Tips for Finding Obscure Cards at eBay

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My best deals of all time all came from accidental hits on casual typos.

Example: I picked up a Bob Ewing Carl Horner cabinet because I typed in baseball cabient instead of baseball cabinet.

Example 2: I was searching GC Alexander and accidentally typed in GL Alexander. Much to my surprise I stumbled upon a listing for a GL Alexander signed baseball. It was an authentic Grover Cleveland signed baseball with a Buy It Now of $80. I scooped it right up.

... Or you could just get lucky. Ran into this on ebay yesterday while searching "Seattle Pilots". It was mislabeled as "Navy or Seattle Pilots early PCL Photo". Had to look twice and thought I recognized the jerseys. Sure enough, it really appears to be Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot vs. Scott Motors of Reno of the Western Nevada League. Scott Motors was a team from 1932-35, and I'm assuming it is 1935 from the cars in the background.

Jimmy Claxton played for them from 1933-35. The pitcher in this game is right-handed. The first baseman has a similar build to Claxton (about 5'9" & 170 lbs.), but it is tough to tell if his glove is on his left or right hand. Can anyone tell by the way he is coming off the bag? Claxton also played right field in '35.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251006787928...84.m1439.l2649

Unfortunately the seller would not provide information from the reverse of the photo as suggested in the description. It's a nice photo and goes with a Scott Motors Ticket I already have so I shelled out $10 and am hoping for the best.