PSA 8 1955 Topps Clemente.... STOLEN!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by painthistorian

I am amazed that it was David Festberg that was caught doing this stealing, I knew David when he was younger and his mom would set up, she was a great lady, he was around since the 70's....I heard he had gone through some tougher times, but wow, what a shame...

Isn't he the guy who started collecting when he was a postman, had a Wagner, and chucked it all at least for a time to go live in India?

[CurtisFlood]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Isn't he the guy who started collecting when he was a postman, had a Wagner, and chucked it all at least for a time to go live in India?

Wow! Rather odd life path, from Ravi Shankar to light fingered Lester.

[oldjudge]

David had a weekly auction in SCD in the early to mid-1990s. He had some great stuff in there. He did go to India at one point. I saw him when he got back and was set up at White Plains. He had lost a lot of weight but seemed happy and healthy. I am shocked to hear this. What a pity!

[autograf]

Bought quite a bit of stuff from Festberg in the day. He also bid on and won 3-4 items from the Barry Halper auction for me. A shame where he's wound up now. Remember getting a lot of T330 Piedmont BB Stamps from him in one of his auctions. Wish I still had them......probably 35-40 total.

[danmckee]

Just added a back picture guys....

Festberg smoked me once, I left a ceiling bid on a Washington times card of $2400. The auction ended late Saturday night so I looked Monday and it showed I won the card for $800.

Days later a bill comes for $2400.

I call Dave and he tells me his employee forgot to enter the bids.

I am like "come on Dave" Really?

Well I had to have the card so I just ate it.

Dan Mckee

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by danmckee

Just added a back picture guys....

Festberg smoked me once, I left a ceiling bid on a Washington times card of $2400. The auction ended late Saturday night so I looked Monday and it showed I won the card for $800.

Days later a bill comes for $2400.

I call Dave and he tells me his employee forgot to enter the bids.

I am like "come on Dave" Really?

Well I had to have the card so I just ate it.

Dan Mckee

I would have passed on that one out of principle. Or maybe offered to split the difference.

[chalupacollects]

I remember his store in Brooklyn was real cool and also the shows at the JFK Sheraton or Marriott were always jammed. Shame the karma changed...

[yogirajdavid]

hello folks, returned from india to attend my youngest daughters wedding. when to my house in the catskills eveything was stolen all the cooper, boiler, etc, most of all 90% of my collection incl. t206 cobb/cobb back. then police told me to get out i lost my art deco house the state said i was away to long. it sold in auction while teaching yogi and english for many years in incrediable india. took may cards with me to white plains . a young man offered me some football cards i bought them then arrest for stolen mech. saw the judge next day told my story it was thown out of court. ive had some bad karma since returning to the states. i have a good friend a hindu billioner i cured his daughter of illness. so with his backing i will return to the oldest sports acution since 1973, i will pay the highest prices for your collection my backer owns 3 t.v. stations , etc, .. we several billions to spend festberg is back to all my friends GODBLESS peace, love, and pray YOGI RAJ DAVID

[gregr2]

Originally Posted by yogirajdavid

hello folks, returned from india to attend my youngest daughters wedding. when to my house in the catskills eveything was stolen all the cooper, boiler, etc, most of all 90% of my collection incl. t206 cobb/cobb back. then police told me to get out i lost my art deco house the state said i was away to long. it sold in auction while teaching yogi and english for many years in incrediable india. took may cards with me to white plains . a young man offered me some football cards i bought them then arrest for stolen mech. saw the judge next day told my story it was thown out of court. ive had some bad karma since returning to the states. i have a good friend a hindu billioner i cured his daughter of illness. so with his backing i will return to the oldest sports acution since 1973, i will pay the highest prices for your collection my backer owns 3 t.v. stations , etc, .. we several billions to spend festberg is back to all my friends GODBLESS peace, love, and pray YOGI RAJ DAVID

What???


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[nsaddict]

WTF?

What The Festberg (is going on)

[ullmandds]

hey boo boo!

[trdcrdkid]

I believe "Yogi Raj David" above is longtime dealer and hobby character David Festberg, who moved to India some years ago to practice yoga, but maintained a home in upstate New York. See this Net54 thread from 10 years ago:

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=92635

He used to have weekly phone auctions in SCD in the early-to-mid 90s, from which I got many great type cards for my then-burgeoning collection. He was very nice about breaking up lots to let me buy one card, since I was a poor grad student at the time. I met him in person at the 1993 National in Chicago.

