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06-03-2014, 12:46 PM
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Just tried it, no info pertaining to my question.
Thanks anyways!
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06-03-2014, 09:32 PM
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Jose Tijero had a never ending supply of 1955 signed AA's for sale including Smith, O'Brien, and Sinkwich. I called his bluff on the board last year and he disappeared. I have never seen a genuine Smith or O'Brien, but I recall a Tom Harmon quite a while ago. Have to believe Sinkwich is out there, but I don't remember seeing one. I collect them myself. Jason
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06-04-2014, 07:57 AM
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A member contacted me directly and says he has a Sinkwich. So that's 2 out of 4. I wonder why they are so tough? Smith died in '67 so that's 12 years, O'Brien in '77, that's 22 years and Sinkwich and Harmon in '90, that's 35 years. Did they not like to sign in general or didn't like the card itself? Considering the availability of other guys in the set, I would have figured these 4 guys wouldn't be THAT tough.
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06-04-2014, 08:55 AM
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I collect them as well and have seen a Sinkwich a few years back and it brought big money. I started making my own All Americans for guys that came after 55 and even with todays technology and forums alot of these guys are hard to find. I can't imagine how hard it was in the 70's.
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06-04-2014, 10:29 AM
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My guess for why so difficult is that there was just no demand and not much interest back then. If you didn't have a 55 AA to send them, you would just send a 3x5. All four of those guys are tough signatures even on 3x5's, but obviously Sinkwich and Harmon are much easier than O'Brien and Smith. I love that set. I wish more of the guys were available. I only started it within the last 10-15 years and I refuse to pay some of the ridiculous prices that some are getting. I don't fault people for it, just don't want it bad enough
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06-04-2014, 12:29 PM
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Back in the mid to late 1980's I was writing all of the Heisman winners. At the time Sinkwich was said to be very tough. He responded very quickly signing 3 index cards. Harmon was the same way. I believe every single winner up through 1979 except Plunkett answered. I didn't write Rodgers or Cappelletti at the time.
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