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1918 red border Zee-Nut cards????
Posted By: Frank Wakefield
I have about 90 Zee-Nut cards. A couple of HOFers, no cards with coupons. Most are rough, a few are nice. As I contemplate trying to get at least one of each year, I wonder about the 1918 red border Zee-Nut cards. The guides don't list them as being outrageously expensive, but I hardly ever see one for sale (I know one is on eBay now, which is what provoked me to list this). And if I see one for sale, they are quite expensive. |
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1918 red border Zee-Nut cards????
Posted By: jay behrens
'm no zeenut expert (years of speeling it this weay, even in Zee-Nut country they spell it like that) but I've rarely seen 1918s. Always loved the red boarder. If Mark Macrae or one of the other true experts chimes in, they knew just how tough 18s are. I seem to recall being told that 18s are one of the tougher years. |
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1918 red border Zee-Nut cards????
Posted By: Julie Vognar
'the '18s are red borders? guess i've never seen one... |
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1918 red border Zee-Nut cards????
Posted By: brian p
In my estimation (as well as other long-time collectors) the 1918 Zeenuts are the toughest year to come by of the Zeenut run. This is possibly due to paper shortages following the War. The 1918's just seem less plentiful overall. There are other tough years in the Zeenut run, such as 1913, 1915, and 1937-38 which offer just as much a challenge for the collector, and almost all the years have anywhere from one to a couple of dozen that are near impossible to obtain. When it comes to Zeenuts, nothing is easy. |
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1918 red border Zee-Nut cards????
Posted By: Mark Macrae
Part of the reason for the difficulty in the 1918 cards is explained by the shortened 1918 PCL season, which abruptly ended on July 14 due to wartime travel restrictions...No baseball, fewer collectors...........remember 1994.... As far as catalog values are concerned I have provided input to both Bob Lemke & Rich Klein regarding generalized values on Zeenut cards since the inception of the Standard Catalog and Almanac ....As Brian Parker correctly states, when it comes to two advanced Zeenut collectors needing a key card for their collections, a price guide is absolutely useless in their arsenal.. This is collecting, not investing. I've found myself in a few bid wars where a common , non-Jewish, non-Native-American, non-Black, non- Federal League, non-major league player, barely recognizable as poor condition has gone for a few thousand dollars. A similar example transacting a short time later might only bring $25. Thats why you don't base a price guide value on a single transaction.... As a type collector Frank, you shouldn't have any problem getting a sample card from 1918. Putting together a set from that year may prove to be more challenging........ The candy "Zee-Nut" was no longer profitable for Collins Hencke and was discontinued in 1930. As Brian pointed out, post 1930 issues state "Coast League" and were distributed primarily with five cent products "Ruf-Nek" and "Home Run Kisses" . Later on , ten cent product "Kofe-Kuv" carried the cards as well.... Wouldn't worry about the spelling too much...Many board contributors refer to the "National Sports Collector's Show" as the "Nationals" when there is only one..... |
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1918 red border Zee-Nut cards????
Posted By: warshawlaw
the jewish collectors will kill each other over it. |
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1918 red border Zee-Nut cards????
Posted By: Julie Vognar
what pretty card! Just like the T210s... |
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1918 red border Zee-Nut cards????
Posted By: Rhett Yeakley
Here is one of the nicer 1918 examples I have, so everyone can see what people are talking about. |
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1918 red border Zee-Nut cards????
Posted By: zach
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1918 red border Zee-Nut cards????
Posted By: Andy Cook
I'm trying to complete this set. Is anyone else working on it? |
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1918 red border Zee-Nut cards????
Posted By: Rhett Yeakley
The bottom red border being missing or only partially there is very common with this issue. Usually coupons were removed rather carelessly, so it happened all the time. Anybody that has collected this issue knows that this is common, and quite acceptable by most people--just comes with the territory. |
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1918 red border Zee-Nut cards????
Posted By: Frank Wakefield
Well, I bid just over $60 for the little fellow, and still lost the eBay auction. Grrrrrrrrrr. I'd still like to get just one 1918 Z. Oh well... |
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1918 red border Zee-Nut cards????
Posted By: Alan
Adam -- |
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1918 red border Zee-Nut cards????
Posted By: Zach
http://cgi.ebay.com/1918-ZEENUT-MENSOR-OAKLAND-JEWISH-VG-EX_W0QQitemZ5242741995QQcategoryZ1222QQssPageNameZ WDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem |
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1918 red border Zee-Nut cards????
Posted By: Alan
A HUGE thanks !!!!!!! |
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1918 red border Zee-Nut cards????
Posted By: Anonymous
It was relisted and sold for $138.50: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8702267959 |
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1918 red border Zee-Nut cards????
Posted By: warshawlaw
If I hadn't broken my budget on Zeenuts with Nevers, Lombardi, Cochrane, Waner and a Koenig with coupon |
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