1910 Punch Cobb goes for $11K+ eBay

[fkw]

Dont know if all of you saw this but it may be the only time you see one of these. Ive heard of the Punch Cobb for many years but this is the first time I actually saw one. Went for good $$ IMO.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190401916285

PS there was another Punch card on today too.

[calvindog]

Came in third....

[rman444]

if my bid had registered, i would have come in just under 4th. i thought that all of the cuban cards that ended tonight went for very strong prices.

[ElCabron]

I know of two, including this one. A steal at that price. This one is much nicer than the other one.

-Ryan

[Matthew H]

He had his reserve set at 4999, he did well. I've been watching that card too. It was the first I'd seen.

He did have another punch card and more Cuban's, I wonder where he got them...

[bcbgcbrcb]

I went after the TG Andy Cooper RC but my bid didn't even register with a flurry of activity in the last 20 seconds, sold for $2,800+.

[Exhibitman]

Wlife: I've bought a lot of Cuban boxing from this dealer over the years. I think he travels to Cuba periodically and has contacts for cards on the island. My recollection is it is Jim Stinson--it's been a while

Screw politics; we gotta normalize relations so we can tap that card market.

[ElCabron]

It's not Jim Stinson. The seller doesn't travel to Cuba himself, he just sells stuff for a few people that do.

-Ryan

[triwak]

Dammit, that Tomas Gutierrez Andy Cooper card didn't come up on my eBay search engine - or I would have nabbed it! If anyone here won that and wants to make a profit... kwi207@aol.com

[Matthew H]

His location says "Dominican Republic" and his user profile has a photo of him. He might really be down there.

So are Cubans not allowed to use eBay?

[mannybb24]

I have bought some stuff from this seller before and I ended up winning the Oms Billiken the other night with a reserve price of $999.99, which I thought was a steal even though it looks trimmed. Future HOF if they ever let Negro Leaguer's back in, IMO.

The return address on the packages are always from Florida but on EBAY it says they are out of the DR. Who knows, who cares, he has some nice stuff from time to time. This past Friday night was a fun night if you were a Cuban collector, sure the Punch's went for good money (cheap still, if you can say $11,000 and 8,800 respectively are cheap) but the Tomas Gutierrez's went well below "market" value.

Steve

[Wesley]

$11000 for the Cobb is one thing, but $8800 for the Punch common seems crazy.

[Kenny Cole]

It was Bruce Petway. He's sort of an iconic catcher among negro league collectors.

[Wesley]

Thanks for the info Kenny. Did not know who Petway was. or why his card climbed to that level.

[mannybb24]

Whoa buddy, I think Petway is more than just a common.
Funny story, check this out.
Back in 1910 these Punch cards were made to honor the Tigers coming to Cuba. Everyone's favorite bigot ball player Cobb was thrown out 3 times in one game trying to steal second----------and who threw him out all 3 times??

That's right, Mr. Bruce Petway, one of the best defensive catcher around at that time. Oh yeah, he could hit a little as well.

Negro baseball, after 100 years of researched facts.................still getting no love.

[mannybb24]

Thanks Kenny!!!

[benchod]

Thanks for the info about Petway
Like Wes I had never heard of him before

[Kenny Cole]

Of course, there's also the fact that I know of this card and 1 Cabanas Petway. Two cards, period. If there are more, they have not surfaced to my knowledge.

Kenny

[bcbgcbrcb]

How about Pete Hill & does a Pop Lloyd really exist (anyone have a scan of one)?