Cuban & Negro League Baseball Pick-Ups

[baseball tourist]

Awesome stuff! Love the look of the albums specifically.

[autocentral]

Awesome stuff everyone has posted. Really glad people are sharing.

Nick

[Kenny Cole]

Sort of a focus of mine.

[autocentral]

^Wow Kenny. Definitely a focus of yours. That is one of the most impressive collections I have seen.

-Nick

[Kenny Cole]

Nick,

Sort of the blind squirrel thing. I was a huge baseball fan forever, sort of wandered into the great books about the Negro Leagues, started figuring out that there were actually cards of some of them out there and made GREAT friends with others like Ryan Christoff and Matt Goebel, both of whom I cannot tell you how much I respect and admire. Jump in to this fun and be welcome!!! Best,

Kenny

[autocentral]

Originally Posted by Kenny Cole

Nick,

Sort of the blind squirrel thing. I was a huge baseball fan forever, sort of wandered into the great books about the Negro Leagues, started figuring out that there were actually cards of some of them out there and made GREAT friends with others like Ryan Christoff and Matt Goebel, both of whom I cannot tell you how much I respect and admire. Jump in to this fun and be welcome!!! Best,

Kenny

Awesome, I just started discovering all the cards of these players and it has been amazing so far. I've read about four books for far on the Negro Leagues and two on Cuban baseball.

Thanks for sharing Kenny,
-Nick

[Kenny Cole]

Nick,

The cards, and the history they represent in general, are awesome. I love the Old Judges, the T206s, the '33 Goudeys and whatnot. I'm a big HOF collector. But IMO there is nothing like getting a new card of a guy who couldn't play here because of race issues and who you maybe didn't know much about until you got it and looked into what he did. That's pretty special.

The history of baseball is always fun, and the history of the other leagues is really interesting IMO. If you enjoy your time here 1/4 as much as I have enjoyed mine you will be really rewarded. There are great people on this forum and lots of knowledge. Soak it up and be happy to be the sponge. Best,

Kenny

[aljurgela]

Originally Posted by Kenny Cole

Sort of a focus of mine.

Let me know when you are a seller Kenny!!! Hope all is well with you!!

[autocentral]

Thanks to Derek. I have a nice 1949/50 Toleteros Album on the way. Though it isn't the most colorful album it still is a nice add to my collection. I will post pictures once it arrives.

-Nick

[Scocs]

Anybody know what the accepted price was on this Torriente card?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1923-1924-Na...p2047675.l2557

Weird that the seller seemed to have taken the phrase "the card has a tear in it so it would grade Authentic" out of the listing in its final current state....

[Scocs]

Originally Posted by Scocs

Anybody know what the accepted price was on this Torriente card?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1923-1924-Na...p2047675.l2557

Weird that the seller seemed to have taken the phrase "the card has a tear in it so it would grade Authentic" out of the listing in its final current state....

$3550. That's what it sold for, which was half the asking price.

Disturbing though that the seller changed his description several times, ultimately eliminating the tear that goes through the card....