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03-10-2009, 04:07 PM
Posted By: <b>Jeff W.</b><p>Here is a small sampling from REA, courtesy of sports collectors daily. The Cracker Jack poster is incredible and it's something I have never seen before.<br>Here is the link (sorry about the long link):<br><br>http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/latest-sports-collecting-news/1915-cracker-jack-poster-rare-baseball-cards-just-start-for-rea.html<br><br>Jeff W.
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03-10-2009, 04:16 PM
Posted By: <b>Greg B.</b><p>I've seen this poster in person many times around '89-'90. Even the blue dyed string at the top is in Nm+ condition. Completeley awesome peice, and a privelage to have seen and held as a teenager. I have not spoken to the owner in a dozen years or so, but he is a nice fellow...<br>GB
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03-10-2009, 04:20 PM
Posted By: <b>Matt</b><p>Alan - we now know the answer to the question"What's better then a free auction catalog?" A free auction catalog with a free magnet inside <img src="/images/happy.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="happy.gif"><br><br><p><br><br><br><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mwieder" rel="nofollow">My Trade/Sale Page</a></p>
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03-10-2009, 04:21 PM
Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>There was a Cracker Jack poster in the Wolffer's Auction quite a number of years ago. I suppose this one is it.
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03-10-2009, 04:38 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>WOW! This is going to be one heckuva auction. Rob outdid himself this year.
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03-10-2009, 04:49 PM
Posted By: <b>Greg B.</b><p>Hey Barry if I remember right it was a "Goobers" auction in SF I think. Remember them? There was a stained up one auctioned by Rob in the 90's also.<br>GB
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03-10-2009, 05:17 PM
Posted By: <b>Ricky Y</b><p>Wow cool stuff. I remember seeing the poster by Goober's back in the late 80's at a SF show. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="happy.gif"><br><br>Ricky Y
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03-10-2009, 05:25 PM
Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>That CJ poster is incredible.<br><br>Cobby, Wagner, Joe Jax!<br>and Speaker one of my favorite CJs / actually one of my favorite cards in the hobby.<br><br>Amazing.<br><br>no WaJo..... I guess CJ didn't realize they had created the greatest card in the history of card creation.<br><br><br>love that poster.
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03-10-2009, 05:31 PM
Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Greg- you're absolutely right. It was Goober's. I mix those two up, because I think the two houses worked together in some capacity. Does that sound right?
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03-10-2009, 05:32 PM
Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>I just discovered I still have the catalog. It was on the cover of Goober's September 3, 1991 sale.
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03-10-2009, 05:58 PM
Posted By: <b>Greg B.</b><p>Barry, If you have the catalogue there are several cards that I consigned to that auction (mint blue s74 Cobb). I can't remember them all. Most stuff in those auctions didn't actually "sell", per say. That was a long time ago...<br>GregB
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03-10-2009, 06:04 PM
Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Lot#3 was an S-74 Colored Silk of Ty Cobb, brown on light blue, with an estimate of $3000-3500.<br><br>There was also about eight Ramlys, raw of course, each graded NR MT/MT. What are the chances that if all were submitted today they would receive an 8 grade?<br><br>I know alot of the material was purported to sell and didn't; same with Wolffer's. Maybe that is how they worked together, "helping" each other out.
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03-10-2009, 06:33 PM
Posted By: <b>Alan</b><p>Matt - I could not have said that better myself.<br><img src="http://vbbc.forumotion.com/users/17/23/61/smiles/136179.gif" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://vbbc.forumotion.com/users/17/23/61/smiles/136179.gif" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://vbbc.forumotion.com/users/17/23/61/smiles/136179.gif" alt="[linked image]">
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03-10-2009, 06:39 PM
Posted By: <b>Matt</b><p>Alan - Happy Purim!<br><br><p><br><br><br><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mwieder" rel="nofollow">My Trade/Sale Page</a></p>
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03-10-2009, 06:54 PM
Posted By: <b>JimB</b><p>Jeff,<br>What's up with stealing my avatar? <img src="/images/happy.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="happy.gif"><br>JimB
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03-10-2009, 07:13 PM
Posted By: <b>Bottom of the Ninth</b><p>Jim,<br><br>Your avatar is the trimmed down version.<br><br>
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03-10-2009, 07:18 PM
Posted By: <b>JimB</b><p>Yes, but it is authentic.<br>JimB
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03-10-2009, 07:30 PM
Posted By: <b>Peter_Spaeth</b><p>"E" avatars in "T" holders are all the rage these days.
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03-10-2009, 08:20 PM
Posted By: <b>Jeff W.</b><p>Hey Jim, is this avatar better? (insert smiley face here)<br><br>Jeff W.
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03-10-2009, 10:32 PM
Posted By: <b>JimB</b><p>Um, I think it is perfect. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="happy.gif"><br>JimB
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03-10-2009, 11:47 PM
Posted By: <b>Ken McMillan</b><p>Alan, <br><br>Happy Bris!!!!<br><br><br>Kmac
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03-11-2009, 06:35 AM
Posted By: <b>Alan</b><p>Same to you, Matt. <img src="http://vbbc.forumotion.com/users/17/23/61/smiles/136179.gif" alt="[linked image]"><br>
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03-16-2009, 01:17 PM
Posted By: <b>Mike</b><p>I have had these in my collection for a long time and now I know what the original looked like.<br><br><br><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1237231001.JPG" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1237231020.JPG" alt="[linked image]">
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03-16-2009, 03:58 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Sweet Mike! What's the backstory here? Where and how did you find them?
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03-16-2009, 04:07 PM
Posted By: <b>Mike</b><p>I bought them here in Ottawa / Canada about ten years ago from a guy who used to own a card + comic store. <br><br>I asked him a million questins when I bought them as to who brought them in, where are the missing players etc. but he really couldn't recall much unfortunately.<br><br>I asked both big grading services if they could give them an A for authentic but both declined. I believe they have to have been the orignial card at some point or something along those lines.<br><br>All the best, Mike
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03-16-2009, 04:07 PM
Posted By: <b>Matt</b><p>According to their web site - one of the lots will be a group of 592 OJs (reserve $50k). What are the largest lots of OJs ever offered as a single lot?<br><br><p><br><br><br><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mwieder" rel="nofollow">My Trade/Sale Page</a></p>
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03-16-2009, 04:09 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Interesting..thanks for sharing. You would think with as popular as Cracker Jack was that there would be a lot more of those ad pieces out there. Also one would think you'd see more of those cutout Cobb's since they are perfectly square.<br><br>Matt, I've seen big lots offered before in both Mastro and REA, but this has to be the largest grouping by far.
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03-16-2009, 04:12 PM
Posted By: <b>Matt</b><p>Dan - I also have never seen an offering that large - just wondering if anyone else has. I wonder why they wouldn't split it into a few smaller lots.<br><br><p><br><br><br><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mwieder" rel="nofollow">My Trade/Sale Page</a></p>
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03-16-2009, 04:22 PM
Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>The Copeland Collection had 604 OJ's in one lot, beating this group by a dozen.<br><br>But I don't think this is even Rob's biggest grouping. In the mid-90's he offered about 700-800 in one lot. It had an opening bid of around $17,000 and it received exactly one bid. It was loaded with HOFers, spotted ties, Browns Champs, other scarce cards, and nobody wanted it.