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[r2678]

Ok, here's my story. I'm just telling you what I was told..

Maybe 30 years ago I was set up at a Pittsburgh area card show. A young woman came up to my table with a couple of autographed items. One was an old timers dinner program from the 40s/early 50s with a number of signatures including several HOFers. She said her grandfather attended the dinner and got the signatures. Her grandfather, according to her, was a HOFer and appeared in the T206 set. She said he was an autograph collector and the family had quite a few autographs from that era. She then asked if I was familiar with "that Honus Wagner card that was worth a lot of money" and wanted to know what it would be worth autographed. I asked if she had one. She just smiled and walked away. As for what she had with her, she was just showing them around and not trying to sell anything.

A couple of things... I've never heard before or since of the existence of that card. Perhaps someone here knows more. Second, the man she said was her grandfather had also signed the dinner progam. On some level that doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.

The dinner program was real as were the autographs. But her story....???

[Exhibitman]

People tell all sorts of big fish stories at shows. If I had even a fraction of the cards I have been told people have at shows...

[jad22]

Originally Posted by r2678

Ok, here's my story. I'm just telling you what I was told..

Maybe 30 years ago I was set up at a Pittsburgh area card show. A young woman came up to my table with a couple of autographed items. One was an old timers dinner program from the 40s/early 50s with a number of signatures including several HOFers. She said her grandfather attended the dinner and got the signatures. Her grandfather, according to her, was a HOFer and appeared in the T206 set. She said he was an autograph collector and the family had quite a few autographs from that era. She then asked if I was familiar with "that Honus Wagner card that was worth a lot of money" and wanted to know what it would be worth autographed. I asked if she had one. She just smiled and walked away. As for what she had with her, she was just showing them around and not trying to sell anything.

A couple of things... I've never heard before or since of the existence of that card. Perhaps someone here knows more. Second, the man she said was her grandfather had also signed the dinner progam. On some level that doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.

The dinner program was real as were the autographs. But her story....???

I would only believe this if they were found in a barn.