S74 silks - whew!

[Touch'EmAll]

Just back from SGC two S74 Silks I submitted for crossover.

My heart raced as I saw the package from Parsippany. Rejoice! Hooray! Enjoy the pics of the silks in their new holders!

I picked them up years ago raw. Neither PSA nor SGC graded them at the time, so off to GAI. Then the GAI reputation collapsed. Just recently has SGC started to grade them, still not PSA. Thank goodness I had a good (and lucky) eye when I originally bought them.

Matty was GAI 7, now SGC 80. And Johnson was GAI 6, now SGC 60 - Both met my min. grade stipulation of SGC 60 EX 5. A couple of the nicest colored silks I have ever seen - stars Matty & W.Johnson to boot - WooHoo!

[Leon]

Congrats on those 2. An 80 is almost never seen.....and a high end Johnson. A very tough silk from the set. Great "cards"....thanks for showing them.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

One of my many regrets in a long hobby history is a group of S74s I let get away 25 years ago.

One afternoon I mentioned to a lady living across the street that I collected baseball cards. She asked me to hold on a moment and quickly returned with an old water pitcher with 62 S74 silks inside. At the time I did not know exactly what they were but paid her $100.00 (at $20 a week) for the group.

There were 8 HOFers in the lot. I only kept them about 3 months before a huge trade with John E. from Ft. Worth for T206s. It was a more than fair trade for me but I did not even keeper a type example for my collection.

I know at the time John had a wonderful collection but never heard from him again. He drove 5 hours to make the trade. I hate to name the fellow without his permission, Leon or Rich do you know who I am talking about.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Hot Springs Bathers

One of my many regrets in a long hobby history is a group of S74s I let get away 25 years ago.

One afternoon I mentioned to a lady living across the street that I collected baseball cards. She asked me to hold on a moment and quickly returned with an old water pitcher with 62 S74 silks inside. At the time I did not know exactly what they were but paid her $100.00 (at $20 a week) for the group.

There were 8 HOFers in the lot. I only kept them about 3 months before a huge trade with John E. from Ft. Worth for T206s. It was a more than fair trade for me but I did not even keeper a type example for my collection.

I know at the time John had a wonderful collection but never heard from him again. He drove 5 hours to make the trade. I hate to name the fellow without his permission, Leon or Rich do you know who I am talking about.

Hi there
Most likely it is my good friend John Esch you are speaking of. A finer gentleman in the hobby, I am unaware of. A fantastic, original type collection too. (Not "types" he is a set collector) I don't think he minds being mentioned though he keeps a very low profile. Think of him as the opposite of me . I have seen some of his collection but I don't think I saw those, or at least I don't remember them. There was so much there I can't remember it all. I remember John telling me of the time he acquired his E107's, they ran him under 20 bucks a piece, I believe.

[terjung]

Originally Posted by Leon

I remember John telling me of the time he acquired his E107's, they ran him under 20 bucks a piece, I believe.

drool...

[jbsports33]

I have had many of these, and always like seeing more, great silks!

Jimmy