Acquiring large lot collections & their surprises....tell us of your's

[tedzan]

Recently, I acquired a 400+ (all different) T206 collection. Besides having fun sorting thru large collections like this,
there are usually some nice surprises to be found.
This one was better than usual, as the following cards were included in it......

Lundgren (Cubs) with incomplete color
McCauley with incomplete color
Schulte (front view) with double name and blank back

and, some of the cards with tougher backs in this collection......

Cobb (red portrait) with AMERICAN BEAUTY 350
Donlin (bat) with CYCLE 460
Lajoie (bat) with AMERICAN BEAUTY 460
CYoung (glove) with PIEDMONT 460 factory 42







Tell us of your medium to large lot acquisitions and any surprises you have found in such collections ?


T-Rex TED

[barrysloate]

One surprise that stands out for me is that about twenty years ago I recall buying a family collection of several hunded T206's. I had only given a quick look at them when I purchased it, and after the seller left I sat down to examine it more closely. To my utter surprise I found two Drum backs in the group. I've bought or received on consignment many original family collections, but this is the only one where I ever found Drum backs, and two no less.

[tedzan]

Was the DRUM, that I acquired from you on our bet back in the 1980's, one of those two cards ?


TED Z

[barrysloate]

I'm thinking that it was, but I'm not absolutely sure.

[ethicsprof]

Ted
Could one of the 2 be that great Moeller that you've spoken of as one of a kind?!!!!
If the bet with Barry S. is not too private, i'd sure like to hear about it in order
to know more and more about that One of a kind Moeller!!!


all the best, ole buddies
barry

[tedzan]

Barry A

In the early 1980's, I started my 1st T206 set. In 1983, I met Barry Sloate via an SCD adv. he was running on 1949 Bowman cards.
Barry was also into the T206's, and he encouraged me in collect the tougher T206 front/back combos. To start with, he sold me that
nice looking Lundgren (shown in my initial post here with the very rare EPDG back). I paid Barry $75 for the Lundgren (the most I had
paid for a T206 at that time). Some time in 1985, Barry made me a $100 bet that I would not find a DRUM T206 within a year. Approx.
6 months later, Barry calls me. He tells me that he has a DRUM for me. I said.."but Barry, if you sell me this DRUM, you will lose our bet."
He said that was fine with him, and that's how I acquired my first DRUM. The same Moeller/DRUM card that is now in your collection.
So, Barry...."that's the rest of the story"....as Paul Harvey would say.

I'd venture say this Moeller is a unique T206. It's been almost 30 years, and I have never seen another T206 Moeller with a DRUM back.
Perhaps, some one else on this forum will chime in and tell us that they have (or have seen) a 2nd Moeller/DRUM card ? ?


TED Z