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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: identify7
who acted when card accumulations were being found on walls of gas stations, barns, etc. When was that? The 60s, 70s? That would be less than fifty years ago. |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: Hal Lewis
Yes, I think by now it is unreasonable, because most of the "original" collectors have passed away and been forced to do SOMETHING with their cards. |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: warshawlaw
In classic weasely lawyer form, I speak out of both sides of my mouth . |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: identify7
Hal: I did not intend to indicate that dealers would be the primary holder of rarities. I intended that a person such as myself (who is not dead yet, and could even live as long T-Rex, someday) who was sort of in the hobby in the 70s; could have taken considerable amounts of pristine goudeys or could have been way more selective. |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: Scot
I promise there are nice old collections still out there. With many more new discoveries. That New Josh Gibson rookie as a recent example. I'm counting on it with some sets... |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: joe
I know of at least 2 collectors in my area that have very large collections of vintage cards, these are large and old collections with rare and unusual sports and non sports. Both of these collectors have been collecting fo over 40 years. They have avoided the public eye. |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: leon
I say it all of the time. I DO believe there are large quantities of cards we don't have a clue about. I think that over time most will find their way to the hobby though. I know in my scant 8-10 years of collecting I have known about several major finds and even had one myself (762 cards from a CA heir). I agree that there probably isn't a stash of nrmt sets of E107's but I do think that "a" set or two could find it's way to the hobby. I think there is as much unknown to us as is known....but that's just my opinion based on my observations....regards |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: drdduet
For what it's worth, I believe there are many more cards out of circulation than there are circulating. Also, odds are most old school collectors do not publicize. When I joined this board about 3 years ago, I had been collecting since 1976...I was new to the board, but a veteran collector...I know of a few other collectors from my region who claim they will never publicize themselves or their collections(I'm talking about Pre-War stuff). |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: jay behrens
It's true that there are a number of large, old-time collections that are under the radar of the general collecting public. Don't kid yourself though. These collectors are known by the old-time dealers and collectors that are still around, so they aren't exactly unkown to the hobby. Being low profile doesn't mean that no one in the hobby knows about them. |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: Hal Lewis
Jay and I are on the same page. |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: Darren J. Duet
Anyone know about the NM-Mt CJ set before it came to auction.....when will the next one come out(and one or more will)....great cards Leon has been posting lately....there are too many intagibles to KNOW exactly what is out there waiting to be REVEALED or discovered.....We cannot know for sure. It would be nice if it was tidy, keep wishing. |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: leon
I agree with you completely. No matter what anyone says I believe there is far more than we think, out there...waiting to be discovered....heck, just look at our background on the board. Two months ago these things hadn't been seen for 40 yrs...so basically they were unknown. I think there are thousands of these "finds" left.....again, just my little ole opinion.....best regards |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: jay behrens
I doubt there are "thousands" of finds to be made outside the hobby. There is generally 1 or 2 big finds each year that originate outside the hobby. There might be 100 or so significant hoards of vintage baseball cards and that might be streatching it. I really doubt there are too many more 800 plus card collections out there waiting to be discovered. |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: Genaro
I saw a kid whos grandfather passed away. he sold about 60 vintage cards 2 were cobbs t2061 1 was a red back THE other green back. the guy paid 800 each for them a few other collectors gave hime around 3k for the rest. He offered me both cobbs for 2500 each but I didnt have it with me shucks. The were 7 or 8 grade easy. |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: leon
I should have communicated better. When I said there are "thousands of these finds left" I was referring to the 4 cards that are now our background. I too doubt there are thousands of "500 or more" card finds left....although I do think there are thousands of cards left to "find"....with "find" being a relative term..best regards |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: darren
There is a difference between the number of cards left to be found, and the number that will be found.... |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: Judge Dred (Fred)
Lets examine some of the more recent significant "finds" that were not part of a known collection. I'll just stick with N172 (or other 19th century) for this example, other people can bring up other card issues. Lets keep this to over 100 cards. |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: warshawlaw
that's part of what makes it fun! |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: Hal Lewis
There are TWO DIFFERENT kinds of "finds" in my opinion. |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: identify7
E107s were never intended to be more than an example of one of the types of finds which could exist. |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: leon
I was luckey enough to find some cards in an inheritance, late in '03.....and these had been in a closet for about 50 years....the gentleman's grandfather collected them as a kid.....so for the newbees on the board here is what I ended up with...: |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: Martin Neal
I know I have been lucky, But I wanted to share some of my finds with the board. My original find was back in 1988 when a man came into my video store with a box of old cards. I didn't know what they were, small and beat up, but was I enthralled with the look of them. It was a cache of t206s including a Cobb, Johnson, Lajoies, several no B's, a Willis grey background, a Shappe, and a Wagner. The Wagner was a card I had sort of heard about so I bought the 136 t206s for a hundred dollars. Unfortunately, I found out the Wagner was Heinie. Dad gone it !!! That started me on this long journey. |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: warshawlaw
both of which are (were) woefully undercatalogued, new stuff just seems to expand the interest of the collecting public. I've not seen card prices depressed as a result of new cards coming to light. |
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Is it unreasonable to conclude that relatively rare cards are held by collectors
Posted By: Brett
136 t206's for $100 ! i wish i could have finds like that. |
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