1907 W600 Cobb

bcbgcbrcb · #1 10-24-2011, 07:31 PM

Any theories on why the Johnny Evers is so hard to find? I believe that he was first issued in 1903 so he would have been one of the longest running players. I have been actively looking for one since 2004 and have never seen for for sale or auction. I believe that a board member has one example and that is the only one that I know of.

Baseball Rarities · #2 10-24-2011, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Any theories on why the Johnny Evers is so hard to find? I believe that he was first issued in 1903 so he would have been one of the longest running players. I have been actively looking for one since 2004 and have never seen for for sale or auction. I believe that a board member has one example and that is the only one that I know of.

Phil - Yes, Evers was first offered in the middle of 1903. I have no idea why he is so scarce. That being said, there are other HOFers that were offered in the same timeframe that are equally as scarce such as Burkett and Mack. As far as I know, there is no rhyme or reason for their scarcity either. Since they were only issued as premiums, I can only assume that they were not popular with the fans of the dayand not many chose them.

bcbgcbrcb · #3 10-25-2011, 06:52 AM

Kevin:

Burkett and Mack are good comparisons, maybe a possibility for those two was that their playing days were either over or winding down by that time and the fans were more interested in the star players of the era. However, that doesn't explain Evers, who was in his prime during those days and played on the best team of the era, the mid 1900's Chicago Cubs. Guess we'll never know.............

jerrys · #4 10-25-2011, 03:00 PM

I've seen six in some 25 years or so. Three professionally graded at recent auctions and three others. The others include two in terrible condition and the Copeland in near mint condition. It is not surprising that an exceptionally high auction price on a particular rare card will quickly bring out others. But the total of six for these cabinets made 100 years ago is quite low for a super-star player. I've heard speculation that others exist, and it may to be true, but I have never had evidence of any kind.

I've only seen two W600 Evers. One was a miss cut and the other was in the famous Tom Boblitt Collection.

Burkett and Mack � I�ve only seen one of each but no rumors attached to these.

bcbgcbrcb · #5 10-25-2011, 03:22 PM

Thanks for the insight, Jerry.

Do you recall how bad the miscut Evers was? Just so I know whether it is worth pursuing or not (of course I may never get the opportunity anyway).

HRBAKER · #6 10-25-2011, 03:51 PM

Phil I would hold out for the one with Boblitt pedigree for sure.

bcbgcbrcb · #7 10-25-2011, 04:03 PM

Jeff:

Do you know where it currently resides and how likely it is to come up for sale/auction anytime soon?

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