1933 Goudey Autos on Pawn Stars

[4815162342]

Anybody else watching Pawn Stars? What do you think about the 1933 Goudey autos?

[Sean1125]

Let me get my magnifying glass.

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by Sean1125

Let me get my magnifying glass.

Drew to the max!

[chipperhank44]

That's a magnifying glass? Thought it was a tennis racket....

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by chipperhank44

That's a magnifying glass? Thought it was a tennis racket....

Might as well be a tennis racket. He'll, he'd get the same results looking through a waffle iron.

[veleno45]

I did see Pawn Stars last night. What a brilliant marketing move on PSA's behalf with the product placement. They not only were on the Goudey's slabs but they were on the Marilyn Monroe letter with PSA/DNA. Then they had the star of the show saying how they were the most reputable in the business so the signatures were beyond question real.

I watch Pawn Stars from time to time, but I understand it is staged. How many people, who do not understand it is staged, do you think hit the PSA website yesterday evening during or after the airing? Brilliant marketing on PSA's behalf.

PSA and Pawn Stars have been in bed together since last year, yet this is the first real on air commercial I caught for PSA.

[tschock]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

Anybody else watching Pawn Stars? What do you think about the 1933 Goudey autos?

I don't collect autographs, but I would have thought that the $2300 retail value (23 cards I think, with 3 HOFs) would have been closer to reality than the lower retail value the expert quoted. From what we could see, most of the autos looked pretty strong and didn't seem "shaky", which would lead me to believe they were obtained before the players got too old.

How "common" are autographed 33 Goudeys?

[the 'stache]

Hi Daryl,

I watched both of last night's new episodes just a few hours ago from my DVR, but have already deleted them. So this is all from memory. Please forgive any minor inconsistencies or brain farts on my part.

Off the top of my head, the best 3 cards were all Hall of Famers (Bill Herman, Ted Lyons and I forget the other, maybe Sam Rice?). These were appraised at $500 total. The others the appraiser valued individually between $40-60, or $40 to 80. From what I saw, all the signatures were nice and clean. A few cards had some conditional issues (multiple spots of paper loss on at least one back, some curled or creased corners which are pretty commonplace with the '33 set), but overall, it was a really nice collection of 23 cards in total. I think he appraised the total collection at $1,300. Corey initially offered the customer $500. The guy was going to walk out, but Corey then bumped the offer up to $600, which the guy accepted. I thought the offer was quite low. I know the shop has to make a profit, but in my opinion, when an expert is called in to give an appraisal, it is incumbent upon them to provide accurate information based on current market demand. And in this case, that did not happen. Some of the experts seem to undercut current market value in an effort to help the pawn shop negotiate a greater profit. And since one of my best friends is their regular fine art expert on the show, I don't want his reputation to suffer at all as a result of this practice.

I also agree about this relatively new marriage between the shop/show, and PSA/DNA. In last night's episode with the cards and the signed Marilyn Monroe notice of contract termination letter from Twentieth Century Fox, as Chris mentioned, Rick said in no small terms that any signatures certified by PSA/DNA are pretty much unimpeachable. All I will say is that definitely raised an eyebrow here.

Didn't they have another PSA employee that used to appear on the show? Steve Grad is the current PSA rep they call down now, but I could have sworn they used to use somebody else. Or was that just a forensic handwriting analyst that had nothing to do with PSA?

I used to be a pretty big fan of Pawn Stars, because I loved the items that would come into the shop. But ever since the start of this current season (when they changed the theme + show intro), it's become more of a second-rate reality show. I don't care about Chumlee's weight loss, or the Old Man's cholesterol level. I want to see rare pieces, and learn. Last night, the sports memorabilia expert (I forget his name) stated that Sam Byrd, one of the players included in the 23 card collection, was the only man to ever play in a World Series game, and in the PGA Masters Tournament. That's the kind of stuff I like to learn. Only these tidbits are becoming too few and far between for my tastes.

I'm doing a lot more fast forwarding than I ever used to.

[MVSNYC]

"...I'm doing a lot more fast forwarding than I ever used to."

I'm with you Bill, I can watch an entire episode of Pawn Stars in about 4 minutes. I agree with what you said above, I used to watch all 30 minutes (sans commercials) when they would focus more on the pieces that came in and the history behind them, now they spend 17 minutes on Chumlee working a hot dog stand...but still, I tape every new show, and just fast forward to the goods.

[GasHouseGang]

This thread is the perfect place to repost this picture created by Brandon G. over in the autograph section of the board. It always makes me smile.

[milkit1]

Did anyone see the commons?

[milkit1]

gee maybe if I go on Pawnstars theyll offer me $30 each for mine
1933 goudeys cubs 1 smaller.jpg

1933 goudeys cubs 2 smaller.jpg

1933 goudey grove signed.jpg

1933 goudey #10- 18.jpg

1933 goudey whitehill signed.jpg

1933 goudey hornsby signed1.jpg

1933 goudey ruth.jpg

1933 goudey #37-45.jpg

33 goudey spencer.JPG

33 goudey maranville signed.jpg

33 goudey welch.JPG

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Nice Goudey collection.

[Kawika]

Sean: Those signed Goudeys are amazingly cool.

[milkit1]

Thanks guys Been collecting them since 1988. Hi think im up to 182 different signed.

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by Kawika

Sean: Those signed Goudeys are amazingly cool.

+1 Amazing!

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

The players had very nice penmanship.

[footlong]

that's a beautiful group of signed cards.

[Deertick]

Was anyone else screaming at the TV when the guy in effect sold 20 signed cards for $100?? Right before, he refused an offer of $500 for the 'big 3'. Dope.

[7nohitter]

Wish I could buy all those cards for $600!!!

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

I just watched this on my DVR and boy did that guy get screwed. However, it seems like his own fault. He should checked out eBay or something before he went to the shop.