1940 Diamond Dust Punchboard Cards - How rare are these?

[holybull]

Haha! Thanks for the information....that is very helpful....without divulging which card can you tell me if it was only 1 card or more than that? Do you think the SC checklist is possibly faulty or they had an actual source for that? if 1 card, and you have seen/owned one, does the entire run of players come from that card so that an unused card would have the entire "checklist" of cards? thanks again...I really appreciate it....I'm thinking Greenberg shows up on the list but if it exists is very questionable....

[Exhibitman]

I suspect SCD built its checklist off a board front from one of the boards that does not actually contain the cards. Either that or they used the Exhibits salutations to make it up.

Also, I added a few confirmed to the list. I am only listing the ones I have visual evidence of. Speaking of which:

[holybull]

Thanks for posting the pictures....just amazing! Hopefully we will figure it all out one day....

[brianp-beme]

A Hartnett has now been spotted on the internet.

Brian

[toledo_mudhen]

SO Yeah - these things are really cool!

Quick check shows a Feller 1 of 1 PSA A on the feePay - asking $4K

https://www.ebay.com/itm/37349823298...oAAOSwPm5gTnrD

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

A Hartnett has now been spotted on the internet.

Brian

Added to the list above, thanks.

Amazing how few of these have the original white borders intact. FWIW, total PSA pop is 32 cards of which 31 are "A". And this one:



PSA has 27 different and for the OP has a record of one Hank Greenberg.

PSA's auction function reports one sale, a Gehringer in 2019 by PWCC for $72. Scott B sold a Dean in 2014 for $24.75 (sigh).

All of which reinforces my initial premise: these things are rare.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Added to the list above, thanks.

Amazing how few of these have the original white borders intact. FWIW, total PSA pop is 32 cards of which 31 are "A". And this one:



PSA has 27 different and for the OP has a record of one Hank Greenberg.

PSA's auction function reports one sale, a Gehringer in 2019 by PWCC for $72. Scott B sold a Dean in 2014 for $24.75 (sigh).

All of which reinforces my initial premise: these things are rare.

Does anyone have an unpunched Diamond Dust game board? If some of these paper cards can be going for that much and are that rare, then what would an unpunched game board with all the player cards still intact possibly be worth? Guess that would be like finding an unopened pack of cards from back in the 30's or 40's. Except, wouldn't the unpunched Diamond Dust game board likely have all, or at least a majority, of all the cards in the set still locked inside? Or would it possibly be worth more to punch all the paper cards out?

[CTDean]

There were some game boards on eBay in the $200 to $400 range. No clue to if they are vintage or reproduction.