Enough With The Damn Money Talk; Show A Card That Makes You Happy

[brianp-beme]

Pretty good, but I would be more impressed if he had been able to pull off walking 2 miles backward in the snow.

Brian

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Pretty good, but I would be more impressed if he had been able to pull off walking 2 miles backward in the snow.
Brian

Brian, it sure takes a lot to impress you!

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Brian, it sure takes a lot to impress you!

If Mr. Weston had been 72 or older when he walked 3600 miles in 78 days, yes, I would be impressed. But alas he was only 71 years old.

Brian

[brianp-beme]

These Zeenut cards are so special I only bothered to take scans of their backs.

I especially like the claw with its six digits...because the extra finger is the one that really does the damage.


Brian

[G1911]

Mr. Weston being billed as "the greatest pedestrian that ever lived" on the back of his card makes me happy too. Here's all 4 of his T218 family cards.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by G1911

Mr. Weston being billed as "the greatest pedestrian that ever lived" on the back of his card makes me happy too. Here's all 4 of his T218 family cards.

He definitely was no pedestrian pedestrian.


Brian

[pete zouras]

backwards once. Premium paid for this card. Got outbid the last one offered
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Originally Posted by G1911

Mr. Weston being billed as "the greatest pedestrian that ever lived" on the back of his card makes me happy too. Here's all 4 of his T218 family cards.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by pete zouras

backwards once. Premium paid for this card. Got outbid the last one offered
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He definitely carries a consistent premium; I have 500-1,000 T218 dupes at any time but Weston never sits around for long, he's the quickest card to move in trades as well. There have been a couple biographies of him in recent years, interesting guy and an exotic card.

If you are trying to pick one up in the near future, the T218 with the longer caption including "prize fighters" is the significantly scarcer one, but presently carries no market premium because it is not well known at this time.

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

These Zeenut cards are so special I only bothered to take scans of their backs.

I especially like the claw with its six digits...because the extra finger is the one that really does the damage.


Brian

Brian, yes, but the hula girl is quite enchanting.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Brian, yes, but the hula girl is quite enchanting.

True, and a bonus is that she appears to be performing by the light of a sliver of the moon.


Brian

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Pretty good, but I would be more impressed if he had been able to pull off walking 2 miles backward in the snow.

Brian

I would be even more impressed if Weston's card showed him doing some head cracking with his cane while on a walk.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Bored5000

I would be even more impressed if Weston's card showed him doing some head cracking with his cane while on a walk.

I think you are referring to a little bit of this action...

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Brian

[CobbSpikedMe]

This card will make many people cringe, but it is one of my favorites in my collection. It was given to me by a friend and even though it has a bit of writing on the front, I can't help by smile every time I see it.


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[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

This card will make many people cringe, but it is one of my favorites in my collection. It was given to me by a friend and even though it has a bit of writing on the front, I can't help by smile every time I see it.

I like the action portion of the card, with sliding Willie and the catcher seemingly trapped underneath a giant spider web.

Brian

[irv]

This one.
I purchased it back some years ago because I thought, how cool, 3 all time greats/HOF's on the same card.
What I didn't know, until it was brought to my attention here, is this card is the only card available with these 3 all time greats.

[clydepepper]

As was stated, money isn't the attraction here:

Cliff Blankenship was 'at least' involved in bringing Walter Johnson east. Some sources give him more credit, but I'll go by the details our own Hank Thomas, WaJo's grandson included in his wonderful biography of his Granddaddy.

For me Blankenship is key to my local collection as he was the first Major Leaguer born right here in Columbus, GA.

1910 T212 OBAK - CLIFF BLANKENSHIP PSA-5.jpg

The 1932 W574 set included the Rookie Card of my cousin Whitlow Wyatt, Whitlow won 22 games for the 1941 Dodgers and the only World Series game they won that year. He was also the Braves pitching coach for their first season down south in Atlanta (1966).

1932 W574 - WHITLOW WYATT PSA-4.jpg

[pete zouras]

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