Moonlight Graham

[Andrew1975]

Everything you say is correct. But for most of us with an interest in such items (I'll speak for myself anyway), it is pretty simple. I love the movie, I love the story of the real Archibald Graham, I love the scarcity and aesthetics of the related items, and as a collector, would have gladly paid substantially more than I did for the postcard shown above. I'll save you the trouble of an eBay search, I paid $3,000. The prices such items command are simply supply and demand (like everything else), and there is a very low supply. If you don't understand the demand, I can get that. I don't understand the demand for lots of things in this hobby... At the end of the day, it is all just old cardboard, so do it because you enjoy it and buy what you like!

Andrew Finkelman

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Incidentally, lest anyone think otherwise, I like Graham, too, but I love the stories of all MLB players! The most interesting life stories you might ever hope to find are often hiding behind the most obscure MLB careers! I suppose I like my player biographies to be of a non-fictional nature as opposed to anything otherwise. That one fact can likely explain my long-held position on Doc Graham.

[Zan]

Originally Posted by Andrew1975

Everything you say is correct. But for most of us with an interest in such items (I'll speak for myself anyway), it is pretty simple. I love the movie, I love the story of the real Archibald Graham, I love the scarcity and aesthetics of the related items, and as a collector, would have gladly paid substantially more than I did for the postcard shown above. I'll save you the trouble of an eBay search, I paid $3,000. The prices such items command are simply supply and demand (like everything else), and there is a very low supply. If you don't understand the demand, I can get that. I don't understand the demand for lots of things in this hobby... At the end of the day, it is all just old cardboard, so do it because you enjoy it and buy what you like!

Andrew Finkelman

Well said.

[Rhotchkiss]

Yup, fully buying into the Hollywood myth. I could care less. I agree with Andrew 100%. And here are some pics from my trip to the real field of dreams, which was F-ing awesome! I highly encourage people to go - admission is only $20, as Terry Mann suggests

[brianp-beme]

Glad to see it is no longer the Field of Sideway Dreams.

Brian

[darkhorse9]

If you can't afford a Moonlight Graham card, then get yourself this.

It's George Browne from the T206 set...He's the guy that Moonlight Graham replaced in right field that gave his his infamous moment in history.