I Captured the King and Lost the Queen, But Got the Babe!

[Rich Falvo]

Great story, and beautiful cards!

[packs]

Love the WWG Ruths. Here's my 1934:

[ullmandds]

Great story...and I'm glad you ended up with that ruth...I was close to making a deal!!!!!! I also love the rarity of the WWG's compared to the goudeys...yet for some reason, non-american made ruth cards have always held the back seat to american counterparts?

Perhaps someday this will change? Rising tides lift all ships, right?

So the maple crispettes...the churchmans...the shonens...the sanellas/bulgarias/WWG's...should all be more appreciated...or should they not?

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by packs

Love the WWG Ruths. Here's my 1934:

I don't know much about WWG cards, but isn't that a 1933?

[packs]

No, mine is from the 1934 set:

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

I don't know much about WWG cards, but isn't that a 1933?

Here is a great article by a Net54 member that gives the best rundown I have encountered on the what and the why of the 1933 and 1934 World Wide Gum issues, and how they correspond to the Goudey issues of the same years:

https://sabrbaseballcards.blog/2019/...n-goudey-code/

Brian

[Yoda]

I believe the WWG cards come with a 100% English reverse as well as the bilingual, more common variety. I hold the same WWG Ruth pose as you graded in a SGC 50; it is one of the cornerstones of my Ruth card collection.

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Here is a great article by a Net54 member that gives the best rundown I have encountered on the what and the why of the 1933 and 1934 World Wide Gum issues, and how they correspond to the Goudey issues of the same years:

https://sabrbaseballcards.blog/2019/...n-goudey-code/

Brian

Hey Brian. Thanks for the link to this article. It was a very good read and I learned a lot. I had no idea WWG used the 33 series in their 34 release. Awesome stuff.

[h2oya311]

Tanner! That’s awesome! Congrats on a successful 2020! On to 2021.

[mouschi]

Guys, thank you for the kind words! I am a tad intimidated posting here about vintage because I've only been a true connoisseur of vintage cardboard for the past couple of years, whereas many of you all have been at it for decades. Some for before I was born! There are issues that I don't even know about that you all have been pursuing since before Canseco was even a rookie. I truly appreciate you all.

Originally Posted by Tyruscobb

Beautiful cards and greater story, Tanner. You know you’re big time when your most recent pickup doesn’t make the story - that sweet T206 green portrait Cobb you just got. Good luck in 2021.

Thank you! Believe it or not, the Cobb was actually picked up earlier in the year. I did a video because I didn't think I had ever shared it on its own before. I do love it! In 2019, I had a bat off, and may go for another eventually. Those 2 Cobbs are my favs in the T206 set ... that are attainable for me, at least!

Originally Posted by rjackson44

Are you still in touch with jose ,,

I haven't conversed with him in years, but I am friends with some of his friends, so I'm able to keep in touch that way. I'm able to hear word about how he enjoys my work, so that's fun

Originally Posted by sportsnut25

One of the few times to celebrate a hiccup in technology! Congrats on the new additions!

True story! Your response reminded me of how frustrated I get with an app of a certain restaurant around here. Every time I order (we get it once a week on Sundays) there is a problem. Last night I ran into the issue that they removed all past orders so we couldn't just quickly submit it. First world problems, for sure. Such a dumb thing to be upset about, but I think the server issue on this card wipes out anything else in the past that happened technology blip wise

Originally Posted by Jerry G

Congratulations, Tanner and thanks for sharing. Makes me rethink my own collecting goals. I have mass quantities of cards and things that I literally haven't looked at in years. I keep my favorites very handy. Maybe it's time to thin the heard and focus on the things that really inspire me. I actually did that several years ago. I had 225 different poor to good T206s. I sold them and moved toward G-VG Obaks and autographs. Haven't looked back yet. Might do it again on a bigger scale. Appreciate you, man.

Good luck to you! I actually did a podcast yesterday about this very thing that can be heard here: https://anchor.fm/tan-man-baseball-fan/ - rebuilding collections are super fun, so long as things being sold aren't going to be regretted down the road!

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Great story...and I'm glad you ended up with that ruth...I was close to making a deal!!!!!! I also love the rarity of the WWG's compared to the goudeys...yet for some reason, non-american made ruth cards have always held the back seat to american counterparts?

Perhaps someday this will change? Rising tides lift all ships, right?

So the maple crispettes...the churchmans...the shonens...the sanellas/bulgarias/WWG's...should all be more appreciated...or should they not?

Thanks, and, very cool! I think "rising tides life all ships" is perfect here. Some of the non-american counterparts have a lot of room to grow. Especially when the new blood in the hobby realizes cards like the Sanella Babe can be had for the price of a hobby box in many cases. It is a beautiful card (as are many others) and can only go up. I am a firm believer that the Goudeys and World Wide Gums have a lot of room to grow also.