[BeanTown]

Originally Posted by yogirajdavid

hello folks, returned from india to attend my youngest daughters wedding. when to my house in the catskills eveything was stolen all the cooper, boiler, etc, most of all 90% of my collection incl. t206 cobb/cobb back. then police told me to get out i lost my art deco house the state said i was away to long. it sold in auction while teaching yogi and english for many years in incrediable india. took may cards with me to white plains . a young man offered me some football cards i bought them then arrest for stolen mech. saw the judge next day told my story it was thown out of court. ive had some bad karma since returning to the states. i have a good friend a hindu billioner i cured his daughter of illness. so with his backing i will return to the oldest sports acution since 1973, i will pay the highest prices for your collection my backer owns 3 t.v. stations , etc, .. we several billions to spend festberg is back to all my friends GODBLESS peace, love, and pray YOGI RAJ DAVID

David Festberg???? Do you remember me??? I bought from your auctions back in the late 90s. I returned a set which was trimmed (not as advertised) and you blew me off. I was the customer who faxed you 120 black pages daily until you finally called me and said I was crazy. Then you just wanted to tell me about being a Vietnan Vet, and that you have memory loss. Hope the Yoga and lifestyle change makes you feel better.

[commishbob]

I was gonna fire up something on Netflix tonight but this thread is more entertaining than anything on the tube.

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by yogirajdavid

so with his backing i will return to the oldest sports acution since 1973, i will pay the highest prices for your collection my backer owns 3 t.v. stations , etc, .. we several billions to spend

Is your backer a Nigerian Prince?

[SAllen2556]

Originally Posted by yogirajdavid

..... while teaching yogi and english for many years in incrediable india.

Yogi is dead. And so is the future of the English language in India.

[Orioles1954]

I feel like I'm in the twilight zone.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by yogirajdavid

.....while teaching yogi and english for many years in incrediable india.

Originally Posted by SAllen2556

Yogi is dead. And so is the future of the English language in India.

No wonder when I call our company's IT support line I can't understand a word they say. Seriously.

[ctownboy]

Seems like Yogi David has had a rough time since coming back to the US. Maybe he should have a hamburger and call it a day.

Not Yogi David

[jchcollins]

I was perusing this thread at lunchtime at work and have to say I've been sitting here for about half an hour reading, very entertained. Wow and WTF! I haven't been to a show in probably a decade and never one outside of NC. I never really considered theft as a "thing" at card shows, but I'm sure it's happened many times before. Shaking my head...

That really sucks about the '55 Clemente, I hope the gentleman somehow gets it back.

[bigfish]

Originally Posted by yogirajdavid

hello folks, returned from india to attend my youngest daughters wedding. when to my house in the catskills eveything was stolen all the cooper, boiler, etc, most of all 90% of my collection incl. t206 cobb/cobb back. then police told me to get out i lost my art deco house the state said i was away to long. it sold in auction while teaching yogi and english for many years in incrediable india. took may cards with me to white plains . a young man offered me some football cards i bought them then arrest for stolen mech. saw the judge next day told my story it was thown out of court. ive had some bad karma since returning to the states. i have a good friend a hindu billioner i cured his daughter of illness. so with his backing i will return to the oldest sports acution since 1973, i will pay the highest prices for your collection my backer owns 3 t.v. stations , etc, .. we several billions to spend festberg is back to all my friends GODBLESS peace, love, and pray YOGI RAJ DAVID

By back do you mean you’re allowed in the White Plains show again? Since the charge was thrown out? That’s where you were arrested for stealing 50s cards from a buddy of mine.

Seeking clarity.

[ullmandds]

Yeah this whole story smells very similar to other hobby Stalwarts...convicted of crime(s) in the past...now rehabilitated through religeon/meditation.

If the story is in fact true I cannot feel bad for you David Festberg.

You were a dick to me at a show many years ago...i’m sure you wouldn’t remember!

#me2

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Yeah this whole story smells very similar to other hobby Stalwarts...convicted of crime(s) in the past...now rehabilitated through religeon/meditation.

If the story is in fact true I cannot feel bad for you David Festberg.

You were a dick to me at a show many years ago...i’m sure you wouldn’t remember!

#me2

Most of those guys don't. Being a dick is 2nd nature.