What cards have surprised you?

Brian Van Horn · #1 05-09-2009, 10:14 AM

About 13 years ago I won a lot of 26 E126 cards from Sports Collector's Digest auction by Coach's Corner. I had never seen the cards before and I was surprised they were bigger than other caramel cards.

paul · #2 05-09-2009, 12:10 PM

So Coach's Corner used to sell legitimate cards? That's the biggest surprise of all.

HRBAKER · #3 05-09-2009, 01:30 PM

I have been surprised a few times when buying an item from a seller in Ohio on ebay which turned out to be real upon receipt.

three25hits · #4 05-09-2009, 02:30 PM

Wonderful borders on the green and bat-off Cobbs.

drc · #5 05-09-2009, 05:24 PM

When you get them in person, some issues are higher quality than you expected and some are lesser. Considering the many cheapo Post WWII team issues and such, a pleasant surprise that comes to mind is 1967 Dexter Press. Nice, good looking premium.

brianp-beme · #6 05-12-2009, 10:39 PM

The 1926 Sports Co. of America cards surprised me the first time I saw them. I alwas assumed they were E120/E121 sized cards, maybe just a little wider. But instead they are relatively tiny things, about the size of a Tattoo Orbit but narrower. Still very cool.

Brian

Leon · #7 05-13-2009, 06:35 AM

Surprises on a few fronts here. There are many series that are close to paper thin. You would never know it until you handle one. T213-1, T216 Virginia Extra, T216 ("never go out" back), E221 etc... all come to mind. The latest surprise was the little Peggy Popcorn card. I thought it would be the size of a T206 but it's more like the size of a T227.