1938 Goudey Proof

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Jeff- maybe you can talk Bruce into tearing off the Chase and selling it to you for a fair price...it would even constitute yet another closed deal.

Barry,
Do you know if that would leave each of the group with a Garter or not?

[barrysloate]

That would leave three panels and only two group members, but I'm not really sure...they're a slippery group, and not easy to pin down.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

That would leave three panels and only two group members, but I'm not really sure...they're a slippery group, and not easy to pin down.

Barry,

You're getting as bad as the rest of us!


By the way, for whatever it's worth, I'm sure the BG is for sale at the right price. I believe the one time Bruce speculated what it would take to get that away from him, his estimate was in the neighborhood of $250,000. That was several years ago and that neighborhood may have slipped, or climbed, in the interim.

[barrysloate]

Normally I remain neutral in Bruce's threads, but this one is so goofy I gave myself a free pass.

[Jim VB]

Well, I certainly don't mind!


Here'e the thread (from a little over a year ago) where he offered to sell the card to Jeff (OK, really to anyone.)

http://www.network54.com/Forum/15365...Would+It+Take-

[tbob]

The Boston Garter uncut sheet is superb but many of us have an item in our personal collection which, although perhaps valued less than the Garter sheet, we would not trade for that sheet.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by tbob

The Boston Garter uncut sheet is superb but many of us have an item in our personal collection which, although perhaps valued less than the Garter sheet, we would not trade for that sheet.

tbob,

I agree, I would not sell my dad's set of 1932 NY Giants Schedule Postcards. I would have trouble selling any of the cards I got from him. But this assumption starts with the idea that many of us hold something that has more than monetary value to us.

I don't know if Bruce has anything fitting that description.

Whilst we don't want to interrupt your fun, and recognize there are only a handful of Board Members who could

(a) appreciate the sheet and its history
(b) sell their entire collection for the value the Garter Sheet would realize

We thought you would like to know that the piece was discovered by Mr. Mint in the late 1980's... he didn't know what it was and sold it for a song to
Bill Mastro who sold it to Rob Lifson, who sold it to us.

We have been offered 20x what we paid for the panel. And three major auction houses have offered to feature on their cover, and give us part of their commission in order to obtain the item.

As for selling it...while the Chase is on...there is very little Chance

Bruce

[birdman42]

Originally Posted by Yankeefan51

Whilst we don't want to interrupt your fun, and recognize there are only a handful of Board Members who could

(a) appreciate the sheet and its history
(b) sell their entire collection for the value the Garter Sheet would realize

Bruce,

While I might agree with you on #2, I disagree with #1. I'm an armpit collector if ever there was one, but just looking at the picture of that sheet--and I can only imagine how beautiful it is in person--I can fully appreciate both its history and its significance as a hobby item.

Originally Posted by Yankeefan51

We thought you would like to know that the piece was discovered by Mr. Mint in the late 1980's... he didn't know what it was and sold it for a song to
Bill Mastro who sold it to Rob Lifson, who sold it to us.

You bought the sheet from Rob, so you probably paid a very fair price at the time for the item. Most areas of the hobby have seen big price increases over the last 20 years. I wonder how much the poor sap got from Mr. Mint, though--who probably thought he was making a killing when he sold it "for a song."

Originally Posted by Yankeefan51

As for selling it...while the Chase is on...there is very little Chance

Now see? There's the other Bruce. The personable Bruce who can have a little fun with the hobby. I say, show us some more of that guy.

Bill

[2dueces]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

That would leave three panels and only two group members, but I'm not really sure...they're a slippery group, and not easy to pin down.

Sorry Barry. This is the only time I get to correct you on a post. You've missed a personality. We now have an assistant that mailed a check to the wrong address in the mix. Two plus one makes three and there would be one for everyone.

Bruce, Nothing personal, even you should see the humor in your original post.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by 2dueces

Sorry Barry. This is the only time I get to correct you on a post. You've missed a personality. We now have an assistant that mailed a check to the wrong address in the mix. Two plus one makes three and there would be one for everyone.

I doubt Bruce would let a mere assistant become a name partner in The Group. Besides I'm not sure he's yet figured out how to use an assistant; they keep quitting after he threatens to sue them for bringing him coffee he requested.

[Al C.risafulli]

Antagonistic. That's a great word.

Bruce, I met you earlier this year and found you to be a very nice, personable man. What you did a couple of days ago in this thread was funny! It was an accident, brought on by that antagonistic message board attitude that you sometimes have. It was funny, and we had fun with it!

If I had done the same thing, everyone would have had just as much fun!

"Aww, shucks, I goofed" is an endearing response when a mistake such as that is made.

Your collection, by all accounts, is wonderful, and your knowledge of the hobby is right up there with all the other hobby experts (myself definitely NOT included) who post on this board. You could be an outstanding resource here. I'm sure that being helpful and personable and friendly would not hurt your quest for rare, high-grade items - in fact, it might actually help it.

You could certainly get a lot more out of this board, and the hobby in general, than you presently do - it's sort of a give and take thing. But if you continuously antagonize, you've got to expect a little abuse in return. You can choose to hit back harder, I suppose - some of us do that - but all that really does is create a never-ending cycle. That's no fun.

BTW, be careful with your posts in this thread. Archive might get upset that you're posting with his ID and sue you.

-Al

[Leon]

Just to pile on the fact that it's not a big deal, I too think an innocent mistake is just that, innocent and no big deal. I wish this mistake Brucii made was even in the top 200 that I have ever made. I would be clicking my heels and happy as a lark. When you can laugh at yourself is the time you know you have your esteem in the correct place. I am not sure the Group is there yet. The other day I went around all day wearing one of my T-shirts inside out. My 13 yr old pointed it out. We had a great laugh. That is what life is all about. Afterwards I went ahead and put it on, right side out. Who cares? Life is too short not to be able to laugh at yourself. best regards

[barrysloate]

Wearing a T-shirt inside out?!?! Unfathomable, and unforgivable.

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by Leon

Just to pile on the fact that it's not a big deal, I too think an innocent mistake is just that, innocent and no big deal. I wish this mistake Brucii made was even in the top 200 that I have ever made. I would be clicking my heels and happy as a lark. When you can laugh at yourself is the time you know you have your esteem in the correct place. I am not sure the Group is there yet. The other day I went around all day wearing one of my T-shirts inside out. My 13 yr old pointed it out. We had a great laugh. That is what life is all about. Afterwards I went ahead and put it on, right side out. Who cares? Life is too short not to be able to laugh at yourself. best regards

Leon,
Here in the deep south (you know the home of rotting little shacks just to keep this on topic) that is how we do it. It cuts the need to do laundry in half.