3 Wagners & 3 Planks - cash offers?

[Leon]

[Rob D.]

Some of you will remember Wirt's Words ... "perhaps a reader can help".

[DixieBaseball]

Very interesting Leon...

He wants G300 Extra Large Old Mills and will pay $2 for them ! (I assume he is referring to the rare Old Mill Cabinets ??)

Also had good taste... He is a big collector of T210's and T211's !

[jcmtiger]

Pretty neat article Leon. I remember when Wirt wrote articles for SCD back in the 1970's and 1980's I think that was "Wirt's Words" Rob.

Joe

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by jcmtiger

Pretty neat article Leon. I remember when Wirt wrote articles for SCD back in the 1970's and 1980's I think that was "Wirt's Words" Rob.

Joe

Yep, Joe. I always enjoyed reading that Q&A column, but my friends and I always chuckled at how often Wirt's "answer" was: Perhaps a reader can help.

[benchod]

Wonder if he ever received the three Wagners and Planks; and if he did were they T206s?

[Leon]

I thought it kind of funny there was a bit of a complaint about everyone being a dealer and then one of the ads noted- (Not a Dealer) ......

[slidekellyslide]

Great read Leon...keep posting 'em!

[milkit1]

Damn and I so have a shaving mug to trade too! Ugh!

[teetwoohsix]

Originally Posted by milkit1

Damn and I so have a shaving mug to trade too! Ugh!

I would gladly trade my Confederate currency for just one Plank or Wagner !!!
Man.......

[Bilko G]

very cool and interesting, love reading these older hobby newsletters and want/sell/trade lists.

[tbob]

Thanks for posting this Leon. It's great to read these things from the early days of collecting. I hope and wish today's collectors could be aware of the beginnings of this great hobby.

[Kawika]

Utilizing one of the "inflation calculators" available on the internet, it appears that a dollar in 1946 would be worth approximately eleven dollars today. By the looks of it vintage cards have outpaced inflation in a huge way.

[barrysloate]

Note on Bob Wilson's want list he is looking for a 1933 Goudey Lajoie. I wonder if he got one?

[ls7plus]

Now where did I put my time machine, dammit!

Great post, Leon!

Larry

[scottglevy]

Interesting to note how all deals were done through the mail and presumably with a great deal of trust even with unknown parties.

Reminds me of how my grandfather used to collect stamps throughout the world many, many years ago. He established a network of friends in many different countries with a standing agreement that he would soak off US postal stamps and send them abroad if they would do the same from their countries.

As a result I now have a large (probably monetarily worthless, but sentimentally very valuable) collection of foreign stamps.

A great read Leon -- thanks for sharing.
-Scott

[Bilko G]

Originally Posted by scottglevy

Interesting to note how all deals were done through the mail and presumably with a great deal of trust even with unknown parties.

kind of like it is right now, no?

[scottglevy]

Originally Posted by Bilko G

kind of like it is right now, no?

In the mid 1980's my dad got in touch with a guy selling a NM 1952 topps mantle (through SCD) and asked him a few details about the card.

The gent decided simply to put it in the mail - uninsured no less - for us to look at. Turned out that the card was more like Ex than NM -- but it was so cool to open up a package and see that card staring at ya. Esp. since I was in grade school at time

S

[Hot Springs Bathers]

I bought my first T205s from Wirt in 1976 after seeing a complete set at my first card show. I remember thinking on the drive home from the show that the dealer that had the set for $200.00 was "nuts."

Wirt not only wrote for the SCD but ran ads offering T205s & T206s at nice prices but his choice of cards, not yours.

He also wrote a nice history of the Chattanooga Lookouts.

[Tim Zwick]

Anybody ever receive one of these from Wirt and what year do you suppose they were made - Late 50's, early 60's?

[Jaybird]

I was going to say a touch earlier. Mid-40s?

[Tim Zwick]

Jason,
Sports Illustrated is in the text on back so it has to be at least 1954