Your Best Raw Card Success Story

[jbsports33]

Frank thank you your kind words, and I enjoyed having that Connie Mack card, I have many of stories about collections and other items. I just remember that was one single card that I can always go back to, because it was the beginning of my journey with pre-war issues.

Jimmy

[jb217676]

Hopefully I have some raw card success with these:

ebay item #: 220563650933

[jeffmohler]

A year or two ago I picked up a raw Matty Pinkerton postcard on ebay for $2.00. Granted, it had a pinhole at the top and some writing on the back, but I still thought it was a steal.

The postcard dealer didn't seem to have a clue as to what she had. BTW, it is still raw - I like graded cards, but I didn't think it was necessary to have SGC tell me it was a 10 when I knew it already!

I also picked up a Canadian Goudey Gehringer on Ebay a few months ago. It just came back from SGC as an 80. It wasn't really a bargain, but it is pretty unusual for any wide pen to grade an 80.

[LOUCARDFAN]

I have picked up several raw cards on Ebay over the years but these stand out.

1956 Topps Mickey Mantle - bought for appx. $600 and graded a PSA 8 and later sold for around $3k.

1952 Topps Duke Snyder - bought from same seller as Mantle for apprx. $200 and graded a PSA 8 and sold for around $1600.

1953 Topps Pee Wee Reese - bought for $90 and later graded a PSA 8.5. Still have it in my collection.

1959 Topps Roberto Clemente - bought for around $120 and later graded a PSA 9. This one is still in my collection.

[drdduet]

Around 2000 I bought a large lot of T206's, in there were a number of rare backs including Red Hindu, Hindu, and Broadleaf. I paid around $20/card for the lot, but was very pleased with the result.

[smtjoy]

I got lucky on a listing last year where an ebay seller listed this- 1974 Exhibit Card- Babe Ruth Reprint

I looked at the front and back scans and it looked real, the front looked awesome but almost too good to be true but had a lot of paper loss on the back and someone had written 1974 on it. I took a chance and purchased for $114.

Here is the card-

[M's_Fan]

Originally Posted by smtjoy

I got lucky on a listing last year where an ebay seller listed this- 1974 Exhibit Card- Babe Ruth Reprint

I looked at the front and back scans and it looked real, the front looked awesome but almost too good to be true but had a lot of paper loss on the back and someone had written 1974 on it. I took a chance and purchased for $114.

Here is the card-

Wow, buying a "reprint" that turned out to be authentic, cool story!

[Howe’s Hunter]

Originally Posted by drdduet

Around 2000 I bought a large lot of T206's, in there were a number of rare backs including Red Hindu, Hindu, and Broadleaf. I paid around $20/card for the lot, but was very pleased with the result.

I think there are still 8 "rare backs" in that group I hope to someday get my hands on.

Ed