S74 silks - whew!

[Leon]

Congrats on those 2. An 80 is almost never seen.....and a high end Johnson. A very tough silk from the set. Great "cards"....thanks for showing them.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

One of my many regrets in a long hobby history is a group of S74s I let get away 25 years ago.

One afternoon I mentioned to a lady living across the street that I collected baseball cards. She asked me to hold on a moment and quickly returned with an old water pitcher with 62 S74 silks inside. At the time I did not know exactly what they were but paid her $100.00 (at $20 a week) for the group.

There were 8 HOFers in the lot. I only kept them about 3 months before a huge trade with John E. from Ft. Worth for T206s. It was a more than fair trade for me but I did not even keeper a type example for my collection.

I know at the time John had a wonderful collection but never heard from him again. He drove 5 hours to make the trade. I hate to name the fellow without his permission, Leon or Rich do you know who I am talking about.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Hot Springs Bathers

One of my many regrets in a long hobby history is a group of S74s I let get away 25 years ago.

One afternoon I mentioned to a lady living across the street that I collected baseball cards. She asked me to hold on a moment and quickly returned with an old water pitcher with 62 S74 silks inside. At the time I did not know exactly what they were but paid her $100.00 (at $20 a week) for the group.

There were 8 HOFers in the lot. I only kept them about 3 months before a huge trade with John E. from Ft. Worth for T206s. It was a more than fair trade for me but I did not even keeper a type example for my collection.

I know at the time John had a wonderful collection but never heard from him again. He drove 5 hours to make the trade. I hate to name the fellow without his permission, Leon or Rich do you know who I am talking about.

Hi there
Most likely it is my good friend John Esch you are speaking of. A finer gentleman in the hobby, I am unaware of. A fantastic, original type collection too. (Not "types" he is a set collector) I don't think he minds being mentioned though he keeps a very low profile. Think of him as the opposite of me . I have seen some of his collection but I don't think I saw those, or at least I don't remember them. There was so much there I can't remember it all. I remember John telling me of the time he acquired his E107's, they ran him under 20 bucks a piece, I believe.

[terjung]

Originally Posted by Leon

I remember John telling me of the time he acquired his E107's, they ran him under 20 bucks a piece, I believe.

drool...

[jbsports33]

I have had many of these, and always like seeing more, great silks!

Jimmy

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Leon- It certainly was John Esch, and you are right, a really nice guy though my time with him was limited. I did not want to name him since I really have not had any other contact with him.

If you run into him please ask if he remembers the trade. We met in Little Rock at a Holiday Inn. I think I received around 135 T206s at the time. It helped put me over the 400 mark at the time. I do remember that he received a scarce color of Cy Young.

I believe at that time John's firm did quite a bit if business with the Rangers?

[Leon]

Hi Mike
I sure will ask him if he remembers. He probably does. Yes, I believe he has done some accounting business with the Rangers before. He's a very well respected TCU alumni too, I believe. Just a super nice gentleman that I always enjoy speaking with.

While we are on the subject, here is my modest type collection of S74s.