T206 1982 Article

[trdcrdkid]

Cool! Baseball Hobby Card Report was Renata Galasso's publication, back when she was the leading card dealer in the world (along with her husband Bill Hongach). I have issues 2 through 5 of BHCR, with issues 2, 3, and 4 also including centerfolds of T206 reprints. I thought I also had issue #1, from which this article is taken, but if so I can't find it. Issue 5 has an interview with Renata Galasso that's illustrated with many pictures of her holding up rare cards.

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by trdcrdkid

Cool! Baseball Hobby Card Report was Renata Galasso's publication, back when she was the leading card dealer in the world (along with her husband Bill Hongach). I have issues 2 through 5 of BHCR, with issues 2, 3, and 4 also including centerfolds of T206 reprints. I thought I also had issue #1, from which this article is taken, but if so I can't find it. Issue 5 has an interview with Renata Galasso that's illustrated with many pictures of her holding up rare cards.

My father and I had a long conversation with Bill a few weekends ago when we ran into him at the White Plains show here in NY. He has some interesting stories .

[Leon]

Originally Posted by TCMA

My father and I had a long conversation with Bill a few weekends ago when we ran into him at the White Plains show here in NY. He has some interesting stories .

btw, I was going through a box of publications a day or two ago and found I had most of Tom Colliers hobby publications including checklists and tons of letters. Cool stuff from about 1970..

[bnorth]

I always think how cheap cards were back then until I remember that in 1982 the $160 Cobb was a lot of $ back then. I done a quick search and seen several that recently sold in the $600-$800 range. Seems like pretty even $ then to now to me.

[ls7plus]

That period was, I believe, about the only time in my life that I could have afforded a T206 Wagner--instead, the money went into purchasing, prepping and street-racing big-block Corvettes! Oh well.

Great post,

Larry

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by ls7plus

That period was, I believe, about the only time in my life that I could have afforded a T206 Wagner--instead, the money went into purchasing, prepping and street-racing big-block Corvettes! Oh well.

Great post,

Larry

You made the right choice.

[Pilot172000]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I always think how cheap cards were back then until I remember that in 1982 the $160 Cobb was a lot of $ back then. I done a quick search and seen several that recently sold in the $600-$800 range. Seems like pretty even $ then to now to me.

I ran an inflation calculator on $120 bucks in 1982 and it comes out to $294.85. I will buy just about every T206 Ty COBB you are willing to sell at $300. Jk. That's a good sign that the hobby had had strong growth above inflation.