Ebay grandpa attic

[scotgreb]

Originally Posted by Leon

I have told it many times but my best find ever started with a raw E90-2 Wagner on ebay. The guy had a -1 feedback (yes negative). He had his grandfather's originally collected collection. There were around 750? cards I bought from him. All new to the hobby and at least 1 uncategorized from a relatively popular, but obscure set, Texas Tommy's. It can happen but less so in current times. That episode was 17 years ago.

Here is a thread about it....post number 8

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=81598


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Hey Leon -- does this look familiar?

Wagner, Honus 1910 E90-2 PSA 1 24803873.jpg

[murphy8276]

Not WW2 or older, but I once found a Willie Mays 1951 bowman rookie labeled as a reprint in a collection of Yankee batting score cards (yes weird to be in that collection) and I won it for $30. I received the Willie Mays and it graded with PSA.

[egbeachley]

Originally Posted by murphy8276

I received the Willie Mays and it graded with PSA.

Don’t keep us hanging.......is it real or a reprint?

[abothebear]

Not exactly the same thing, but I once won an ebay auction for around $15 that contained a stack of 13 red ink-stained '83 Topps cards, a mid-grade fleer Ripken RC, and 2 1927 W560 two-colors: Walter Johnson and Rogers Hornsby.

The title of the auction was the '83s and the Ripken. It made so little sense that I almost didn't bid. The 83s were gargbage. Even in good condition they wouldn't be worth putting in an auction, no one would buy these. Add the red ink staining... The Ripken was listed, but I don't think it was referenced as a RC, and maybe not even by year. The W560s were throw-ins. Weirdest auction I ever bid on / won.

Anyway, the W60s were real. I sold the Ripken for $8. And I think I kept a clean Willie McGee RC from the 83 stack, the rest went into the bin.

[BeanTown]

I remember that truckerboy find like yesteday!! Dealing with the owner was a little challenging too as I recall as he had a few loose screws. Great score Leon and you also had a nice Pinkerton Cabinet find too as I learned the bottom part of the photo shouod not be glued to the cabinet.

[drcy]

I bought from an old lady a rare SF Hess that she really had in her cabinet. Rare but it can happen.