I'm not convinced this $1,500 is for "Hack" Wilson.

[jerseygary]

The first thing I thought was that it looks like an "A" on the cap - which said Los Angeles Angels in my mind which was a farm team of the Cubs back in the 30's and sure enough as mjkm90 said there was a Harry Wilson on the '33 Angels roster. So I figure this was some kind of spring training gift given to the team when they trained on Catalina Island before the 1933 season.

[thecatspajamas]

Shill bidding aside, if you scroll all the way down to the bottom you can see where he added a correction, probably provided by a concerned board member.

[perezfan]

The seller admits it's Harry Wilson in his description (addendum from 11/29 at the bottom of the text). Someone just overpaid by roughly $1,450 (so no big deal)

Edit - Lance beat me to the description part. Hopefully the "winning" bidder (and I use that term loosely) has some recourse, or can retract his bid (based on the shilling and the faulty descrition). The final shilling raised the price over $550.

[mjkm90]

probably shouldnt say who the high bidder was.

[perezfan]

I stand corrected on the post I made at 12:53. A VERY well respected NET54 member just informed me how rare and desirable this piece actually is. The fact that it is not Hack Wilson is of no consequence...

The apparent shill bidding would personally bug me, as it appeared to take the price up a lot higher than otherwise. Hard to believe that 2 people with zero feedback would bid so aggressively (and in such a non-conventional way).

But apparently this is a gem so rare that few of us could even comprehend its value. I was way off on my valuation, and stand corrected. It is a super-rare and desirable piece!

[cincicards]

Pcl

[Wite3]

Rare is an understatement...these were given to the Angels in 1933 as they trained at Wrigley Field West on Catalina. Have only seen 2 or 3 ever. I collect Catalina stuff every now and then and these are very difficult and desirable. It is indeed Harry Wilson. The price was in line with demand in my opinion.

Joshua

PS If you ever get a chance to get to Catalina Island, it is very nice and they have a few neat pieces at the Museum featuring the Cubs and some visiting teams. The field is no longer there but there is a plaque to visit and the site must have been spectacular to play at!