So we all see crazy eBay auctions, so I figured we could have one post to various crazy ebay auctions in. I'll go first.
My submission is for the auction .... Lou Gehrig played for the Hartford Senators original Ink-Watercolor drawing rare
http://www.ebay.com/itm/262394057850...a64147f2a&cp=1
So many things. First Lou played all of 13 games with the team. It doesn't state the year. It doesn't mention him at all. It doesn't depict a player with his number. So outside of it being a team he played for there is no connection to Gehrig. It can be yours for only $12,500
. So I couldn't help it and wrote him.
Me:
Hello,
I am confused by your listing. YOu say it has a connection to Lou Gehrig, yet I see no mention of him in the drawing. No player wearing number 6. For all we know he may not have been with the team at the time it was drawn. I am an avid Gehrig collector, but cannot see the link. Could you please help show me where and how Gehrig is connected to this drawing?
Thanks
His reply:
Good Morning...
You are right in that Lou Gehrig is not in this drawing, but the "Hartford Senators" was instrumental in Gehrig's life as it was the team with which started his career in baseball.
As found online, and you likely know, Gehrig attended PS 132 in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, then went off to Commerce High School, graduating in 1921. He then studied at Columbia University for 2 years, but did not graduate. He got into Columbia on a "football" scholarship, and thought of pursuing a degree in engineering.
Before his first semester, he met New York Giants manager, John McGraw, who advised him to forget football, and go into baseball. McGraw then pushed him to play on a professional baseball team, under a false name, and though he could jeopardize his collegiate sports eligibility, he decided to do exactly that, and under the false name of "Henry Lewis" played at least 12 games for the "Hartford Senators" in the Eastern League. he was eventually found out, and banned from collegiate sports in his freshman year.
The Hartford Senators Eastern League team was the beginning of his entry into baseball, it is the team, the Hartford Senators, that launched Gehrig's baseball career, therefore, anything related to the Hartford Senators in strongly connected to Lou Gehrig, and of interest to collectors.
I have received more interest on this original drawing that I would have ever imagined, and several private offers, but I feel this item is worth very close to the asking price and I will hold off for a fair offer.
Thank you for writing, I know everyone has their own opinion of worth, but the connection is there, to Lou Gehrig, and of importance, at least in my opinion, and obviously, quite a few other baseball collectors.
Thank you sir,
David
So who has the next crazy auction?