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Old 08-23-2004, 05:46 PM
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Posted By: ErikV.


What's the best card in your collection, but in the worst shape? I've attached my best/worst two. Whose next?

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Old 08-23-2004, 06:10 PM
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If only my great-great-grandfather had taken them OUT of his pocket BEFORE he washed his pants!!!

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Old 08-23-2004, 06:19 PM
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Definitely the Chesbro

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Old 08-23-2004, 06:22 PM
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A cetain member of this board has CLEANED ME OUT OF TRUE BEATERS. I remember telling Mark M about a trade, and he said "Let me get this straight. Your'e trading a Ruth, a Johnson, and some other stuff for a Cracker Jack Marquard?"

"Mark--you'd have to SEE the cards to understand their true worth..."

This here card has a GREAT HISTORY. It's the scarcest Ruth in the '35 Goudey set.. Anyway, see those few lines just above the center back? There's a big "1934" (incorrect) in pencil, real deep, there, which I erased as well as I can. The story-- I can't remember anymore. All I know is, for the longest time, whenever I borrowed $300 from a friend, I would send him this card. When I repaid it, he would send it back. Once I noticed that he hadn't even taken the card out of its rappings! So after that, I just borrowed $300, and the card stayed home.
It has great sentimental value...
Here are my ex-beaters! Wonder who has them now?

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Old 08-23-2004, 06:29 PM
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Posted By: Dave

I don't have enough cards to have really good cards in bad shape. Just a few commons in really bad shape.

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Old 08-23-2004, 07:11 PM
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I have a trimmed photocopy of a Ruth reprint graded Gem by PRO-(scan coming)

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Old 08-23-2004, 07:29 PM
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Posted By: Scottopotamus

My T206 collection specializes in cards in poor condition!






Hall of Fame Players

Hall of Shame Cards


At least the Willis has a Cycle 460 back as a redeeming feature!


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My T206 Web Site

http://www.freewebs.com/scottopotamus

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Old 08-23-2004, 07:37 PM
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...and some mouse bites taken out of it!

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Old 08-23-2004, 07:53 PM
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I think the Gehrig wins, technically, the Johnson wins



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I like to sit outside, drink beer and yell at people. If I did this at home I would be arrested, so I go to baseball games and fit right in.

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Old 08-23-2004, 08:13 PM
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Posted By: The other One (Julie)

.........and writing.

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Old 08-23-2004, 10:31 PM
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Old 08-23-2004, 10:45 PM
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My thanks to Julie for saving me the trouble of posting my card. My poorest condition card is my Standard Biscuit Ruth, shown in Julie's scan. Julie, it is now in a happy home. Despite all its flaws, it is a Ruth as a pitcher with the Red Sox, something I've always wanted to own.

JAY, WILL YOU TRADE YOUR THORPE?????

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Old 08-23-2004, 11:03 PM
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Posted By: jay behrens

The Thorpe goes absolutely nowhere. There was a thread a month or so ago asking what one card would you wish for and my wish was for a m101-5 Thorpe. A very kind lurker sold the card to me along with a number other cards I needed/wanted. I've had the card in possession for about a week. No way I am about to part with any time in the foreseable future.

Jay

I like to sit outside, drink beer and yell at people. If I did this at home I would be arrested, so I go to baseball games and fit right in.

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Old 08-24-2004, 12:04 PM
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Posted By: warshawlaw

Don't have a scan to post, but it has paste on the back and a nice rat nibble on the top border...but it is family. Will be on the front cover of the second edition of my boxing card book (shameless plug).

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Old 08-25-2004, 07:47 PM
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Posted By: The Other One (Julie)

with some sort of excess stuff on the back, and right through the excess stuff ran a worm track! It was a trip, and I don't know why I got rid of it. It's a nice archiological piece, if nothing else.

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Old 08-25-2004, 09:39 PM
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Posted By: Judge Dred

Here's a bug eaten OJ that I picked up on ebay recently... It's an OJ HOFer so I wont complain too much... the bugs didn't get the back so at least the back is clean... I hope the bug enjoyed it's meal... out of the batch of cards the seller had, this is the only bug eaten one... at least the bugger chewed himself a good card...

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Old 08-25-2004, 11:16 PM
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Posted By: The Other One (Julie)

enough damage actually done to cards by bugs for them to be called so particularly. Is it wet or dry, indoors or outdoors, that attracts them?

