Acquiring large lot collections & their surprises....tell us of your's

[ethicsprof]

Ted,
It is a great story and I am most pleased to hear it!!!
And if I may take the liberty of continuing it...
Just a couple of years or so ago, when i was trying desperately to add a Drum
back to my newly tamed Monster, TRex asked me if I would be interested in
his Moeller Drum which he had acquired from his good friend Barry Sloate back in the early 80's. Happily, I was eager as could be---then he said he would sell it to me for what he paid Barry Sloate in the early 80's---$100.
And my eagerness and gratitude rose exponentially!!! Needless to say, I am
not only indebted to this fine friend but am continually proud of the provenance of this Sloate--Zanidakis Moeller Drum.
It now is displayed in my office,framed along with my Canfield Drum Pouch, another piece which holds much pride as does the friendship.
all the best,
Barry

[barrysloate]

Ted- wow, I forgot that story but I remember it now!

Barry- I did know that the Drum I sold Ted ended up with you. That's the beauty of this hobby- cards get around.

[ethicsprof]

that is the beauty as well as the enduring friendship and scholarly collegiality we so enjoy.
and the Sloate--Zanidakis provenance!!!

all the best, ole friend

barry

[tedzan]

I really appreciate the kind words, guys. As some others on this forum get their "jollies" by "beating up" on me.

Fortunately, there are more guys like you on here, than them.

T-Rex TED

[E93]

I bought a large group of raw T206s in an auction about ten years ago. When they arrived and I went through them, I was surprised to find a "Nodgrass" error in the group. It was not mentioned in the auction description and probably went unnoticed.
JimB

[E93]

P.S. Great story about the Barry>Ted>Barry(2) Drum!
JimB

[barrysloate]

JIm B- that's amazing. I was just about to add the story that about 5-6 years ago, I bought a large raw lot of T205-206 from a major auction house and in my group was also a Nodgrass! You mean that's happened twice? Pretty cool.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by tedzan

I really appreciate the kind words, guys. As some others on this forum get their "jollies" by "beating up" on me.

Fortunately, there are more guys like you on here, than them.

T-Rex TED

I think there's a world of difference between disagreeing with someone and "beating" them up.

I saw several people who disagreed with you. I didn't see anyone beating you up.

[tedzan]

Neat story....I did not bother to check for a "Nodgrass" error in these 400+ cards. I'll go thru them again when I get home.

Also, I'll look for a "Shappe".

As it is, I am very happy with the unexpected errors and the scarce front/back combos I have found already (shown in my
initial post here) in this collection.


Thanks for sharing.

TED Z

[Piratesfan1418]

Great stories everyone!

[tedzan]

My favorite large lot acquisition was back in 2006 from one of Barry Sloate's auctions. It consisted of 346 - T206's,
of which 262 were SOVEREIGN cards. It is quite rare that this many SOVEREIGN's are found in one lot of cards.

The amazing part of this collection was the 40+ HOFer's in it, including the following SOVEREIGN cards.......

Green Cobb
Both Johnson's
Speaker
Lajoie (portrait)
Tinker (portrait & batting)
Evers (portrait & both batting cards)
Chance [portrait (red & yellow)]
Bresnahan (portrait & batting)

etc., etc.

This gave me a huge "jump start" on putting together my all-SOVEREIGN set.


Thank you again, Barry.

TED Z

[ibuysportsephemera]

I purchased a group of misc. sports guides and books that were heavy on USFL media guides. Also included were some older baseball books. In one of the books was a piece of paper that had a bunch of autographs of older baseball players including Gil Hodges and Joe Paterno. I didn't get the connection until I did some research and found out that Paterno was from Brooklyn. I had the autographs authenticated by Richard Simon some time ago.

I have had other nice surprises as well.

-One of my larger purchases of old Brooklyn Dodgers baseball programs included some Green Bay Packers programs from the 1930's. Included was a Packers vs. Redskins Program that I didn't realize until I got home was from an early championship game...I sold this program for 3k which paid for the entire purchase.

-I purchased a collection on eBay of 1920's football programs that were advertised in poor condition. A few of the programs weren't great but many were awesome and a few had Marion Morrison (John Wayne).

-I purchased a large collection of football programs from a known dealer in Florida. Not a lot of information, so I took a chance and found programs that had Jackie Robinson, AAFL and other really collectible items.

I also have found a Joe Namath rookie card in a book as well as some neat ticket stubs tucked into older programs.

[peterose4hof]

I bought a collection of cards ranging in years from the 1940s-1970s and the seller "threw in" a small box of autographed baseballs that he didn't think much of. They turned out to be almost full team-signed balls. One was the mid 1950s Brooklyn Dodgers, one was the mid 1950s St. Louis Cardinals and the other was a late 1950s Giants. All 3 had the major stars and I sold the balls for nearly twice as much as I paid for the whole collection.

That was pre-wife and kids so I blew the proceeds on a 5 day bender in Vegas (Ahhhhh the good old days!)