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Posted By: Stephen Mitchell

In the early 1970's I used to check the antique and book shops in downtown Seattle. One day I stopped by an antique furniture store and explained my interest. The owner stated he'd been in business for more than 20 years and had never had any cards (baseball or otherwise) but would keep my interest in mind if he should have occasion to get some.

Weeks later I checked back at the same store. The proprietor indicated he had recently purchased a box of old baseball cards. After looking them over, I inquired about the price. His response: two for a quarter.

Now the condition of the T206's was okay - mostly VG with some better, some worse and there were a few choice players in the lot. All told, there were nearly 500 cards in the box and while a majority were T206's with a few T205's and E cards, the best ones were the nearly 200 OBAKs in generally excellent to excellent-plus condition.