1909 Obak Gandil

[tbob]

I'm with Steve and Tony, I never even saw the Gandil, Baum or the other 1909 Obaks which were offered and I check the new listings a couple of times each and every day
The Baum looks nice despite the hand cut. Interestingly, SGC used to regularly grade every 1909 Obak which the frameless back variation as "Authentic" until only a few years ago. I have several beautiful frameless cards in AUT slabs because of this and all of them appear to measure correctly and don't have the funky cuts these cards do. I have picked up some upgrades with frameless backs the past few years which SGC DID grade with numerical grades. I remember 4 or 5 years ago Leon and I discussed this problem and I believe Leon spoke with the graders at SGC about this and apparently he made his point as they started being graded not long afterwards. The other "gripe" I had was SGC knocking down the grades on 1910 and 1911 Obak because they had those small purple numbers stamped on the back. This was also rectified a few years ago with slabs saying "stamped on back" or something of this nature. Too bad that there are some otherwise SGC 60s and 70s which are in SGC 30 holders because of the stamped backs.
I like the Baum card and think it was a nice buy. The background color seems a little different than mine, maybe one of us has a color variation similar to the T206 reds/oranges of Tinker, etc?????

[deadballera]

I think the prices were relatively low on all of the cards.

As already pointed out, having them end at exactly the same time hurt higher sales.

Bob... is your backround darker/lighter ?

[brianp-beme]

I like the fact that the bottom right corner of the Baum card actually has the border line of another card, something that I don't remember seeing before on Obaks. And I think the Gandil, a much more difficult card than the 1911 Obak Weaver, was a real bargain and a very nice looking example to boot.

I too missed these cards (not that I would have bid)...just glad I snagged the Fitzgerald, which finished my 1909 set, previously from the other seller which Anthony mentioned in his post, as this seller had two of them available, and I would have been pretty upset that a great shot to finish my set had been missed.

Brian

[Epps]

I think that you are right about the Gandil being tougher than the Weaver. I already have the Weaver and have been looking for a nice Gandil for about a year. The card did look good and was a great pickup. Congrats to the winner.

[jp1216]

http://cgi.ebay.com/1909-T212-Obak-C...item2c5afb563f

Talk about a FAST flip. Good Luck with the sale.

[jrhatchjr]

Many, many, many moons ago I traded (with a board member through another board member) a 1911 Weaver in OK shape for a 'cut' 1909 Gandil...and would probably do it again today if I had to. The 09 Gandil is much tougher than the 11 Weaver even though the Weaver has been valued at more in recent years, I would assume because of demand...certainly not because of supply.

To be fair, it helped that I had 2 Weavers at the time also

[tbob]

Originally Posted by deadballera

I think the prices were relatively low on all of the cards.

As already pointed out, having them end at exactly the same time hurt higher sales.

Bob... is your backround darker/lighter ?

Light yellow background. SGC 30.

[Jacklitsch]

Thanks Jason. Works like a charm.