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Old 08-14-2009, 05:12 PM
David W David W is offline
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Originally Posted by Rich Klein View Post
But it was Joe McGinnity T-206 bought as a common at the old Sports Corner store in Montvale, NJ for the princely sum of $1 circa 1974.

I hope someone is enjoying owning that card as we speak.

Rich
Well....maybe.... if that McGinnity ended up in a "Bargain Barn" in Georgia circa 1977.

We were on vacation heading to Florida, when dad decided to get off the interstate and take the scenic route. We stopped at this run down place in Georgia, and it was loaded with ball cards. I only had $20 or so, and bought McGinnity and Casey for $5.00, out of the 100 or so T 206's. The old man had Goudeys, complete Topps runs up to about 1970.

I also bought the complete 68 Cardinal team set, and turned down for a $1 a piece Fleer all time greats.

A couple years later we returned to Georgia, stopped at the place, but the old man had just died, and his son auctioned off all the contents.
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