Bond Bread Tin

[polakoff]

I really wasn’t trying to out it, just wanted to know if the original purchase was returned which it looks like it was. I recognized this as looking very similar to the original purchase and being the same seller with such a unique background in the photos. Since there was a question about the provenance of these tins a second one would have been an interesting find.

[Pat R]

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[Pat R]

Originally Posted by polakoff

I really wasn’t trying to out it, just wanted to know if the original purchase was returned which it looks like it was. I recognized this as looking very similar to the original purchase and being the same seller with such a unique background in the photos. Since there was a question about the provenance of these tins a second one would have been an interesting find.

I don't think there is anything wrong with outing this auction. It's obvious the cards have been altered and I don't think it's a coincidence that the seller waited until the past sales of the cards and tin no longer show up on ebay.

[polakoff]

Originally Posted by Pat R

I don't think there is anything wrong with outing this auction. It's obvious the cards have been altered and I don't think it's a coincidence that the seller waited until the past sales of the cards and tin no longer show up on ebay.

What’s interesting is they also don’t show up on Terapeak. I’m guessing that if you cancel an auction it wipes it from the Terapeak database too.

[aloondilana]

Originally Posted by Pat R

I don't think there is anything wrong with outing this auction. It's obvious the cards have been altered and I don't think it's a coincidence that the seller waited until the past sales of the cards and tin no longer show up on ebay.

The cards maybe. If there's a question of authenticity. But not the cards and the tin. Complete bs

[polakoff]

My question of authenticity isn’t with the cards, which I believe could be real 1949 square corners trimmed to have rounded corners, but I do have questions about the tin, which I believe to be a complete fantasy piece. There’s not any record or proof of Bond Bread ever even coming in a tin like that, or the ad being used on a tin, and no reason to think a 75 year old tin would even look like that. My interest was in learning if there were 2 different tins like this, which would possibly lend credence to them being a real and recent discovery, or if it was the same tin that OP purchased. It’s the second.

Apologies if I broke a rule in outing the auction, but determining if there was a second tin or if this was the same tin OP posted about seemed like something worth figuring out.

[aloondilana]

Right. After the auction

[GeoPoto]

Originally Posted by polakoff

but I do have questions about the tin, which I believe to be a complete fantasy piece.

I'm confused whether anybody thinks the tin dates from Jackie's association with Bond Bread. If it does, it is a cool piece. I have an 11x15 window poster of the same ad hanging in my house that I paid around $425 for unframed about 5 years ago. I have only seen one sell since; it went for $960.

[polakoff]

I think people do think it dates back to that time given that the auction for the tin sold for nearly $500. The advertisement on there is, like you said, from a 1948 poster.

I was a bidder in the first auction when this was offered and was interested in bidding in this one if there was any suggestion that it could be real, which is why I wanted to know more info to begin with.

[aloondilana]

Originally Posted by polakoff

I think people do think it dates back to that time given that the auction for the tin sold for nearly $500. The advertisement on there is, like you said, from a 1948 poster.

I was a bidder in the first auction when this was offered and was interested in bidding in this one if there was any suggestion that it could be real, which is why I wanted to know more info to begin with.

Right. I believe those who bid were at the very least willing to take the gamble. My suggestion in the future would be to do your investigative work privately (inquire with the seller, ask around privately on this board, count on the sellers 30 day return policy, etc). It’s just frustrating when you finally locate a gem, look forward to it all week, and then read about it on here the day of. End of the day it’s not your fault, I should have gone higher. I’m a huge Jackie collector and just bummed. If the winner is on here I’d purchase it from you for $875