where are these?

[carrigansghost]

$800 would be more than enough to pry mine away.

[Fred]

I wonder how much that notebook (from where these things came from) would sell for. You could piece it out and make a ton of $$$ if you cut out the individual images and found the right buyers. I don't consider these cards. Of course, that's just my opinion.

[dstudeba]

Originally Posted by Fred

I wonder how much that notebook (from where these things came from) would sell for. You could piece it out and make a ton of $$$ if you cut out the individual images and found the right buyers. I don't consider these cards. Of course, that's just my opinion.

The notebook just sold for a little over $500. Yes you could cut it up and sell them individually for much more. Some people think that it is more important and valuable intact.

The market has a word for that person: Idiot.

[Spartan]

Your authentic looks about the same as the one that got a grade.... its very oddly subjective, luck of the draw, on these strip cards. I have one that got a PSA 2 grade, very pleased... expected Authentic by default.

From an ethical standpoint, I doubt there is much more circumstantial evidence of someone having another fellow 'collector' bid on their card very high so they do NOT LOSE MONEY... that's why the card has such a ridiculous price on it and is not listed in his entire buy it now inventory, but does have it at card shows. Things got a little nervous when I started asking about it. I know of another big time Ebay seller that befriended me. I thought I had won a card from him in auction, which I didn't, so I told him at least he got more money due to my desperate attempt to win it. He admitted he had someone else bid high, and that he was just going to have to hide it away in his safe. He's not a friend anymore, I don't value that.

Ethics !

[glchen]

Can someone out these ebay sellers that shill? Is that allowed on the boards? I would prefer not to bid from these sellers in the future.

I won that notebook on Goodwin, and I am planning on cutting it up ...

[FrankWakefield]

I agree with Rhett. These are pieces cut from a notebook cover, they aren't "W" anything... I've just read through Mr. Burdick's description at the beginning of his sections on the early and recent album cards and strip cards, the "W"'s. This isn't any more of a card than those photos we see cut from an old Spalding Guide or Record, then self authenticated by some huckster.

So PSA and SGC have these incorrectly labeled as "W"'s. These things aren't cards.

[glynparson]

Mr Wakefield I agree 100%.
as for the person that bought the notebook to cut it up, good buy if people want the material and are willing to pay more for it that way go for it. If people dont like that you are cutting it up so long after issue maybe they should've bought it. ^The difference between the one with the grade and the one without is simple the cut line is visible all the way around on the numerically graded one it is not on the A. This is always the case with W "cards" though I agree these aren't cards. You sometimes see w cards with grades and no cut lines these shouldn't have recieved grades, except W517's that appeared on the ends of the strips will only have cut lines on one side.

[ctownboy]

That's right, go ahead and cut them up.

Then, when SGC and/or PSA realize these are just cut outs from a notebook and stop grading them and the price for individual cards drops while the complete notebooks keep their value or increase (because there are fewer available), who is the idiot then?

David

[sox1903wschamp]

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

So PSA and SGC have these incorrectly labeled as "W"'s. These things aren't cards.

I agree with Frank but they are nice poses and different. When these first came out I was skeptical. If the cost drops and the grading gods disapprove, I would not mind owning a few.