Hey, pennant guys

[Duluth Eskimo]

I wasn’t following other than when the guy said he consigned to REA. I am surprised it didn’t go for more myself.

[perezfan]

I had little intention of buying the Yankees 3D Pennant. But it’s my favorite of the four, and was (by far) in the best condition of the 3 being offered.

Why it went for so much less than the others is a mystery to me. Those 3 are all equally rare (behind the Red Sox). So I couldn’t lay off of it, given the low price it was at. And even though I’d already spent my wad with Lelands, I ended up getting it.

Now it’s time to sell some stuff!

[thetahat]

Originally Posted by perezfan

I had little intention of buying the Yankees 3D Pennant. But it’s my favorite of the four, and was (by far) in the best condition of the 3 being offered.

Why it went for so much less than the others is a mystery to me. Those 3 are all equally rare (behind the Red Sox). So I couldn’t lay off of it, given the low price it was at. And even though I’d already spent my wad with Lelands, I ended up getting it.

Now it’s time to sell some stuff!

Time for me to buy some stuff!

[thetahat]

I am still looking for the Dodgers, the tear in the knapsack scared me off the numbers it was getting. Congrats to both the buyer and seller and Mark, you’ll love the Yankee pennant!

[perezfan]

Thanks Greg...

I agree it was a good decision to back off the Brooklyn pennant, given the torn sack and the big price it was getting. Looks like your other two are in stellar condition, and beautiful. That Giants pennant (holding the tiny ball) is off the charts cool.

Also relieved to see that these pennants fit into a top loader. I was really worried that the Yankees protruding Top Hat would prevent it from fitting inside the sleeve.

[thetahat]

What’s extra cool about these pennants is that all the printing has a felt like surface to it, but it is rigid (i.e. it cracks like paint). Very unique! I only saw the Red Sox pennant once and I think Rick H. won it.

[perezfan]

Not surprised. That Grail truly belongs in Rick’s collection.

[thetahat]

Here’s a question. Why do the Tigers have the most attractive pennants ... far and away. Probably the most variations, too, and the most dated pennants that do not commemorate a championship. But I don’t know of any scroll pennants of theirs besides the funky 1940 and the ‘45.

[perezfan]

I’ve got a few. One is a really unique gold color and the other is a beautiful raspberry color. Both are super gorgeous and rare. I’ll post pics if I can find them.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by thetahat

Here’s a question. Why do the Tigers have the most attractive pennants ... far and away. Probably the most variations, too, and the most dated pennants that do not commemorate a championship. But I don’t know of any scroll pennants of theirs besides the funky 1940 and the ‘45.

Here’s that Raspberry colored Tigers Scroll I alluded to. Don’t have time to research the year, but it’s pretty unique. I don’t think I’ve seen another.

Was not looking to sell, but $350 shipped, if anyone wants it. The spine is clean (that’s just a shadow).

I’ll be listing a bunch of others on the BST later today, in all price ranges. Thanks!

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Thanks Greg...

I agree it was a good decision to back off the Brooklyn pennant, given the torn sack and the big price it was getting. Looks like your other two are in stellar condition, and beautiful. That Giants pennant (holding the tiny ball) is off the charts cool.

I could have put more money in the consignor's pockets with a direct deal. The buyer's premium, sales tax and probable higher than needed shipping cost put me off.

[Teamgluck]

I won that Giants pennant from REA yesterday

Was close on winning the collegiate of Ames Yankees as well but got outbid when I was asleep

[bocca001]

Originally Posted by perezfan

I had little intention of buying the Yankees 3D Pennant. But it’s my favorite of the four, and was (by far) in the best condition of the 3 being offered.

Why it went for so much less than the others is a mystery to me. Those 3 are all equally rare (behind the Red Sox). So I couldn’t lay off of it, given the low price it was at. And even though I’d already spent my wad with Lelands, I ended up getting it.

Now it’s time to sell some stuff!

I want to know what you're going to sell

[perezfan]

I’ll list some right in this thread if you want. Or on the BST, or both...

Marc, you like the Giants and the Houston Teams... is that right? If anyone else has specific team requests, just post here. I need to do some house cleaning but it’s a huge pain in the neck accessing and digging through bins, and taking/posting pics.

I didn’t have a good filing system, so there is stuff buried everywhere. Last week, I was looking for a specific pennant that someone wanted, and probably had to dig through 400 pennants before I found it. So please be patient if it takes a little time!

[perezfan]

On a separate note...

Is this not one of the best pennants of the post-war era? This one really has it all...

