Cry for me the Beloved Cards

[esd10]

I have a couple of cards I wish I didn't sell 1 was a e90-1 johnny siegle in vg-ex and a e90-1 mathewson in a poor condition.

[ValKehl]

Thanks, Hank, for your most kind compliment. In addition to an E224-1 Texas Tommy, some of the other WaJos I was fortunate to obtain from Hank are: 1910 Baseball Bats (see my avatar), M116 Sporting Life, 1926 Sports Co. of America, and 4 different stamps - T332 Helmar, 1915 Postaco, 1937 Kellogg's Pep, & 1939 Centennial.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Thanks, Hank, for your most kind compliment. In addition to an E224-1 Texas Tommy, some of the other WaJos I was fortunate to obtain from Hank are: 1910 Baseball Bats (see my avatar), M116 Sporting Life, 1926 Sports Co. of America, and 4 different stamps - T332 Helmar, 1915 Postaco, 1937 Kellogg's Pep, & 1939 Centennial.

Also a beautiful blue "Baseball Stars" notebook and an unusual green "Baseball Stars." Any other memorabilia you remember getting from me? That's a nice WaJo stamp collection. I had a pretty WaJo Piedmont Art Stamp I sold at Chantilly for $150, too bad you didn't get that one, too. But you've done well, Val, one of the great WaJo collections!

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

Also a beautiful blue "Baseball Stars" notebook and an unusual green "Baseball Stars." Any other memorabilia you remember getting from me? That's a nice WaJo stamp collection. I had a pretty WaJo Piedmont Art Stamp I sold at Chantilly for $150, too bad you didn't get that one, too. But you've done well, Val, one of the great WaJo collections!

Although I am much more into cards than memorabilia, I do have an affection for WaJo notebooks. And, I treasure this photo of WaJo batting that you insisted I accept for connecting you with a buyer of a few of your signed WaJo checks.

Despite having the world's worst memory, I'll never forget how you managed to get this scarce PM6 pin of WaJo into my collection. At the 2016 National at Atlantic City, you and I happen to run into one another shortly after you had sold this pin to a dealer. As we chatted, you mentioned this, and I said that I wished you and I had connected before you sold this pin. You then had me accompany you to this dealer's table, whereupon you told the dealer that your friend would like to have this pin, so please sell it to him for a small markup over what he had just paid for it. The surprised dealer appeared displeased with this turn of events, but he acquiesced.

Those who have been Net54 members for a while presumably are already aware that Hank is one of the really good people in our hobby. Now, Net54 newbies are also aware.

[Tere1071]

Hmm...

Most of the contributors to this particular section of Net54 either have or have owned far more "advanced" collectible cards than what I am going to list, but this is where I was at as a collector.

Over the years I have owned and let slip away:

1951 Bowman Mays, purchased for 9.50 in December of 1975, it was in fair to good condition.

1954 Topps Aaron purchased for 7.50 in early 1976, but I bought it intending to sell it to the person who I helped at card shows.

A salesman sample flipbook of the 1952 Star Stickers with Jackie Robinson on the front, I used it as a part of a trade for the 68 Clemente 3D I needed for my collection.

Lots of Clemente cards as he was my favorite player. They included autographs, Kahns, Bazookas, the 68 3D, a super clean 62 Sugardale, the original artwork for the 72 Kellogs 3D, and many Topps test issues. I broke up the collection throughout 1991 when I decided to leave the hobby.

Display boxes: 1951 Topps Red Backs, 1959, 1960, 1961 (baseball and football), 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, and 1970. They all disappeared in a burglary in 1989, but strangely no cards were taken.

My complete sets of Topps Football 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1975 along with my Topps Basketball sets for 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, and 1974-1975. I also had partial sets in both football and basketball. All I can say is they went to a person who appreciated them more than I did back in 1976 (I literally gave them all away.)

My 1971 Kellogs 3D Football set and a group of 120 1962 Post Football where each card was cut perfectly and included a number of the hard to get singles. I owned these a decade after getting rid of my first collection.

In 1973 as a 12-year-old I bought a group of 1968 Topps Baseball series 1 and 2 for the princely sum of $5.00. I remember having multiples of the Mays and the Ryan. A few years later they were gone.

Working in a card store I was able to purchase an unopened box of 1986 Fleer Basketball for $25 and a complete set with stickers for about $15. I sold them both in 1991 for a good profit, but now...

The only vintage sets I completed way back when over 30 years ago were the 1959 and 1971 Topps Baseball sets. When I walked away from the hobby in 1991, I sold both sets.

To assemble my 1953 Bowman Color and my post-1970 Topps Baseball sets, I had to sell my Topps Heritage Baseball Master sets. I really miss the 2006 and 2008 versions and wished that I had held those two back.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Although I am much more into cards than memorabilia, I do have an affection for WaJo notebooks. And, I treasure this photo of WaJo batting that you insisted I accept for connecting you with a buyer of a few of your signed WaJo checks. Despite having the world's worst memory, I'll never forget how you managed to get this scarce PM6 pin of WaJo into my collection. At the 2016 National at Atlantic City, you and I happen to run into one another shortly after you had sold this pin to a dealer. As we chatted, you mentioned this, and I said that I wished you and I had connected before you sold this pin. You then had me accompany you to this dealer's table, whereupon you told the dealer that your friend would like to have this pin, so please sell it to him for a small markup over what he had just paid for it. The surprised dealer appeared displeased with this turn of events, but he acquiesced. Those who have been Net54 members for a while presumably are already aware that Hank is one of the really good people in our hobby. Now, Net54 newbies are also aware.

Thanks, Val, and right back at you!

[25801wv]

1. 52 Topps Mantle PSA 1
2. 52 Topps,Mantle SGC A
3. 86 Fleer Jordan PSA 9
4. 85 Topps McGwire BGS 10 (my favorite card of my favorite player)
5. 33 Ruth #181 SGC 4
+ several low grade 33 Goudey Ruth’s & Gehrig’s

My problem was I never had more than about $5K worth of cards at any given time so I always had to keep trading, never owning more than one of those at a time (other than low grade Ruth’s)