Wonder what else there is...

[Leon]

Here are a few that are sort of similar and used to be in my collection...

[HasselhoffsCheeseburger]

A lot. You're talking about British/UK sets from 80-100+ years ago. You cannot fathom the amount of material there is. Collecting back then was an adult activity and they kept their cards in extremely good condition. Go to the UK eBay and create a few searches, you'll be amazed.

Just remember, most of the issues are not difficult to find even in high grade. Don't hop on the first example you see. Take the time to feel out these cards and see how low they can be had for. Then grab the ones you like at a reasonable cost.

[lug-nut]

nice, thanks i will check out the uk. i have seen a boatload of samples of fruits, flags, generals, etc. i am looking for baseball specifically but i'll see if i can find any available. thanks for the lead

[buymycards]

1934 Speaker

[steve B]

There are a lot of British card dealers, and many also carry stuff from the former British empire as well, like issues for South Africa.

Outside of the more difficult sets, a lot of the sets are collected as sets, and only in what we'd think of as really nice condition.


I bought a lot of mixed non-sports, maybe a couple thousand of them in rough shape for under $100. It came in a big flat rate box, and the packing material was a binder of I think 1991 Score that may have been a complete set, and a couple thousand of the same score set loose surrounding the stacks of the British cards. Sold the binder and the rest of the packing for about half of what I'd paid for the whole thing.

[Yoda]

I am a collector of pre-war UK golf cards, eg. Harry Vardon, Bobby Jones, Tom Morris etc. and British dealers have by far the best inventories. Check out rare cigarettes.com. They have a great selection of not only golf but tennis, boxing, and if you care cricket. Never seen any baseball but keep hoping for a T215 Pirate. So far, no luck.

[lug-nut]

can you verify that site, my browser doesnt seem to like it

Originally Posted by Yoda

I am a collector of pre-war UK golf cards, eg. Harry Vardon, Bobby Jones, Tom Morris etc. and British dealers have by far the best inventories. Check out rare cigarettes.com. They have a great selection of not only golf but tennis, boxing, and if you care cricket. Never seen any baseball but keep hoping for a T215 Pirate. So far, no luck.

[KMayUSA6060]

Originally Posted by Leon

Here are a few that are sort of similar and used to be in my collection...

Leon, you know me. I NEED ONE OF THESE. What is it, and how much do they normally run?

[Cozumeleno]

Originally Posted by KMayUSA6060

Leon, you know me. I NEED ONE OF THESE. What is it, and how much do they normally run?

I don't want to speak for Leon but I found one a few months ago. They are not that easy to find in my experience, although I hadn't been actively checking traditional auction houses (got mine on eBay). They aren't super expensive - I paid about $25 IIRC. But I can see asking prices being higher. They aren't readily available.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Cozumeleno

I don't want to speak for Leon but I found one a few months ago. They are not that easy to find in my experience, although I hadn't been actively checking traditional auction houses (got mine on eBay). They aren't super expensive - I paid about $25 IIRC. But I can see asking prices being higher. They aren't readily available.

No worries, I told him in a PM that they are about 15-75 dollars depending on who is bidding.