The Memorabilia/Autograph that got away

[Forever Young]

QUOTE=Exhibitman;781449]memorabilia-wise, I remember when the big raft of Cobb checks hit the market. I could have had one for $50 but the dealer had stacks so I figured why bother...d'oh![/QUOTE]

I have heard this story...before my time. Were Ruth cks only 100---250 at that time or close to as well?



My sob story....twice:

My dad bought me a R. Yount rc before 3000 hits and the Yount/Brett rcs exploded-only to go back down...but anyway.
I didn't care about Young nor did I even know who he was at that time so I traded it for a Billy Ripken F face card cuz that made me cooler in 6th grade.
I told my dad and will not forget his disappointment.
A year later(7th grade) at a show in the same place in ND, a diff guy had it. I knew it was the same one as it was in the same scratched up case with the same round/orange sticker in my hand writing for 20.00. Apparently, I thought I would buy it later OR my guilt was not great enough(at least didn't outweigh my yearning for some 1990 LEAF packs).
Now when I am older, the fact that I traded away this card my dad bought kills me. To this day, I look at the case and the presence of the little orange sticker on every Yount rc I see at shows.
I suck as a son...

[HexsHeroes]

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Orlin Collier single-signed baseball. Very obscure Detroit Tigers ballplayer and autograph, with considerable PCL/minor league history.

With four days left in the eBay auction for this item, there were bids placed by only two bidders (of which I was one). Next thing I know, listing no longer available. I'm left wondering what happened ? I attempt to contact seller numerous times, but no response.

I later found out the details when I just happened to meet the other bidder (it pays to be familar with eBay ID names) at the 2001 National Show in Cleveland. Turns out the SELLER contacted the other bidder and offered to sell him outright, this signed ball (which he accepted).

I'm still debating whether the moral to my story is that it pays to always be the high bidder during the course of an auction. I suspect that had I been the high bidder in this instance, I would have been given the outright offer to buy.

[olsport]

I will try and tell this story as short as I can. The item is this huge 1890s baseball team photo.
I worked at a law office with a guy (Jack) that collected old baseball memorabilia, and he invited me over to check out some of it. I saw this massive Eclipse team photo in original frame on his wall and I was hooked! I asked if it was for sale and he said no.
That piece started me on a 20 year collecting adventure for any antique sports memorabilia item I could find. I went to garage sales, flea markets, antique & collectibles shows, card shows, ect. almost every weekend. Then about 10 years later, Jack said he would sell me the photo for 250.00. What I did to raise most of the money was sell an off condition Reggie Jackson Rookie card for 200.00, then added another 50.00. The photo has been on my wall ever since, and I enjoy it every day just as much as the very first day I saw it! If anyone has any idea who each player was, and where the team is from please let me know!
Olsport