Why did this card sell for so much last night

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Thromdog

The Cobb was also unknown I believe.

Item 361364079253.....went for over 2500$

The last 2 bidders were probably thinking they were about to get a really great deal...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/T206-1909-Ty...p2047675.l2557

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[NonSportDaniel]

I don't collect this set but I must say that I find this thread fascinating. How cool would it be to have a card from this scrap sheet?

[Jeffrompa]

I would have bid $200 if I saw it but I have been a bit brain dead lately . More than usual .

[t206fix]

Another go around of these cards just went through tonight. I noticed that there have been many duplicates of the same player with a supposed no print for the f30. I contacted the seller on ebay. He said that he was selling them for somebody else and did know that they were hand cut.

So in theory, these cards could be like a big puzzle that needs to be put back together again so that we can see what full sheet looks like. So far, I've downloaded all the scans of his cards. I have not been able to match up any cards side by side, yet, but honestly, I've only spent a few hours looking at them. Here are some things I noticed...

Manning with pencil marks
McQuillen with pencil marks
Wagner with pencil marks

[t206fix]

Although Chance is confirmed with the f30 back, he could have been a part of this sheet (along with a lot of other cards this seller is offering) that was also supposed to get the f30 overprint. If a part of this sheet, these would also be important pieces of the puzzle (and in theory, also scrap, right Johnny)

These two Chance cards that he sold seem to have a top and bottom that match.

[t206fix]

He has sold three Pfeister cards. One Pfeister also has a pencil mark on both sides. Also, all three cards have the same printer offsets as shown below.

[Luke]

Nice work Tony! I think it's safe to say that all of these cards came from the same sheet.