I got this back today and I am very happy to have this slabbed

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/a...psmkwicsn3.jpg

I don't think PSA knows how to grade those - that's a really nice example and in the range of possibilities it's far more than a 3 - the centering is great, the striker is clean, the staple was removed with no damage - that's a beauty!

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That is a beauty!

jeff

Thanks! I have another matchbook and it is not as nice as the one that I had graded. I want to find the 1933 and if I am really lucky a 1934 one too.

wrestlingcardking,

Are you interested in Nagurski because he wrestled? Another less heralded player from the 30s who wrestled only during the offseason came to mind for me - Father Lumpkin. He doesn't have any football cards, but he does appear in several of these matchbook sets.

Wrestling: http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?b...wrestler=13862

Football: http://www.pro-football-reference.co...L/LumpFa20.htm

Not too many days where I learn something new and that is why sharing on the forum is a great idea. Yes, I thought it would be fun to slab some Bronko items. I, of course, have Bronko's 1955 Parkhurst wrestling card and his Dixie Lids both large and small because they talk about his wrestling career on them. You are on the right track with me!

Storage
 

Is this way of storing matchbooks a bad idea:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231538817755...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

It looks like the seller folded the matchbooks in order to get them to fit into a card saver.

How do others store them? Are there any cases or album pages for these? I don't have one yet, but I missed on my first auction recently:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-ROY-...p2047675.l2557

so I figure I'm getting closer......I bid low not only because of the condition, but with the stubs of the matches in there - I wasn't sure if I should remove them or what.... Any thoughts? Thanks.

If you like to put your raw sets in binders, use the 6 pocket ones for matchbooks. They work really well.

jeff

John I followed your link. The matchbooks haven't been folded to fit into the card saver. They stick out a little at the top:)
Larry

[QUOTE=DezHood;1450209]Is this way of storing matchbooks a bad idea:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231538817755...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

It looks like the seller folded the matchbooks in order to get them to fit into a card saver.

Back in my Baseball HOF Rookies collecting days, I was always on the lookout for a Cal Hubbard matchbook from the 1930's (not sure exactly which year it was issued or if there was more than one) but they always seemed to be exceedingly expensive ($1,000+). Was that a particularly tough one to come by?

Thanks Larry - yeah they still don't fit that well. Since I often see them flattened out, I was wondering what collectors thought about keeping the striker folded back.

Thanks Jeff - I found some six pocket BCW folders on Amazon and they look about right. I know you're not big into matchbook collecting, do you or anyone have an image of how they look in the 6 pocket binders? The matchbooks seem to come up raw more often than graded and I wouldn't think fakes are a huge issue, so I am leaning towards picking up a few raw - not really going after the set, but more thinking of companion pieces for players who weren't included in the Chicle set since I like the 30s.

Phil, I took a quick look at John Spano's GG article from several years back and it does mention: "1933 Diamond Cal Hubbard - Only member of both Baseball and Football HOF, $800-$1000 not quite as rare as ’33 Herber......". I vaguely recall someone posted an image of one recently - I wouldn't be surprised if the price has gone up....

I have some raw matchbooks and they are in 6 pocket binders and fit really well. I'll try to take a picture for you tonight.

There was a 1933 Cal Hubbard Diamond Matchbook that came up on ebay in a lot that closed last week. Anybody snag it? If so, they got a decent price even though it was pretty beat up.

jeff

Jeff, are u collecting matchbooks now?


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On occasion ...

A recent pickup.

http://photos.imageevent.com/ltsgall...e/roylump8.jpg

jeff

Tough matchbook


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Jeff, that was you who won the Father Lumpkin? I've been gone for a few days - did you notice the Lumpkin auction was the one I posted the eBay link to in the earlier thread? The first matchbook I ever bid on. As the new owner, are you going to flatten it out? In the listing, I recall it still had a staple and one stub of a match. Nice pickup! :)

Hi John. Saw your post but didn't know I was bidding against you! Sorry.

I have several matchbooks that still have rusty staples in them but with no matches. I do plan to try and take the staples out and flatten them but will start with a common or two before trying such an operation on Mr. Lumpkin!

jeff

Makes sense - yeah the idea of modifying it scared me a bit.

I had a feeling you didn't notice it was the same auction - no hard feelings about losing :) I actually put in a really weak bid - I think around 12-14 dollars. I'm glad you got it.

Reviving this old thread, I picked up six of these in complete matchbook form over the weekend:

John J. Welch (pink)
Roy Lumpkin (pink)
Hank Bruder (green)
Dale Burnett (green)
Grover Emerson (green)
Cliff Battles (green)

What would be a fair price for each of those complete matchbooks? Here is Battles:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...attles%201.jpg

The dark tint inside the book in this image is a scanner artifact:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...attles%202.jpg

Any help would be appreciated. I am looking to move the lot and have no idea what to ask. The only comp I could find was a pink Flaherty full book that went for $210 via BIN on eBay.

Great find! There was a Chris Cagle that also recently sold for 119. Can I ask where you were able to find these?

Nice common examples without matches typically go for between $50-$100 depending on the player. HOFers and some that are very hard to find will go for much more.

I've picked up full books of these (commons) for between $100-$200. So I assume full books go for 50% -100 % more than those without matches but that's an estimate.

What do others think?

jeff

P.S. Still looking for 4 matchbook covers to complete this set! If you have Stu Clancy, Tex Irvin, Potsy Jones, or Maynard Morrison and want to part with them, please PM me.

Shawther, I could tell you where I got them but then I'd have to kill you.

Thanks for the info, Jeff. I don't have the ones you listed, just the ones I listed. All are available for purchase or trade, BTW, so if anyone wants any or all of them, let me know. Battles is gone.