Bill McGowan Postcard on ebay
 

Posted By: <b>Kevin Cummings</b><p>Did any of you take a look at the ebay auction for the Bill McGowan postcard that ended yesterday?<BR><BR><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1867029724&rd=1" target=_new>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1867029724&rd=1</a><BR><BR>The closing price is pretty unbelievable, isn't it?<BR><BR>

Bill McGowan Postcard on ebay
 

Posted By: <b>petecld</b><p>Is that a record price for an umpire? <BR><BR>Did you look at he bid history? "kidcardiac" was willing to go even higher.<BR><BR>

Bill McGowan Postcard on ebay
 

Posted By: <b>Kevin Cummings</b><p>I believe he was the one who plunked down several thousand dollars for the Hartford Blue Stockings CDV with Tommy Bond and Candy Cummings that was on ebay a couple of years ago.<BR><BR>Anyone know who he is?

Bill McGowan Postcard on ebay
 

Posted By: <b>B Hodes</b><p>I thought that there was another (albeit scarce and obscure) "card" of McGowan out there from some regional.

Bill McGowan Postcard on ebay
 

Posted By: <b>Paul</b><p>This sure makes me feel good. I own the other known copy of this card. (For all I know, there are dozens more, but I haven't seen them). I think I paid $5 for McGowan and two other umpires.<BR><BR>There is supposed to be a Bill McGowan in the 1948 Washington SafeT set, but I don't know anyone who has seen even a single card from that set.

Bill McGowan Postcard on ebay
 

Posted By: <b>Ryan Christoff</b><p>I know kidcardiac. He is good people. HOF collector with a nice collection of Negro League and Cuban material. Wants cards, but where there are no cards, original photographs. He's a cardiologist, hence "kidcardiac". <BR><BR>Very nice guy.<BR><BR>-Ryan<BR><BR>

Bill McGowan Postcard on ebay
 

Posted By: <b>Paul</b><p>He doesn't have a spare Leon Day for sale, does he?