Holmes to Homes Walter Johnson

[PhillyFan1883]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

I’m having trouble following your logic. It is because the card was taped on the front that makes it stand out from the others. Someone comes in with 6 Holmes to Homes cards, ONE OF THEM A RUTH ROOKIE, and yet there is apparently nothing to be shared about provenance. No questions asked? I can sort of understand it as relates to the five that show the same back damage as nearly all the rest known to the hobby, since it would seem they all originated from the same source (a press release said a family in KC). But this one? If there are privacy issues or the consignor cannot/will not answer questions, then at least note the absence of a number. There are very few Holmes 2 Homes collectors and not even that many m101 collectors, so it might not have been obvious that the card should have had a #90. Even if it did not affect the bidding, it would be appropriate to acknowledge the anomaly for purposes of accuracy.

We’ll have to agree to disagree on whether Mile High was sloppy. It is not enough to hide behind the grading company, IMO, since SGC also failed to note the Successful Farming promos it graded that lack numbers and yet REA investigated and discussed them in its auction listing several years ago. I am thankful that Mile High spent considerable time telling us about the McCoid collection and others in the past, so I am disappointed that they gave us nothing here.

I agree the missing number should have been mentioned. I dont believe saying it may have been a salesman copy would have been correct though if there was no proof to verify that. I am not suggesting that was your position.. Even though I think we agree it more than likely was a promo card.. All I was saying is the back is clean because the card was glued in with Wajo facing down. All of the cards walked in with the same person.

More importantly for my purposes- Do you know anything about the Erie Coffee back Leon posted with his back run??. I have never seen or heard anything about this back. I dont remember seeing this in your article on the M101s. Any information would be helpful.. Feel free to email me if you would prefer.