What's your best tobacco-card find?

[cfc1909]

there was a dealer in Texas who thought he could corner the market on t206s. He eventually realized he could not do this and listed all the cards on his website.

I picked this out of his inventory with no mention of the back and it was raw when I bought it

not sure if its my best find but it is up there with the best

[cfc1909]

got this one out of a card show at Arundel Mills Mall. Dealer had no idea what he had

[teetwoohsix]

Wow Jim !!!!!!! Great cards !!! Thanks for posting those.

Great stories everyone, this is a fun thread. Jantz, congrats on the Murr'y, and I hope you score that collection !!!

Sincerely, Clayton

[Exhibitman]

The print freaks shown here as finds are making me smile. I have been collecting print flaws/freaks/scraps for years. It is really ironic that some of my best T card 'finds' were considered such crap when I found them that more than one fellow collector told me I was wasting my time buying them. Even the dealers. When I bought these cards the dealer gave me one of those sad head shakes reserved for stupid customers who are wasting their money:

[cfc1909]

I know Adam, remember no one wanted them. Everyone wanted a crease free perfect centered card. All the freaks were considered trash. Funny how times change.

I got that upside down back probably around 2002 and it was in a very large inventory and like I said no mention of the back. Crazy


thanks Clayton.

[teetwoohsix]

Adam, you were just ahead of your time
Great cards also !!

Jim- I can imagine how you must have felt when you turned that Batch over and saw the back I would've probably broke out in a sweat

Sincerely, Clayton

[Runscott]

Years ago, I found lots of great T206's in common piles, but since returning to the hobby, this has been my favorite. The shifted colors, etc, are cool, but this one's actually kind of artistic:

[npa589]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Years ago, I found lots of great T206's in common piles, but since returning to the hobby, this has been my favorite. The shifted colors, etc, are cool, but this one's actually kind of artistic:

Nice Scott! When I first saw your Wiltse, I heard circus music in the background...(Entry of the Gladiators by Fucik). Definitely a creepy ghost!

[T206Collector]

When I first started collecting signed T206s, someone on Net54 suggested that my cards may have originated from the Jeff Morey collection. After a little research, I was able to track down Morey and interview him about his decades of autograph collecting. The audio from that interview is on my website, for those who are interested.

During our discussions, Morey told me that he had kept a few of his signed tobacco cards because Mastro didn't seem to want them at the time of his major sale about six years prior. He had 18 signed T206s and T205s which he sold me, including the best condition autographed T206 card I've ever seen:

[steve B]

Just before I joined I helped go through a collection from an estate. Wide range of stuff, and enough good stuff that I couldn't afford it. Got them set up with an auction after about 3 days of sorting so I'd know what was there.

I asked for a small bag that contained what seemed at a glance to be a small collection of T nonsports, mostly comon or worn, plus a few other things.

To my surprise the bag also included some dusty/dirty T205s and T206s and a few caramels. Plus about a half set of T49s including one previously unlisted. The baseball cards all had some surface dirt, but were really nice otherwise.

Later they found more, and I bought the rest of the T49 set at the auction. Paid a bit much I thought, but I figured I owed them a bit. (Still do) The other two uncataloged T49s were in the second batch. So the set I ended up with is probably the only complete set.

That was the find that brought me here and got me back into cards after a bout 5 years of being mostly inactive, only a few packs each year.

Steve B

Steve B