Hey, pennant guys

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

Thanks. I've left them as is.

I was thinking there might be a way to use fabric tape to repair it from the back. But they do display well as they are.

There's no harm in using blue "painter's tape" from behind. It would close up those gaps, would not show through at all, and peels right off without sticking to the felt or doing harm to the pennant itself.

[perezfan]

Anyone surprised by this one? A pretty strong price, to say the least...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/37386022411...p2047675.l2557

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Anyone surprised by this one? A pretty strong price, to say the least...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/37386022411...p2047675.l2557

Price is pretty crazy….especially with the usual “blue issues”….but the dude on the buffalo is way cool.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Anyone surprised by this one? A pretty strong price, to say the least...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/37386022411...p2047675.l2557

I thought I was playing it safe by bidding $650. My snipe bounced right out as the high bid went from $261 to over $1800 in the time it took me to submit my bid. That's an amazing price for a non-championship, non-dated football pennant. Love to see it.

[Bartholomew_Bump_Bailey]

Thanks everyone. Sorry I didn't get to this yesterday.

A little backstory, so I won pretty much all these in a single "lot" last summer from an online auction (not a major sports one, like a retail online one that sales literally everything, state by state). I think to get it shipped and everything I paid roughly $80 - $90 range and this was well before shipping starting to get more expensive, so maybe like $100 +/- total.

I'm going to start with the minor league stuff, then the "MLB teams other than the Yankees", and close with "odds and ends" (Part 1)

There is enough to do a Part 2 with just the Yankees, so I will follow up with that momentarily. I have a few question about a couple of these as well, but we'll get to that a little later. Sincere thanks for any and all help, in way over my head here.....

[Bartholomew_Bump_Bailey]

Part 2 as promised.....

(Very curious about the last one)

[Fballguy]

Nice haul for $100. If the intent is to sell, should be pretty easy to at least triple your investment...if you're really patient more.

[bocca001]

Willis Wildkats? How random. That high school, from a pretty small Texas town, is about 10 minutes from my house. Funny how things move around the country.

[Bartholomew_Bump_Bailey]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Nice haul for $100. If the intent is to sell, should be pretty easy to at least triple your investment...if you're really patient more.

I may sell a few, if I break even that would be cool. My wife is a Yankee's fan and so are my 5 brother in-laws. So I got that going for me, which is nice.

[Bartholomew_Bump_Bailey]

Originally Posted by Bartholomew_Bump_Bailey

Part 2 as promised.....

(Very curious about the last one)

So on the Part 2 pictures? Would anyone please help me out with more info on the last one? Like how old maybe? It's made from a material I have not seen before in any pennants I have or have come across, its like if traditional felt and silk had a kid together??

[thetahat]

Mike …. That’s a Beautiful black Yankees pennant with large Uncle Sam hat. Five best Trench pennants ever made, any sport

5. Tigers w/ tiger hugging Briggs
4. Yankees with large Uncle Sam hat
3. 49ers goldpanner
2. Indians 1954 teepee pennant
1. Brooklyn Dodgers Emmet Kelly

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by Bartholomew_Bump_Bailey

So on the Part 2 pictures? Would anyone please help me out with more info on the last one? Like how old maybe? It's made from a material I have not seen before in any pennants I have or have come across, its like if traditional felt and silk had a kid together??

Yeah...I know what you're referring to. I call it cloth but I'm sure someone here has a more technical term. You rarely see one in that condition though. They're usually pretty yellowed. Looks like that one spent the last 50+ years in a footlocker.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Yeah...I know what you're referring to. I call it cloth but I'm sure someone here has a more technical term. You rarely see one in that condition though. They're usually pretty yellowed. Looks like that one spent the last 50+ years in a footlocker.

Yup.... I agree cloth is the right term for it.

Look very closely.... is it comprised of thousands of tiny threads compressed together?

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Anyone surprised by this one? A pretty strong price, to say the least...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/37386022411...p2047675.l2557

One of the coolest-ever football pennants, for sure. The graphic is awesome. Right up there with the 49ers goldpanner.

[thetahat]

Yikes. This just sold. Definitely. Not. Vintage.

Cardboard label still attached …

[ooo-ribay]

Not thrilling at all, but my other example was faded blue and missing its tassels. Red sure holds up better than blue, huh?

P.S. the reproduction of this on the synthetic crap is quite prevalent.

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Not thrilling at all, but my other example was faded blue and missing its tassels. Red sure holds up better than blue, huh?

P.S. the reproduction of this on the synthetic crap is quite prevalent.

No you’re wrong this is thrilling. Beautiful in its simplicity. Part of a great early 50s trench series.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by thetahat

No you’re wrong this is thrilling. Beautiful in its simplicity. Part of a great early 50s trench series.

Good to hear! I prefer the SF version with the batter. Wish I had that one in red!