May 2011 Pickup Thread

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Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Wow! You found 1914 and 15 World Series programs antiquing? Must hear the story behind that!

Thanks for the compliments, everyone. As for the story - well, chalk it up to my shrewd strategy. First, the show opened to the public at 8 am...so I arrived fashionably late around noon. Second, I cleverly wandered around the show for a couple of hours before getting to that booth. I figured if there was any good sports material at the show, it would be best to assume no one else would be interested, letting sellers get discouraged after thousands of people passed by. Finally, when I did stumble upon the showcase where the two Series programs were prominently displayed, I paid his asking price. Clearly, this was a masterful approach that I would highly recommend to my fellow collectors.

Seriously...as Lefty Gomez said, "I'd rather be lucky than good." I was astounded to see the programs in the booth of a magazine dealer. He told me he had just found them in a large group of magazines and that this was the first time he had taken them to a show. I simply cannot explain my luck; the prices were expensive for magazines...but a bargain for Series programs! Anyone reading this post would have pounced on them; I can't understand why no one else did...it was a no-brainer.

So far this year, it seems there's more quality memorabilia showing up at antique shows, malls and shops. Believe it or not, the Series programs weren't even the best find of the day! This being a sports board, the other stuff wouldn't be of much interest here...but the trend is definite and it's an exciting time to be on the prowl for great stuff!