Dutch Auction Experiment: Lot of 11 Rare 1954-55 Baltimore Zipcards All SGC Graded

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I've always wondered how a Dutch Auction would work on here, so let's give it a try.

Price begins at $250 ppd. Every night (around 10:00pm central) I'll drop the price by $5 until someone replies "SOLD!" In other words, the longer you wait, the greater the chance that someone else will win the lot. No skipping bid increments or off-board deals on this lot.

Any questions, please ask.

Thanks,
Tom
timmermant at gmail.com

Lot of 11 Ultra Rare 1954-55 Baltimore Orioles Zipcards

PSA does not grade these and SGC has graded a grand total of 33. Every card in this lot is the highest graded. Nine of the eleven are the only graded examples. Winning bidder receives these cards:

Hoot Evers SGC 84

Bob Nelson SGC 84

Joe Durham SGC 84

Lum Harris SGC 84

Les Moss SGC 84

Dave Philley SGC 70

Art Shallock SGC 96 (Highest graded Zipcard ever)

Jim Dyck SGC 88

Bob Hale SGC 88

Bob Kennedy SGC 86

Jim Brideweser SGC 88

The Standard Catalog describes these like this: "Given the homemade appearance of these, it must be surmised that they were an early collectors' issue. It is possible they date from as early as 1956, only a few years after the Orioles joined the American League. Cards are found in three formats. One type measures about 2" x 2-5/8" (all measurements are approximate due to the hand-cut nature of the cards) and is printed on thin yellow cardboard. They feature a chest-to-cap black-and-white circular player photo at center. A second type is about 2-3/4" x 3-5/8", black-and-white, with square portrait or posed action photos and 'BALTIMORE' at top in what appears to be a picture of an embossed plastic Dymo label maker strip. The third type is also about 2-3/4" x 3-5/8" and is similar in design to the Dymo-label format, except 'Baltimore' is printed at top in a serifed italic typeface. All cards are blank-backed."