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Brian Van Horn
04-17-2014, 09:48 PM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1933-Goudey-Lou-Gehrig-92-New-York-Yankees-Authentic-CS3650-/161279123930?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item258cfc21da
grainsley
04-17-2014, 09:55 PM
Easy mistake, putting the decimal point in the wrong place, I'm sure he meant $1.85, not $185.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1933-Goudey-Lou-Gehrig-92-New-York-Yankees-Authentic-CS3650-/161279123930?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item258cfc21da
nice car.....d...It would probably only get an AU_ grade......
I Only Smoke 4 the Cards
04-18-2014, 11:45 AM
What an unfortunate tear.
bobbyw8469
04-18-2014, 12:15 PM
lmfao!!!
ethicsprof
04-18-2014, 12:23 PM
I only wish the centering and registration were better.
best,
barry
bobbyw8469
04-18-2014, 12:30 PM
He ought to cut it up into little pieces and sell them to Topps so they can include them on "relic" cards?
h2oya311
04-18-2014, 02:03 PM
With a dollar bill, if you have more than 50% of the original bill, it's still worth $1. In this case, the headless Lou will not retain the value of a whole Lou. I wonder what the other 40% of the card might fetch?? Would a TPG authenticate 40% of a card??
Eric72
04-18-2014, 02:04 PM
Quite the overzealous trim job. :D
frankbmd
04-18-2014, 02:21 PM
After this sale, he will be selling the rare Gehrig portrait card.
D.P.Johnson
04-18-2014, 02:30 PM
$185 bucks and no head? Sounds like date night with the 'lil woman...:(...
kailes2872
04-18-2014, 03:58 PM
Tony frequents this board and is a great guy. He has helped me several times - both in selling me needed upgrade cards, and (more importantly) providing sound advice on expected pricing and strategy for set building.
I saw the card a couple of weeks ago when he posted it on his site and was interested to see what the price would be. I am sure that it wasn't easy to put a sticker price on as it takes poor to a new level. I am confident of a couple of things - 1.) If someone has a reasonable offer slightly above his wholesale cost, he will take it because he is all about turning inventory and 2.) His pricing is as competitive as any that I have seen.
I have never met him. He doesn't know me from Adam, so I am not an advertisement for him. But, everytime I send him an email asking a question he takes the time to respond with quality information - even if it doesn't involve a purchase from him - sort of the antithisis of the B&M guys that John and company were talking about in the other thread.
jandr272
04-19-2014, 12:28 PM
$185 bucks and no head? Sounds like date night with the 'lil woman...:(...
I laughed hard at this, and then started to cry when the truth of it hit home...
h2oya311
04-19-2014, 03:14 PM
I laughed hard at this, and then started to cry when the truth of it hit home...
Me too!! Classic!
bobbyw8469
04-19-2014, 06:34 PM
Hard to put a value on a card that degraded. I mean, after all, his name and his head are both missing!! In my opinion, it has as much value as the card that "might" have touched the T206 Wagner card!
PS - He states the card is #92 instead of #160. How does he know? The number is missing as well!
Brian Van Horn
04-19-2014, 10:23 PM
Hard to put a value on a card that degraded. I mean, after all, his name and his head are both missing!! In my opinion, it has as much value as the card that "might" have touched the T206 Wagner card!
PS - He states the card is #92 instead of #160. How does he know? The number is missing as well!
Maybe the part of the card that had the head came back to him in a dream or a kind of out body/register experience.
Tomman1961
04-20-2014, 07:35 AM
Think the head is in a bicycle tire spoke? Still stuck on with the clothespin?
Paul S
04-20-2014, 08:03 AM
I think it's the rare cryogenic Ted Williams. Separate the head and drop and crack the skull on the floor:eek: Then wait for technology to catch up -- the card should be whole at some point in time -- then it will be worth the price.
Lou is feeling a bit light headed is all....flesh wound!!
thisisradioclash
04-23-2014, 07:13 AM
The top edge is a little rough... :)
dabigyankeeman
04-23-2014, 08:10 AM
Maybe his head is with Ted William's head......
Brian Van Horn
04-23-2014, 08:26 AM
Maybe his head is with Ted William's head......
Give me the rim shot before my response.
For my 2001 post on Net54:
They say two heads are better than one.
:o
phlflyer1
04-24-2014, 04:43 PM
Hmmm,
I wonder if I should hit the BIN on that one and add it to this "Beheaded" card from my collection... Could be the start of a whole new collecting nitche!
http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag169/phlflyer1/JK_Carrigan_zps2f48fbf6.jpg
bobbyw8469
04-25-2014, 05:20 AM
At least with that card you can see the name! I can see a newbie collector seeing that other card, with no name, no team, no card number, and that high price tag, and be like WTF!?!?!?!?!?! lol.......
ls7plus
04-26-2014, 12:19 AM
He ought to cut it up into little pieces and sell them to Topps so they can include them on "relic" cards?
Love it!!! I have some "poor" condition cards, but no train wrecks. Beaters are one thing, but that one is lying bloody, battered and comatose by the curb!!!
Larry
ls7plus
04-26-2014, 12:23 AM
Sorry--wrong quote!
ls7plus
04-26-2014, 12:26 AM
$185 bucks and no head? Sounds like date night with the 'lil woman...:(...
Far and away the most classic post of all time--will probably be unable to sleep tonight because I'll still be laughing!
You guys are great!
Larry