So true... well said!

And when you are selling, best to be first out of the gate. Could cite a million examples, but don't want to bore everyone to death.

The same price drop has happened with vintage gloves and bats as well. There was a time when any split finger glove would bring at least 25.00-30.00. Now you can sometimes buy them for as little as 10.00. Store bought bats as well. Rising shipping costs have not helped either.

Bore me!

This is especially true of the crappy stadium giveaways from AT&T Park. Get it listed day of! In a year, you can't give that stuff away! :p

Too true. Reminds me of my early days on Ebay, when one could see and contact easily all those that were underbiddders on one's own auction items to offer deals outside of the Ebay parameters. The city of Toronto (my home town...pls no Rob Ford jokes...we have suffered enough) was vying for an Olympic bid and had produced official pins in advance of the vote. I was the first in line and purchased 50 (the limit) at city hall and out the hem up right away. I had them all sold through one listing and at a great profit before the vote came back, not in our favour.

Andrew...

I am so sorry for the delay. Between work nightmares and 3 family members being hospitalized, it's been a unique couple of months (that I do not recommend :( :mad: )

Anyway, you have first crack at this one. It's in very nice shape, with only 2 pin holes and no other flaws. Pretty rare variation, and nice bright colors. I took the pics at twilight with no flash, so the color is far better in person.

I will PM you with the price... sorry again for the long delay!
Mark

Oddball Mascots
 

Two things I love about vintage pennants are...

* Oddball Mascots
* Felt colors that have no relation to the team colors

They're so different from the generic and sterilized images you see today. Just a ton more artistry and charm back then.

Below are some examples of seldom-seen team logos and mascots...

1. New York Giants - Does this Goof represent Baseball or Football?
2. Brooklyn Dodgers - I love how they "crowned" the Clown when they finally won it.
3. 1960 Pirates - This unsavory fellow made a very brief appearance on Pirates Pennants
4. Boston Braves - A one-time appearance for this guy (very rare one!)
5. Cincinnati Reds - They used a "Native American" for maybe a year or two... not sure why... Red Skin?
6. NY Yankees - Looks like they used The Mick's image for this one. But I doubt the Commerce Comet was ever compensated.

Just wanted to give this thread a kick in the pants... let's see some more oddball stuff!

Same Artist
 

Here's a pair that doesn't surface often... Took me forever to find these, let alone in good condition. There is also a matching Yankees version, which I have seen only once in 20+ years

Same artist and company. These are "a cut above" IMO, as the felt is thicker and the tassels are longer than normal. Must have been made by an obscure company, which might explain the scarcity.

Any thoughts on these, Rob? :confused:

I know you must own both, and eager to hear your perspective ;)

Mark
Beautiful pennants!! Thank you for posting....

PM sent

* definitely, like green and yellow SF Giants pennants.

1. I always thought baseball, due to the colors. It's in my collection, so that's my story and I'm sticking to it :D
4. I haven't seen that one! Not especially fierce looking.
5. Red skin would be my guess.....but why? :confused:

Glad you gave this thread a kick!

I DO own both and have pics of these in other colors. Your observation about the felt and tassels is very true.....it gets me to wondering if these could be related to the Giants Seals Stadium pennants :confused: Same felt and tassels. I will post some pictures, shortly.