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Posted By: <b>skydash55</b><p>I just found 3 WAGNER,1 THORPE and 1JACKSON Tin Toppers!! What do I do now!!

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Posted By: <b>John</b><p>Post images, would be what i would do....or sell them to me for $300 with free shipping.<br /><br />Great do I make the check payable to skydash55? Gald we could do business. LOL<br /><br />All kidding aside if you did find them congrats would love to hear the story.

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Posted By: <b>skydash55</b><p>OK....my hands are shaking!! Give me about 15 minutes!!

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Posted By: <b>jay behrens</b><p>Seriously, call Robert Edwards Auctions immediately. You will be in good hands with Rob Lifson and get the personal and respectful attention that you deserve.<br /><br />Here is a link to his website<br /><br /><a href="http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/rea_consign.html" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/rea_consign.html</a><br /><br />Jay<br><br>The richest person is not the one who has the most, but the one who needs the least.

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Posted By: <b>Dave F</b><p>Sky...I'll meet you on the border of South Carolina and Georgia at I-85 and take whatever amount of the entire group off your hands....I wouldn't want all this to be too much for you <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>John</b><p>Jay, you SOB how dare you kill my deal!

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Posted By: <b>jay behrens</b><p>I just want the 10 Tin Top cards I need for my sage advice <img src="/images/wink.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />Jay<br><br>The richest person is not the one who has the most, but the one who needs the least.

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Posted By: <b>T206Collector</b><p>...but I would also:<br /><br />a) contact Collectibles Insurance Agency and start a policy immediately:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.collectinsure.com/" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.collectinsure.com/</a><br /><br />b) after protecting those cards in penny sleeves inside toploaders, bring the best cards to the bank and open a safety deposit box.<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>skydash55</b><p>OK!! HERE THEY ARE!!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://s183.photobucket.com/albums/x291/skydash55/" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://s183.photobucket.com/albums/x291/skydash55/</a>

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Posted By: <b>David Davis</b><p>If you decide to sell them, make sure the commision to the auction house is close to 0% as possible. Although I am not the best judge, you have what sounds like close to a 7 figure collection, if the grades are decent. The auction house will make 6 figures on the buyer's premium alone. The Thorpe, Jackson, T-206 Plank, etc. would be the highlight of most card auctions. A generous cash advance also seems plausible. Keep in mind that Robert Edwards only has one auction a year; it is in April.<br />

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Posted By: <b>Richard</b><p>HOLY ****!!

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Posted By: <b>John</b><p>Curious to where you found them and why they were already in sheets???<br /><br />There's a Plank T206 as well...huh?

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Posted By: <b>Hal Lewis</b><p>THORPE TIN TOP!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />

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Posted By: <b>skydash55</b><p>"Curious to where you found them and why they were already in sheets???"<br /><br />Read my first thread"how to find an honest appraiser"<br />

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Posted By: <b>Anthony</b><p>sure looks like Thorpe!<br /><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/griffins/distribution/icons/ThorpeTT.jpg">

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Posted By: <b>John</b><p>Skydash, congrats whoever you are, the hobby will be better for it if the find sees the light of day and not lost or worse yet a trash can. <br /><br />Once again, congrats on the find. Chat with Barry Sloate or Rob ASAP. <br /><br />I wish you the best keep us posted!<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />John

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Posted By: <b>bigfish</b><p>He is one of the most honest guys in the buisness. He will guide you in the right direction.

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Posted By: <b>skydash55</b><p>I'm sorry they are so fuzzy,but I'm scared to take them out of the plastic!!

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Posted By: <b>T206Collector</b><p>...take them out of the plastic. Keep them in toploaders. Keep them from banging or sliding around.<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>jay behrens</b><p>If you need to make money fast on the cards (the REA auction wouldn't be until April 2008), Barry Sloate would a great choice. He is a long time dealer with a great reputation and is on the East Coast. Given the scope and value, he'd probably be willing to travel to see it.<br /><br />Jay<br><br>The richest person is not the one who has the most, but the one who needs the least.

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Posted By: <b>Anthony</b><p>It's not the plastic that is making them fuzzy. You're either too close for the lens to focus, or more likely the light level is so low it's necessitating a slow shutter speed, and you're getting blur from movement. But they are certainly sharp enough to tell what you've got, just not the condition. <br />

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Posted By: <b>peter ullman</b><p>wow...this is exciting...I've been missing all of the action/fun!!! 2 thorpe tt's in 1 week...wow...and a jackson to boot! Congrats flyboy!<br /><br />pete ullman in mn

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Posted By: <b>skydash55</b><p>Alright guys...I just took som more pictures of these cards and also the back of the Jackson card that will hopefully be in better focus.....give me 10 minutes...

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Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Holy **** is right!!!<br /><br />The White Whale has been sighted!!!!

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Posted By: <b>Jim Dale</b><p>Barry Sloate's auction services were very responsive to me as a potential buyer in their last auction - I would go to them in a heart beat if I had what I saw in the scans.

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Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Peter, where has the other Thorpe been sighted???

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Posted By: <b>skydash55</b><p>Ok...try these..<br /><br /><a href="http://s183.photobucket.com/albums/x291/skydash55/" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://s183.photobucket.com/albums/x291/skydash55/</a>

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Posted By: <b>jay behrens</b><p>someone posted a scan of picture of the one Fritsch owns<br /><br />Jay<br><br>The richest person is not the one who has the most, but the one who needs the least.

