Show your Pre War Pins & Buttons-any sport

andypcl · #1 02-26-2010, 05:09 PM

Hello again.

Thanks for the feedback.

Mark, I'm always open to entertaining any potential trades - I really like the last one we did. I'll have to add that button to my next picture.

Hi Al, here's a picture that shows my dilemma regarding Jimmie Wilson. I think you're gonna finish this group before me! I wouldn't rule out trading it but that means surrendering any thoughts I have about finishing the set. Giving up is hard to do. Anyway, great buttons Al!!

mjkm90 · #2 02-26-2010, 05:36 PM

Ok advanced collectors. I have a couple questions for you. Obviously, you have been at this for years and your collections began long before ebay.

1) Where in the world did the bulk of your collections come from?
2) When did pin values really take off?
3) Do you have a pinback holy grail?

batsballsbases · #3 02-26-2010, 07:30 PM

Andy I see the problem!

Mike all very good questions!(1) For me it started about 30 years ago with 1 very large trade involving about 100 stadium pins and about 100 mixed pins (all very hard to find) Remember pins werenot that collectible back then , but I always loved them for some reason. The trade was for a 1966 topps football funny rings checklist and 300 dollars!

I have been collecting them ever since. I also do like to trade but pin collectors were very few and far between.(2) Pin values really started taking off from the auction houses with the selling off of some very large collections in the late 90s . Roger Stecklers , Rob Lifsons, and Jim Copelands collections comes to mind. And also with the printing of Dr Paul Muchinskys book Baseball pinback buttons back in 2004. (3) as for holy grails I guess we will have to re define that statement and break it down to eras. Yes there are many holy grails I have owned and sold quite a few. Seeing in this post my Cameo Pepsin Buck Ewing and knowing a fellow board member now owns my Cameo Pepsin Cy Young. Those 2 would have to rank up there as an era Holy Grail. As for a modern era holy grail I guess I will just have to leave you with this scan as these would be 2 that rank right up there for me. I would love to hear from some of the other collectors out there.

sayhey24 · #4 02-26-2010, 08:30 PM

Al -- thanks for sharing those centennial pieces -- so many incredible pins are being shown -- this is fun.

Here's one more display possibility -- just use a standard frame and take out the glass. That's the case with the large rectangular frame I show in post # 39. Just secure a piece of colored felt over the frame backing, place it back into the frame, and you're good to go. The only negative is that there's no glass protecting the pins.

Greg

vintagesportflips · #5 02-26-2010, 08:48 PM

Mark - Those are the same shadow boxes I was using, but they didn't last long for me. Most likely because I was taking them down often, and adding new pins, or rearranging pins. Probably if I would have just hung them and left them alone, they would have worked well.

Greg - I was actually going to ask about that frame. I coudn't tell if that one had glass or not. I think I am going to steal that idea - it looks great, and plus it is easy to add new pins without taking down the shadow box, etc.

thanks

CobbvLajoie1910 · #6 02-26-2010, 11:17 PM

kjjavic.

....my display case (pictured) came from Pottery Barn (shopping with the wife, on one occasion...paid off).

They had many diff types of shadow boxes on clearance...and I purchased what they had knowing I had time to grow into them. Wood + Glass flip-top, back is padded (great for spring-pin) & has an easelback for display. I believe 20.00 apiece. I absolutely love them.

ksfarmboy · #7 02-27-2010, 01:47 AM

I have a few but this is still the favorite. The picture is pretty close to actual size.

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