View Full Version : The Fifth Cobb - Very Rare
frankbmd
06-26-2015, 07:15 PM
The Hat Off Bat Off, also known as the HOBO by hobby insiders.;)
wazoo
06-26-2015, 07:49 PM
I saw this and was waiting for a thread to start hahaha.
dealme
06-26-2015, 08:12 PM
Perhaps a 1910s version of Sun's Out, Guns Out
Cozumeleno
06-26-2015, 10:41 PM
The Hat Off Bat Off, also known as the HOBO by hobby insiders.;)
You cannot possibly be as old as you say you are and come up with this stuff. Brilliant.
For the price I am thinking someone might jump on it. You get a high percentage of the HOBO :) card for a low percentage of what a nice one would cost...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-11-T206-Ty-Cobb-Bat-Off-Shoulder-Piedmont-BVG-Authentic-/271913759041?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f4f52b141
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frankbmd
06-27-2015, 08:28 AM
For the price I am thinking someone might jump on it. You get a high percentage of the HOBO :) card for a low percentage of what a nice one would cost...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-11-T206-Ty-Cobb-Bat-Off-Shoulder-Piedmont-BVG-Authentic-/271913759041?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f4f52b141
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He's going to wish he raised the price now, when he sees how many views he gets.;)
pawpawdiv9
06-27-2015, 08:29 AM
Been looking for one, but i'll think i pass on this one.
GoldenAge50s
06-27-2015, 09:07 AM
Because he also has the head off & ear removed the more correct acronym used in the Hobby for this version of Cobb is that it is called the HOBO HOER.
1880nonsports
06-27-2015, 09:18 AM
it's head and holders above the rest.....
Laxcat
07-14-2015, 12:46 PM
For the price I am thinking someone might jump on it. You get a high percentage of the HOBO :) card for a low percentage of what a nice one would cost...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-11-T206-Ty-Cobb-Bat-Off-Shoulder-Piedmont-BVG-Authentic-/271913759041?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f4f52b141
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Is it wrong that I did? Also, would PSA even slab it Authentic?
Jantz
07-14-2015, 01:05 PM
The previous owner was Edward Scissorhands
ls7plus
07-14-2015, 03:51 PM
It certainly is a condition rarity--would be very difficult to duplicate that upper edge!
Highest and best,
Larry
brianp-beme
07-14-2015, 04:38 PM
Is it wrong that I did?
With the purchase of this Cobb card, you are on the slippery slope leading to beater city. Beware of all the deformed cards that, now emboldened, will come at you from the shadows to snatch away money from your wallet when you least expect it (and sometimes when it may result in financial ruin).
Brian
Laxcat
07-14-2015, 04:59 PM
One way ticket to despair/bliss
Agreed. I finally have the finances/interest to put together some prewar stuff. I'll never have enough for a Wags or Plank but I think everything else is doable as long as I don't overreach.
Condition is second to owning. Congrats on a great pick up!! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That thing has some character going for it..
One way ticket to despair/bliss
Agreed. I finally have the finances/interest to put together some prewar stuff. I'll never have enough for a Wags or Plank but I think everything else is doable as long as I don't overreach.
bnorth
07-15-2015, 07:52 AM
Condition is second to owning. Congrats on a great pick up!! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That thing has some character going for it..
I agree condition for a collector is secondary. As one of the poorer members trying to collect the T210 set I would be more than happy to pick some up in that condition.
Now if I invested in cards it would be an entirely different story.
peterose4hof
07-15-2015, 08:01 AM
I don't think this one would get the PWCC High-End Certified status.
Laxcat
07-15-2015, 08:06 AM
Thanks Leon. I thought it was a good pick up. I'm trying to put together as much of the t206's as I can on a shoestring budget. My rule is: the only money I spend on prewar is from modern cards that I sell. Luckily for me I had a couple cases of 85 FB racks sitting around! That knocked out some variations and the O'Hara STL. The fun is in the hunt for me.
vintagetoppsguy
07-15-2015, 08:07 AM
Is the card even authentic? Why does the chipping/paper loss around the edges show "fresh" paper underneath? Shouldn't it be evenly toned around the edges?
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxMjAw/z/GMEAAOSw~gRVgMg9/$_57.JPG
Laxcat
07-15-2015, 08:10 AM
The picture washes it out a bit. In hand the ripped paper has a yellow tone to it.