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Posted By: <b>Ed Ivey</b><p>Will this become a screenplay?

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Posted By: <b>jay behrens</b><p>They appear to be in great shape. The TT Jackson recently sold was only a SGC20. This looks like should grade much higher.<br /><br />What I wouldn't give to make a find of Tin Tops like that (drool)<br /><br />Jay<br><br>The richest person is not the one who has the most, but the one who needs the least.

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Posted By: <b>skydash55</b><p>I agree...they look as though they have never been handled!

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Posted By: <b>John</b><p>Nice cards, much better shots. How about the T206's Plank etc? Love to see those if you're in the picture mood.

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Posted By: <b>peter ullman</b><p>those are gorgeous...yeah...let's see a plank...and some rare backs!!!<br /><br />pete ullman<br />

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Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Skydash's Thorpe has the same exact print flaw inside the "H" as Fritsch's card.

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Posted By: <b>skydash55</b><p>"Nice cards, much better shots. How about the T206's Plank etc? Love to see those if your in the picture mood."<br /><br />I am...just not in the digging mood...I've got to go put on a diaper before I go any further!

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Posted By: <b>doug</b><p>show great detail....looks like they were printed yesterday!!! amazing find

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Skydash- you're sitting on a gold mine and I'd be honored to help you if I could. Regards, Barry

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Posted By: <b>Joann</b><p>Sky - I'm with Paul (T206 Collector) on this one. First things first - get them insured and get them in a safe deposit box. Now.<br /><br />Also, I wouldn't give out any personal info to anyone unless you initiated the contact. If legit, this is a lot of money and it's all playing out on a public internet site - who knows who could be reading it. There have been plenty of links posted in the two threads - enough so that you can contact those you need to.<br /><br />If you do want to sell them, REA is a good choice as a major house with an annual auction. They are quite large, and always have top-shelf items in auctions. That may be either a good or a bad thing.<br /><br />I don't know if I've ever known of anyone in any walk of life that is so unanimously respected for honesty and fair dealing as Barry Sloate. He could probably be more flexible in terms of scheduling and auction, and it's foreseeable that your items could be in an auction of their own. <br /><br />Good luck whatever you do. And where, again, was that landfill where they dumped the Ruth jerseys? lol<br /><br />J<br /><br />Edited to sound like less of a grammatical moron

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Posted By: <b>John</b><p>"I am...just not in the digging mood...I've got to go put on a diaper before I go any further!"<br /><br />If I found this it would take years to get me out of the "digging mood", shame we cant see the others good luck at auction...............

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Posted By: <b>Jon Canfield</b><p>Please excuse my ignorance and I do not doubt the find... but I'm confused about the two posts above referencing Fritsch tin tops. Are we saying that these scans are ripped off from Larry?

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Posted By: <b>peter ullman</b><p>eek gads!...someone posted a scan of larry fritsch's supposed thorpe tin type...this is the scan i was referring to!<br /><br />pete ullman

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Posted By: <b>jay behrens</b><p>In another thread, someone posted a scan of a picture in a book of the Fritsch Thorpe. Then someone noted that the card in this find has the same print flaw that the Fritsch card has.<br /><br />Jay<br><br>The richest person is not the one who has the most, but the one who needs the least.

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Posted By: <b>skydash55</b><p>"If I found this it would take years to get me out of the "digging mood", shame we cant see the others good luck at auction..............."<br /><br />I promise you I will dig for those cards this eve. I have seen them on the list,but there are about 1200 cards here,in no order whatsoever,so it will take some time.<br />

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Posted By: <b>Dave York</b><p>I normally just enjoy reading posts on here but I felt compelled to respond to this thread. i just want to say this is one of the most amazing collections I have ever seen. I would suggest hanging on to the collection and learning more about what you actually have. In learning about the history of the ballplayers, you may find that you will want to hang on to this unique collection just as your wife's family has for decades. In time you will realize that this collection is worth more than most individuals IRA and 401K accounts combined.<br /><br />Best of Luck in what ever decision You make.<br /><br />Dave

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Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>I am not insinuating anything....just noting that they have the same printing flaw. Perhaps the Thorpe was discontinued very early in the run because of this flaw and it was just never corrected?

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Posted By: <b>dstudeba</b><p><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1186526712.JPG"><br /><br />Sorry Joann<br />

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Posted By: <b>John</b><p>Sky, no hurry but as collector In would have been through all 1200 three times already, passed out then gone through them again. LOL<br /><br />First get your affairs in order and call this man below. <br /><br />Barry Sloate (718).855.7513<br /><br />That's the most important thing you can do right now, showing us pics is the last thing needed to be done. <br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />John<br /><br />P.S. If you mention my name and the forum you get a free t-shirt and a discount oil change coupon, or did that expire already Barry? (joke)

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Posted By: <b>Ricky Y</b><p>Nice finds! Can't add more to what others have advised..a good picture of front and back and a list of the cards with the backs...is a good place to start. I can't wait to see the condition of the cards..if they are as good as the colgan's chips..wow! It's always great to see finds come out of the woodwork like this. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />Ricky Y

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Posted By: <b>Justin</b><p>Wow, this is totally my dream. Good for you, and good luck. I look forward to seeing more pictures

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Skydash- everyone has been very kind with their support, and if the day comes when you want to sell these treasures, I will guarantee you will be in good hands.<br /><br />I don't want to say any more since this is a chatboard and not really a marketplace. But obviously this is big news. The Jackson and Thorpe alone would put your kids through college. This is really special.