what are these things?

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Posted By: jamie

seller must be doing cartflips. it sat at $99.00 without a bid all week.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=370026848790&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=024

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Posted By: Rob D.

Nothing like having one other bidder cost you $1,700.

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Posted By: leon

Dan got a great deal too....luckily for him I didn't see them

my type....(horizontal of course)

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Posted By: jamie

shows how much i know- i was going to throw a $200 mercy bid on it because they looked interesting

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Posted By: fkw

$100 ea. is a great deal, If I would have seen them I would have gone higher

Very rare issue, Vancouver Peanut cards from the 1930s

Dang!

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Posted By: Rob D.

Leon,

I know nothing about those. What's a conservative estimate on the retail value of that group?

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Posted By: fkw

Guestimate $300 ea

Ive only seen about 5-7 of them in 27 years

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Posted By: leon

for the whole group I am guessing Frank is about right...individually they will probably be more.....

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Posted By: Rob D.

If that's accurate, it makes the extra $1,700 at the hands of the underbidder much more palatable.

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Posted By: Randall Adams

I believe she had four or five lots all together, I was rebuffed on my attempts to end it early.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170197069445&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=007%3C/a>

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=370026826935&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=024

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Posted By: fkw

No wonder, they were listed in the photo category of memorabilia.

I never would have found them. Dan must really have some good search keywords.

Edited to add: 2 auctions...... double dang!!!!!


Seller(s) left $$$ on the table, the break up value is huge.

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Posted By: Brad

If the winner is selling any please contact me!

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Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

I saw them and bid (Dan beat me!). That being said, I have a hard time getting too excited as the players are merely Amateur players. I would have gone in much stronger if they were a true minor league team. Neat cards nonetheless, congrats Dan, I was hoping they were hidden enough to get a steal. But I guess I should know better by now.
-Rhett

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Posted By: Max Weder

I'm not sure where people are arriving at a "wholesale" or "retail" price for these, given the few recorded sales on ebay or other auction sites. While these cards have rarely surfaced on ebay, they do of course surface locally from time to time in the Vancouver market (where these arose) and where the ballplayers played.
I did see and bid on these auctions, and placed what I consider reasonable prices, given the past purchases I have made. Perhaps I am out of step with the market, or least the post-sales market.

People are certainly entitled to pay for a particular card what they wish, and it is nice to see that amateur ballplayers from the 1930s are getting their respect in this form of higher prices.

(Leon: I'm not sure why a type collector would want more than one card from a set )


Max

Ernie Kershaw, (still active at 97), shown on his card

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Posted By: Jim VB

I think Dan actually won all 5 of the lots with a total of 70+ cards.

Very nice find Dan.

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Posted By: dstudeba

Thanks for the nice comments guys. I was worried about these as they had no bids for way too long. And I was right as at least four other forum members were involved in the bidding. eBay puts up 2 million fake auctions and you still can't hide stuff from Net54ers!

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Posted By: leon

That could have been the start of another set....I am already going after a D303 Master set of Mothers and General Baking and also am going for the 1916 Big Head W-Unc set......I had to do something once I was nearing the end .....(and still need a few cards)

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Didn't Mark Macrae offer some of these for sale on his email list not too long ago? Anyone remember his asking prices?