April Pick Up Thread

[Matt]

Originally Posted by ErikV

Been looking for this card for some time now and picked
it up from Tony's new website a couple of weeks ago.

Hey Erik - that one used to be mine - it has huge borders. Congrats!

[MVSNYC]

it was a good month, Apple stock did well for me...picked up a few goodies recently...

[GrayGhost]

To get those three items, you must have sold quite a few shares indeed.

[ullmandds]

Great Joss...and nice stub, Mike...but technically...none of these are april pick ups...unless you guys get mail delivered at 2am!

[calvindog]

Mike, that stub is extraordinary -- as is the Mathewson portrait. Incredible pickups.

[Theoldprofessor]

From Lew Lipset's auction:

"An earlier wooden Exhibit Machine from the 1920’s. The rare machine is made of wood and is a double column table top. Displayed is a card from the “Draw Your Lucky Photo” pinup exhibit set (W423-4A). In excellent condition with full back."

My other hobby is woodworking, and this machine, despite its advertised status as in "excellent condition,' can be made even better. I'll replace the present promo card with a few twenties Exhibits, refinish the whole thing, and repair the coin plungers to working order.

[ethicsprof]

great pickup and great projects for an emeritus!!!!
all the best,

barry

[gfgcom]

This goes in our BST section

[DeanH3]

I'm a sucker for nicely centered cards with healthy borders.

[Browncow75]

T206 Hof'er...Im happy!

[Steve D]

An ebay BIN this past week:




Steve

[cozmokramer]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

it was a good month, Apple stock did well for me...picked up a few goodies recently...

that ticket is a sweet pickup, I'd have it at PSA immediately for encapsulation and protection

[kcohen]

now

[Kawika]

Very tasty Caruthers!

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Originally Posted by cozmokramer

that ticket is a sweet pickup, I'd have it at PSA immediately for encapsulation and protection

And not Verisleeve?
PS. This was an April Fool's "pick-up" in case you missed it.

[familytoad]

I got an Easter Nap!
Thanks Richard!

[Danny Smith]

raw e105 hartsel

[JamesGallo]

I couldn't be more happy with my two weekend pick ups



and the greatest pick up of all

Born March 31st, at 5:59am- my first child, Christopher James Gallo



I am beyond happy at this point!

James G

[ErikV]

Originally Posted by Matt

Hey Erik - that one used to be mine - it has huge borders. Congrats!

Matt,

That's cool! I've wanted to add this card to my collection
for a while now. Glad I was able to find it at the right price.
You'll be happy to know it's in good hands with no plans on
going anywhere for a long time!

ErikV

[MVSNYC]

well, considering my post went over like a lead fart, i might as well say now, that it was a poor attempt at an april fool's joke.

i guess we'll never be able to replicate the hysterics that Wonka's fake T206 Jackson provided 2 years ago...

MVS
4/1/10

[calvindog]

Damn, well you fooled me.

Now where can I buy that stub?

[barrysloate]

Hey Michael- that looks like a real 1903 World Series stub to me. I think I missed the April Fool's joke too.

[MVSNYC]

there are only a few of those stubs known to exist. from the first world series 1903. worth probably $25-30K+ (this was an image from an old auction).

i like the fact that i've built up my street cred over the years to such a level that nobody flinches when i "supposedly" drop $60K+ in one month on 3 pieces

[barrysloate]

Those three cards did strike me as rather pricey...I was trying to calculate in my head how many shares of Apple you would have needed to buy and sell to afford them.

Edited because I thought you said there were only three 1903 World Series stubs known...you just said there was only a few. That's fair.

[quinnsryche]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

i guess we'll never be able to replicate the hysterics that Wonka's fake T206 Jackson provided 2 years ago..

Can anyone link this event. I can't find it but would love to see it.
Thanks

[M's_Fan]

[barrysloate]

Tony- I think it was April 1 , 2007. John posted that he was contacted by a family wishing to sell some T206's, and he put scans of them on the board. All were real, except for one that he photoshopped. It was a proof with no name on it, but it was a player in a Cleveland uniform that looked an awful lot like Joe Jackson. It garnered more than a little attention. But of course it was an April Fool's Day joke.

[Kotton King]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

Can anyone link this event. I can't find it but would love to see it.
Thanks

Here you go:

http://www.net54baseball.com/search.php?searchid=55855

[wonkaticket]

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...=jackson+proof

Funny day while many board members played it's an obvious April fools day joke, some of the very same were emailing April every few hours...which was me..

Also funny were the auction houses and sellers that emailed April...I really found out that day who was stand up and who was..well not so stand up.

Very funny day..thanks to Leon & Barry...who were there to help.

[barrysloate]

It was a very funny premise but not everyone was laughing.

[M's_Fan]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Also funny were the auction houses and sellers that emailed April...I really found out that day who was stand up and who was..well not so stand up.

Would love to hear what happened, even if you kept the real identities hidden: "Seller X" and "Auction house Z".