Time for a show-n-tell UZIT fest, so if you have a UZIT....show it.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by tedzan

** Note..... There is an interesting story to be told regarding how I acquired
these two (Schaefer and McGraw) UZIT cards. I'll leave it for another day.

My absolute favorite UZIT card is this John McGraw for several reasons. It was discovered 42 years ago, and it's been a unique
T206 ever since. It was in a collection of cards which were originally purchased circa 1980 at the Willow Grove Show.

I think you will find this story very interesting.

I am sharing this story with you because there is a lesson to be learned from it. It's original owner (a Net54 "reader") contacted
me 5 years ago asking me if I was interested. I certainly was. He had approx. 100 cards (Vg-Ex), and wanted to sell all of them.
This lot included 22 different T206's (HOFer's and commons), and 77 (1948 - 1975 BOWMAN's and TOPPS) stars and HOFer's.

Four other guys contacted the owner for the McGraw/UZIT card. But were not interested in any of the other cards in his collection.
I played it smart, and told the owner that I would purchase his entire collection. I made him a nice offer. And, the deal was done.





TED Z

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[holybull]

Hello....that Pelty wouldn't happen to be available?? thanks, Michael.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by peterb69

I have the Chance Uzit but it is buried in my spare room. I’ll try to get it and post a photo. Bought it from 707 many years ago at the Boston Card Show.

Hi PeterB

Any luck in finding your Chance (batting) with the UZIT back ?


TED Z

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[tedzan]

Henry Joseph "Happy" Smith


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TED Z

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[fkm_bky]

Wow…the Herzog Boston Uzit in Leland’s went for $6,500 with the juice! No way I thought it would go that high. Well above what I was willing to spend, but someone got an amazing card!

https://auction.lelands.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=111731

Bill

[chriskim]

Originally Posted by fkm_bky

Wow…the Herzog Boston Uzit in Leland’s went for $6,500 with the juice! No way I thought it would go that high. Well above what I was willing to spend, but someone got an amazing card!

https://auction.lelands.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=111731

Bill

Is that the same one Ted had and sold to Dave Hall?

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by tedzan

This Herzog (Boston) was part of my collection 9 years ago....in 2013, I sold it to David Hall for his T206 master set.


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Chris

This is the Herzog which you are referring to.

TED Z

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[chriskim]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Chris

This is the Herzog which you are referring to.

TED Z

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Thx Ted! So that one from Lelands was the 2nd known example! What a beauty!


Just realized I had a typo..... (from *Lelands not Uzit)

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by chriskim

Thx Ted! So that one from Uzit was the 2nd known example ! What a beauty!

Chris

I'm not quite sure what you are alluding to...... "that one from Uzit was the 2nd known example"

My Herzog / UZIT card has a provenance of many years when it was discovered in a collection from the Smoky Mountain (North Carolina) region.
And, until recently, it was a 1-of-1 card, all these years.

The Herzog card Lelands sold is a relatively recent find.


TED Z

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[chriskim]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Chris

I'm not quite sure what you are alluding to...... "that one from Uzit was the 2nd known example"

My Herzog / UZIT card has a provenance of many years when it was discovered in a collection from the Smoky Mountain (North Carolina) region.
And, until recently, it was a 1-of-1 card, all these years.

The Herzog card Lelands sold is a relatively recent find.


TED Z

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Sorry Ted, don't get me wrong. I know your Uzit was a 1/1 for the longest time but what I meant was since there are such low pop of Herzog with Uzit, that explains why it sold for that much last nite. No doubt someone is building an Uzit set.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by chriskim

Sorry Ted, don't get me wrong. I know your Uzit was a 1/1 for the longest time but what I meant was since there are such low pop of Herzog with Uzit, that explains why it sold for that much last nite. No doubt someone is building an Uzit set.

Hi Chris

Thanks for clarifying.

Besides the scarcity of many of the 74 subjects printed with the UZIT back, there are quite a number of collectors striving to complete T206 runs which require this back.
And, the old law of "supply vs. demand" drives their cost quite high.

Take care,


TED Z

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