FOUND MY 29 YEAR WHITE WHALE! And the Reason for my Username!

[kkkkandp]

Facts or fantasy?

Either way - very entertaining!

[scooter729]

Did Mouschi's ever issue a proof of a T206 Joe Jackson as well? Southern League, Alabama - just wondering....

[iowadoc77]

This is why this is such a great hobby. 29 year search. I get impatient with 2.9 weeks. Haha. Awesome story and congrats on the pick-up. I could almost see you dropping the microphone as you walked off-stage.

[MVSNYC]

Very interesting!

[mouschi]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the comments

[GregMitch34]

I think it's a hoax because if real the Canseco card would have burst right through the plastic wrapper once he started on steroids...

[slidekellyslide]

Ah....you should have let this marinate before letting us in on the gag. I was enthralled with the first post. Enough so that I was getting ready to google up Mouschi's Canseco.

[mouschi]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Ah....you should have let this marinate before letting us in on the gag. I was enthralled with the first post. Enough so that I was getting ready to google up Mouschi's Canseco.

Haha - I did this with a few other posts in the past, and some people got reallllly angry. So I figured I'd be a little more obvious this time

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by mouschi

Haha - I did this with a few other posts in the past, and some people got reallllly angry. So I figured I'd be a little more obvious this time

That's too bad, I don't think you would have gotten that reception here.

[Rich Klein]

It's my fault

It was such a well-done read that I asked him to post the story.

If I had been thinking, I would have asked for that to be done on 4.1

Yes, it's a "hoax" but a great one.

Rich

P.S. -- Ask Lew Lipset sometimes about the Arsenal Gum story BHN once ran. I'm still looking for those WW2 cards 30 years later

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Ah....you should have let this marinate before letting us in on the gag. I was enthralled with the first post. Enough so that I was getting ready to google up Mouschi's Canseco.

Don't worry, some people didn't read long enough to know that it was a gag. Even with posts pointing it out as such I am sure people will keep posting it as otherwise.

I do believe this is a great post showing the cautions of fantasy pieces.

[The Nasty Nati]

What. Is. Happening?

[mouschi]

Custom card making has become a true love of mine due to making up fun stories like this. They almost become "real" to me - heck, to this day, I have Mr. Buttersworth's letter framed and in my office!

A note to anyone who may want to do this as well: Please never do something like this to intentionally mislead people. You have no idea how much of a tailspin you can put someone in for hours, days, months or years chasing after something that isn't even real!

[bn2cardz]

I love the post because the replies are evident of who doesn't read an entire post before replying and who does.

I too would have thought you posted a day early, if your original post wasn't on Aug 27th at the other boards.

[doug.goodman]

Shouldn't this have been posted tomorrow?