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Aaron M.As there's been a lot of discussion in this forum of vintage baseball pinbacks in the last few weeks (and that happens to be my favorite collecting niche), I wanted to note a couple really cool examples that closed recently.
First this uber-valuable "I'm for Roger" Roger Maris "60 in '61" pin which was produced during his single-season home run record chase and has a Mickey Mantle companion pinback (clearly you were either for Mickey or Roger back in the day).
This is, I believe, the third Maris pinback to surface on E-Bay this year alone, after no examples turning up for public sale for years, but prices remained very high with this one going for $6,600. (Which does raise the specter to beware of possible counterfeits.) I think the Maris version is one of the most valuable vintage baseball pinbacks in existence.
http://cgi.ebay.com/IM-FOR-MARIS-60-IN-61-BASEBALL-PIN-VERY-RARE-SPECIAL_W0QQitemZ150170435119QQihZ005QQcategoryZ50 130QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Next up was this much more affordable "Bob Feller Club" pinback which I was unfortunately the underbidder on -- I believe it dates to the 1940's. I haven't seen a decent example of this pin offered in quite some time.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300159473543
Also, not to "out" any current auctions, but a noted E-Bay power seller just listed several unique pinbacks, all of which look to be in great condition.