war_eagle_vintage maybe Battlefields twin?

[VintageBen]

Originally Posted by Yoda

'55 Bowman Mantle received last week shipped in a Priority Mail envelope rather than the standard USPS first class normally used by Battlefields. Also included was a nice little note signed by one Earl saying he hoped I enjoyed the card as much as he had. The card described by Earl as nrmt is quite nice but the reverse is way o/c, precluding a high grade. War Eagle has no current listings.
If I had to conjecture what is going on, I would offer the following: Carolyn Battle died last year. She was running Battlefields Ebay operations and Earl was her husband. Carol, their daughter, picked up the reigns and then ran the company. The supply of raw cards probably came from Earl who built a large collection over a lifetime. Some were, of course, photo shopped but I
doubt there was much, if any, card alteration. War Eagle, aka Earl, was created to sell the rest of his goodies, which has happened, fetching some big prices. Now perhaps they plan on riding off into the sunset counting their money. I doubt we will hear anything from them in the future. Ebay will weep for their loss of revenue. Of course, this scenario could be completely wrong and they will continue on their sinful ways.

According to her obituary, Her husband's name was Jerry Battles.

[cardsnstuff]

55 Bowman Mantle received last week shipped in a Priority Mail envelope

I'm confused if this was the case doesn't this constitute mail fraud; a felony?

[murphy8276]

wareagle listed a "nice" collection of hires rootbeer cards. Any sleuths on these being trimmed?

[Leon]

They have over 220 auctions going. Anyone ready to gamble? At least we know the Wheaties box panels are trimmed ...

https://www.ebay.com/sch/war_eagle_v...om=&rmvSB=true

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[Pat R]

His decision to sell the collection he has been building for the past 40 years
must have been a last minute one.

The T206's he just listed

https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odk...=T206&_sacat=0

all came from this lot in the last REA auction

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=46221

War Eagle T206's.jpg
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[Sean]

Great catch Pat.

[Yoda]

Pat, great sleuthing. Interesting that the T206's now listed by War Eagle, aka Battlefields, aka, Earl won presumably by the above do not, hmm, include a scan of the reverse, where REA painstakingly detailed the strange markings thereon, which may have been made by an extraterrestrial collector. Who knows?

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by VintageBen

According to her obituary, Her husband's name was Jerry Battles.

Since it is the South, 'Jerry Earl' is a perfectly acceptable first and middle name combination.

Brian