What cards have surprised you?

[paul]

I just picked up my first ever Hage's Dairy card. (I know, it's slightly post-war, but there's a point). When it arrived, I was very pleasantly surprised. I always assumed these cards were about the size of a 48 Bowman. But actually, they are much more like the size of a 39 Playball. And the photos are crystal clear (even if my scan isn't), much nicer than a 39 or 40 Playball photo.

What cards have surprised the rest of you?

[ethicsprof]

not a card but a T206 pack---
I was pleasantly surprised when i received my American Beauty pack
and it was the same size as my Piedmont, Sweet Cap, and Old Mill.
The argument that the AB cards were slimmer than the rest of the 206s
due to their coming from a smaller pack flew away on the wings of Ritchey's dove. From then on, Jon Canfield has mentored me.
Best,

barry

[jcmtiger]

I was surprised by these 3 cards, won in an action in the 1980's thru SCD for $265.00.

[Brian Van Horn]

About 13 years ago I won a lot of 26 E126 cards from Sports Collector's Digest auction by Coach's Corner. I had never seen the cards before and I was surprised they were bigger than other caramel cards.

[paul]

So Coach's Corner used to sell legitimate cards? That's the biggest surprise of all.

[HRBAKER]

I have been surprised a few times when buying an item from a seller in Ohio on ebay which turned out to be real upon receipt.