. People are jealous of what he did. He was a business man. He made huge offers for stuff and he got it. Nothing was handed to him. I for one think he was a pretty smart guy.
|
|
#7
08-22-2021, 05:56 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
It's entirely possible to dislike anyone for multiple reasons and not be jealous of them.
|
 |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Al Rosen - Mr Mint - Passes | Cooptown | Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions | 93 | 02-18-2017 05:31 AM |
| Mr. Mint -- Alan Rosen | Archive | Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions | 123 | 01-31-2017 06:59 AM |
| Al Rosen - Mr Mint - Passes | Cooptown | Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) | 7 | 01-27-2017 08:56 AM |
| Alan Rosen "Mr. Mint", what's his business angle? | Archive | Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions | 16 | 10-16-2008 11:37 AM |
| Mr. Mint - Alan Rosen | Archive | Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions | 19 | 03-22-2006 02:04 PM |
Hybrid Mode
