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06-11-2006, 08:08 PM
Posted By: <b>scott brockelman</b><p>Wanted to bring this ebay auction to the boards attention for those that have never seen original W555's, they will always have either 1 or 2 factory round corners and a rough torn side. Almost all seen in slabs are cut to the white lines and receive high grades, when in reality they are trimmed cards. <br /><br />I wonder when we shall see these cut down and graded?<br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Original-1909-W555-Strip-Baseball-Cards-3_W0QQitemZ8823222033QQihZ005QQcategoryZ86841QQrdZ 1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Original-1909-W555-Strip-Baseball-Cards-3_W0QQitemZ8823222033QQihZ005QQcategoryZ86841QQrdZ 1QQcmdZViewItem</a><br /><br />Scott
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06-12-2006, 07:23 AM
Posted By: <b>Chris Mc</b><p>I don't know much about the set , but from looking at the card edges it would appear that at least four were on a box on each corner. I guess it's also posible that the whole set was on the candy box by looking at the the square lines. Too bad there isn't a complete box to look at. Thanks for post Scott, your right, we may not see an example like this again.
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06-12-2006, 07:43 AM
Posted By: <b>scott brockelman</b><p>I believe these are the flaps of the box, and there were either 1 or 2 players per box, either 1 on each tab or just a single, but probably 1 on each flap as many early candy boxes had 2 per box<br /><br />Scott
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06-12-2006, 10:40 AM
Posted By: <b>Mike</b><p>Does anyone know if the photos used for these, were used for any other cards? Or are they originals? And if they were used for others, what were they? Thanks<br /><br />
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06-12-2006, 10:46 AM
Posted By: <b>Chris Mc</b><p>I would agree about there being only two to a box but the rounded corners on these cards are all different corners.Unless the person cutting them rounded them. Edited for spelling.
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06-12-2006, 10:54 AM
Posted By: <b>scott brockelman</b><p>I had several of these back in the 90's they always have 1 or 2 factory rounded corners, these are right off the box. the torn side is always opposite the rounded corners<br /><br />Scott
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06-12-2006, 11:03 AM
Posted By: <b>Paul</b><p>I thought someone recently auctioned an uncut strip of these. I believe it was four cards all in a row (not in a square).
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06-12-2006, 11:10 AM
Posted By: <b>Mike</b><p>About 12 or so years ago, when I was a type collector of sorts, I bought a 555 Steinfeldt from Fritsch. I think I paid like $10. It is probably the best 555 I have ever seen. Nice scorners. Well centered. No marks on it. Never attached to anyhting. (Glue). I have all cards slabbed, for protection. Oddly enough, of the hundreds of cards that I have slabbed, this is the only one that I have never done. Not sure why. I have always thought about, just never done it. I collect mostly Foxx related items. If this were given an honest grade, it would probably rate a 5. Now I think I will have it graded, just to find out once and for all. I cannot scan into the forum, so I cannot share it. Most likely operator error.<br /><br />
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06-12-2006, 05:00 PM
Posted By: <b>joe</b><p>so,will sgc grade these 3 cards as they are right now?<br /><br />joe
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06-12-2006, 05:10 PM
Posted By: <b>scott brockelman</b><p>but if you trim them to the white lines they will all grade 84, just a matter of folks not knowing what the real thing looks like<br /><br />scott<br />
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06-12-2006, 05:14 PM
Posted By: <b>Chris Mc</b><p>They would grade a 30 at best with that back damage.
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06-12-2006, 05:17 PM
Posted By: <b>joe</b><p>Scott, maybe, but they would be downgraded because of the backs wouldn't they?. Unless you soak them.<br /><br />Joe
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06-12-2006, 05:19 PM
Posted By: <b>scott brockelman</b><p>I was speaking without the adhered paper which could be easily removed and would not affect the grade<br />