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[doug.goodman]

Welcome Greg!

I'm in North Hollywood, but 9 am is way too early for me, I need my beauty rest.

Doug

[gregndodgers]

Hahaha. Doug, have you ever been to Lancers on Victory Blvd? The back area has large booths that seat five people. Great food too and decent price! Jay Miller said he might be interested, but he too thinks 9am is too early. So perhaps 11am for anyone interested?

The Breakfast Baseball Card Club! LoL

[shakes]

...I just joined today too and posted under the vintage baseball and postcard thread. But might as well share here that I'm on a desperate search for Billy Edwards and Willie Harradon N43's (1889 Allen & Ginter Champions).

I'm totally showing my hand here, as I REALLY want to find these cards. I've been after them for too long. So whomever has them, will have me over a barrel. I'm open to purchase or trade, so if anyone has one of them, please let me know and I'll share what I have to offer. Thanks, I'm gonna need help to get along the finish line on my N43 collection.

[mrreality68]

some very nice items indeed and some really nice eye appeal

[gregndodgers]

Originally Posted by shakes

I'm totally showing my hand here... So whomever has them, will have me over a barrel.

As I'm discovering with rare vintage, us buyers / collectors are all "over the barrel."

[shakes]

Ha, that's indeed true, I guess. : )

[bmattioli]

Welcome from a USAF Veteran.. Good luck in your hunt and this is the best place on the Net with tons of cool folks..

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by shakes

...I just joined today too and posted under the vintage baseball and postcard thread. But might as well share here that I'm on a desperate search for Billy Edwards and Willie Harradon N43's (1889 Allen & Ginter Champions).

I'm totally showing my hand here, as I REALLY want to find these cards. I've been after them for too long. So whomever has them, will have me over a barrel.

478. “Loose lips sink flips.”
The time honored maxim that it is best not to be too forthcoming in letting people know what hard-to-find cards you’re actively pursuing, because anyone having one of those cards will know they now have you over a barrel.

[shakes]

Yeah, I hear ya JollyEm, but I'm a newbie here. And I feel it'd be disrespectful to just roll up and play it cool, when it wouldn't be the truth. I want to build connections here, so I'm starting with the truth...I want those 2 cards, and will pay fair value for them. The extra expense of my honesty is worth the trust it'll buy : )

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by shakes

Yeah, I hear ya JollyEm, but I'm a newbie here. And I feel it'd be disrespectful to just roll up and play it cool, when it wouldn't be the truth. I want to build connections here, so I'm starting with the truth...I want those 2 cards, and will pay fair value for them. The extra expense of my honesty is worth the trust it'll buy : )

No, no, no!!! You're taking it wrong. My apologies. It's not a shot at you at all, it's just an old 'Collectorism' that fits this scenario (because of the 'over a barrel' reference). That's all.

'Collectorisms' are sort of a 'new dictionary' of collecting words, phrases, etc., that I put together periodically.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by gregndodgers

Hahaha. Doug, have you ever been to Lancers on Victory Blvd? The back area has large booths that seat five people. Great food too and decent price! Jay Miller said he might be interested, but he too thinks 9am is too early. So perhaps 11am for anyone interested?

The Breakfast Baseball Card Club! LoL

I drove past Lancers a couple days ago on my way to an art showing at the Gen Autry Museum.

I could make 11 work...

[shakes]

Hey JollyElm, I didn't take it as an insult. It's wise advice! I was just saying that in this particular situation, I'm letting wisdom get trumped by my desire to finally track down these 2 cards.

Thanks for responding at all : )