Wish I had purchased this at the original asking price on the back
 

Just fun to see what some cards were valued at at some point and time....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fred-Clarke-...item3aac11d61c

Pretty amazing isn't it


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When the hell were they that price, in 1909 ?

Back damage... I'll give you a penny.

As we will see in the not too distant future, our collecting forefathers valued our cards at 1-2 cents ea. for many years in the early hobby.

At the rate of inflation, $40.00 today was worth two cents in 1909. :eek:

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Brian went and had to do the math :cool:

That was before shill bidding.

Can you imagine being shill bid from 2 cents to 3 cents? And if I am not mistaking Burdick pegged some cards at 1/2 cent each.

Imagine at those prices, then someone telling you a Wagner would cost you a whole dollar. "Whaaaaa?!?"

I remember going to shows in the 80's when some sellers still were writing their prices on the back! I always just shook my head and walked on.

This is still an acceptable practice in postcard dealing/collecting.

I seem to recall that the T206 Wagner was at $50 when Jefferson Burdick started his catalog work, and we have discussed here that one went for $1100 in 1973 or 1974, which was later sold for $1.5 million in a Goodwin auction, if memory serves correctly. I could have afforded a Wagner only during the late '70's, but was buying Corvettes instead, and souping them up. Oh well.

Highest regards,

Larry

Also in trade cards. I have many trade cards with a price and/or an inventory number written in pencil on the back.

Couple of months ago I was at an antique store that had a small stack of 1966 Topps BB in about fair condition marked $1 on the back of every card.

Sigh

I have seen modern cards priced with stickers directly on the card at my local antique stores. However, sticker or not, a 1990 Fleer David Justice will not likely sell for $2.50.

LOL I would hope not!


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How many of us have been around non-collectors that were about to rubber band valuable cards before we said they might not want to do that? My heart has almost stopped a little when I saw people doing it before. These were 25 and 15 something (cents or dollars), respectively. My guess would be cents but it could have been dollars. BTW, whomever eventually owns these will still have the prices on them though ..

http://luckeycards.com/pt2091miscutx2.jpg