Backstory - Morehouse Bakery Ruth, Jackson et al discovery in Mass

[ValKehl]

Jeff, I'm hoping there isn't a Morehouse Baking of WaJo in your garage sale find, as I would like my raw example of this card to continue to be the only one known to exist!

[calvindog]

Val, I don't see yours on the pop lists or a second one of my Cobb. I think we're safe with our 1/1s -- until the next find.

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Val, I don't see yours on the pop lists or a second one of my Cobb. I think we're safe with our 1/1s -- until the next find.

Jeff, congrats on having a really nice Morehouse Baking of Cobb!

"... until the next find" is so true, as I have experienced this. Three years ago, I was "crushed" when Heritage auctioned a new-to-the-hobby, near-set of 1922 Haffner's Bread cards that had been held in the same family since 1922, thereby making my raw Haffner's Bread card of WaJo no longer a 1/1 card. Sigh! https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-c...Results-012417

[Belfast1933]

Hey all - FYI, here is a list of the Morehouse cards and lots about to be available in tbe REA auction. See attached file (if I did this correctly)

Jeff

[BRoberts]

Thank you for that list! Once the auction starts, six days from now, can you please post daily updates with the current bids of all the cards?

[Belfast1933]

Originally Posted by BRoberts

Thank you for that list! Once the auction starts, six days from now, can you please post daily updates with the current bids of all the cards?

I can’t tell if you are busting my chops for over communicating a bit on this! Sorry if I’m over communicating a bit, this whole experience has been a fun ride so I’m probably guilty of spreading too much of the backstory here.

I’ll try to chill (a little!)

Jeff

[The Detroit Collector]

What an awesome story Jeff, thank you for sharing

[BRoberts]

Originally Posted by Belfast1933

I can’t tell if you are busting my chops for over communicating a bit on this! Sorry if I’m over communicating a bit, this whole experience has been a fun ride so I’m probably guilty of spreading too much of the backstory here.

I’ll try to chill (a little!)

Jeff

Not busting chops at all. The list of lot numbers is invaluable because it saves the Net54 community time by not having to scroll through the entire auction to find these cards. I also think a daily "scoreboard" of current prices and maybe "number of bids leaders" would be super fun.

[Belfast1933]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Jeff, I'm hoping there isn't a Morehouse Baking of WaJo in your garage sale find, as I would like my raw example of this card to continue to be the only one known to exist!

Hi Val

Your 1 of 1 status remains safe! No WaJo in this find… if he was there, I never would have let that one get to REA!

Jeff

[theshowandme]

Originally Posted by Belfast1933

Hi Val

Your 1 of 1 status remains safe! No WaJo in this find… if he was there, I never would have let that one get to REA!

Jeff

Because you would have sold it to me in Boston!

[ALBB]

Wow,
hard to believe..but stuff like that is STILL happening !

[h2oya311]

Jeff - good of you to impart your knowledge and lend your services. I’m glad that this good deed did not go unrewarded (so to speak). I wonder how many collectors in your exact situation would have been so generous vs. trying to make a few bucks. Quite a few bucks! So kudos to you for doing the right thing!!!

Very exciting “find”. And for it to have been right in your backyard (err, neighborhood) is truly incredible!!!

Looking forward to seeing how these do at auction!

[Belfast1933]

Originally Posted by theshowandme

Because you would have sold it to me in Boston!

Good point (love that image)