How many known collections have been lost

Peter_Spaeth · #1 02-05-2025, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich Klein

Couple of thoughts

1) I know many in this chat are not fans of graded cards, yet in a circumstance like this, well the graded cards are much easier to everyone to determine value.

2) A historical note, Reggie Jackson back in the day was accumulating his 1969 Topps RC so when he made the HOF he could sign and sell 563 serial numbered versions of that card. At some point, Reggie's house burned up in one of those California wildfires and all those rookie cards went up in smoke.

Rich

If 100,000 Reggies burned up it wouldn't make an impact, there are so many.

I would imagine some collections were lost to Katrina?

ctownboy · #2 02-05-2025, 01:50 PM

I do seem to remember years ago on this board that someone posted about a collector in Louisiana losing a Louisiana focused collection. I can't remember if it was from Katrina or not.

David

Rich Klein · #3 02-05-2025, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

If 100,000 Reggies burned up it wouldn't make an impact, there are so many.

I would imagine some collections were lost to Katrina?

It mattered to Reggie

Bigdaddy · #4 02-05-2025, 04:29 PM

Sometimes while looking at old baseball photos, I ponder the reverse question - How many (or what percentage) of those bats, jerseys, cards, gloves, etc. survived?

For example, how many of the bats in this photo of Honus survived? Or, what happened to the sweater he is wearing?

Vintage Vern · #5 02-05-2025, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

Sometimes while looking at old baseball photos, I ponder the reverse question - How many (or what percentage) of those bats, jerseys, cards, gloves, etc. survived?

For example, how many of the bats in this photo of Honus survived? Or, what happened to the sweater he is wearing?

Yeah, old pictures just have something about them.
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Vintage Vern · #6 02-05-2025, 06:30 PM

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ullmandds · #7 02-05-2025, 06:40 PM

i recall someone in the hobby retelling how he accidentally threw away a 33 butter cream ruth card. that's a big loss!

bnorth · #8 02-05-2025, 06:48 PM

Nothing special, a few years ago I went through and got rid of a few 100K junk wax cards by burning them. Anyway I ended up burning some 1990 Donruss Aqueous Test cards. I never looked at the card backs.

Vintage Vern · #9 02-05-2025, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ullmandds

i recall someone in the hobby retelling how he accidentally threw away a 33 butter cream ruth card. that's a big loss!

The skydash collection also had some huge losses.

obcbeatle · #10 02-05-2025, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Vintage Vern

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I've never seen this cool photo before , I assume the big dude right in the middle, staring at the photographer, is Rube Waddell ?

1880nonsports · #11 02-05-2025, 08:43 PM

"I've met some collectors of various items that lose track of stuff shipped to their house, or items sit in boxes unopened for months/years. Often they can't even tell you what's in the box when they rediscover it unless they open it.

I've met more than a few card collectors that open package, add to an existing stack of stuff, and "I'll sort it later" with months+ old shipments waiting to be put away somewhere.

I keep telling myself if I ever get to any of those points I need to question my own motivations behind collecting."

Is there still hope for me?

Vintage Vern · #12 02-06-2025, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by obcbeatle

I've never seen this cool photo before , I assume the big dude right in the middle, staring at the photographer, is Rube Waddell ?

I don't think it is. He passed away on April 1st 1914. This was the 1914 Louisville Colonels team photo. Has Verne Clemons in it.

conor912 · #13 02-05-2025, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

Sometimes while looking at old baseball photos, I ponder the reverse question - How many (or what percentage) of those bats, jerseys, cards, gloves, etc. survived?

For example, how many of the bats in this photo of Honus survived? Or, what happened to the sweater he is wearing?

Countless materials and textiles were reused, repurposed or recycled starting during the depression and straight thru WWII.

brunswickreeves · #14 02-06-2025, 06:01 AM

Some collections and high valued cards like this 52 Topps Mantle pictures during the 1981 MLB strike, can count themselves among the casualties�

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theshowandme · #15 02-06-2025, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

Sometimes while looking at old baseball photos, I ponder the reverse question - How many (or what percentage) of those bats, jerseys, cards, gloves, etc. survived?

For example, how many of the bats in this photo of Honus survived? Or, what happened to the sweater he is wearing?

I think it�s crazy that Topps, Panini, Leaf, Upper Deck, etc. would acquire these and cut them up for baseball cards

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