EBAY Miracles

[ramram]

Several years ago I picked up this cabinet card of the Findlay baseball team which included Bud Fowler and Home Run Johnson. It was a $35 BIN. It later went to a fellow Net54er.

Rob M

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[Bicem]

Was thrilled to win the only known Bregstone Waddell sweater pose postcard years ago!

[doug.goodman]

Frank Robinson career home run #242.

Oh yeah, and MLB debut for Pete Rose.

$3.

[Jim65]

Not pre-war but about 5 years ago I picked up a 1987 Keith Hernandez game used jersey that the seller listed as a retail, paid $200 for a $1500 jersey.

[Exhibitman]

eBay rocks. For all the crap and gamesmanship it’s still a great venue. The last twenty years of it have added some great stuff to my collection. I picked up a stack of H815 Adam Hats premiums—biggest group I’ve ever seen—for ten bucks each. Beautiful issue.



Another one I loved getting for a buck plus shipping was a beater PC that the seller didn’t bother to read. It showed a boxing match with HOFer Billy Papke and was written by Papke with a note and signature. Papke died in the 30s; rare autograph.



Then there is my Burdick-owned E80 Jack Johnson. Wasn’t cheap but the seller didn’t know the provenance.

[bobbyw8469]

A hundred million miracles,
A hundred million miracles are happ'ning ev'ry day,
And those who say they don't agree
Are those who do not hear or see.

[sterlingfox]

I've scored quite a few great deals on eBay, but nothing even close to the T206 Brown Lenox.

My best was probably a small group of mid to high grade raw T206 commons a few months ago as individual buy it now auctions (with best offer) from a pawn shop owner who didn't really know what they were. He just called them "T" cards, and accepted as little as 10% of his buy it now asking price for them.

For just over $100 total, I got $1500 - $2000 worth of cards.