Cuban & Negro League Baseball Pick-Ups

[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....

[Exhibitman]

I almost bid on that photo, Phil. What dissuaded me [FWIW] was the description of its condition: "The photo (10 x 8 inches) displays numerous creases and three tears that have been repaired by clear tape (one on the front, two on the reverse), a slight trim along the left border, and paper residue on the reverse from its having once been mounted in an album. The photo has also been laminated." Sounded just terrible, like the list of side effects for a new drug.

Meanwhile, the items displayed in this thread are awesome. I particularly enjoyed Kenny's group of snapshots. Please post more stuff, guys!

[Jeffrompa]

Not a Cuban player .. Got him because he is the only HOFer from near where I grew up .

[bcbgcbrcb]

Jeff:

Don't think Vernon is in the HOF?

[Jeffrompa]

Wow you are right I guess I always assumed he was with 2500 hits .

[ValKehl]

Mickey Vernon was one of my favorite Senators when I was a kid and watched him play at old Griffith Stadium. While Vernon was outstanding defensively and had a solid .286 career BA, his BA was very inconsistent from year to year - he had two great years, winning the AL batting titles with .353 and .337 BAs, but he also had years when his BA was .242 and .251. Missing 2 years of play during WWII, didn't help his cause either.
Val

[joeadcock]

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