1938 Goudey Proof

[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