The Willard Mullin Bum inside a cloud
The caption “A New Home”
An amazingly detailed portrayal of the Coliseum
Beautiful colors and detail
Sports Specialties logo!
Perhaps the first-ever Dodgers pennant in LA.

I don’t think they used the Bum for more than a year or two after departing Brooklyn. I guess he just didn’t catch on with all the glitz and glimmer of LA. But I’ve always thought this Pennant is one of the very best, in terms of its aesthetics and telling a story.

Anyone else want to post a pennant they love, for any reason whatsoever?

[perezfan]

I guess this one is no slouch either. It’s fun digging through stuff and re-discovering lost treasures.

[thetahat]

If I had to pick one ... it’s not pristine but it’s in one piece with its tassels ...

[rlevy]

Originally Posted by perezfan

I don’t think they used the Bum for more than a year or two after departing Brooklyn. I guess he just didn’t catch on with all the glitz and glimmer of LA. But I’ve always thought this Pennant is one of the very best, in terms of its aesthetics and telling a story.

Mark, those are great pennants. O'Malley wanted to distance the team from any connection to the old lovable Bums of Brooklyn, the name resulting from them always losing the WS up until 1955. He felt the move to LA needed to be focused on a successful team if they were going to have any chance of surviving here. Most people don't realize that the move wasn't popular to a lot of folks in LA, and a public referendum allowing Chavez Ravine to be swapped to O'Malley so he could build the new stadium was nearly defeated. So the Bum had to go, and the Dodgers had to be identified as winners. Kind of surprising the Bum resurfaced in 1963 on a pennant. I've seen that pennant, never noticed that it has the Sportsservice symbol on it.

Related to your post, I recently picked up the pennant below. I remember prior posts about how the same artwork was used for many different teams, just the names and colors were changed. Does anyone know if the little guy throwing the ball on this pennant was used for other teams (of course with a different logo on the hat)?

Rick

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[perezfan]

Originally Posted by rlevy

Mark, those are great pennants. O'Malley wanted to distance the team from any connection to the old lovable Bums of Brooklyn, the name resulting from them always losing the WS up until 1955. He felt the move to LA needed to be focused on a successful team if they were going to have any chance of surviving here. Most people don't realize that the move wasn't popular to a lot of folks in LA, and a public referendum allowing Chavez Ravine to be swapped to O'Malley so he could build the new stadium was nearly defeated. So the Bum had to go, and the Dodgers had to be identified as winners. Kind of surprising the Bum resurfaced in 1963 on a pennant. I've seen that pennant, never noticed that it has the Sportsservice symbol on it.

Related to your post, I recently picked up the pennant below. I remember prior posts about how the same artwork was used for many different teams, just the names and colors were changed. Does anyone know if the little guy throwing the ball on this pennant was used for other teams (of course with a different logo on the hat)?

Rick

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Rick-

Thanks! That’s great information about O’Malley, the rejection of the Bum, and the early reception of the Dodgers in the LA market.

As for your Dodgers pennant... that’s a rare version and very undervalued, IMHO. The Dodgers had a lot of Chavez Ravine variations, with that being perhaps the rarest. And that little midget mascot was never used by any other team, to my knowledge. I would’ve seen him by now!

Here’s another guy that’s completely unique to the Dodgers. Much more common pennant, but still a cool ‘60’s mascot...

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by perezfan

I’ll list some right in this thread if you want. Or on the BST, or both...

Marc, you like the Giants and the Houston Teams... is that right? !

Whoa, whoa, whoa! I'm the Giants guy!

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Whoa, whoa, whoa! I'm the Giants guy!

True that...

But Rob... outside of silk-screening new Giants pennants myself, I don't think I could ever come up with anything you don't already have! (maybe a few New York Giants). Stay tuned...

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by perezfan

True that...

But Rob... outside of silk-screening new Giants pennants myself, I don't think I could ever come up with anything you don't already have! (maybe a few New York Giants). Stay tuned...

I'll bet you might....out of your 400!

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo

I wasn’t following other than when the guy said he consigned to REA. I am surprised it didn’t go for more myself.

It was the first REA auction I can recall in which there were actually bargains to be had. I think that two things had a big affect on Memorabilia prices in REA...

1. Newly enacted sales tax probably knocked off a few bid increments
2. Too many auctions all at once...

LOTG
Paragon
Lelands
Goldin
Hunt Internet
Hunt Live
Heritage Internet
Heritage 3-stage Catalog
Mears
Nodder Exchange
Inside the Park

All within 9 days of one another. And SCP + Grey Flannel both coming shortly. Just a ridiculous number of auctions bunched way too close together.