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Posted By: rick

I am going to have to get me a scanner,
I am the proud owner of the most wrinckled, cracked, chipped, and anything else that can happen to a T205 Ty Cobb. It is in such bad shape that it makes Dave's Parent example look like it came right off the presses. I love this card. I carry it with me in my wallet at all times. It makes for a very interesting conversation piece. I can always show it as an example of what can happen to a card if you do not take care of it, and if it were mint it would be priceless, but as is it's worth a few bucks.

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Old 08-26-2004, 12:15 PM
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Posted By: Judge Dred

Rick,

I'd be willing to guess that my T205 Cobb is uglier than yours. I still love it like I would a NrMt T205 Cobb.



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Old 08-26-2004, 02:25 PM
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Old 08-26-2004, 04:29 PM
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Posted By: The Other One (Julie)

the yukky end of my worst T202.

I guess somebody was eating candy while looking at it, but my favorite thing is the seasick color of Cobb's face.

I know it isn't full of creases and tears--well, one tear--but you've got to realize, there are 6 Cobbs in the set, and MOST people make sure that the Cobb cards are the best in the set of course--not the worst.

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Posted By: Dave

I starated to post a picture of my Cobb T205 as worse than yours, and realized that yours is really the worse. Mine's still not that good.

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Old 08-26-2004, 09:27 PM
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Posted By: Ryan Christoff

I challenge any of you to come up with a card in worse
condition. Even if you intentionally try to destroy a
card, I don't think it can be as bad as this.

I needed this card for my Luque collection and believe
it or not, actually paid for it. Fortunately, I have
since been able to upgrade with the example below it.

Getting a card I needed for my Luque collection: $10

Upgrading later: priceless

-Ryan




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Mor-De-Chai!!!!



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Posted By: Brian Weisner


And a few Johnson's..............

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Posted By: peterp

I have a Diamond Stars Red Ruffing that actually looks pretty good, in terms of corners, borders, creases, etc. Only problem is it looks like somebody went to the bathroom on it. The card has an almost uniform brownness to it. I'm selling it now that I bought a nicer 1933 Goudey, in VG-EX condition.

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Posted By: rick

Judge,
Your Cobb is a beauty, but I still got you beat. Picture will follow soon. I promise.
drum roll please.
Bill-- I like your Brown, hell the guy was missing a finger for god's sake what's a little crease anyway.
Brian, I am envious if your Johnson and Matty are your best cards with the worst condition. You must have a hell of a collection.
And Ryan,
From what I can tell, it is not wise to put a challenge out to this group. Someone will find that special card that looks like it spent it's life on the floor of the outhouse waiting to be discovered. Then and only then will we be able to see one challange for the title of "best card, worst conditon"

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Posted By: The other One (Julie)

showing off the brown Hindu backs.

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Old 08-27-2004, 04:12 PM
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Hi Julie,
Your right! I like showing off my rare backs, but both of these cards were graded 1 by PSA!!!!!! Both are undergraded by at least 1 grade and maybe 2 in Johnsons case. I have uglier cards, but I was trying to stay on theme.............. Be well Brian


PS I'll post my first vintage(1956) card later...... It's a beauty??

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Ugly enough? I might be able to do better, but that Johnson portrait Jay (?) has almost has to win. Well, either that or the torn in 2 pieces Cobb that was up a few weeks ago.

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Old 08-29-2004, 04:40 AM
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Posted By: Jeff S

Several board members have cards that could seriously compete with all that's posted here--I know because I sold the cards to them!

(I don't want to brag, but this is my territory we're treading upon here--I've even got Andy B's old N172 Mack, which I'll post here someday.)

I just went through my website last week deleting files with abandon, so I couldn't find much, but here's something, anyway...



Unfortunately I can't find a scan of a '57 Mantle I gave away a few years ago -- it came from the scrap heap of the '57 uncut sheet find maybe five years ago, but this Mantle was maybe 60% intact, with a bonus 10-20% of some other card. Healthily stained, of course, with some scuffing and creasing for good measure. I was tempted to write on it, if only to go for the cycle.

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Posted By: Bill Kasel

In my post I hope you understand that "beat" means mine is much uglier, as I'd rather have a Matty portrait than a Brown.

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Old 08-30-2004, 08:45 AM
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Posted By: Brian Weisner

Hi Bill,
I agree your Brown "beats" my Matty Portrait, but the scan of the White Hat Matty doesn't do it justice, it looks like it was folded several times. In fact it looks like an accordian,and may beat your Brown.
Hopefully We can find some nicer Hindu's in the Future.

Be well Brian

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One of my favorite cards of all time...just not in this condition.

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Posted By: Julie

such a wonderful card; so little of it!

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I think mine was eaten by a rat.

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except for the final Collins, e-mail me.The pictures are alive and well!

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