The Chicago Cracker Jack Find

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by Leon

I wonder if it is because Beckett owns Goodwin?

Possibly. The article just says a friend told him to send them to beckett. My guess is this friend also has limited hobby knowledge but remembered the magazine or Googled something. Too bad their search didn't lead them here first. Cool story though. Hard to believe those cards could have just been sitting in some shoebox for the last 100 years.

[AGuinness]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

Possibly. The article just says a friend told him to send them to beckett. My guess is this friend also has limited hobby knowledge but remembered the magazine or Googled something. Too bad their search didn't lead them here first. Cool story though. Hard to believe those cards could have just been sitting in some shoebox for the last 100 years.

Or the "friend" had an affiliation with Beckett already.

How does it work if one of the winners does crack the slab and submit the card to PSA or SGC, when it comes to the label and the "Chicago Cracker Jack Find" denotation? Would PSA/SGC put that on? If not, I'm guessing there is a small risk of reducing the potential resale price as I think sometimes these labels (Black Swamp Find, etc.) might demand a small premium, right?

[Stonepony]

My guess would be that in a year there won't be many of these cards in a " Chicago find" slab. It would make no difference to me anyway.

[tiger8mush]

So much fuss about the slab. PSA 8, BVG 5, SGC 7 ... its the same beautiful card!

[Republicaninmass]

I always thought it hurt the black swamp cards. People read about it and see so many ultra high grade cards which dessimated the pop report and prices

[iowadoc77]

Originally Posted by tiger8mush

So much fuss about the slab. PSA 8, BVG 5, SGC 7 ... its the same beautiful card!

Agreed as far as esthetics go, but if resale is the sole motivator, then slab can make a big difference.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by iowadoc77

Agreed as far as esthetics go, but if resale is the sole motivator, then slab can make a big difference.

For the record I have always thought BVG has done a very good job at grading. Their market values don't usually reflect it though. Regardless, these are a great new find and will do fine.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by iowadoc77

Agreed as far as esthetics go, but if resale is the sole motivator, then slab can make a big difference.

I think you'd need your head examined to slab vintage cards at Beckett that are for resale. You'd be literally throwing money away.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by calvindog

I think you'd need your head examined to slab vintage cards at Beckett that are for resale. You'd be literally throwing money away.

Kinda hafta agree here. He's definitely leaving money on the table. Feel bad for the guy, but then again when he found out that they were valuable maybe he should have done some research instead of just trusting a friend. He'll probably be very happy though since this is a windfall, and he'll probably never know what he lost out on.

[sushihotwings]

I am going to out on a limb and say collectors are giving Beckett holders a closer look even with vintage because of the security. Counterfeit PSA holders are creeping into the hobby with ever increasing sophistication. BGS holders do not seem to have the same problem.

D@ve L@m0nt

[iowadoc77]

Originally Posted by Stonepony

My guess would be that in a year there won't be many of these cards in a " Chicago find" slab. It would make no difference to me anyway.

i think the designation is neat on the slab especially when there is only one of each card. The black swamp find cards- just too many of them and initial excitement has given way to lackluster prices due to flooding of the pop reports as mentioned earlier. That being said, not sure there is much of a premium given to cards from a particular find.