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09-12-2005, 01:53 PM

Posted By: daviddbreadmanI continue to be baffled over where people get their cards? I see these great cards from a number of members. Leon always seems to have an abundance of rare cards. I just saw him post a scan of a T207 with a Red Cross back. I have no idea where to find one of those. So i ask you this: Where do you all get your cards?? i get mine about 97% on eBay and 2% here in the BST and about 1% from nationalsportscards.com. What about everyone else? What am i missing? Are card shows a big one? Lets hear it <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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09-12-2005, 01:56 PM

Posted By: zachI don't go to many card shows but I do go to the national once a year and pick up lots of my cards there. I also use ebay alot, the b/s/t, and private deals w/other board members. Also on a personal note David, you will not be finding a Red Cross backed t207 for a long time.....less than 20 are known to exist. I think 12 exist ? Can anyone confirm this ?

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09-12-2005, 02:02 PM

Posted By: leonThe common perception is that 4 exist. I believe the number to be 5 .....regards (ps...my collection pales in comparison to some other board members....it just takes time and patience...and a few bucks)

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09-12-2005, 02:18 PM

Posted By: zachI was at first told there were 5 that existed then later told by a different source that 12 existed.....

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09-12-2005, 02:25 PM

Posted By: BlackSoxFanDidn't you guys hear - leon has already agreed that when he decides to sell his t207 weaver red cross, i get to be first in line! Haha .. i wish (note: that was a joke). Let me suggest another outlet - The Hurricane Relief Auction coming soon to an ebay near you! Regards, Black Sox Fan - - - - - - - - - I'm Smart Enough To Know, There Are A Lot Of People Who Know More Than I Know <a href="http://www.blacksoxfan.com" target="new">BlackSoxFan.com</a> <a href=mailto:shoelessjoe@blacksoxfan.com?subject=Ne t54>email me</a>

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09-12-2005, 02:29 PM

Posted By: jay behrensYou may get to be first in line, but that doesn't mean he will sell it to you <img src="/images/wink.gif" height=14 width=14> Kinda like Rosen at the front door of a show. He may be first in line, but he doesn't get everything. Jay My place is full of valuable, worthless junk.

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09-12-2005, 02:30 PM

Posted By: zachIt's mr. mint for heavan's sake ! He gets everything!(insert smiley)

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09-12-2005, 02:32 PM

Posted By: Bill Kasel70% Ebay (but dwindling) 20% NW54 BST (and growing) 10% Auction Houses Bill

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09-12-2005, 02:40 PM

Posted By: BlackSoxFanLol..i'm not first in line .. nor have leon and i discussed it... i was just givin everyone a laugh....please always assume sarcasm with me beyond anything else! GO BLUE! But boy would i love a shot at it! haha! Regards, Black Sox Fan - - - - - - - - - I'm Smart Enough To Know, There Are A Lot Of People Who Know More Than I Know <a href="http://www.blacksoxfan.com" target="new">BlackSoxFan.com</a> <a href=mailto:shoelessjoe@blacksoxfan.com?subject=Ne t54>email me</a>

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09-12-2005, 02:46 PM

Posted By: leonlDon't believe everything you are told. I have seen 3 (and 1 was the 5th I am talking about) and have been told about the other 2. Email me privately and let me know who told you 12..... I have never heard that number before and know quite a few hobby vets whom I have asked ..

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09-12-2005, 03:06 PM

Posted By: jay behrensLeon, I am the person that mentioned the number 12. Thought there were two different finds, one of 5 cards and another of 7 cards. Jay My place is full of valuable, worthless junk.

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09-12-2005, 03:15 PM

Posted By: Josh K.I get all of mine from one or more of the following places: 1. In the attics of new houses that I move into; 2. Stuffed behind radiators; 3. Inside old shoeboxes that I find laying around; 4. My grandparents; 5. Hidden in secret hideaway spots under floors and behind walls (located in the same houses that I move into); and 6. Dealers - these cards were all purchased a long time ago and the dealers all informed me that the cards were real - but, since I dont know anything about them myself, I sell them on ebay as reprints per ebay policy.

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09-12-2005, 03:54 PM

Posted By: leonThere wasn't a find of 7. You might be thinking of Just So's as there was a find of 7 of those, I believe. There were 6 in a Sloate and Smolin auction several years ago and there was 1 that the consignor did not give them...which would make a find of 7, of a very rare series. All of my hobby buddies say there are 4-5 T207 Red Cross's.......regards

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09-12-2005, 07:19 PM

Posted By: Scott ElkinsUnless there has been a recent find I haven't heard about. The "original" find of four - then an old time collector in NJ found one in his collection - total of 5.

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09-12-2005, 08:01 PM

Posted By: Scott ThompsonI got approximately 80% of my T206's from Ebay, but as the number of "commons" I need dwindles, I am getting more and more from this board. Scott

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09-12-2005, 09:34 PM

Posted By: Dan KotelesI know that the Red Cross is the rarest, but...how many could be of the 2 that I just sold of the Red Cycle and the Anonymous back ???

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09-12-2005, 09:55 PM

Posted By: Julie Vognarshows--i've almost forgotten what they are...

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09-13-2005, 12:27 AM

Posted By: Scott ElkinsBcD!!!!!! I also acquire cards from that hot dog and Ribeye eating, carpetbagging Dan Koteles.

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09-13-2005, 01:09 AM

Posted By: Judge Dred (Fred)<ul><li>ebay - (seems like a pretty large percentage) <li>Auction Houses, large and small - (fair amount) <li>B/S/T - (finding it to be a pretty good source) <li>People I've met or know - (I still do this but most people don't want to cut loose of what they have because it's pretty hard to replenish stock) <li>Shows (rarely - now if I lived on around the Pennsylvania area...) <li>Shops (once in a blue moon - so many shops carry new stuff, they consider old stuff to be from the '50s) </ul> I wish there was an up to date listing of stores, in our N54 arsenal of information, that carried VINTAGE pre-war (and I don't mean Viet Nam) material. I know these stores exist. It would be a great source of information for people that travel or people that go on vacations with the possibility of making a side trip to a card shop.

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09-14-2005, 01:04 PM

Posted By: Bill StoneWouldn't it be nice to plan one quality show where all the vintage collectors( and only vintage) could come and trade ,buy and sell their vintage cards . I find this the most frustrating part of the hobby --while I am a patient man I still would like to see a card or two I need come up for sale during the year and as my collection has not been built to trade I find that avenue not possible although I fully understand and appreciate the collectors who would prefer to trade.

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09-14-2005, 01:40 PM

Posted By: AlanEd Keetz in upstate New York used to run a "vintage only" show, where no modern stuff is allowed. I'm not sure if he still runs that show.

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09-14-2005, 03:38 PM

Posted By: tbob60% Ebay 15% NW54 BST 10% Auction Houses 15% Fellow collectors