Condition Sensitive

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

Since Zeenuts have come up a few times, why are there so many that are just beat to hell? Sometimes with creases that indicate they were folded up into tiny squares and unfolded several times even.

Cards not mine, just examples from the wild.

Kids would play a 'gambling' game with them called 'shooting', I believe similar to pitching pennies. As the result, kids would clip corners, roll them up, put wax on them to gain a supposed advantage. I guess a West Coast kinda thing.

Brian

[brianp-beme]

Here are some backs of Zeenut cards that allude to this shooting game. The bottom right card says "Bad luck don't use this one for a (tore?) as it will bounce back. And you will lose"

Brian

[G1911]

E105 Mello Mint - because a lot of them, as I understand it, were folded in the package and came out of the box creased to begin with.

[jimq16415]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Kids would play a 'gambling' game with them called 'shooting', I believe similar to pitching pennies. As the result, kids would clip corners, roll them up, put wax on them to gain a supposed advantage. I guess a West Coast kinda thing.

Brian

Thanks! So much knowledge here, I never would have thought of that. I just knew it took me a long time to find a Nevers in any condition!

[CobbSpikedMe]

Yeah, thanks Brian. Never knew about the Shooter game. Now I know, and knowing is half the battle.



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Not to mention the 1945-1946 Caramelo Deportivo Cuban League thin paper

[brianp-beme]

No problem Andy and Jim. I love that Zeenut card that I quoted...it is almost like a historical document on Zeenut Shooting.

Brian

[LincolnVT]

These 1914 CJs are transparent when held to the light.

[scooter729]

Here are 8 of the 10 cards from my Lections set - 'condition sensitive' doesn't even begin to describe how bad these cards usually are!

[G1911]

Originally Posted by scooter729

Here are 8 of the 10 cards from my Lections set - 'condition sensitive' doesn't even begin to describe how bad these cards usually are!

Now THIS is my kind of condition!