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08-31-2007, 11:38 AM
Posted By: <b>Joseph</b><p>Lots of early memorabilia and cards in this auction. Use the drop down menu in<br />the link below for easy perusal:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scpauctions.com/scpauctions/Auction.cfm" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.scpauctions.com/scpauctions/Auction.cfm</a><br /><br /><br />The auction contains a few advertising pieces that have caused problems in the hobby for years now, among them a PINCH HIT tobacco sign and the don't-touch-with-a-ten-foot-pole KEN-WEL Lou Gehrig sign.<br /><br />The Ken-Wel sign is so tainted that it doesn't have a single bid yet. Anyone care to elaborate?<br />
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08-31-2007, 11:57 AM
Posted By: <b>Aaron M.</b><p>Alot of nice items in the Internet-only SCP Auction (and for those wondering, the buyer's premium is still listed as 20%, despite Sotheby's recent announcement it was raising the buyer's premium to 25%). I would rate it as slightly better than a typical Mastro Collector Classic in terms of quality of material offered. <br /><br />For those interested, I believe the Christy Mathewson "A Fan For A Fan" is real (though not in the best shape), but would love to hear other's opinions. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.scpauctions.com/scpauctions/LotDetail.cfm?Lot_ID=11210" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.scpauctions.com/scpauctions/LotDetail.cfm?Lot_ID=11210</a><br /><br />The Ty Cobb Stall & Dean trophy is another nice item. It usually sells for over $3,000, but this one is in pretty rough shape, so it should sell for significantly less. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.scpauctions.com/scpauctions/LotDetail.cfm?Lot_ID=12644" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.scpauctions.com/scpauctions/LotDetail.cfm?Lot_ID=12644</a>
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08-31-2007, 12:12 PM
Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>I would love to hear on Ken Wal. I thought another reputable dealer had one on ebay recently.<br /><br />I had heard that this sign had been recreated and never in fact was vintage. Am I correct in this recollection or does anyone know for sure?<br /><br />Max
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08-31-2007, 12:22 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Looks like some interesting items in this auction and some stuff I've not seen before.<br /><br />Anyone seen these pencil clips before?<br /><a href="http://www.scpauctions.com/scpauctions/LotDetail.cfm?Lot_ID=12613" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.scpauctions.com/scpauctions/LotDetail.cfm?Lot_ID=12613</a>
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08-31-2007, 12:59 PM
Posted By: <b>Joseph</b><p>Here's Sandiegowill's Ken-Wel...absolutely a reputable eBay dealer...is HIS real...are ANY of these real:<br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1920s-LOU-GEHRIG-KEN-WEL-BASEBALL-GLOVE-STORE-SIGN_W0QQitemZ290152289687QQcmdZViewItem" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1920s-LOU-GEHRIG-KEN-WEL-BASEBALL-GLOVE-STORE-SIGN_W0QQitemZ290152289687QQcmdZViewItem</a><br /><br /><br />Obviously if his is authentic, it was a steal at just over 100 bucks. I seem to recall reading that the signs with grommets are not vintage, but there are also no-grommet non-vintage examples. And that the signs with the easel-back are vintage.<br /><br />OR WAS IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND? I am confident this knowledge exists in the minds of a few forum readers...<br /><br />
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08-31-2007, 01:10 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>The Gehrig sign is one of those items that I would stay clear of...I have no idea if there ever were originals for that sign, but there are a few signs I would never buy - ever - and that includes a Red Rock Cola/Ruth, Ty Cobb Candy, and Stall & Dean/Cobb.<br /><br />
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08-31-2007, 01:35 PM
Posted By: <b>Joe Jones</b><p>I have no doubt the Fan for A Fan is real.
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08-31-2007, 02:57 PM
Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>I am waiting for someone to sell a Baker Fan for a Fan <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>
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08-31-2007, 04:28 PM
Posted By: <b>Aaron M.</b><p>Max, a Baker "Fan For a Fan" was offered a few times by the same seller on E-Bay in June and July and I don't think it ever sold (he had it listed at a BIN for $6,000). <br /><br />I ended up buying his 1914 Braves Royals Rooters pinback for a "Best Offer", and would have loved to buy the Baker fan as well, but it was out of my price range (though I don't think it was unfairly priced -- I think the Mastro example sold for about $5,000 when you factor in the buyer's premium). As far as I know those are the only two Bakers ever offered publicly for sale. <br /><br />Anyway, the seller's username is joejo20 if you want to contact him and see if it's still available. <br /><br />Good luck! <br />
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08-31-2007, 04:38 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Hey Aaron...I think you missed the smiley face in Max's post and the post by Joe Jones that preceded Max's post. <img src="/images/wink.gif" height=14 width=14>
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08-31-2007, 04:44 PM
Posted By: <b>Joe Jones</b><p>Hi Aaron,<br /><br />Check out my login ID <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/joejo20/misc/small/img467.jpg">
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08-31-2007, 04:46 PM
Posted By: <b>Aaron M.</b><p>LOL! I'm terrible at figuring out those smiley-faced things. Yours looks like it has something in its eye. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>
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09-01-2007, 04:27 AM
Posted By: <b>Mike H</b><p>Dan those pencil clips scare me. I've seen a lot of repros over the years. I'm not saying these particular examples are bad, but I don't like them.<br /><br />I didn't come across any nice baseball pennants in this auction. Did I miss any?
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09-01-2007, 07:32 AM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>I hear you Mike....I thought the pencil clip idea was Bill Veeck's in the late 1940s? I don't think I've ever seen anything earlier than the Cleveland Indians clips.