A BIG shout-out to great Net54ers
 

I had to let everyone know how great people on this board are- Jeremy W and Tim K, knowing my search for my white whale, both emailed me to let me know about a red background Lajoie E98 on ebay. I don't know why it didn't pop up in the regular pre-war section but I was able to snare it for the beginning bid of $349.99. The important thing was not getting a great deal, it was the kindness of two fellow collectors. I held my breath until the card got here because the scan showed the background color as purplish-red but not the bright red it should have been and he mentioned the card as in a "set of 20" instead of 30 which it has and finally no back scan and the seller told me he couldn't put one up due to camera problems. Red flags everywhere. I took a shot and opened it up and it is real. Whew!!!

Congrats Bob!! That's a great item.

Congrats Bob..we all know you have been working hard :) on the project.

Excellent.... sweet pickup! This forum has some truly great people.

Congrats Bob! Awesome pickup.

I enjoy reading all the stories and pickups...we each have our own goals and wants. I collect just about anything Reds, but that pickup reminds me of my time working for the Indians...Cleveland wasn't all bad, but I prefer Cincinnati!

My transactions with members have been great and Leon is first class all the way. It's up to all of us to keep it this way.

Awesome Card!

Congrats bob...awesome...youve been talking about a red lajuhway for years!

Wow nice Bob congrats! How sweet to get that one checked off of your list!

Ricky Y

Congratulations bob. One of my first memories of this board is when you barely missed that red Lajoie BIN that popped up on eBay and came on here hoping that you could find out who swiped it before you could. I'm happy you finally got one!

You're the Man, Bob! Sweet pick up.

Cheers,
Mike