1939 Gridiron Greats George Gipp - Are these tough to find?

[thenavarro]

I recently purchased a 1939 Gridiron Greats Blotter of George Gipp graded a 3.5 by Beckett. Doesn't really matter as I've already purchased it and like it, but I haven't been able to find much information about these cards nor seen many sell in the past from internet searches, so I am curious.

Are these relatively tough?

I paid $330 or so after tax. Did I do good, bad, or as expected for a 3.5?

(My pics are too big to post so sorry, no pics)

Thanks,

Mike

[jefferyepayne]

Yes, difficult to find for sure. Did you get this one off eBay. If so, saw that posted recently but I already have it so passed on bidding.

I think the price was good. But these ink blotters definitely fall into the category of something that is very rare but not in demand.

But I can't resist them!

jeff

[thenavarro]

Hi Jeff,

Yes, I got it off ebay. I'm a Notre Dame nut and Gipp fan. Don't know much at all about football cards. Was pleased to see a Gipp piece that old. Most of his other cards I have seen are literally 1989 and up.

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by thenavarro

Hi Jeff,

Yes, I got it off ebay. I'm a Notre Dame nut and Gipp fan. Don't know much at all about football cards. Was pleased to see a Gipp piece that old. Most of his other cards I have seen are literally 1989 and up.

Very nice piece. I agree with Jeff, the demand isn't there so prices remain lower. The seller had this listed twice, for $500 and $400 before you bought it, so the $300 seems fair.If you're happy with it, its all that matters.

[cmoore330]

Nice pickup, Mike!