Shoeless Joe Jackson

[68Hawk]

Originally Posted by ThomasL

Nothing too fancy but the full 9-24-1942 Sporting News with Joe Jackson front page feature story. One of several newspapers I loaned to ESPN and was used in their feature classic Black Sox show back in 2001 (still kicking myself I took a payment for my help instead of a credit at the end of the show!)

Once upon a time I bought a W514 in 1999 I think off ebay for around $700, had it graded and it was SGC 80 I think (or 88 cant remember) it was beautiful! I sold it around 2005 for about $1800 and still kicking myself for that as well!

This might be her, matches approx timeline and amount I paid....
I've looked after it well so at least there's that.

[ThomasL]

Originally Posted by 68Hawk

This might be her, matches approx timeline and amount I paid....
I've looked after it well so at least there's that.

Very nice w514 but not my old one...border at the top is too big. Pretty sure mine was 80 and the last 3 numbers of the LLC# was -001 as it was the first of I think 6 I submitted at the same time.

[ThomasL]

I actually found a raw picture of those old w514's of mine before I sent them off to be graded...once upon a time I owned this beauty...(I had 5 graded at the same time and sold them all off and I have been able to buy back 2 of the 5 thus far)

[ThomasL]

last story on this old card of mine...I believe the guy I sold it to cracked it open and attempted to trim the left border and made a ruff edge...never really checked into it but I did some research and looks like this is my card (the paper blemish on the right edge that is more visible on the back) with the "trimmed" edge resulting in a worse grade of 50
https://robertedwardauctions.com/auc...g-joe-jackson/

[68Hawk]

Wow!
How do you end up owning 5-6 copies of this card?
Did you just have a feel early on before they were popular and picked up every one you came across, or was there a 'find' of sorts?

[ThomasL]

No I only had one Joe Jackson...I had a full Black Sox player subset, 5 of which (including the one JJ) I submitted and they all graded very high by SGC...sorry if that was confusing to follow

[68Hawk]

Originally Posted by ThomasL

No I only had one Joe Jackson...I had a full Black Sox player subset, 5 of which (including the one JJ) I submitted and they all graded very high by SGC...sorry if that was confusing to follow

Aaahh, makes sense!
Beautiful Joe Jax by the way, huuuuuuge borders and such clean registration.