Net54 T206 observation

[calvindog]

Jim, you're a fool. I noticed Mastro's obvious fraud years before I ever represented Dave Forman in a case against Mastro. In fact, it was because I didn't lay down for Mastro like nearly every one else did, despite the beating I was taking on the board by Dougie and his friends, that Dave probably hired me. And everything I said on behalf of Dave I said publicly on this board for years prior.

And I was right about Mastro despite all the great guys on the board who blasted me for daring to harm their golden goose. And the evidence I presented regarding Mastro was all circumstantial -- which is actually a very powerful type of evidence. Only later did more evidence come out of the woodwork supporting the very obvious proof I presented. As for Goodwin, the evidence suggesting fraud which has occurred in his auctions dwarfs anything shown in Mastro years ago. Getting 30x what other auction houses get for the same, identical card over and over again is strong enough evidence for me that something rotten is going on over there.

[Orioles1954]

No Net54 Dinner is Baltimore? Dang, my first National, 10 minutes from my house and no dinner......grrrr...

[vintagewhitesox]

I never was a big fan of the T206 set. I do like a few of the cards, like the Cobb Bat Off, and Young Portrait. But still, I can appreciate the nuances and difficulty of completing the Monster.

[E93]

Glad to hear the appearance of impropriety does not always equate with wrongdoing.
JimB

[calvindog]

Except mine was not an appearance of impropriety since my purported conflict arose well after I had already stated my feelings about Mastro -- and I didn't change my position for money or for a client. Sometimes you just want to think aweful things about others, that's all.

[E93]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Sometimes you just want to think aweful things about others, that's all.

I will assume that was ironic humor. Have a good night.
JimB

[barrysloate]

Rhett- to answer one of your trivia questions, and this is purely a guess, I'll say Shag appears in the 1955 Topps All-American set.

Barry A.- I've seen pictures of you and you have way more hair than I do. But yes, I am still a hippie at heart, or as they might say in Yiddish, an alte-hippie.

It's a couple of hours later, and now my thought is Shag may be in the 1960 Topps set, on one of those coaches cards. It's either 1955 or 1960. Again, I didn't look it up.

[calvindog]

Yes, it was ironic that I can't spell awful, you are correct.

[Kotton King]

I don't have an issue with all the T206 threads either. When I got into vintage cards 3 years ago that was my gateway set. I no longer collect it, but I always find myself coming back to it to pick up a card here and there.

So I too say bring them on.

Shag is my favorite card out of the set. I have an example with all three of the possible backs (Piedmont 350, Old Mill SL, and Hindu). A fun little subset.