2010 National Pickups,Pics, and Post

[JasonL]

Originally Posted by calvindog

I was unaware that he had passed. My prayers and condolences to any remaining relatives and anyone who even resembles him.

I understand he was a very good writer, with exceptionally strong spelling skills. I think he and Barry would have hit it off in grand fashion...

[JasonL]

congrats on the pickups, but given your lead in, I have to know,...did they include Brittany?

and a great thing to hear that you have made acquisitions on behalf of others...you're like a Net54 commando hit-man or something and some such! keep it up

[bbcard1]

We will be cruising up tomorrow! My son is coming off a week long hike on the Appalachian Trail, and we're hitting the road...hope he gets a chance to take a shower!

[calvindog]

I've picked up some minor cards thus far. I haven't seen anything for sale which has blown me away and the prices for the most part are ridiculously high. Nicest card I saw for sale was a Rose PC Wagner in great shape (but overpriced by about 5K). Dan McKee has some incredible cards (including a J=K Wagner) but I was a little disappointed by both his table location (inside the Men's room) and his refusal to wear the Net 54 pin. SGC has Pat Preece's collection laid out and I'd say that it is the most impressive 19th century collection (or any other century) that I've ever seen.

Some of the nicest cards for sale are packaged as as full sets so you can't break them up and that drives me crazy.

All in all it's a bit overwhelming and my feet and back hurt but at least I'm not 100 lbs overweight and stuffed into a major league baseball jersey so I've got that going for me.

[JasonL]

Originally Posted by calvindog

All in all it's a bit overwhelming and my feet and back hurt but at least I'm not 100 lbs overweight and stuffed into a major league baseball jersey so I've got that going for me.

Don't ever underestimate the importance of this!

[bbcard1]

Gotta ask...is the a show where the dealers are making reasonable deals (like Houston / Atlanta) or is it a show that is more like a museum (Atlantic City comes to mind).

I am not talking about the top shelf stuff...just the mid-range stuff like T206 low to mid grade commons and exish 50s and 60s stuff. Pretty much the collector grade cards.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by JasonL

Don't ever underestimate the importance of this!

They flew him in for the meeting last night.

[Matthew H]

While all you guys were out wasting time at the national, I managed to snag this sweet 1933 card of "Skippy praying" off eBay.

I forgot my USB cable for my camera. I have the iphone but not the pics I want to show. I got 3 wagners (2 I am holding) a 1909 206 plank and a 206 plank no ink, a boston garter joe jax and much more.

[Matthew H]

For those who don't know, the Boston Garter is the one that depicts a young Joe Jackson sipping a cup of coffee and exchanging pleasantries with a spirited waitress named Brittney.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by calvindog

All in all it's a bit overwhelming and my feet and back hurt but at least I'm not 100 lbs overweight and stuffed into a major league baseball jersey so I've got that going for me.

So you are saying C.C. Sabathia made it to the show?

[pclpads]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

We will be cruising up tomorrow! My son is coming off a week long hike on the Appalachian Trail, and we're hitting the road...hope he gets a chance to take a shower!

Just wondering . . . did he run into ex-Gov. Sanford?

[John V]

He's an ex-husband...but still governor.

[rhettyeakley]

Greg, those Atlanta cards were from a set that my brother (Rhys) and I purchased several years ago off an ebay seller after his item didn't reach the minimum bid he was looking for. I remember we found record of another set that was in a library/museum collection in the Atlanta area but other than that they are the only examples we had ever seen. We sold the set to Terry Sr. maybe 5 years ago and he has had them since but was only looking to sell as a complete set until this show (assuming ou only bought the one single).

I can't help but think they are related somehow to the 1909 Atlanta oversized postcards that are among the rarest of the early PC's sets, just due to the similarity in the way they look. There are only (2) known subjects in the PC set: Roy Castleton, and Dick Bayless. To my knowledge each postcard is either unique or perhaps there is a second copy known of each but I haven't seen them. Here is the Castleton that I currently own...



Regardless, it is a great piece and I wouldn't mind owning one again.
-Rhett

[sayhey24]

Rhett thank you so much for that information, and your postcards are terrific -- now I have to get one!

Terry only decided to break up the set because one of his longtime customers really wanted to buy one card, so then Terry sold me the Sid Smith and indicated he was going to keep one for himself.

Greg

[Matthew H]

Rhett, that Atlanta PC is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.

[bbcard1]

Good day...but I didn't get to meet Leon. Picked up about 20 t206s for my set...not really sure how i did $ wise...probably wlll work out ok. Had a great day, though, really enjoyed myself.